baseball16
Aquarium Advice Newbie
hi, my name is Larry. I owned a fish store between 1983 and 1991 in Simi Valley Calif. Due to some unfortunate circumstances i had to close my store. My store was primary fresh water with a small salt water section. After 25 years i was drawn back into the hobby along with my 5 year old grandson. The biggest thing i discovered was that most stores now specialize in saltwater with some freshwater fish and very few had live plants. Most of the stores were dirty and run by people who didnt really know much. My guess is the big box stores had taken over much of the business. This makes me very sad. The hobby hasnt changed much the basics are still the same. I would love to go back into the business but financially i dont think its possible. I think having a store owned by a true hobbyist would be fantastic and help spread the hobby to a new generation. I look forward to bringing the basics of the hobby to a new generation. This is going to be fun.