Pet Age Staff //December 19, 2012//
Just because nano tanks are small, doesn’t mean they’re easy to keep.
Larry French, owner of Larry’s Tropicals in Saint Marys, Ga., said that customers often have a misconception about nanos.
“People want to buy them because they assume they’re self sustaining. But that’s not true; you have to do regular maintenance,” he said.
Experts caution fishkeepers to be careful when they notice anything going wrong in a nano.
“In small tanks sometimes problems can become magnified due to the small space and volume of water,” explained Emma B. Gardea, Sales and Customer Service Manager at Lifegard Aquatics.
Adam Jackson, of JBJ Aquariums, says to be sure to let nano keepers know of the following information:
– Bill Kolbenschlag