I'm sure this topic has come up before, but I'm in a situation where I am deeply disappointed with my LFS. Where I'm at there are a few LFS's, but the one I go to is the only locally owned, non-chain store that focuses on the retail side of things (we have another store that is focused on tank...
Just wanted to share with others in the area that this is a pretty great little store. It doesn't have the best aesthetics or professional feel but the owner is a good guy and the prices are more than reasonable. The store carries freshwater and saltwater products and fish.
It's a bit of a...
Hi guys! I recently moved back to my home town and my dad and I want to get into reefing. I just finished watching the BRS 52 weeks of reefing series on YouTube so I'm starting to look around for equipment, foremost a tank. Where do you guys buy new tanks? I heard that you can often find tanks...
hello all I wanted to vent for a second. My disclaimer is I have not visited every LFS on the island.
So as I complete the build phase of my 50 gal cube I started to scope some of the LFS. When I was in the hobby about 5-6 years ago I had a few go to places mostly because of my location in...
Hello all,
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Hello everybody,
I just moved to Putnam from NH and need to get to a LFS. Just wondering if any of you have any recommendations that you you like or know of any that are near me (I know not every business is on google all the time, back in NH my LFS was somebody's basement LOL).
Thanks!
Tell me, how often do you go to your local fish store? What are you typically looking for when you go? What draws you the most to one store over another? And how far are you willing to drive?
Extremely pre-mature market research. ;)