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![Praefecta Aquatic Fertilizer](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4358-e1700617113855.jpeg)
Praefecta is a superb initial starter aquatic fertilizer for mixing into the topsoil for water lilies, lotus, and other aquatics that was developed by one of Tricker’s chemist to begin aquatic growth. It was introduced years ago in “Popular Science” magazine and has a proven formula for aquatic plants. It is used as an initial fertilizer to promote robust growth by mixing 1/4 pound to 1 cubic foot of topsoil. After about four weeks, the use of Tricker’s Trico fertilizer pellets should be used.
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![Tricker's® Aquatic Mineral Transport (AMT)](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AMT.jpg)
Aquatic Mineral Transport (AMT) is an essential component that should be added to the aquatic topsoil before planting if the soil lacks clay. While clay-enriched soil is commonly recommended for aquatic plants, it is often overlooked. However, Tricker’s AMT contains a specific US natural mineral that closely resembles clay. This granular mineral possesses remarkable properties as it effectively retains and gradually transports vital fertilizer nutrients, such as nitrogen, potassium, magnesium, and trace elements, to the roots of aquatic plants. AMT’s mineral plays a crucial role in preventing fertilizer leaching into the pond. In fact, this mineral was chosen by the space shuttle for use in plant growth applications in the space lab.
Use 2 cups for 1/2 cubic foot of soil.
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![Blue Ridge Fish Pellets, small, larger and mixed for koi and goldfish.](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fish-food-blue-ridge-all-pellets-399x399.jpg)
![Blue Ridge Koi and Fish Food, Mixed Sizes Blue Ridge Koi and Fish Food, Mixed Sizes](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/growth-399x578.jpg)
Say goodbye to messy feeding routines! These floating pellets are designed to make mealtime a breeze. They effortlessly bring your fish to the surface, allowing for easy and convenient feeding. Moreover, our fish food is available in various sizes of resealable containers, ensuring that it stays fresh for up to a year. You can trust us to provide your fish with the highest quality nutrition they deserve.
Choose from Three Varieties:
- Blue Ridge Growth Mini Pellet.
Achieve exceptional growth in smaller fish with our Blue Ridge Growth Mini Pellet. This carefully crafted diet provides comprehensive nutrition for your aquatic companions, promoting overall health and vitality. Packed with essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals, this unique blend enhances immunity and reduces stress. The smaller pellet size is perfect for fish under five inches, and its floating nature allows for mesmerizing feeding. Trust the formula relied upon by America’s oldest water garden store and give your underwater friends the care they deserve!
- Blue Ridge Mixed Blend Pellet. Blue Ridge Mixed Blend Pellet formula is expertly designed to meet the dietary needs of fish of all sizes. With a perfect mix of large (3/16”) and small (1/8”) pellets, every fish can enjoy the right amount of nutrition for optimal growth. Whether you have koi or goldfish, this formula offers a complete and balanced diet that supports healthy development.
- Blue Ridge Color Rich. Transform the appearance of your underwater companions by nourishing them with Blue Ridge Koi & Goldfish Color Rich Formula Koi & Goldfish Food. This exceptional formula incorporates three exclusive color enhancers, such as marigold extract, spirulina, and canthaxanthin, to magnify and enrich the stunning shades of your aquatic pets. Within a mere thirty days, you’ll witness a remarkable transformation in the visual allure of your beloved fish.
See below add to cart for more information.
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![1101 Water Gardening Questions and Answers book by R F Lee](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1101-water-gardening-questions-and-answers-cover-e1726443340945-399x399.jpg)
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Tricker’s 1101 Water Gardening Questions and Answers is the book you’ll need to begin, maintain and enjoy water gardening! Written by Richard Lee, previous owner and president of William Tricker, Inc.®
It’s easy to understand format has questions arranged in water garden categories within the chapters.
