A Question for All Reefers and Pet Owners

[cybermeez]

I know what products I like and use for my reef and critters, but what sorts of things do you guys like and use - for both your reef and your other pets if you have them?

Robin

 

[Killerdrgn]

I use a RODI for both my dog and reef. I don't really get the question though, are you asking what we use on both at the same time or what are good products individually?

 

[cybermeez]

Good products individually. Like I use Yesterday's News cat litter for my cats and feed them Sience Diet cat food. For my Reef I use reef Crystals salt, Tropic Marin Pro Coral Iodine suppliment, ARM calcium reactor media, Rowaphos, Brightwell Aquatics vitamin C, and Formula One and Two pellets for the fish.

I'm setting up an online pet store and wondering what products people like.

 

[aaron23]

what type of customer base do you want to reach?

-high end high quality (expensive) products? tunze deltec etc
or -fair, less expensive products? "regular products"

 

[cybermeez]

what type of customer base do you want to reach?

-high end high quality (expensive) products? tunze deltec etc
or -fair, less expensive products? "regular products"

Probably a mixture of both. Some of it will depend on the suppliers who will deal with a small business. If there are products lots of people use I'll make a concerted effort to find a supplier. I'm open to everything at this point. I have the URLs and have registered the name and sole proprietorship with the state but I'm building the web sites and still waiting for my sales tax certificate. One site will be specific to reefers and the other for all other kinds of pets.

 

[Killerdrgn]

Food wise for my dog I use Innova EVO. And for meds I use revolution.

 

[jackson6745]

I use many things for my reef
I feed my dogs wellness core ocean blend.

 

[Pinkheine]

Food wise for my dog I use Innova EVO. And for meds I use revolution.

+1 love Innova Evo.

The Cat's love their version too.
Taste of the Wild and California Natural are also brands of food we've used. Cali Natural is also sometimes hard to come by at stores around here.
Cuz is the favorite dog toy, nearly indestructable. Bully sticks are great as well, I'd like to find some antlers for chewing but they are hard to come by.
I prefer natural dog treats and high quality foods minus all the fillers for our pets. Earthbath Shampoos and such are what we use for cleaning up the stinkers.

Brake-fast dog dish can be useful for those with fast eaters. Another random suggestion of a pet product I'd like to own, cat box hideaways that look like furniture and cat trees.

Good luck on the new venture.

Here is a useful link that gives some input on foods and rates them using a star system. www.dogfoodanalysis.com

 

[DrCooper]

I feed all my animals Science Diet and that is what I recommend to all my clients! I use arm and hammer cat litter.

 

[sjsoto]

dog iams

 

[Marteen]

I feed my cat science diet, i also only use clay based litter with no added odors. My cat doesn't seem to like coming out of the box smelling like a field of roses.

As for my fish I feed Rod's food now and they love it, I also use reef crystals and chemipure and purigen. Stealth heaters are a must and arag alive sand is really nice. Oh I also dose food with selcon and dip corals with lugol's iodine.

 

[georgelc86]

Natures Balance for the dogs and cats. World's Best Cat Litter for the box. Any and all products that are from sustainable resources and/or Eco-Friendly.

Ocean Nutrition 1&2 Pellets and Flakes. Penguin Bio-Wheel. Reef Crystals.

 

[Josh]

When I treat for red bugs, I split a pill in half and leave one half on the floor for the cats to eat. It is the right dosage for their weight and they used to steal the half of the pill when I was just cutting it for the tank, but now that I actually give it to them they are suspicious and won't go near it.

 

[Killerdrgn]

When I treat for red bugs, I split a pill in half and leave one half on the floor for the cats to eat. It is the right dosage for their weight and they used to steal the half of the pill when I was just cutting it for the tank, but now that I actually give it to them they are suspicious and won't go near it.

Ah ha ha ha they think they're stealing a special treat when you just drop it on the floor.:lol:

 

[Josh]

Ah ha ha ha they think they're stealing a special treat when you just drop it on the floor.:lol:

Yeah, they used to wait for me to walk over to the tank with one half and jump up on the counter to grab the other one. I would come back and couldn't find the other half and one cat would be sitting there licking their chops.

So I started just dropping it on the floor and then they stopped eating it. My wife says if I put it in my mouth and then casually let it fall out they will think it is something really good and start eating it again.

 

[cybermeez]

This is great guys, keep it coming! What about the non-traditional critter owners out there (reptiles, birds, bunnies etc.)? BTW, my site will be www.metrocritters.com. It's not up yet (only has a place holder page), but what do you think of the name?

 

[Killerdrgn]

my turtles get wardley turtle sticks.

 

[sjsoto]

fish:

emperor filters
stetalth visitherm heater
thermometer
cartridge media

 

[sjsoto]

birds:

seed cakes ' they love it

 

[Domboski]

I use Science Diet Sensitive Skin Adult for my dog.

I also use Mazuri vitamins and feeds for my rabbits and reptiles.