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Second thisMy vote is for aquatic collections in Hayward.
I had ich and marine velvet kill my clowns- caught it from aquatic collections or California reef co. Do you QT your fish from aquatic collections and if so do you medicate from the start or observe to see if the fish have something?My vote is for aquatic collections in Hayward.
Second this
When did Violet Sea open up? They don't show on google maps unless I search directly for them. Also that is dangerous, one of my other hobbies has a shop a few minutes away, could be some expensive trips in the future.Best LFS overall: Neptunes and Aquatic Collection
Best LFS for fish: Bay Bridge Aquarium in Oakland. You can special order fish and pay extra to have them do a full quarantine with medication for you. The owner is a trained microbiologist. Violet Sea in Santa Clara also has exceptionally healthy fish. Madhu, the owner, is long known in the bay as a fish dealer before he opened up a storefront and added corals.
Yup, third this.Second this
Size wise, super impressive. Stock and price wise, less soStopped by Violet Aquarium yesterday and wow, just wow. That place is going to be huge once they finish the build out. The back rooms got rack after rack painted and having the tanks assembled. It's going to be pretty impressive.
I didn't really look at the prices though I suspect that once they have that entire back warehouse setup stock is going to be much better. That front room is like a quarter of the entire space they are going to take up.Size wise, super impressive. Stock and price wise, less so
They moved to this location maybe a year ago? They were in a small SJ shop for a bit before that, and Madhu for quite some time was quarantining and selling fish from his garage.When did Violet Sea open up? They don't show on google maps unless I search directly for them. Also that is dangerous, one of my other hobbies has a shop a few minutes away, could be some expensive trips in the future.
I find that their fish prices a very competitive, especially for the quality. Corals not so much. All prices are listed on their website if you ever want to compare. I think they're having a black Friday sale too.Size wise, super impressive. Stock and price wise, less so
When I stopped in he mentioned about 8 months ago. That area is weird, its like university housing, business, housing, business, housing, warehouse with aquarium shop, housing. I had never been back on that side before.They moved to this location maybe a year ago? They were in a small SJ shop for a bit before that, and Madhu for quite some time was quarantining and selling fish from his garage.
I find that their fish prices a very competitive, especially for the quality. Corals not so much. All prices are listed on their website if you ever want to compare. I think they're having a black Friday sale too.
The last fishes from there went right into tank. 1 didn't make it but it wasn't eating and withered away. I once years ago got marine velvet from here however, I blame myself for being new and adding way too many new fish to a 60 gal at one time. It was from stress and might have been in my system with my current fish having good immunity.I had ich and marine velvet kill my clowns- caught it from aquatic collections or California reef co. Do you QT your fish from aquatic collections and if so do you medicate from the start or observe to see if the fish have something?
Thanks for your help!
I'll have to check out Violet Sea and Bay Bridge Aquarium in Oakland. Never been. I was super impressed with Neptune though. They have a lot more corals than Aquatics, and a bigger variety, though Aquatics has more fish, and more supplies. Looking forward to my next neptune trip lol's.I was just at Neptune Aquatics in San Jose. Not sure if they have live rock, but their corals and fish were awesome!! Ive been out of the hobby for a few years and just went to Neptunes last Sunday and the shop looks amazing! I was with @Susan Edwards and she was impressed as well. Maybe send a message thru their facebook page about live rock if you haven't found any yet.