Freshwater Fish
Improve freshwater fish care and related product sales.
Freshwater fish are the third most popular pet. This course will give you a better understanding of freshwater fish and increase your confidence when selling fish and/or related products and services. Knowing enough about freshwater fish care enables you to help customers diagnose problems and explain how to keep their fish healthy and happy.
Audience: Employees
Subject: Animal-Specific
Course Topics:
- Housing Requirements
- Filtration
- Water Quality
- Feeding & Nutrition
- Common Stress Factors
- Cleaning & Maintenance
- Aquarium Set Up
- Customer Problem Solving
- Groups & Species (82 Species)
- Freshwater Invertebrates (7 Species)
- Miscellaneous Brackish Water Fish (4 Species)
- Customer Equipment Checklist
After completing this course, employees should be able to:
- Explain common stress factors for freshwater fish.
- Care for the freshwater fish in your store.
- Help customers start a successful freshwater fish aquarium.
- Communicate the basic needs for each species to customers.
- Recommend equipment and necessary items to keep and maintain freshwater fish.
- Identify groups and species commonly sold in pet stores.
- Course topics: 3.25 hours
- Course test: 35 minutes
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