08/25/2024
Sunday is always the day for a big fancy meal.
Our leopard tortoise got a nice mix of greens, flowers and grasses. Our redfoots got all the above plus a bit of fruit.
Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday! ππ
J Squared Aquatics
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J Squared Aquatics is a small boutique style aquarium fish store located on the historic square in Clinton. There is nothing fishy about our mission.
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Be a destination aquarium shop
2. Offer more in less space. Quality equipment, hard to find fish, large selection of aquarium plants.
3. Share our love of the aquarium hobby by setting up customers and fish for a successful aquarium
We have been keeping and breeding fish for over a combined 30 years. We genuinely care about our fish and our customers. We hope this will be evident in our quarantin
e process, our availability of knowledge and our selection of products. African Cichlids ~ Aquarium Plants ~ Household Plants ~ Hobbyist bred fish ~ Angelfish ~Community Fish ~ Bettas ~ Loaches ~ Tetras ~ Rasboras ~ Gouramis ~ Plecostomus ~ Livebearers ~ Guppies ~ Swordtails ~ Rainbowfish
08/23/2024
Truck came a day late but not a dollar short. This one pallet surprised us. Stuffed and restocked the shelves on all your favorite reptile substrates, foods, and bulbs. We have bowls and hides for large reptiles back in stock as well as some other fun accessories for your amphibians or reptiles. Stop in to see for yourself 4-7 today 11-4 tomorrow.
08/23/2024
When you request 2 bettas, but you get 22 of that betta you have a sale.
25% off all Nebula Avatar Bettas this weekend!!
Also have 2 orange crowntails that are 10% off because they are our longest betta residents.
No feeder mice this week.
Do have limited number of small/medium rats
Large crickets
Small crickets
Superworms
Mealworms
Waxworms
Nightcrawlers
Open this evening 4-7
Saturday 11-4
08/21/2024
I know a few people had made comments wishing our neighbors were open when we were open.
This is the weekend! This is not a drill. π
Come check out Leading Men Fiber Arts for their birthday bonanza.π₯³π
08/19/2024
Ethel is so demure. So mindful.
Well, maybe not mindful of her surroundings as she knocked products off the shelves as she patrolled.
If anyone saw Ethel on Saturday she had her mind set on claiming the shelf as her own. π
08/17/2024
Every time I turn around Jamie is carrying a snake around. π
This pretty boy is looking for a home. π
08/17/2024
Y'all know Falkor from Neverending Story?
Meet Falkor the Leusisctic Bichir.
We had a customer special order these to make their Falkor dreams come true.
I see the resemblance. π
08/16/2024
Central Illinois Local Fish Store
π 703 N. Side Square in Clinton, Illinois
Hours:
Fridays 4-7 pm
Saturdays 11-4 pm
Or by appointment in evenings
Freshwater Fish
Aquarium Plants
&
Reptiles
Just a short drive from Bloomington, Decatur, Springfield and Champaign.
All fish quarantined for 2 weeks prior to sale
Brands we carry:
-Aquarium Co-Op
-Aqueon
-Xtreme Fish Foods
-Repashy
-Mazuri
-Seachem
-Fritz
-Fluval
-Hikari
-Penn-Plax
-Zoo Med
-Zilla
-Many others
08/16/2024
Albino Knifefish, Ghost angels and Lemon blue eyes are just a few of the new fish we will have this week.
Open tomorrow 4-7 pm
&
Saturday 11-4 pm
08/12/2024
Just a boy and his skink.
I love when we can match families up with the perfect pet.
We had been looking for just the right pet for awhile and realized a skink checked all the boxes for this young customer.
Happy Monday, y'all!
*posted with parental approval :)
08/10/2024
Clinton is having a firetruck show up on the square today. The southeast side of the square is still open for parking. They have some really cool vintage firetrucks. So come on up and see those and stop in to say hi or see our reptiles that are on sale this weekend.
