Windy City.. - Aquarium Advice

Acer · 09-07-2005, 01:35 PM

hows it going guys and girls, i have a question for anybody in the chicago area.. i am having trouble finding a good [acronym:96cb3761f1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:96cb3761f1], everybody in town seems to have the same boring basic [acronym:96cb3761f1="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:96cb3761f1] fish.. is there any shops you guys go to in particular? i dont care about driving or too much about prices, if you guys can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.. thanks

Hara · 09-07-2005, 01:38 PM

If you havent done so already, you may want to sign up in the Illinois forum. There may even be threads on this topic in there.

Jason the Lost · 09-07-2005, 02:02 PM

Try Terry's Aquarium in NW Indiana right north of 80/94 on calumet avenue. Small place but they have some stuff you normally don't see.
Scotts petshop in Westchester is probably the most famous though...alot of the fish are bigger, more expensive ones however.

RogerMcAllen · 09-07-2005, 02:16 PM

What part of the Chicago area. Down where 80 hits 57 there is a pretty nice place I like to go to called Capital Pets.

jaarient · 09-07-2005, 02:23 PM

I go to Wet Pets and Friends, nice and friendly, they helped me get going a few times.

Wet Pets and Friends Inc.
849 E. Nerge Rd.
Roselle, IL 60193
(630) 539-2100

Or Rainbow pets sometimes

RAINBOW PETS
1417 W SCHAUMBURG ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60194
Phone: (847) 301-9600

Acer · 09-07-2005, 03:06 PM

thanks alot guys, im gonna start driving aruond this week end, just bought a 75 [acronym:d8640b72ce="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:d8640b72ce] with everything needed and stand/hood for 200..

skennelly · 09-07-2005, 06:52 PM

The Living Sea in Park Ridge has a good selection of [acronym:f3a1c34614="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:f3a1c34614]

TomK2 · 09-07-2005, 07:32 PM

Ah, I was trying to remember the name of "the living sea". I think they are the ones with a shark pool? I liked it. There was antoher store in Lincoln Park, on Wells street?, that I thought was prettty cool, but that was years ago. Otherwise Scott's in Westchester, buy I never go there on a weekend, its chaos!

edit: Tropiquatics in Lombard is "OK", nothing great, but better than most of the other small shops in the area.

mr86mister · 09-07-2005, 07:57 PM

its funny, i live all the way over here in Syracuse but i go and visit my great uncle and aunt in Lake Station, Indiana area and i've actually been to that Capital Pets*i beleive that was the one* we go and hang around Chicago all the time and i like to visit the stores *cough pet stores cough*...lol

Joey17 · 09-07-2005, 08:51 PM

Scott's petshop is ok, but yeah they are too expensive.

09-07-2005, 01:35 PM	#1
Acer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Il Posts: 429 Images: 1	Windy City.. hows it going guys and girls, i have a question for anybody in the chicago area.. i am having trouble finding a good [acronym:96cb3761f1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:96cb3761f1], everybody in town seems to have the same boring basic [acronym:96cb3761f1="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:96cb3761f1] fish.. is there any shops you guys go to in particular? i dont care about driving or too much about prices, if you guys can point me in the right direction i would appreciate it.. thanks

09-07-2005, 01:38 PM	#2
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	If you havent done so already, you may want to sign up in the Illinois forum. There may even be threads on this topic in there. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

09-07-2005, 02:16 PM	#4
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	What part of the Chicago area. Down where 80 hits 57 there is a pretty nice place I like to go to called Capital Pets. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

09-07-2005, 02:23 PM	#5
jaarient Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chicago USA Posts: 25	I go to Wet Pets and Friends, nice and friendly, they helped me get going a few times. Wet Pets and Friends Inc. 849 E. Nerge Rd. Roselle, IL 60193 (630) 539-2100 Or Rainbow pets sometimes RAINBOW PETS 1417 W SCHAUMBURG ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL 60194 Phone: (847) 301-9600 __________________ Thanks, Jim

09-07-2005, 07:32 PM	#8
TomK2 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Posts: 1,953 Images: 2	Ah, I was trying to remember the name of "the living sea". I think they are the ones with a shark pool? I liked it. There was antoher store in Lincoln Park, on Wells street?, that I thought was prettty cool, but that was years ago. Otherwise Scott's in Westchester, buy I never go there on a weekend, its chaos! edit: Tropiquatics in Lombard is "OK", nothing great, but better than most of the other small shops in the area. __________________ Tom's Tank - The web's best (only?) Motorcycling, trap shootin', aquarium site - IS BACK! With a new url. Oceanic 55+,two Fluval 404's,In-line 300W heater,Moderately planted with Polyvinylus Chloridus sp.=the only plants that last in my tank

09-07-2005, 02:02 PM	#3
Jason the Lost Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 153	Try Terry's Aquarium in NW Indiana right north of 80/94 on calumet avenue. Small place but they have some stuff you normally don't see. Scotts petshop in Westchester is probably the most famous though...alot of the fish are bigger, more expensive ones however.

09-07-2005, 03:06 PM	#6
Acer Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chicago Il Posts: 429 Images: 1	thanks alot guys, im gonna start driving aruond this week end, just bought a 75 [acronym:d8640b72ce="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:d8640b72ce] with everything needed and stand/hood for 200..

09-07-2005, 06:52 PM	#7
skennelly Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois USA Posts: 125	The Living Sea in Park Ridge has a good selection of [acronym:f3a1c34614="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:f3a1c34614]

09-07-2005, 07:57 PM	#9
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 779 Images: 27	its funny, i live all the way over here in Syracuse but i go and visit my great uncle and aunt in Lake Station, Indiana area and i've actually been to that Capital Petsi beleive that was the one we go and hang around Chicago all the time and i like to visit the stores cough pet stores cough...lol __________________ 20G High Semi-Aggressive, 5G Community 46 Bowfront Reef Tank, 2.5 Salwater Picotope 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons 3 Cats, 1 Choc. Lab, 1 Lop-Eared Bunny

09-07-2005, 08:51 PM	#10
Joey17 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 299	Scott's petshop is ok, but yeah they are too expensive.

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