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Scan the QR code on your fish’s bag for an immediate look at its tank size, temperature, food, temperament, and take-home precautions. The essentials are easy to find when you need them most.
Aquatic Treasures of Fort Myers
By a Hobbyist for Hobbyists.
Find your fish’s care sheet, articles on fishkeeping, and advice for a successful start. Seen a bag and wonder what the fish looks like as an adult? Find it here under the care sheets. Come here to learn practical advice for the best overall start. Covering what you need to know as a beginning fishkeeper to advanced topics and advice from a breeder of both rare and common tropical fish.
A healthy aquarium begins before your new fish enters the water. Start with the care sheet, prepare the tank, and give your fish a calm welcome home.
Find your fish
Browse the freshwater fish that I have had experience with using either common names or scientific names and examine for reference the care sheet provided for each species. Not sure of the sex of your particular fish? Our guides contain pictures that can help you distinguish between males, females, or even juvenile forms? This is your one stop site for expert advice for how to maximize your enjoyment of the hobby.
Get practical help
Are you a beginning hobbyist looking to navigate in a sea of confusing and often contradictory information? This site contains practical advice for each step in your journey, from starting out right to advanced topics and the explanations in between. Come here for practical advice on cycling, prevention of illness, husbandry, maintenance and specialized topics in the hobby.
Care Sheet Library
Find the right environment for your fish, from comfortable water temperatures and minimum tank sizes to feeding, temperament, and group needs.
Open the library →Resources
Turn everyday aquarium care into a simple routine. These guides explain how to prepare the water, welcome new fish, feed without overfeeding, choose compatible tankmates, and respond when something does not look right.
Open resources →About this site
Aquatic Treasures of Fort Myers makes freshwater fishkeeping easier to understand. The goal is simple: put useful care information in front of fishkeepers when it can make the greatest difference—before a fish comes home and throughout its life in the aquarium.
- How to use this site
- Begin with your fish’s care sheet. Then use the resource library whenever you need help with setup, water quality, acclimation, feeding, compatibility, or changing behavior. Come back as we expand the site for help with specialized topics, product reviews, and curated guides on advanced topics in the hobby. We will not ever charge for the information contained here. Our mission is to make you more successful in your journey as an aquarist.
- What you’ll find
- Freshwater care sheets, aquarium setup guidance, water-quality fundamentals, feeding advice, and practical observations that help fish settle in and stay healthy. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases that are linked in the resources section. If you feel the information is helpful, using those links can be a great way of keeping this site funded for future years. I will use these funds to expand resources articles, to further fund the site into the future, and to do unbiased product reviews.