Visiting Tampa Bay, looking for LFS recommendations

Just John · Mar 1, 2026

Hemmbone20 said:
Oh wow you’ll have a blast in Florida then.
I’m excited for you haha

Like others have said, coral corral is cool. Nice big display tanks. Marine warehouse is very close to that and has a decent selection. That could be one easy trip. I live over in Brandon/Valrico and my LFS is “The aquarium and fish store” (original name, I know). They have some nice stuff for good prices but not as flashy as the previously mentioned 2.

Then if you have time make the trip to Orlando and stop in to WWC and Top Shelf.
I think both WWC and Top Shelf have insane prices, but if your goal is just to enjoy some beautiful display tanks that will 1000% check the box.
The drive from St Pete to WWC is about 1.5 hours. Probably closer to 2h with traffic depending on when you go.

As they said above, definitely take rush hour traffic into account when going to Orlando, because the backups can get really bad sometimes.

Ruben's Reef · Mar 2, 2026

Welcome to R2R !!! As was mentioned before from some of the Tampa Bay area members, this is the LFS in the area with a decent price on fish and corrals. Now, WWC in Orlando has the most beautiful display tank and corals selection following with TSA, LRO and other stores. ($$$)

.Fish and other itchy stuff ( healthy fish and nice corals)
.Coral Corral ( a lot of corals at a decent price)
. Marine Warehouse (fish and corals plus freshwater fish)
.Cardinal Aquarium
.Aj's Aquarium