BillyZ
Aquarium Advice Addict
Just going to list LFS I frequent and my personal opinions of them.
The one I go to most often is Salt Water Paradise, Main St Tonawanda, right by the river. I started going there at first because when I first set up my tank I shopped around for the LR and liked the quality of his rock the best from what I was able to find locally (which wasn't a lot). He cures his LR separately for 2 weeks before moving it into the "for sale" tank. His curing tank is in plain view as well. He has quite a wide variety of fish, inverts and corals. His prices are a "little" high but i think you're paying for quality. I have never had any sick fish or critters from him and usually get good advice. I occasionally feel like i'm getting the, "if it means you'll buy it, then yes." kind of answers from him but usually I feel he's pretty honest.
There is one I know of but haven't gone to since my initial LR research. "The Fish Place" I believe is also in tonawanda. They are a wide variety store, FreshWater, Saltwater, Ponds etc. They had a slightly wider variety but their LR looked somewhat vacant compared to Saltwater paradise and their LR was also covered in Fire Worms so I decided against it. I would like to go back and review their Livestock, I'll post up my thoughts after I get a chance to visit them.
ANyone else have any opinions about these stores or about other LFS in the WNY area? I'm VERY anxious to find other stores simply because I like variety!
The one I go to most often is Salt Water Paradise, Main St Tonawanda, right by the river. I started going there at first because when I first set up my tank I shopped around for the LR and liked the quality of his rock the best from what I was able to find locally (which wasn't a lot). He cures his LR separately for 2 weeks before moving it into the "for sale" tank. His curing tank is in plain view as well. He has quite a wide variety of fish, inverts and corals. His prices are a "little" high but i think you're paying for quality. I have never had any sick fish or critters from him and usually get good advice. I occasionally feel like i'm getting the, "if it means you'll buy it, then yes." kind of answers from him but usually I feel he's pretty honest.
There is one I know of but haven't gone to since my initial LR research. "The Fish Place" I believe is also in tonawanda. They are a wide variety store, FreshWater, Saltwater, Ponds etc. They had a slightly wider variety but their LR looked somewhat vacant compared to Saltwater paradise and their LR was also covered in Fire Worms so I decided against it. I would like to go back and review their Livestock, I'll post up my thoughts after I get a chance to visit them.
ANyone else have any opinions about these stores or about other LFS in the WNY area? I'm VERY anxious to find other stores simply because I like variety!