I actually live in Massillon too. John and Wet Pets have always been so-so in my eyes. I mean a nice enough guy, but they never really had very nice fish. Seems like everyone I ever picked up from there kicked the bucket. The three fish I have in my tank now, who have been around for almost six months each came from Coral Reefs (yellow tang; figured he had ich, but ran him through the QT for a month and he ended up being just fine), Two Turtles (big tomato clown; has been awesome) and a firefish from there as well.
When I went to Sea Caves (this was the old one), he told me that I could have a yellow tang and gold rim tang in a 55 gallon and that they would be fine.
Mind you this is when I was WAY new, and didn't know any better. But that should give you a little insight into whether he is more concerned about selling fish or keeping them alive.
And coral reefs on Killian... I actually like that place a lot. The lady really knows her stuff, and won't sell to people who repeatedly kill fish. The decor is from the 70's no doubt about that. And yes, a lot of their fish have ich. (But what store's fish don't?) But she knows and tells you that. And you should be running a QT anyways, so it really shouldn't matter.
If you get the chance, there is this place up on the SE side of Cleveland. It's in Columbia Station... Called Aquatic Technologies I believe. It's this HUGE old greenhouse, and they have TONS of stuff. Really cool fish, coral, inverts... you name it. They are a little pricey. But they def have some cool stuff. Worth the hour drive from Massillon in my eyes.
Anyways, that's just my two cents
Good to hear it's not closing
