Have you always wanted to bring the rich beauty of the underwater world into your environment with an aquarium? Maybe your desire has been to sit back and relax after a long day with your feet up as you watch peaceful swimming fish. Our on-site services can be just what you are looking for to turn your vision into a reality, right there in your very own living room.
In a business setting, an aquarium can accent your taste and values. What your office looks like tells a client a lot about you. So whether you want a traditional or a contemporary look, let a custom aquarium say something about you while clients are admiring the view.
Sometimes the wait for a scheduled appointment can be longer than anticipated. Nothing calms the spirit like the comfort of gazing at a beautiful underwater scene. We have the expertise and experience with commercial design, installation, and maintenance that professionals appreciate. Call our service team at for more information or fill out the form on the bottom. Our custom design work goes beyond designing Aquariums, Water Gardens or Ponds.
We design our services, based your needs. Let our service team do any or all of the work for you. Yes, our team delivers and the nice part is a consultation is absolutely free. Our team can answer your questions and help you to decide what type of water feature best suits your needs.
Maintaining a water garden has never been easier because we offer a complete service program. We will take care of maintaining your water garden or stocking your pond with new fish at a regularly scheduled time that is convenient for you. Outdoor water garden ponds and water features are becoming the most popular landscape element in America today and everyone has the ability to create a green space in their own home environment.
What makes water gardens and ponds so interesting is the addition of new and different elements to the typical garden. Native to eastern Asia and domesticated in China and Japan as an ornamental fish, the goldfish was introduced to North America as early as the 16th Century. The goldfish leaped out of the fishbowl into the wild long ago, having been released by aquarists, introduced as bait fish, and having escaped from hatcheries and ponds.
Today the goldfish is the most widely distributed non-native fish in the United States, appearing in the wild in all states except Alaska. It is blamed for declines in native fish, invertebrate and plant populations in Nevada, Washington and Montreal. Fish and Wildlife Service in Rock Island, "though not in large numbers. We haven't seen them take over as the Asian carp has because they have predators.
Midwest officials regularly report finding other aquarium species in local fresh waters. The Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife, for example, reports having pulled an assortment of aquarium exotics from Indiana waters, including a small shark, piranha, Oriental weatherfish and Oriental mystery snails shells of which have clogged power-plant filters , not to mention alligators.
Piranha and pacu have been found in the Mississippi River, says Rasmussen, and while they won't survive the winter, "they can do their thing all summer. The koi, a favorite among pond gardeners, concerns Rasmussen more than goldfish. Koi are cold-water fish that can survive Midwest winters. Koi root up native plants while feeding and cause the water to become muddy, potentially disrupting feeding and spawning for native fish.
Koi carp have reached such nuisance levels in New Zealand fresh water they are now classified as "noxious pests. Some koi carry spring viremia of carp SVC , says Rasmussen, a disease that infects other fish, though not humans.
Introduced species don't always turn into invasive menaces. Some will survive without creating noticeable problems. Others will go on to compete with native fish for food, disturb their nesting areas, introduce new parasites or diseases, hybridize with a native species, and generally overrun their new homes. The worst invaders end up on state and federal "most unwanted" lists as Aquatic Nuisance Species.
One such aquarium and food fish is the snakehead, native to Africa and Asia, which was outlawed in Illinois recently. Reviled as a voracious predator that can crawl on land for up to three days, the snakehead was discovered by anglers in a Crofton, Md. Alarmed by the possibility of the snakehead's spread to a nearby river, Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials poisoned the pond, turning up in the process another thousand of the fish.
Predicting which introductions will turn into insidious menaces is a tricky matter for experts. Once established, an aquatic nuisance species can be nearly impossible to eradicate, and control measures are costly. Fish and Wildlife Service in Ft.
Snelling, Minn. Dave and his assistant were prompt, professional, friendly and very reasonably priced. Dave understands the beautiful world of aquatics. He has practical tank, and mechanical set-up knowledge, and he stages visually dynamic, stunning aquarium environments. Most importantly he loves fish and creates a tank world that fosters their ultimate health, happiness, and well being.
Thank you Dave and Marine Concepts! I don't frequently post reviews; but this guy totally deserves a great one! We'll Be In touch Soon! Who We Are. We are a custom aquarium, installation, and maintenance company with over 20 years of professional experience.
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