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Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 6pm

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Chads Pet Emporium

New pet store in Nanaimo British Columbia. Come check us out.
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06/09/2023

*****WEEKEND SALE*****
Lets do some BOGO STYLE SALES this weekend
B2G1 Free on all Tetras
B4G1 free on all shrimp
B2G1 Free on all Rasboras

05/26/2023

Congrata to our 2 winners Jason McGregor and Glenn Douglas you both missed by the same amount the total was 560

Guess how many fish and shirnp in total

There are green fire tetras, ember tetras, kubotia rasboras, blue king tetras, emperor tetra, Adolfi Cory catfish, and yellow rili shrimp

You have till the 30th of June to guess how many shrimp and fish in total.

Guess on here only.

Winner gets 25 percent off their next purchase

05/26/2023

****BANNER CONTEST****
We are Going to do a Banner Contest by june 1st. No subject this time show me your fish or your fish tanks and the most reactions on a picture or pictures will be the winner
The prize is 25 percent off your next purchase.
Please do not react to your own picture as it wont count towards your total reactions.

05/26/2023

just got an order of shrimp, chocolate gouramis, three color angelfish as well as some cories and tetras

05/23/2023

Late this week we will be recieving an order from a new supplier with some new fish, and some new shrimp as well as some returning favorites

05/11/2023

Just got an order in yesterday with some new fish, 2 ferrets, 2 bearded dragons and a ton of shrimp. Come check them out.

05/03/2023

****SOLD****

I have a customer looking to rehome a ferret cage and everything.
The cage is 46" tall, 21.5" wide and 31.5" deep
Comes with a variety of tunnels and toys.
She is on a raw meat diet currently love organs which you can get at pipers meat on bowen
She will come with any food that is left.
Also have some videos of her ask if you would like to see them.

There is an adoption fee for her*

03/23/2023

Recieved an order of mopani wood, filters as well as getting more fish food and filter media and some small animal food

03/22/2023

Keep an eye out for new contests and sales coming next week. Please let me know if there is anything you are looking for or would like to see in store more. i am trying to build up the stock of fish and varieties of fish in the store. Please be patient with me i am working hard to grow our stock and grow things in store to better serve all of my amazing customers.

03/18/2023

Got a ton of plants in this week and I wanted to show off some of the animals and fish we have in right now as well

03/13/2023

Getting an order this week keep an eye out will be stocking some things and hopefully getting some furry friends back in

03/09/2023

****SALE****
Till Saturday at 5pm
all tetras and rasboras are b2g1 free
all fish food is 20 percent off
small animal products are 20 percent off

02/27/2023

We had a blast with all the amazing people who showed up to this amazing event.

01/26/2023

****INQUIRING****
I want to know what you guys would like to see more in the store. Please give me the top 3 things you would like to see more in the store or new things to bring into the store.

01/26/2023

look at how beautiful this candle is

01/24/2023

****SALE****

15 percent off Bettas, Filters and filter media, and community fish

b2g1 free on guppies

01/21/2023

Today is the last day of our sale come in and get your deals on Shrimp, Food and Guppies while you can

01/18/2023

Got some cute new friends in the store today 2 leopard geckos, 2 male guinea pigs and 1 pastel ball python

01/17/2023

****SALE****

30 percent off All guppies
15 percent off all shrimp, fish food and dog and cat food

01/14/2023

****FISH INFO POST****

Axelrodi Danio

Latin Name: Sundadanio Axelrodi

These fish are native to Greater Sundra Island of Borneo and Sumatra. Specifically off the east coast of Sumatra in the Indonesia Provinces of West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and South Kalimatan. These fish are not found on the north side of the island. Depending on the area on the island they are found depends on the coloration of these amazing fish.

Their native habitats are Black water streams and pools associated with ancient forest peat swamps. The water is stained brown due to the release of tanins from the decaying plant matter in the water. The bottom is scattered with fallen leaves, twigs and branches from over hanging trees. These precious biotopes are under threat from rubber/palm oil plantations, building developments and other human activities.

The Axelrodi Danios max out at 20-22mm.

A good sized aquarium is needed for them to be the happiest they can be. You would be looking at 30 gallons and up.

Water conditions for them are
Temp: 73-79 F (23-26 C)
pH: 4.0 to 6.5
Hardness: 0-5 H

When you first get these fish in your tanks you should feed live food to them till they settle into their new environment and then you can switch them to frozen or freeze dried foods keep in mind you are looking at micro foods like Daphnia and Micro bloodworms. When you get to feeding frozen you can chop up regular bloodworms for them as well.

These fish are timid, shy schooling fish so they should be kept is larger schools and either in a species only tank or with fish the same size as them. The larger school allows them to calm down and become more social and less timid. If you do mix the different color morphs of these fish there is a chance of hyrbrids being born if they start breeding.

The Gender differences for the Axelrodi Danios are mainly that the males when mature are more colorful and slimmer then the females and that the a**l fin on the females are colorless.