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![Tricker's Water Gardening Book - An Introduction and Guide](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/watergardeningbook-399x399.jpg)
Tricker’s Water Gardening Book an Introduction and Guide by Richard Lee has nine chapters covering topics such as:
- Installing a liner or preformed pool
- Selection of water lilies and aquatic plants
- Planting techniques
- Shallow water plants
- Lotus
- Oxygenating plants
- Arranging plants in the pool
- Floating plants
- Fish
- Scavengers
- and more!
This guide is an economical and quick way to learn the necessary steps to begin water gardening TODAY! This easy to read introduction and guide will simply explain how to get started in a single afternoon. A must for the first timer. 68 pages.
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![PraziPro Parasite Control](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/prazipro1gal16oz.jpg)
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PraziPro is the world’s first ready to use liquid praziquantel treatment. PraziPro helps to control unwanted parasites in your aquarium. Extremely safe and super effective and will not effect your biological filtration. Treats flukes, tapeworms, flatworms, and tubellarians.
Also can be used as a preventative. It’s non-toxic to ornamental fish, animals or plants.
Dosage: Use 1 teaspoon per 20 gallons or 1 oz per 120 gallons. 4oz treats 480 gallons. 16 oz treats 1920 gallons. 1 gallon treats 15360 gallons.
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![Pimafix Natural Fungus and Antibacterial Fish Remedy](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/primafixccp.jpg)
Pimafix. A natural fish pond or aquarium remedy extracted from Primenta racemosa (West Indian Bay Tree) that is considered an effective anti-fungal remedy for the treatment of fish. Treats fungus or cottony growth on mouth or body of fish and treats internal and external bacterial infections. All natural ingredients. Formulated to work with Melafix to enhance effectiveness against disease.
Dosage: 2 teaspoons per 50 gallons or 1/4 cupful per 300 gallons. 16 oz treats up to 2365 gallons, 64 oz treats up to 9460 gallons.
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![Aquarium Zeolite Ammonia Remover](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4350.jpeg)
Aquarium Zeolite is excellent for removing toxic ammonia. Tricker’s economical zeolite should be used routinely by refilling the filter cartridges.
Use 2 tablespoons of Zeolite in your filter cartridge for every 10 gallons of water.
For ponds use 8 ounces of Zeolite per 500 gallons of water.
Freshwater use only.
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![Blue Standard Aquarium Airline Tubing](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/blueairlinetubing.jpg)
Blue Standard Aquarium Airline Tubing is used for aquarium standard filters, pumps, ornaments, etc..
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![Melafix - Natural Antibacterial Fish Remedy](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/melafix.jpg)
Melafix – Natural Antibacterial Fish Remedy A natural fish remedy extracted from tea trees. Heals open wounds & abrasions, treats fin and tail rot, eye cloud, mouth fungus and promotes regrowth of damaged fin rays & tissue. Will not adversely affect the biological filter, alter the pH, or discolor water. Safe for live plants. 8 ounces treats up to 470 gallons of pond water, and 16 ounces treats up to 940 gallons of pond water. 64 ounces treats up to 18900 gallons.
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![Large Fish Net](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IMG_4362.jpeg)
Large Fish Nets. These nets have heavy galvanized steel bows and painted hardwood handles. We use them at our nursery with our fish and scavengers. Have a 9″ by 16″ net. The choice of handle length is 20″ or 42″ depending upon your use.
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![Pond Liner Patch or Seam Tape](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/patchseamtape.jpg)
Patch or Seam Tape is sold per Foot. It’s a black rubber-like tape that comes in 6 inch widths. It will patch cuts and holes. This can be sued to seam small sections of liners to form a watertight seal. Must be applied to clean dry liner.
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![Tricker's® All-Natural Dried Shrimp Meal for Aquariums](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/trickersdriedshrimpmeal.jpg)
Tricker’s All-Natural Dried Shrimp Meal is a highly regarded concentrated fish food adored by various fish species, containing the essence of sea shrimp.
Shrimp possesses essential nutrients crucial for the well-being of fish. It is particularly beneficial for young fry and juvenile fish due to its finely granulated texture, facilitating optimal digestion.
