Lol why do all LFS open at 11 lol!Wish they were open earlier in the mornings for me I rarely have time in the afternoons.
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Lol why do all LFS open at 11 lol!Wish they were open earlier in the mornings for me I rarely have time in the afternoons.
As a premium service, so to say.Other companies do it just fine.
I think they should at least offer it as an option. Like fish is $50 or QT is $125
I don’t see how they can’t know, and disclose, salinity. Pretty critical.I expect them to know the darn salinity of their water! I don't know how many times I have asked and got either I'm not sure or even I don't know. I have a local store that has bubble algae all over the coral. Basically telling me they don't care. The other one is ok but high prices and an hour away. And open at 11am
It's the untrained employee's, they will go ask, it's the fact they have to find out instead of knowing.I don’t see how they can’t know, and disclose, salinity. Pretty critical.
The best store I’ve ever been in. Started this hobby in ‘93.Yes... its called ADG or Aquarium Design Group
Because several do maintenance before they open.Lol why do all LFS open at 11 lol!
(Ill say this embarrassingly) I watcha lot of youtube and watch a lot of content about this hobby. And the best store ive seen just on youtube is Fragbox Coral. They have a ton of inventory and the frag tanks LOOK amazing. IMO its the best looking store on Youtube (minus some big ones in S Fl.)Ive been pretty lucky, I live near one of the best Aquarium galleries i think ever. The shop always looks amazing... their display tanks are drop dead gorgeous. I also love the fact they separate the gallery from the area where you pickup supplies, fish food, and holding tanks. It keeps the gallery area really clean. Its nice... so nice in fact, some people treat it like a public aquarium rather than an aquarium store (take pix, bring the kids....etc), which speaks volumes. This is the only place i currently buy my corals from.... unless a buddy is trading or something of the like.
But the one of those shops you listed charge 3x as much for there fish.You’re right, most livestock come from pretty much a handful of places. For example, my local stores (TSA and WWC) both get a lot of fish from Quality Marine. And interestingly, so does Petco haha.
I knew a manager at a somewhat local Petco, and every once in a while I’d be able to show up and take home a fish that was still in the bag from quality marine (without ever touching their system, the only way I’d buy from them).
I’ve never bought fish online, but have been tempted. Which online vendors have you had success with or would you recommend?
nothing to be embarass about. I'm sure majority of us are youtube obsessed.(Ill say this embarrassingly) I watcha lot of youtube and watch a lot of content about this hobby. And the best store ive seen just on youtube is Fragbox Coral. They have a ton of inventory and the frag tanks LOOK amazing. IMO its the best looking store on Youtube (minus some big ones in S Fl.)
But the one of those shops you listed charge 3x as much for there fish.
I am not sure which one you’re thinking of, but in my experience I often find the fish cheaper at WWC (in winter park) cheaper than TSA.
Just for example, two recent additions to my tank were a flame tomini tang and a McCoskers flasher. TSA has flame tomini for $150 and McCoskers for $80. WWC down the road had the tomini for $99 and McCoskers for $55. That price difference and the better health of the fish is why I’ve made most of my fish purchases at WWC lately.
Edit: I’m pretty sure WWC now sells fish direct on their website, and I imagine QM is the supplier for a lot of them. I looked at the prices on that site one time and was thinking “woah that’s high.”