The good LFS thread.

[wellsi]

Ok so I know we have all heard hundreds of horror stories about the bad LFS. So lets hear about the good ones in your area so people who don't know about them have a good place to go. Name of store and where it is perhaps?

 

[whitey_028]

Aquatic visions corp in new port richey,fl has been great for me. If they dont have it they can order it. They are very knowledgeable and helpful.

 

[vtfishies]

milton mini reef..milton vermont.. they set me up and never had any problems with them..

 

[xdave]

Salty Critter
Vermilion OH, 44089
I put a message in the Cleveland section of another board asking about best LFS and people as much as 3 hours from this store will go nowhere else. Great looking stuff and smart workers. I didn't list their site here because they do ship and would be considered a competitor.

 

[my way]

Hacketstown Pet in of all places, Hackettstown NJ on Rt 46, the owner Jim is a great guy, Small selection ,but he will order anything he can for you. Good prices, nice people.

 

[valgae]

well i dont know how good this qualifies, but theres a store in houston, tx called fishland kind of corny name but clean, all their fish are beautiful, and they like to sell $60 rics for 3 bucks. maybe it was just my lucky day. got about 5 of them 2'' across and another 8 little baby ones on a shell.

 

[velvetchs]

There is a store here in Wilmington, NC called Pet Supermarket that has a very knowledgeable saltwater staff member, even though they sell no saltwater fish.
We were purchasing RO salt water from one other pet store in the area. Shortly after we were doing regular water changes with their water, we started having terrible nitrate problems (they read 160+ppm on our test). She helped us get our nitrates under control. Turns out that the RO water we were purchasing was high in nitrates. We bought our own RO unit and needless to say, our nitrates are mush lower now.
So, a big thanks to Lee, the manager of Pet Supermarket. Now, convince your boss to allow you to sell some saltwater fish!!!!

 

[arandacole]

The Coral Reef Shop in Carmicheal is wonderful!
Great selection and friendly owners.
What I LOVE about this shop is their honestly. If I ask a question and they aren't sure, they just say... you know, I'm not an expert on that. I truly don't know. I value that so much. Other than here, it's the only place I'll go now.
Love,
A

 

[nickadam]

The Fish Bowl
Longwood Fl,
I just found this store maybe a month ago and since then thats the only one I have been going to even though there are a variety of stores. They have got very good prices and a large selections of corals. Fiji live rock is 3.89lb . Very knowledgeable people and very good service.
Going there today

 

[stsweene]

Exotic Aquatics in Baltimore, MD..... Very large FW/SW , lots of coral/fish/LR , 2 really nice 100G acro frag tanks with tons of frags for $20 a pop.

 

[shogun323]

Marine Warehouse in Tampa - Good selection of coral frags. knowledgable salesmen.
Exotic Aquatics in Dunedin - Clean store with good variety, a little pricey, excellent staff and close to home!!
Both of these places are newbie friendly which is a plus!!

 

[xdave]

Exotic Aquatics are pretty good stores. they train their people pretty well. They are a bit pricey, but as we say about the cheap places, you get what you pay for.