Moreover, even tadpoles can relish this delightful treat. Enhance the protein content of your fish diet by incorporating this premium shrimp meal alongside your existing fish food.
This offers a generous 50% protein content.
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![Koi Kastles Fish Protectors](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/koi-kastle-mesh-399x399.jpg)
Outdoor fish will love you for this protection from predators and intense sun rays. They will also feel more secure as they swim inside.
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![Soil and Plant Protector](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/plantprotector4.jpg)
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Protect your aquatic plants and soil from foraging fish. Some fish love to eat your plants and root up the soil. This net protector simply fastens with a drawstring around your planting crate and gently floats on the surface of the water netting your aquatic plants safe from fish disturbances. Dark mesh net minimizes visibility. Select from two sizes based upon the depth of the water and the size of spread on the surface.
Our Soil and Plant Protectors are designed with a convenient drawstring bottom, allowing them to be easily used with planting containers of any size.
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![Praefecta(c) Pond Pumps, 5-yr Warranty](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/praefecta250-700x.jpg)
The Praefecta Pond Pump is magnetically driven that is energy efficient.
- Ceramic shaft.
- Operates submerged or out of water.
- Energy efficient to run continuously.
- 5-Year Limited Warranty!
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![Plant Fertilizer Collections](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tricopraefecta.jpg)
Purchase 3 aquatic fertilizer in this Plant Fertilizer Collection at a reduced price. It’s recommended by professional as well as the home water gardener for beautiful blooms.
Includes the following proven fertilizers created over 50 years ago.
- Praefecta granular fertilizer to start your aquatic plants growth phase.
- AMT (Aquatic Mineral Transport) for soil missing the important clay ingredient.
- TRICO Aquatic Fertilizer to keep the blossoms blooming!
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![Planting Tubs](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Planting-Tubs-copy-399x298.jpg)
Perfect for lotus, other aquatic plants, and fish, this black planting container is designed to be used in your water garden to promote and successfully grow your water plants. They will have enough room for water lilies, lotus or other large aquatics. Tricker’s customers have used this size for descriptive growth of water lilies and lotus and have enjoyed the benefits.
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![Honey bee on the background of fresh honeycomb. insects and organic vitamin food](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/honey-and-bee-scaled-399x399.jpg)
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Did You Know that honey bee venom can destroy a range of cancer cells including some types of breast cancer? Research is ongoing to understand this and come up with another way to kill cancer cells. “The pharmaceutical use of honeybee products, known as apitherapy, dates back at least 5,000 years to ancient Egypt, China and Greece. Medical practitioners of the time used honeybee venom to treat joint inflammation and pain, and the antibacterial properties of honey were harnessed in approaches as various as treating wounds, easing indigestion and embalming the dead. In modern medicine, bee venom has become a subject of interest in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.” (Bee venom shows promise, but needs more study.)
Tricker’s Honey is collected at Tricker’s hives located at and near our Historic Water Gardens. Honey bees have been pollinating our aquatic plants for decades and you can share in the rewards of their hard work with a jar of Tricker’s Honey. Tricker’s “raw” honey is harvested from our bee hives and contains the qualities of the nectar and pollen that make this honey so special.
Raw honey is not pasteurized and retains the natural elements provided by the honey bees that are so special and nutritious. The taste is beyond compare — try some today or better yet, give this special Tricker honey as a gift to a honey lover. They will definitely know the difference! Or, just put some in your tea and sit by your water garden pool as you admire nature at its finest.
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![Aquarium Vitaline Plus](https://tricker.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/aquarium-vitaline-plus-300x300.jpg)
Tricker’s™ Vitaline-Plus All-Natural Fish Food is an excellent supplement of a finely granulated fish food. In addition to a balanced nutritional formula found in Vitaline, in Vitaline-Plus we have added Krill, a well known classic fish food crustacean. All types of fish love Krill.
Vitaline-Plus is excellent for small fry or feeding small fish.
contains 0.5 Pint.