Anyone in Albany area?

homer1475 · Oct 7, 2019

I don't think that was the name, I honestly don't remember. It was a huge store with giant glass wall as a store front.

Almost think it was someones name, similar to Eddie's. Of course back then it was only fish as coral was just not kept all that well.

Either way it really doesn't matter as it's no longer around. Just anecdotal on what got me into the salty side of the hobby.

link81 · Oct 7, 2019

reef lover said:
Where in balston spa!?!?! ;Woot ;Woot

Right on route 50 next to big lots. North side of town. same plaza as subway. It's called Bensons Fish Room. I's not going to be a huge store, but its a new one, and super convenient. So i definitely plan on giving them as much business as i can..

homer1475 said:
Curious as well as I used to go to albany quite a bit(my mom moved to clifton park) before my mom died. I did find most salt stores in the capitol district be somewhat lacking(yes even eddies). Great fish selection, but lacking in the coral dept.

I remember about 20 years ago there used to be a huge aquarium store in latham(down the road from latham ford), forget the name now, but stopping into that store for FW stuff got me into the salty side.

Only ones i go to anymore are healthy pet in latham, and eddies.
the other healthy pet in Troy (maybe?) had a glass front with a corak section in the back right. they moved it all up to the latham location though. There were a couple more down that way, never really went there though. There was a coral place in downtown schenectady, another one with fresh upstairs and some salt downstairs. right on the main drag. Horrible parking lol. And i think something fishy moved locations, into the rotterdam mall maybe?

reef lover · Oct 7, 2019

Sweet!! Ill check them out!!

Jeepjeep_0 · Oct 9, 2019

I’m in Latham area!! That fish store by Latham Ford was eddies, and then he moved the store out across from the Colonie Dump.

Biglurr54 · Oct 27, 2019

Late to the party. I'm in Averill park. I have a bunch of everything and I am selling. Mostly SPS. Hit me up and I'll show you what I have available.

I remember the pet store in Latham. I don't remember the name but it wasn't just fish. They had exotic animals too. I remember right in front they had a large wild cat enclosure. It was further south on o from the old Eddie's location.

link81 · Oct 27, 2019

might be an odd question, but does anyone have any GSP or pulsing Xenia? I want to put something interesting in my 8g BC at work.
no way am I paying retail for stuff most people throw out.

reef lover · Oct 27, 2019

link81 said:
might be an odd question, but does anyone have any GSP or pulsing Xenia? I want to put something interesting in my 8g BC at work.
no way am I paying retail for stuff most people throw out.

Ive got xenia you can have!!

link81 · Oct 27, 2019

reef lover said:
Ive got xenia you can have!!

whereabouts are you?

homer1475 · Oct 27, 2019

Biglurr54 said:
Late to the party. I'm in Averill park. I have a bunch of everything and I am selling. Mostly SPS. Hit me up and I'll show you what I have available.

I remember the pet store in Latham. I don't remember the name but it wasn't just fish. They had exotic animals too. I remember right in front they had a large wild cat enclosure. It was further south on o from the old Eddie's location.]

YES! That was the place. They were serval cats I believe. God I think that was 20 years ago.

Biglurr54 · Oct 27, 2019

homer1475 said:
YES! That was the place. They were serval cats I believe. God I think that was 20 years ago.

That was probably more than 20 years ago. I think more like 30 years. It wasn't around when I started driving. I'm 34....

homer1475 · Oct 27, 2019

Biglurr54 said:
That was probably more than 20 years ago. I think more like 30 years. It wasn't around when I started driving. I'm 34....

Naa, maybe 25 or so. My mom moved to Albany when I was 18, and I'm 44 now.

reef lover · Oct 27, 2019

link81 said:
whereabouts are you?

Im in sgfalls.

link81 · Oct 28, 2019

reef lover said:
Im in sgfalls.

oh shoot, you're really close. the HVRK tag threw me off, i assumed you were further south.

reef lover · Oct 28, 2019

link81 said:
oh shoot, you're really close. the HVRK tag threw me off, i assumed you were further south.

Only 15 minutes away...no problem meeting u somewhere...

Jeepjeep_0 · Nov 16, 2019

I am in the Albany area and have a bunch of stuff to sell or trade locally. Broke down a DT kept some small pieces of everything for new DT and still have a lot of colonies that need new homes.

link81 · Nov 17, 2019

Where abouts? I'm about an hour north of Albany little north of toga

Jeepjeep_0 · Nov 17, 2019

link81 said:
Where abouts? I'm about an hour north of Albany little north of toga

I am actually in Albany, so probably 35 min south of Saratoga.

Afrashz · Nov 17, 2019

I’m from Schenectady, we should all organize some meet ups/frag swaps.

Afrashz · Nov 17, 2019

Jeepjeep_0 said:
I am in the Albany area and have a bunch of stuff to sell or trade locally. Broke down a DT kept some small pieces of everything for new DT and still have a lot of colonies that need new homes.

What do you got man? Feel free to pm me!