Poll: How close is the nearest Saltwater Fish Store to you?

[Hiachi20]

Reef Monsters and The Pet Shop are under 5 miles from me, RM is great. Aquarium Arts is under 10 miles from me. I am lucky I guess, there used to be more in the 10-15 mile range sadly many have closed down.

Both are very nice. I go to aquarium arts practically daily. Reef monsters was a pretty clean store. Definitely check out Kona Reef if you're ever that far and artistic aquariums which should be close to you. Both are very clean nice stores. I've been to most in the east valley many many times

 

[Hiachi20]

I'm extending my post, I live in Arizona. For anyone who is curious, if your AC works well, you shouldn't need a chiller. My tank seems to sit at 75F all the time with only my t5s and a return pump. The stores I have gone to are:

Aquarium Arts
Reef Monsters
Kona Reef
Club Reef
Discount Aquariums
Epic Oceans
Artistic Aquariums

If anyone has questions about any of them, I can give very good answers.

 

[Dan Snyder]

Anywhere from 5-30mins, have 6/7 close to me.

Marine net
Pet world
Blue seas aquariums
Exotic aquatic
Reef addiction
Aquatic jewels
Splash aquatic
Coral kingdom

So any given day can almost get whatever I need, but Orlando FL, is a nice place to live Bc I love Top Shelf and WWC.

 

[Dwaters]

Several in Orlando. One of the best is Sea in the City. Or online at www.seainthecity.com. Not the biggest online dealer. But the custoner service is the best around. Treat all reeefers the same regardless of your experience. Can get just about anything you want instock. Coral selection is great and always have great deal on specials from their farm each week.

 

[Lninwa]

The closest one closed so now the closest is 7 miles. Even though it’s a little farther the best is there isn’t sales tax in Oregon.

 

[RussiReef]

Vivid aquarium 20 min. away from my home

 

[Emerson]

Elegant Reef; San Antonio, TX... great little shop hoping to get bigger!

 

[Dacotahk]

We live in a rural area. The closest stores are 3-6 hours away and even then they have a limited amount of livestock. Depending which day you might visit, there may or may not be much choice. Needless to say, online options are necessary and I’m still trying to discern quality suppliers.

 

[Dacotahk]

Since we live in a rural area, the closest stores are 3 hours away the next closest would be 6 hours to a city. The closest stores carry a small selection of livestock and depending on the day you visit, there could be very little choice. This necessitates looking for online choices. I’m still working to find quality suppliers there. If there’s an upside it would be that there are fewer impulse purchases and your tank’s inhabitants are better planned.

 

[Luno]

I live in Queensland Australia, also not too far from the Great Barrier Reef. Within a 45minute drive I have around 7 lfs. Within a 20 minute drive around 3

 

[JMetaxas]

I had a very good one 1.5 miles from my house, but they just closed last Saturday. Shoreline Pet and Aquarium in Old Saybrook. Sucks.

 

[SonRK]

I live in NJ, but work in Midtown Manhattan.

I am a 3 block walk to Manhattan Aquariums which is pretty convenient if I want to do some spontaneous (and somewhat expensive) purchases on my way home. I have a few options in NJ which are a 20-30 minute drive. Absolutely Fish, Iconic Aquariums would be the ones I would go to. I have been to a few others, but their names escape me.

 

[FredsNJReef]

I live in NJ, but work in Midtown Manhattan.

I am a 3 block walk to Manhattan Aquariums which is pretty convenient if I want to do some spontaneous (and somewhat expensive) purchases on my way home. I have a few options in NJ which are a 20-30 minute drive. Absolutely Fish, Iconic Aquariums would be the ones I would go to. I have been to a few others, but their names escape me.

We cover a similar foot print lol. I work on 34th and 10th but I haven't been to Manhattan Aquariums yet. I look forward to checking it out!

 

[CNDReef]

1 town over about 15 minutes away
Lovely Pets in Quincy MA

 

[VTBig053]

Reef2Reef sponsor @Supreme Reefs is ~2 miles (5-min drive) from my house.

 

[paraletho]

Closest is about 65 miles Misha’s Pets in Sulphur La. . All the rest are in Houston 105 to 120 miles Fish Just Wonderful, Oceanlife,and That Aquarium Place. Usually purchase equipment and drygoods online but when it comes to livestock I like to get upclose and personal.

 

[alton]

Elegant Reef for LRS food, Tunze Products, and Ecotech 7.7 miles, and then Saltyfish Aquariums for salt and misc. 4.1 miles. I sell my corals at Texas Tropical and has been open since 1991 at 11 miles

 

[jd371]

The ones near me worth mentioning are:
Aquarium Village - 5 miles ( very good shop that's been around for years )
Pets Warehouse - 10 miles ( they have a few locations, I've been to two of the closest ones, it's like a Petco the only difference is a great salt water section with people who know what they are doing )
Advanced Marine Aquatics - 12 miles ( IMHO the best shop around here and my job is just minutes away so I'm there more often )
Tropical Island Aquariums - 17 miles ( the furthest of the bunch I visit but worth the trip )
Including the ones above there are 8 shops within a 30 min drive of where I live.

 

[Jeremy Luke]

The closest store to me is 9 miles away but that's not where I shop. For coral I go to the by far the best shop in Colorado, Aquatic Art, which is 31 miles away and well worth the drive. For fish, Neptune's Tropical Fish which is 29 miles away and Aquatic Art.

 

[ScubaShane]

Something Fishy, Northampton PA is 80mi/1hr 30mins from me. That's the "good one". Worth the travel. lots of dry goods in stock. Great selection of frags, colonies and fish.
There is a closer "not so good one" 40mi/45mins that I stop by when I'm in the neighborhood to see what they got.