As we celebrate our first six months in business, I am in awe of the remarkable transformation of our building, business, and ourselves over the past year. I extend my sincerest gratitude to the many individuals who have contributed to making 2024 an exceptional year. Our dream has become a reality thanks to the hard work of contractors, the support of family and friends, and the loyalty of our customers. We look forward to 2025!
Let's keep the momentum going. 🫶🫶
Today is national twin day.
Here is half of our 'Durbin Duo' two years ago today in front of daddy's tank.
Start them young.
Thank you facebook memories. ❤️
Turn sound up for cute 'fishy' squeals.
A good school of mature diamond tetras is severely underrated.
Come check these out
J Squared Aquatics
703 N. Side Square
Clinton, Illinois
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I think these guys have got passed up because they were so small when I first brought them in. Male Betta Imbellis and Scarlet Badis.
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I am calling this my Red, White and Barb sale. 🤦♀️🙃
I have a HUGE order coming in the week after the 4th and I need to make room. I started a lot of the tanks in the store with barbs because they are super hardy. All these guys have been here since March and need new waters.
Any barbs that are regularly $4.99 or less will be 1️⃣ 🦌 until they are gone.
This includes:
Tiger Barbs
Rosy Barbs
Gold Barbs
Cherry Barbs
Not a barb, but honorable mention to the sale are blue/opaline gouramis.
As I find others and figure out tanks that I need, more fish that have been here a wee bit may go on sale.
Open 4-7pm this evening.
For some reason facebook wouldn't let me upload video and pictures in the same post.
The bigger guys are our Red Head Tapajos.
Can you tell they like to eat plants and redecorate? This is why we can't have nice things. 🙄😆
Hard to find these guys at this size. These came from a local hobbyist who was moving.
Also pictured are wild caught Green Severum, Red Spotted Severum, small Geophagus Balzani and super red bristlenose.
Less than 48 hours from the grand opening of the little packed fish store on the square. One more fish species highlight for you. Clown loaches (affectionately known as water puppies for their extraordinary personality) are actually quite hardy. These guys come from wild water that is low ph. We go through a lengthy process that starts from the source all the way through the supplier and finishes with us.. where each leg they slowly raise the ph, give them a full medicated quarantine treatment to eradicate any bacterial or parasitic infections they may have from the wild, and make sure that they are comfortably eating aquarium food before we give them the ok to go to their forever home. We think you will find that these are some of the healthiest happiest clown loaches you will find.
Have a look at some of our african cichlids currently in our sale tanks. The box had some larger malawi cichlids that we brought in from one of our favorite small operations in Florida. Among the fish in this tank are:
OB johnstoni
OB peacock
OB borleyi
Firefish
deepwater (placidichromis elektra)
T-reef
Icebergs (sciaenochromis fryeri)
Star sapphire (Placidichromis Phenocylis)
We will have these guys in all different sizes and the best selection, health, and knowledge in central illinois. Come and check them out as I think you will find we do things differently than any place in central illinois when it comes to African cichlids.
Any guppy fans? We got in Green Moscows, Pink Flamingos and Yellow Tigers today. I don't make up the names, but sure wish that was my job🤣.
No Foolin', We have a *tentative* opening date as long as everything keeps going the way we want.
