The Local Fish Store

Today my friend and I went to the shopping center where our [acronym:12cb3963c1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:12cb3963c1] is, they have a home depot there as well. We wanted to build a sump, turns out, our plans were completely faulty (gave up on the sump, our budget was too low to build anything that worked). We spent about 1.5-2 hours at our [acronym:12cb3963c1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:12cb3963c1] and didn't buy anything. In the end, we ended up buying some hermit crabs (If anyone from our [acronym:12cb3963c1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:12cb3963c1] is on this forum, I can't say it to your face, but you guys need to lower your prices, and stop giving the type of advice "you can try it, but I wouldn't do that"). Anyway, that was my trip to our local fish store.

Anyone else here spend that time in an [acronym:12cb3963c1="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:12cb3963c1] (not making any HUGE purchases)? Or am I the only freak here? [acronym:12cb3963c1="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:12cb3963c1]....

[shawmutt]

Usually once a month I make the rounds to a few [acronym:5c3bbbf6e3="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:5c3bbbf6e3], to check their stock and for sales and get any little things I need. I usually spend about an hour or so in each one.

[Menagerie]

Yes, I spent way too much time at [acronym:2a8fe5d4e9="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:2a8fe5d4e9]!

[got bait?]

I'm off to get married!!

Congrats!

[TankGirl]

I regularly stop by my all of the area [acronym:3adfb50b09="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:3adfb50b09]'s, especially the one that is my favorite, and just browse and see what they have, chat with the staff, etc. I just like looking at fish, so it is kind of like going to a public aquarium or something. It gives me ideas and helps me keep up with what is popular, what they can't get in lately, etc.

It's nice to walk in a shop and the owner comes over to say, "you gotta come into the back and see these new peacocks we got" or something - contributes to [acronym:3adfb50b09="Malaysian Trumpet Snails or Multiple Tank Syndrome, depending on context"]MTS[/acronym:3adfb50b09], for sure!

[cheezysquirrelz]

Every week I "need" something from the [acronym:d07ad2a33c="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:d07ad2a33c]. My mom is SO sick of it, she refuses to go. I have to beg her and clean the house. I spend 2 to 2 1/2 hours there, staring at the fish and supplies.(Petting the dogs too )

[medge00]

I just graduated from Santa Barbara.... which store? PM me if you don't want to say the name in "public". Just curious, I've spent hours and every store there...

The Ocean Floors, does that ring a bell?

are you a customer or an employee? (or the owner)

[Punkymom]

I'm in my [acronym:c506dbf86e="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:c506dbf86e] every week. I have to buy crickets for my Oscars and their prices are better than Petsmart so I have an excuse if you will for going every week! I usually spend about 2 hours in there every week. I'm going to be buying my 75 [acronym:c506dbf86e="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:c506dbf86e] from them soon so they're going to lurve me!!!!

[An t-iasg]

My [acronym:a240fe387f="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:a240fe387f] is a hatchery. Stop by if you're in the Pittsburgh area! http://www.alloddballaquatics.com/

I live 45 minutes away, but when I go, I stay for an hour or two! I just love looking at the fry (some smaller than pinhead size) and the juvenile fish. (I even saw a Polypterus, Fruitbat!) It's amazing how a very, very tiny angelfish looks just like a miniature version of a big one!

Of course the hatchery has the most beautiful bettas around!

The large planted tank (plants for sale) is great too. There is also a display cichlid tank that is worth the trip!

There usually are people from the aquarium club there too. I don't belong to the club, but it's nice to talk "fish" with them all!