lfs in n. texas?

morales67

morales67

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Hello! I live in Fort Worth Texas and was wondering if there are ANY local fish stores here?
. Any one around here know any?
(I just moved here from Califormia and am still not familiar)
 
viet-tin

viet-tin

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Not exactly sure but I think the only stores out there would be ***** and petsmart. My bro just came from cali and we now live in austin texas. If you ever come up to austin or go down to san antonio there are some good stores around. theres also another forums for people of texas. Not sure if I can say the name but if you would llike id be more than happy to send it to you.
 
blue20051

blue20051

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im from ft worth, the best place so far is called Tranquil Scape(in arlington off of higway 360). One of the Best places in town
 
joe123

joe123

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hey its joe again...
there is a nice one by ridgemar mall. it has a good selection and fair prices. the name is "the fish store". talk to judy the owner she is really cool. she might cut you a deal too.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Randy's Fish Warehouse- .. Near the NE mall. Great owner, and his staff know their stuff. He'll work with ya to get you something if you want it.
Dallas N. Aquarium- Lewisville, off the new George Bush Turnpike&35. good selection, but you will pay Dallas prices. Also, know your stuff before you go because they will sell you anything. Be sure to use strict QT procedures when buying from them.
Fish Paradise- Fort Worth, on McCart. Again, use QT. Fish go from bags to "On Sale". Good selection of coral frags. Sometimes have a great selection of fish. Again, know your stuff before you buy it....
 
misty927

misty927

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Hey viet-tin...I'm in Austin too. What lfs's do you frequent? There are pros and cons for all, I think. Maybe we should open our own...haha.
 
viet-tin

viet-tin

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I dont really go to many of the lfs here in austin. I usually drive up to S.A to get stuff. Sometimes ill stop by horizon pets and aqua-tek to pick up equipment and food and once in awhile some livestock if they have what I want. Most of my stuff I get from the local forums. Theres always people on there selling stuff at good prices.
 
misty927

misty927

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Hmm...never really delved into SA...they obviously have some pretty good places? I go to Aqua-tek every once in awhile because it's convenient (though overpriced, don't you think!). Austin Aquariums is pretty good too...I haven't been in awhile, but they usually have pretty good frags. River City isn't that bad either. I haven't been to Aquadome lately either...but I hear they're good. Gallery of Pets has pretty good pricing, but I don't really care for the quality (although they just switched owners. The new owners previously owned an aquarium maintenance shop and have planned some big changes, so who knows where it could go.) Where in SA do you go?
 
viet-tin

viet-tin

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Real good place in s.a is Fin-addicts. Real nice people very good prices and good quality livestock. A whole store dedicated to saltwater aquariums. The store recently crashed and they lost much of their stuff but are back up and running. Theyre also thinking about opening another shop down in Austin as many of the people in Austin go to them. They also give discounts to people from out of town. I shall be paying them a visit today and hopefully well most likely ill come back with something good
 
morales67

morales67

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ive always heard on this site that petcos fish suck. i just got back and ther fish LOOKED perfectly healthy
, and the employees seemed to know a lot about ther fish. also the tanks wer clean.ther was one thing however that i saw very wrong;ther sw tanks wer way over stocked and ther fw tanks wer practicly empty. they had 2, 3''-4'' purple tangs in about a 4-6gal tank!!!!! :scared: :scared: this is the one near parks mall in arlington
 
morales67

morales67

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Originally Posted by blue20051
Which ***** in ft worth did you go to?
to the one right outside the parks mall in arlington
:jumping:
 
blue20051

blue20051

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Oh never been to that one. I went to the one by north east mall and that place was just horrible. Most of the fish had ich and some of the fish didnt look healthy at all.
 
misty927

misty927

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Isn't Northeast Mall in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area near the junction of 183,121, and 820? That whole area is pretty confusing. When I go, I usually take I-30, to 820N. It will be a few miles up on the right...there is a sign that says Northeast Mall...I think you exit Pipeline, but I'm not positive on that.
 
morales67

morales67

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Originally Posted by misty927
Isn't Northeast Mall in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area near the junction of 183,121, and 820? That whole area is pretty confusing. When I go, I usually take I-30, to 820N. It will be a few miles up on the right...there is a sign that says Northeast Mall...I think you exit Pipeline, but I'm not positive on that.
i looked this up on a map, i am going to take a look this weekend to try and find these places. :jumping:
 
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