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In my small town, there were 2 freshwater and one salt aquarium shops that all closed within a couple of years of Petco opening. Petco just ate away at their profit margins, according to the LFS owners. So now if I want to visit a LFS, I have to drive 135 miles. Argh!
as much as . HemorrhoidsWelcome to R2R! Don't you just love Petco
If people stop buying they will stop selling.
Thankfully in my area, my LFS' prices are generally more competitive than Petco and I see people at my Petco looking at fish, but I have never seen anyone buy Saltwater fish from there (mostly supplies and other pets). My LFS in the area all appear to be doing well and making plenty of sales on the other hand. Then again when you see higher prices, fish with faded colors, fin rot, covered in ich, etc. then it isn't much of a contest when even a novice can see how bad they are. It also probably doesn't help that Petco's live rock is literally more bristleworm than rock.