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

[Jesterrace]

looks like there is one 4.5 hrs one way from me same state
or over in Idaho about 1.5 hrs each way. so each I am kinda screwed online shopping for me . dang shipping coast are more than the corals...

Where do you live?

 

[NY_Caveman]

I live 30 minutes north of Manhattan and am blessed with lots of LFS in NY, CT and NJ.

My favorites:

• House of Fins in CT is one of the best I have seen. They have real live rock. tons of coral colonies, fish and anemones. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Pricey though.
• Manhattan Aquariums on the West Side of Manhattan (same owner as UniqueCorals online) has quite reasonable prices and a great selection.

 

[Goran]

Hour and a half. Reefwise and Aquatica

 

[meldu512]

Three blocks away!! Lucky for me a dedicated aquarist and successful businessman opened "Into The Blue Aquatics" in Georgetown, KY just north of Lexington Ky.

 

[siggy]

I drive approximately 60 miles to two fish stores that are located in the same city.

That's one BIG city

 

[furyofthegnomes]

I'm in Buffalo,NY and the closest store to me is A Reef Creation at less than 2.5 miles away. It's a great store with helpful people working there and they have nice livestock there at good prices as well. Needless to say, I'm probably in there entirely too often. Other than them I have two other nice saltwater specialty stores within twenty minutes.

 

[mckinleyw]

26 MILES. only 2 miles from my job though so i usually go after work.

 

[mike werner]

21 miles to house of tropical.had one 3 miles away but he burned down.did the reefing community a favor when that happened.

 

[tony'stank]

Pet Connection is 15 miles away. Fish Doctors, Canton is 20 miles away. Both are very good. Pet Connection is where I got my first tank 35 years ago and also my most recent tank

 

[Jason Schwend]

I got a couple within a 10 minutes from me. Aquariums unlimited, pet paradise and 2 others.

 

[Flatlandreefer]

About 200 miles away. I guess it kind of makes this hobby cheaper haha.

 

[Thekegk]

tropicorium(Romulus, MI), I used to be about 3 miles but moved and now I'm about 10. I also like pet connection(Livonia, MI) but that is about 25 miles. if I am feeling a day trip I do Pruess's Pets(lansin, MI) about 1.5 hr 1 way. that place is pretty amazing in general and very knowledgeable.

 

[miPapareef]

Southwest Michigan coast is devoid of LFS.
Here’s the 3 closest:

M V Pets 53 miles east
Bluefish Aquarium 57 miles north
Old Town Aquarium 60 miles due west by boat

 

[jd371]

These are not to far from me also. Aquarium village- I could never bring myself to buy a fish from them since rocky left. They always have sick and dead fish in the tanks. I do get salt,meds and other little things from them so I do give them a [emoji1531] for that but not animal care[emoji20].

I mostly buy my livestock from Advanced or Pets Warehouse and know what you mean about the livestock at AV. I buy my Instant Ocean from them because ever since Aquatic Pets closed they have been the cheapest. I also buy my Hakari from them at 3 for $10, and it's the only shop that I know of that sells pods.
You should try and get to Advanced I think it's one of the best shops around hear. I'm dropping off a Birds Nest colony this Sunday for store credit.

 

[code4]

221 miles, Alpine Koi in CO is the closest. I am not counting Petco. Takes us 4 plus hours depending on traffic one way. We check out a few other places while there, plants etc.. You never know if they are even going to have what you need.

 

[Haberdasher]

"The Aquarium" in Culver City is the closet one at 6 miles but I don't go there because it's a horrible aquarium store. I used to go to Jim's Exotic Fish in El Segundo until he retired and shut down the store. Now, as far as I'm concerned, there aren't any good aquarium stores on the west side of Los Angeles. I drive 20 miles on the 405 freeway to Age of Aquariums in Long Beach to find a good aquarium store.

 

[Hiachi20]

About 5 miles from here is Discount Aquarium and Reef in Tempe Az. Lotsa used stuff and new that you can purchase CHEAP! Sometimes money does matter. Good people!

I'm there all the time [emoji14]

 

[Gator0930]

Fish: 1 hour, decent coral selection: 2+

 

[Bob Escher]

I don’t consider petco a LFS myself

 

[dough]

Atlanta Aquarium (Duluth, GA) 13 mile drive, owned by Rit. He's been in the SW hobby for years.