08/09/2024
Open today 4-7 and tomorrow 11-4!
New this week out of quarantine:
-Female koi bettas
-Male koi bettas
-Panda crabs
-Hermit crabs
-L128 Blue phantom plecos
-L052 Butterfly Pleco
-Blue turquoise discus
-Yellow Pigeon Blood discus
-Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
-Zig Zag rainbowfish
-Red rainbofish
-Albino Red Cap Angelfish
-Marbled Pom Pom Knifefish
Plants:
-Moss ball
-Mangrove root
Feeders we have in stock:
-Small/large crickets
-Mice ( live/frozen)
-Small rats ( live/frozen)
-Restock on superworms/mealworms
Don't forget our reptile deals this weekend. :)
08/08/2024
On the Square Saturday Morning.
Saturday August 10 event schedule for our 150th celebration on the square!
08/07/2024
Will be running some reptile discounts this weekend
$50 off male Pied
$30 off male Banana
$15 off female Leopard geckos
08/04/2024
Our work in progress. 240 gallons of H2O!
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08/02/2024
We are RESTOCKED on stuffies!
We have axolotls, angelfish, snakes, and turtles!
This will be last restock until after Apple and Pork.
Not ready to commit to the real thing? Great alternatives. π
08/01/2024
Is Throwback Thursday still a relevant trend? I tend to be behind the curve.
This is a picture of a unique wallpaper that was uncovered during our building renovation.
Speaking of revitalization, do you sense a resurgence in our downtown area? Numerous dormant buildings are being renovated this summer.
I had a super late night/early morning at the store, and when I left, a neighboring business was working diligently on updates. This enthusiasm is contagious, and I'm thrilled to be part of the revitalization of Mr. Lincoln's Square. From the outset, I believed that our investment in downtown, even if we didn't sell a single item or fish, would preserve a building from demolition.
What do you wish you'd see in our downtown? Activities? Stores? Etc?
07/31/2024
We have 2 nice size vampire plecos left after last weekend.
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07/30/2024
That's a little 'lotl. That's fun to say..little lotl little lotl little lotl.
This is a GFP albino axolotl. We got it from a breeder in Florida. GFP stands for Green Florescent Protein. These πglowπ under black lights!
Axolotls are super easy to care for- need cool water, very fine grain substrate(or none) and eat a variety of meaty foods (blood worms, earthworms, small fish, etc). These particular ones love worms but will also eat pellets to give them a bit more variety. They can live 10-15 years and get around a foot long!
A few interesting facts about axolotls:
-They can regenerate body parts!!π€π¦Άπ
-They are found naturally only in 2 lakes in Mexico (Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco)
-Because of limited habitat and pollution of those habitats they are critically endangered in the wild, but are abundantly available in captivity!
-Axolotls are a type of salamander, but never go through metamorphosis or grow out of their gills ( the fluffy lion mane around their face)
07/28/2024
π’New to the crewπ’
High Red Bearded Dragon
Beardies make great first lizards. Easy diet to accommodate (omnivores π¦ππ₯π₯¬), manageable adult size, good disposition and lots of color variety.
07/27/2024
Just a reminder we are CLOSED today!
See everyone next weekend!
07/24/2024
We WILL be open this Friday 4-7pm, but will be CLOSED on Saturday! Going to finish (π€) some construction work and reorganize.
FRIDAY, JULY 26TH - OPEN 4-7PM
SATURDAY, JULY 27TH - CLOSED
07/21/2024
We had lots of people come in this weekend to start their FIRST aquariums! It's so exciting, but I am sure overwhelming at times, too!
Aquarium Co-Op offers a wealth of informative videos on YouTube for those beginning their fishkeeping journey. We recommend starting with this particular video that focuses on introducing your first fish to the aquarium.
