Looking for great coral store in Houston

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Hi I'm new to R2R just getting back in the hobby. I'm looking for great saltwater shops in the Houston area can anyone recommend some to me and advise against those with a bad rep.
 

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Cinco Ranch Aquariums
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Cinco Ranch Aquariums | 1315 S. Grand Parkway, Ste 113 | Katy, TX 77494 | 713-518-6758
CINCO RANCH AQUARIUMS - Home | [email protected]
Store Hours: Tuesday - Friday 11AM - 7PM | Saturday 10AM - 4PM | Sunday - Monday Closed



Fish Gallery

Fish Gallery | 2909 Fountainview | Houston, Tx 770077 | 800-303-9615
Fish Gallery Inc. - Houston, Dallas & Austin | [email protected]
Showroom Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10AM - 8PM / Sun. 12PM - 5PM
Paid MARSH members discount: 10% of all saltwater livestock only!




FJW Aquarium

FJW Aquarium | 3839 Mangum Rd | Houston, Texas 77092 | 281-948-8803
FJW Aquarium | [email protected]
Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10AM - 7:30PM | Sunday Noon - 4PM
Paid MARSH members discount: 10% Excludes 'On Sale' live stock and corals, Used Equipment and Dry goods.



OceanLife Aquariums
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Oceanlife Aquariums | 713-218-8352
On Facebook | [email protected]



That Aquarium Place
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That Aquarium Place | 17036 Stubener Airline Rd., Spring TX 77014 | 832-422-3988
Hours are 10/8 Mon-Sat and 11/6 Sunday Facebook:ThatAquariumPlace | [email protected]



T&T Fish and Reef

T&T Fish and Reef | 9470 highway 6 south | Houston, TX 77083 | 281-933-3367
www.ttfishreef.com | http://www.marsh-reef.org/[email protected]
Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10AM - 7:30 PM / Sun. 11:30AM - 6:00 PM
Paid MARSH members discount: 15% - does not apply to sale items or tanks and store grown frags



Urban Aquatics
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Urban Aquatics | 281-206-7975
www.urban-aquatics.com | [email protected]
Paid MARSH members discount: 10% Livestock only. Excludes sale items.

Urban is building a new store as we speak.
Will open sometimes in spring of 2015.


Online only,
https://www.reefbids.com/search?mode=product&redtagsale=1
 

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I used to love T&T when I'd go to Houston. They used to have the nicest acropora display system I ever saw in person until they relocated.
 
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Yea T&T is not what it use to be but isn't all bad, Fish Gallery is nice but has a big box store feel. FJW is by far the best store I have been to.
 

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I don't like fish gallery, but it is nicer than the one here in Dallas.
What is FJW?
 
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I guess it is a fairly new (maybe 2 years) store started and run by a former collector. He truly has some awesome stuff similar to what you can find on high end web sites.
 

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Rob, he's about 5 min away from the Hotel you stayed in last year.
Has the nicest corals and always fresh every week.
The store is in a old strip center, it's my to go to store.
Urban Aquatics had a awesome store too but due to the lease of the building was terminated he had to find another place.
Will be in the corridor of BW8 and 290.
In these stores you'll find wild colonies that can morph into nice rare collectors SPS.
 

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I'll be down there in January. Looks like I'll be checking it out.

What's up with aquarium world btw? That place must launder money for the size of it considering nobody ever goes in there it seems.
Plus it has the worst selection of everything!
 
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The pistol and shrimp and gobi have bunked up back in the rocks out of sight.
 

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Dennis (FJW) got he best Goni's
I have one for four years right now and fragged it probably about 20 times, and yet that thing is still about 8" across.
He just had some wild Aussie SPS and also some nice wild colonies from Thailand.
These colonies were not for sale yet as they go through a quarantine process, but price ranging from $50 up to $120 are a no brainer.
 

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