Originally Posted by
SLCFish
I also live in Bountiful, and I'm also new to the hobby (about a year and a half).
I'm currently running a 30 gallon freshwater system, but I'm planning to upgrade that to a 55 within the next 6 months and then I will convert the 30 to a saltwater FOWLR.
What kind of system are you running? What local stores are you dealing with?
I'm by no means an expert, but I'm fairly familiar with Salt Lake City area stores and I'm happy to chat!
I just found a list the other day of local stores that is a little longer than I have previously been aware of. You can find it at
www.utahreefs.com , the website for the wasatch marine aquarium society.
So far, I usually go to Bird World in NSL, or the Bountiful *****. I have obtained all my fish from these two stores, and all but my cycling damsels have lived.
The Aquarium in Sandy is a very cool store. Fish4U was okay and had a good selection. I also went to the one on 7800 south in West Jordan, Marine World and Pets. They had a few fish I hadn't seen anywhere else. Mark's Arc is more well known for being a chiclid specialist place, but it is a complete pet store, not just a fish store. Aquatic Dreams in Ogden was pretty impressive, but I felt ignored as I looked around.
I am planning on going to the next Wasatch Aq Soc meeting in Sept to see what it is like.
Let me know what you think about any of the places you go, and we can compare notes.
If you go to ***** in Bountiful, Keith is the man to talk to.