The Wet Spot Tropical Fish

04/29/2022

🚨 Attention valued friends, family, followers, and customers 🚨

We’re moving, and the end of this FB page is tomorrow!!

Make sure you like and follow our new business page at
https://www.facebook.com/The-Wet-Spot-Tropical-Fish-102307765641448
for the latest Wet Spot news!

"Where the fish come first"! We are the largest freshwater fish retailer in the Pacific Northwest.

04/26/2022

⚠️ Attention fish-lovers!

The Wet Spot is migrating to a new business page!

To stay up to date with the latest fish content, news, and store information, follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/The-Wet-Spot-Tropical-Fish-102307765641448

Help us make the move as easy as possible, follow, and spread the word with a repost!

🙏Thank you!🙏

"Where the fish come first"! We are the largest freshwater fish retailer in the Pacific Northwest.

03/17/2022

Hello, loyal friends of 🐠!

Since creating The Wet Spot FB page back in 2010, we’ve had a blast bringing you your favorite fishy content and news! We take sincere pride in this community of like-minded fish-loved, more than 8,000 followers strong!

As you might imagine (and have probably observed yourselves), in the past decade FB has made some updates! To keep up with the times, we’ll be migrating to a new business page over the next few weeks, and hope you’ll follow.

You can now find The Wet Spot at: https://www.facebook.com/The-Wet-Spot-Tropical-Fish-102307765641448

Help us make the move as easy as possible, follow, and spread the word with a repost! 🙏

"Where the fish come first"! We are the largest freshwater fish retailer in the Pacific Northwest.

02/10/2022

HTTPS://www.reef2rainforest.com/2022/02/04/federal-legislation-threatens-pets-zoos-aquariums-and-biomedical-research/
Contact your Senators today!

Proposed revisions to the Lacey Act have passed in the House, are headed to the Senate, and could bring the entire pet trade and hobby to a grinding halt.

01/19/2022

Stop by and pick up that plant you’ve been waiting for.
We are fully restocked and awaiting your arrival or your order.
(We’re closed now but will open tomorrow at 10:00am pst)

01/19/2022

01/18/2022

Due to a staffing shortage, we will be closing at 6:00pm starting this Wednesday, January 19th until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

01/12/2022

Valentine’s may be a month down the road, but we’ve been struck by Cupid’s “Arrow Loach”, 𝑁𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑎𝑒. Known to peninsular Thailand and Malaysia, these long-bodied, pointy-nosed Loaches are ideal for rocky river setups with some flow. Nemacheilus masyae is peaceful, gregarious, beautiful, and an easy-to-feed omnivore. Who wouldn’t be love-struck?

Interested? Place you order on our website https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/ or visit us in store!

01/01/2022

Cheers to the New Year!
Thank you for your patronage during these challenging times.
We look forward to a healthy and happy 2022!

12/31/2021

It’s been a wonderful year chockfull of Discus! One of our favorites is the vibrant Tiger Turquoise Discus – in stock now! Place your order on our website here: https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/symphysodon-aequifasciatus-21/ or visit us in store.

12/29/2021

New beanies in stock now!
They’re the perfect accessory for even the smallest aquarists ☺️

12/28/2021

Hailing from swampy areas of the Paraguay River basin in South America, the lovely Reed Tetra (𝐻𝑦𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑏𝑟𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑠) is this Tuesday’s highlight!

This small Characin will reach a maximum of about one inch and should be kept in groups of at least 6 in no smaller than 15-gallons. In their natural habitat, they are known to school with other similar tetras (most of which are nearly indistinguishable from 𝐻. 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑦𝑠 based on size and coloration!). This fish would be perfect in a small community tank with other similarly sized characins and Corys such as 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑦𝑔𝑚𝑎𝑒𝑢𝑠 or 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑢𝑠.

Though not much research has been done on these Tetras, we have found that best results will be achieved with a temperature between
75-81° F alongside a pH ranging from 6.0-7.2. They seem to happily accept variations of dried, frozen and live food and are a wonderfully lively little fish!

Interested in this fish? Place your order on our website here: https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/ or come visit us in store!

12/27/2021

Who else is exasperated by the beauty of this fish?

𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑜ℎ𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑒, more commonly referred to as “Exasperatus”, is a gorgeous cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. Maxing out at around 4 inches, this fish is best kept in groups of five or more or with other mbuna in at least a 50-gallon tank. As is common with most Malawis, males of this species can be aggressive towards fish with a similar appearance, but females tend to be more docile.

As juveniles, Exasperatus Cichlids will display a handsome speckling accompanied by yellow stripes, but after reaching adulthood, males will turn blue with a black horizontal line in their dorsal, a**l and ventral fins. They should be kept at a temperature of 74-82° F and a pH ranging from 7.5-8.5 for best results and will fare well on a high-quality flake diet supplemented with 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎.

Interested in this fish? Place your order on our website here: https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/ or come visit us in store!

12/25/2021

12/16/2021

The new website is up and running! We are still experiencing some bugs with it. Thank you for your patience while we work them out.

12/15/2021

We are having technical difficulties launching our new website. As soon as it is up, we will notify everyone. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

12/15/2021

We have some exciting news… Our new website is launching tomorrow! Prepare yourself for a new experience when accessing our website to place orders or check available stock at the store. We hope you’re as excited as we are.
In order to give our Online weekend team enough time to learn the new processes, the Online Sales Department will be closed Saturday and Sunday until further notice. Please note that our retail store does not have access to any Online related orders, so they will be unable to assist any Online customers. Any emails or calls to the Online Department will be answered in the order in which they were received on Monday. We appreciate your patience as we all get used to this new shopping experience. 😊”