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Show Thursday, March 2, 2006 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 tickel WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S HAPPENING Find Nemo and mmoire tt pet stoire n n n Melissa Mayntz NORTH COUNTY STAFF flien hundreds ' of Disney movie fans and children of all ages look for a lost little clownfish, they should peek into a particular pet store in American Ameri-can Fork the Where's Nemo aquarium supply store at 46 W. Main Street. Founded by Joseph Allen in March 2005, Where's Nemo specializes in saltwater corals cor-als and fish but offers a wide variety of other aquarium supplies sup-plies including everything a beginner would need to start a reef system. "I like to have things that other stores don't have," said Allen. "If we don't have it, we'll order it." Along with a variety of fish, including the popular "Nemo" clownfish, the store offers a selection of live corals. Zoan-thid, Zoan-thid, mushroom, stony, leather, tree, hammer and other types of living corals can be found in Allen's colorful tanks. Other available aquatic creatures crea-tures include eels, chocolate chip starfish and crocea clams . along with a limited selection of freshwater fish and turtles. Allen said his biggest challenge chal-lenge is keeping enough live corals on hand to meet customers' custom-ers' demands. It took several months for the store to have an adequate supply because the animals needed to adjust to their new environment, he said. "Tanks have to establish an ecosystem before the fish and coral can survive really well," said Allen. "There has to be a balance, and saltwater tanks are a lot more sensitive than freshwater because of their higher pH level." Achieving the proper balance for a healthful tank can take between six weeks and six months, depending on the species spe-cies the environment is intended Iff v f , . j .1 ob. f ' 1 , "'X", X JOSEPH YBARRA Da-ly Heidlcl Something fishy: Joey Allen, of 'Wliere's Nemo, Aquariums and Supplies," holds his boa constrictor. Allen has been in business for one year and specializes in lizards and salt water fish. for. Today, Allen's tanks are thriving and he said he does a lot of business through the Web site, www.wheresnemo. com, as well as through online auctions. To transport live corals, cor-als, the animals are packed in a plastic bag full of water in an insulated box with heat or ice packs as necessary for the season, sea-son, and they are shipped using next-day delivery. Residents of Where's Nemo come from several sources, including tank-raised fish and exotic imports through local suppliers. Allen recommends tank-raised fish if possible, because they are used to the aquarium environment and tend to thrive more easily. After the Indonesian tsunami in December 2004, there was a shortage of exotic fish and corals from south Pacific suppliers. sup-pliers. Allen said. While Allen's intention is to become a specialized saltwater salt-water aquarium supply store, he acknowledged that it is a limited niche and in order to build a broader customer base, he offers other exotic animals. Tarantulas and other unusual spiders, scorpions, snakes, chinchillas and ferrets share the store alongside the dazzling coral tanks. In addition to complete aquarium supplies and other unusual animals, Allen offers maintenance house calls to keep aquariums sparkling and balanced. Allen said the best part about offering exclusive corals and saltwater supplies is the variety. "There are thousands of varieties vari-eties of corals of all colors, sizes and styles," he said. "There is always something new to learn, and there is a lot of mystery involved with saltwater reef-keeping." reef-keeping." To learn more about saltwater salt-water tanks or the supplies and services Allen offers, visit Where's Nemo at 46 W. Main Street in American Fork weekdays from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., call 756-0681, or visit www.wheresnemo.com. Curves in Lehi hosts food drive Curves of Lehi will be participating in the eighth-annual eighth-annual Curves Food Drive to benefit local food banks. Last year, the Curves Food Drive collected 10.6 million pounds of food for lx-al coni-munities, coni-munities, nearly 3 million more pounds than in 2004. Curves is waiving its normal nor-mal service fee for its fitness facility for any new member who brings in a bag of non-perishable non-perishable groceries and joins before March 1 1. Others wishing to donate may drop off non-perishable food items at Curves, 850 E Main 613, Lehi, Monday through Saturday during business hours through the month of March. "The Curves Food Drive promotion is always exciting," excit-ing," Debbie Rowland, the owner of the Curves of Lehi club, said. "We have a chance to help so many people at a time when the f(xd banks are lowest, while we assist more women in reaching their fitness fit-ness and weight loss goals. "It's a win-win situation for everyone, and we're very proud to participate." Hospital opens New Vision Program Mountain View Hospital of Payson has expanded it's services to include an inpatient in-patient medical stabilization and detoxification service for adults and adolescents called the New Vision Program. Pro-gram. The service accepts appropriate ap-propriate adults and adolescents, adoles-cents, who are experiencing problems, intoxicated or are experiencing acute withdrawal with-drawal symptoms from certain cer-tain drugs. The program consists of a medically siiervised hospital hospi-tal stay for inpatient detoxification, detoxi-fication, which typically lasts three to five days. Additional information on the service is available at 465-7315 465-7315 or 800-939-CARE. 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