We are also always available for questions. Just message the page or stop in during business hours! :)
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07/20/2024
Told her to strike a pose
I call this..."In a sticky situation"
Get it? Stuck in the sticker display? ππ€£
Snake Saturday
Pastel Cinnamon Champagne Pied Ball Python.
It's a girl. πβοΈ
07/18/2024
New fish this week:
-Gold Dust Mollies (pictured) all around great community fish
-Black Ghost knife (pictured) small, but eating great. These get big and like small fish as appetizers, very interesting fish
-Ryukin Goldfish- medium sized. Will chow down til the π come home.
-Gold Rams- very limited number
-Bosemani Rainbow fish. Good mix of male/female. A bit smaller than last batch I brough in
- Marbled/Pom Pom Knife fish. These guys are big(ger) and chowing down on frozen foods. Again, pretty peaceful but will hunt down your smaller fish
-Limia Shovelnose Catfish- These are wittle babies, very cool to watch, get big. Sensing a theme- lots of potentially big fish ππ
-Blood Red Parrots. These are solid orange/red. π₯°
- Electric Blue Jack Dempsies. These came in SUPER small..no color. These can be really pretty when bigger, but look up the name..they be fiesty. π₯
-More of the Danio Glofish. Lots of Pink be ause I feel like that color really pops. π
-Dwarf Hissing cockroaches...I mean for a bug they are kind of fun.
-Vampire Crabs π¦
-Banana Ball Python π
* Only have large-ish crickets this week. The small I ordered came in pinhead size. π€¦ββοΈ
* Have some super worms on sale
* Aquarium plants are a bit sparse this week, planning order for next week, let me know if you're looking for anything π±
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703 N. Side Square
Clinton, IL
61727
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| Saturday | 11am - 4pm |
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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. #betta #bettafish #scarlett #fishtank #smallbusiness #LFS #fishstore #plantedtank #aquarium #aquariumfish #wild #fish
I am calling this my Red, White and Barb sale. π€¦ββοΈπ 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 1οΈβ£ π¦ 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. ππ 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 jobπ€£.
No Foolin', We have a *tentative* opening date as long as everything keeps going the way we want.
Fish of the day: Red (or blue flame depending on who you ask) Paradise Gourami These guys get this vibrant red body and once they are settled in or are in breeding mode their fins will get a silvery blue to them. They are generally peaceful but can be territorial, especially towards their own kind or similar-looking fish. I'd put them in the semi-agressive column. They are labyrinth fish, meaning they have a special organ that allows them to breathe air directly from the surface, which is helpful in poorly oxygenated waters, but don't be fooled they still need clean water. They can take cooler temperatures, but still like your warmer 70s. This was one of the first fish I ever kept as a kid. There are quite a few different color morphs, which makes them even more fun. These are super personable and come right up to the front of the glass. Who else loves gouramis? π
π’Kenzi Honecker... you are our WINNER! π’ Hopefully this makes your Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning (depending when you see this) π€ Message our page to arrange a time to come pick up your new tank and gift certificate. Thank you ALL for participating. More giveaways to come.
As we work to order stock, what are some things you wished we carried? Types of fish? Certain brands of equipment or food? While we want to stock items that we have tried and believe in, we also know we have to stock items that are relevant/beneficial to our customers. Here's your chance...give us all your input. π Some quick highlights π§African Cichlids (peacocks, haps, a few mbuna) π§Community freshwater fish ( common and a few harder to find) π§Axolotls π§Isopods π§Reptiles/amphibians (on the rare occasion) π§Aquatic plants π§Terrarium/houseplants (ferns, pothos/epiprenums, monsteras, philodendrons, scindapsus, etc) π§Natural tank decor (driftwood, slate, seiryu stone, etc) π§Live feeders (micro worms, night crawlers, mealworms, crickets, roaches, feeder fish?, live mice/rats?) π§Aquarium equipment (heaters, air pumps, lights, co2 systems) π§Minimal reptile supplies (lights, feeding items, etc)
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