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Let's show off your favorite LFS! This is a thread for you to post up some pics of your favorite LFS (or LFSs) and tell us why you frequent this shop! Let's see 'em!
 

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Wow, this has been popular. :)
I got a pic
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But it's outside looking in, waiting for the late coral shipment!

I hang out here because I love the guy who owns the store. He gets me (and everyone else in the community) fantastic deals.
 

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I'll have to go get more pictures of the store but I remembered I had this cute one of a shark!

I go to this store bc its the only one in town essentially! The people are friendly and they have stepped up their stock of corals a lot in the last year and a half. I recommend it when people are in my area.
 

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I don’t have a lot of love for them lfs. Too expensive to run one here so they ones that survive are either cut throat or just gross.
The business is kind of bad and inhumane. Fish equivalent to a puppy mill.
 

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I'm lucky enough to be blessed with 4 Salt Water/Reef Specialty LFS and 1 that is a Full PetStore but mostly Saltwater... I go to each one for different reasons...

Aquariums Wholesale: Best Auction Corals
The Reef Rack: Best in-store Coral Prices
Paradise Aquatics: Best Fish Prices
Picasso Exotic Aquatics: I go here because it has the best presentation of the others, but it's definitely the most expensive and I almost never buy from them unless no one else has what I want.
Pet-Topia: It's right there with Paradise price-wise, so if Paradise doesn't have it, I run to this one to see if they have it, it's just further away.
 

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Well I live in the coral capital of the country.

Top Shelf Aquatics
Living Reef Orlando
World Wide Corals
Sea In The City

I frequent Top Shelf because their dry goods selection is top notch. Store is immaculate and the staff is the most helpful.

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I am so lucky to have @tsmaquatics , as my FAVORITE place in the continental US (never bought fish from elsewhere), to buy fish from!!!
No photos of their facility as it has been curbside only except for the 1st time I ever went there.
But all my favorite fish have been from them. I will not add another fish, to any of my 4 tanks, that is from another LFS. Their quarantine process is NO JOKE!
July 2020 was my first time there, and I was SO impressed with their facility. As soon as you walked into their warehouse style facility (just past a small front desk and foyer) you were face to face with 2 stunning bandit angels.
 

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I'll have to go get more pictures of the store but I remembered I had this cute one of a shark!

I go to this store bc its the only one in town essentially! The people are friendly and they have stepped up their stock of corals a lot in the last year and a half. I recommend it when people are in my area.
What LFS is it? Im in HSV and go to Montgomery a lot. Looks like Bham might have something good enough to make me stop!
 

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What LFS is it? Im in HSV and go to Montgomery a lot. Looks like Bham might have something good enough to make me stop!
Its Reeflife Aquariums. They have a website you can order from as well but its worth stopping in. On their website they update when their orders come in every week and let you know what fish they get in. If remember Wednesday afternoons are one of their better days bc of shipments but I just like that they'll pretty much order any fish on their website for you and get it in stock. They also do freshwater if you know anyone who likes that But they're passion is saltwater. Good selection of both though.
 

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Beautiful fish!
I cannot wait for @tsmaquatics to reopen in the spring!!
From what I know, they are redoing their website as well as their interior!! They will be reopening to the public again since they closed to in-store shopping mid 2020. I am SO excited to be able to go in again and look around!!! The very first fish I bought for my 55g, my first ever "reef", were all from TSM. The 2 clowns pictured, as well as the bluespotted watchman goby that are still thriving!
 

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I cannot wait for @tsmaquatics to reopen in the spring!!
From what I know, they are redoing their website as well as their interior!! They will be reopening to the public again since they closed to in-store shopping mid 2020. I am SO excited to be able to go in again and look around!!! The very first fish I bought for my 55g, my first ever "reef", were all from TSM. The 2 clowns pictured, as well as the bluespotted watchman goby that are still thriving!
That's awesome! I was actually reading about their quarantine process today - impressive. I'd love to see their place in person, but I'm in Iowa lol. Will definitely plan to order online though!
 

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That's awesome! I was actually reading about their quarantine process today - impressive. I'd love to see their place in person, but I'm in Iowa lol. Will defnitely plan to order online though!
Don't worry, when I step foot in their doors, I'll have my camera rolling!!!!

@tsmaquatics I'm gonna have @Utubereefer help me make a killer video to highlight your reopening!!
 

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@tsmaquatics , Matt sold me my very first fish since getting back into saltwater keeping :)
 

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I go to The Fish Crew in Fort Collins Colorado, a little bit of a drive, but the tanks are always clean, the staff helpful, and the selection great!

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the 2000g display tank
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Huge frag tank

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And I had to sneak in a picture of the tiered plant system.
 

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