If you do want to breed these amazing fish here are some hints to help with the process. pH should be kept below 6.0 and try to keep it at the same level if possible as these fish don't like changes in the water and can make it harder to breed. Black water conditions should be used as it is most like their native habitat and using leaves and wood can help lower the pH and keep it lower. It is a good idea to let them breed in their normal tank keeping it heavily planted and species only that way they don't get stressed during the breeding process. Keep them well fed with a mix of live and froen foods before and during the breeding process.

I hope someone finds this interesting and if there are any other fish you want to learn about please comment on this post and i will do my best to keep up with the list and get more done soon

01/13/2023

If you like candles you should definitely check out this woman she is amazing

11/26/2022

Don't forget to come in for the last day of the Black Friday Week Sale. It ends at 5pm today 20 percent off all items with black on them including animals

11/22/2022

****BLACK FRIDAY WEEK LONG SALE****
All product and animals that have black on the will be 20% off
All crystals with black on them will be 10% off
This sales runs 10am Tuesday to 5pm Saturday

11/17/2022

Got an order in the store. We got some adorable ferrets as well as some shrimp and microfish

11/17/2022

****CHRISTMAS BANNER CONTEST****
Show off your decorated tanks with christmas decorations inside or outside
The winner will get 15 percent off there next purchase in the store.
You cant like your own picture and the most reactions wins if there are 2 that tie for the most reactions both will win.
The contest ends November 30th

11/10/2022

Hey just wanted to let you know we will be closed tomorrow for the holiday

10/26/2022

Just got in a ferret, hedgehog, 2 crestede geckos, 2 bearded dragons, and 2 hamsters. You should come check them out they are all super cute

10/22/2022

Don't forget to get your entries in for the banner contest as well as vote for your favorite pic posted there. There are 9 days left before the winner will be posted and they can use their 15 percent off.

10/20/2022

****FISH INFO****
Tiger Oscar and Albino Tiger Oscar
Latin name: Astronotus Ocellatus
There are 13 different types of Oscars
They are native to South America specifically Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, French Guiana, and Columbia.
Average life span is 7 to 8 years in a properly maintained aquarium
They are at breedin age just over 1 year old
Tiger Oscars get to 12-14 inches(30.5 to 35.5 cm)
A typical tank set up for them is an open aquarium with a lot of rocks and possible large well rooted plants like giant vallisneria
Temperture 71-80 F (22-27 C)
pH 6.8 to 7.6 ideal is about 7.2
Compatibility for other fish is anything that is similar size and aggression level make sure not to put anything that can fit in their mouths as it will be eat.
Oscars are very intelligent fish and outgoing as well. They can differenciate between owner and other people and after being fed can sometimes be petted.
Oscars play by moving rocks and plants around their aquariums.
Make sure to properly filter and do regular water changes with Oscars as they are messy and have a massive appetite.
Most people feed Oscars live food but be careful doing that as it can pass on any diseases the live food is carrying. If you can you can feek flake, pellet and frozen foods while supplementing their diet with Krill, freeze dried shrimp, blodworms and even veggies like peas, lettuce cucumber and zucchini. It is always a good idea to give a varied diet to any fish.
It isnt easy properly sexing oscars unless they are full grown as the males tend to be larger and more colorful. you can try venting them but it can be hard and is the only sure way to make sure.
Oscars when breeding tend to be territorial. There is a chance during breeding that the male could kill the female so keeping a close eye on the fish during the breeding process. While picking mates Oscars will lock lips for hours at a time and if one backs out there is a chance of the one backing out getting attacked. You should add a piece of slate or a piece of flate rock for them to lay their eggs on.

If there any fish you would like to see come through on an info post like this one please let me know.

10/17/2022

****GUESS THE FISH CONTEST****
This starts a new guess the fish contest it will run till the end of Sunday. It will start with one hint you can guess as many times as you would like. Seeing that no one won this last one I thought I'd try another i hope it is a bit easier for everyone. Winner gets 15 percent off thier next purchase.

"I am Halloween ish"

We have a winner congrats to Mackenzie Bailey for guessing glass bloodfin tetra

10/17/2022

****GUESS THE FISH****
The answer to the guess the fish contest was a Spotted Headstander.
No one got it sadly but we had some amazing guesses. Thank you to everyone who played and keep tuned for the next guess the fish contest.

10/15/2022

Come check out our cute little leopard geckos when you have a chance we have 2 babies in store

10/13/2022

current fish and animal list
2 female guinea pigs
1 cornsnake
Leopard geckos
fish
gold barbs
small angelfish
assorted platies
assorted mollies
assorted swordtails
assorted cory catfish
assorted small cichlids
silver flying fox
siamese algea eater
platinum parrot fish
silvertip tetra
Clow killifish
buesnos aires tetra
bristlenose pleco
oscars
gold severums
otocinclus
rapheal catfish
black skirt tetra
white skirt tetra
daisy blue ricefish
platinum medaka ricefish
sparkling orange ricefish
beckfords pencil fish
pygmy cory catfish
amano shrimp
black phantom shrimp
green jade shrimp
cherry shrimp
blue velvet shrimp
orange sunkist shrimp
blue rili shrimp
red rili shrimp
red crystal shrimp
snowball shrimp
military helmut snails
zebra snail
devil thorn snails
mystey snails

Address

150 A Cliff Street
Nanaimo, BC

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+17784413474

Website

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