Finally, new fish & a Good LFS

kdlbem

Member
While I was out of town yesterday, I went to a lfs about an hour away from where I live that I've been wanting to check out for awhile(I currently drive 2 hours each way to shop at one I like).
I have been looking for firefish for awhile now for my 75 reef. My qt has been up and cycled for almost a month. Well I walk into this store, and the guy has a good size tank with 15-20 really nice firefish in it. So I look around the rest of the store, and except for a koran angel who was looking a little sick, not a sick or dead fish in the place <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> So I go back to the firefish tank to check the price. $8.00 each, or 3 for $20(most places around here get 12-15 apiece). Needless to say I have 3 firefish in the qt tank. They are doing well, and even ate a couple of hours after being placed there.
Now I know there's at least a couple of good LFS's left in the area :) I spoke with the owner and plan to do more buisness with him in the future. I find that the stores I like the most are the ones run by a hobbiest, and not someone who is just trying to be the biggest & fanciest(and richest) in town.
Just had to share. We see a lot of negative posts about LFS's, so here's a good one.
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cruises8

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Glad you found a GOOD and closer LFS. It is always nice to have one close!!!
 

kdlbem

Member
I usually shop at Seahorse in Portland. This place is in South Salem. It's called Saltwater Fantasy. Neither are the nicest, most high-tech lfs. But they both seem to put the hobby before the dollar, and that impresses me more than a 20,000 dollar reef tank any day(okay, a 20,000 dollar reef tank is pretty cool, but it doesn't do me a bit of good ;) ).
Anyway, the guy in Salem seemed really cool, and said to call ahead so he could have whatever I wanted in stock when I come up. I will still shop in Portland too, but it's nice to have a choice.
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