From 1975 till now, Fintique has been located at 701 West Avenue. Please use the web or call us at 210-735-2829 to acquire driving directions. With all the construction around town you'll be very surprised by making the effort to visit Fintique. We have ONE goal, to keep you as a customer.   To do this we provide you with honest advise, outstanding selection, highest quality, and unsurpassed prices on tropical fish and supplies.                 To accomplish this we believe in..

  Yes, we could sell you items you don't need to make high dollar sales like but why. At Fintique we believe that by understanding how your aquarium works you will have success. Major problems and fish death have a real good chance of occurring if you purchase an item just because a sale person states   "your fish will die without it". 

With the exception of the aquarium and stand, spending large amounts of money on your aquarium set-up WILL not relate to how well your fish will live, and in time and in most cases will kill your fish.       ----UNLESS YOU----

     Understand your aquarium and think like a fish

  Do fish get intense lighting 10-12 hours per day ?  (i.e.. think, sunrise-sunset, not mid-day all the time). Would you like to swim in a sewer ? ( not doing regular partial water changes ) ? No filtering system is a miracle - 'no-water change' - filtering system, even if you buy a city sewage plant as your filter. Swimming in to much or too little water flow ? These and other factors affect the health of your fish. 

    We say Should or Might for the advice we give. This is because for any "firm" advise someone gives you, I can give you an example of someone else doing it another way and being just as successful. Don't buy expensive items just because a someone told you; "you must  have this for your fish to live and prosper".  For over 20 years in our holding area we have used only two sponge filters, and no gravel per 29-45 gallon aquarium. " HOW" you ask"  Try to understand HOW your aquarium works. You will have allot more success without the fancy and costly items. Most high tech items cost more than old tech and generally contain more pieces that can break and costly pads that you must often replace. Now days filter manufactures are not supplying us with allot of parts for you to buy that break on filters. Fewer filter parts to break or need to be replaced is best. Understand the biological cycle instead of blowing your hard earned money to a "sell all they can", even if you don't need it, pet shop.

   Compare the operating cost of other filters,( filter pads, broken parts if you can find them, ect. ) to the undergravel filter-( water and your time ). WOW what a price difference and huge savings over time....and your aquarium should do better. But with some fish the undergravel filter is not the best option. ( ie. most cichlids and reef systems )

 We also highly recommend the Hagan Aqua Clear Filter. There are no pads to buy. You rinse out the sponge when needed and replace the carbon in the bag when needed. Our feeder goldfish tank has some 5 year and older sponges in them. What a cost cutter. Because of fewer moving parts they are allot better than the BIO WHEEL Filters.

   As you can tell we highly recommend the low-tech undergravel filter. Over 35 years we have found that most aquariums do better with the undergravel filters, even most saltwater aquariums. ( all but a few of our tanks, including all but 2 of our salt water aquariums use them ) Plus we sell all types of filters, including, canister, hang on external, internal, and sponge filters. We carry over 7 types of chlorine removers and hundreds of other chemicals and supplies Yes, we sell a few high-tech items and chemicals, plus allot of the must have fad items. We have been told we have the best selection of ornaments in south Texas.

**Be a responsible fish keeper. Never release your fish into the outdoors.**