My favorite local fish store

[dracothebichir]

rainbow pets schaumburg Illinois. it has a great selction from fish to birds and everything in between.even porcupines.

[GloFish1999]

Funky Fish & Friends

What does it have? Fish (Both saltwater and freshwater!) Reptiles/Amphibians (Beardies, leos, painted turtles, tree frogs, chamilians, etc...) Aquatic reptiles/amphibians (ADFs, anenemes, although that's more of an animals instead of an aquatic reptile or amphibian and it's probably not spelled right, etc...) and even other animals sometimes (Tarantulas, dwarf hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, etc...)
How good is it? AMAZING!!!
Where is it? Gaylord, Michigan http://gaylordfunkyfish.com/
What makes it worth checking out? Well, basicly everything... On their website it says they have a stingray tank, but now it has their anenemes (like I said before, probably spelled wrong...)

YOU GOT TO CHECK THIS PLACE OUT!!!

[OhYesItsMe]

Mine is ABC Aquarium.

http://abcpetcity.com/

They have an amazing selection and many fish I have never seen. The fish are healthy and good quality. The people there know a lot and are very helpful. They have a really cool room with couches all these big display tanks filled with fish.

[Sorafish]

The Ocean Floor, in Arizona (can't remember city) Is has the best selection of fish I've found. Service is iffy though. The manager sucks as far as people skills go (the employees don't know what they'll get in shipments or when because of this) and one of the girls that works there is careless when it comes to catching fish, but the guy that works freshwater is very experienced and willing to help with anything you need. The fish are pretty great quality from what I've seen.

[dracothebichir]

my favorite local pet store is rainbow pets in st. charles illinois. it has a knowledgable staff,great selection,and great prices.

[giggitygiggity]

For those who live in San Diego.


Aquatic Warehouse - Only been there once, but the name says most about it. They are only a fish store. They have both freshwater and saltwater, pretty big selection, and friendly staff. I purchased a fish and a rock from them, my rock was 14 pounds and when the lady rung me up he said "The rock was 14lbs but ring it up at 12 pounds" Cool staff!

[Bug Girl]

I live on Long Island, NY and good pet stores are few and far between, at least when it comes to fish. There are two good ones I've been to so far though.

In Riverhead there is a Petland Discounts (yes, it's a chain, but this particular store is wonderful). It doesn't have much variety and tends to stick with the basic freshwater species, but its fish tend to be healthy and the people working there are helpful. It has some of the best angelfish on the island, or so I've been told.

In Patchogue there is Country Critters. Going by it on the street you'd think it a small, shabby place. It's not. Inside it's huge and nothing like its outside would suggest. It's where you go if you want exotics or very large specimens. As a result the prices are on the high side for most of the fish there, but not unreasonably so. The people there know what they're talking about and won't sell you a fish they don't think you can handle. Be honest about the tank setup you have and they'll match you with the perfect fish.

[rolltide]

Its crazy but I get most of my fish at walmart and they live longer then the ones at petco or petsmart.I bought a platy this week and it had babies the day i got it and so far i found 21 and i cant belive that there doing good too.

[emc7]

Be specific, which Walmart?

[MagPie]

In Sacramento I'm still looking for a good local place since the place I used to go to closed. Walmart doesn't sell fish in my area anymore, they haven't for a while. Plus their fish were never good. Petco is ok, not much of a selection and the fish usually have something wrong with them. The one fish I got from Petco died within a week (was not my tank).

So far I've been to Aqua Workz, which has a decent setup, good selection of fish. However, customer service could use some work and they have tattooed fish there.

Next Exotic, which also was lacking in customer service. However it is a big store that had a lot of dry goods and a big selection of fish (most of which looked ify) and a nice selection of live plants. Most of the tanks weren't that clean. One tank full of plants had debris all over the plants. But the plants in other tanks looked good. Oh and the store was noisey, I think they run these big exhaust fans all the time. Which makes hearing yourself think hard to do haha.

Finally I went to JoJo's which I didn't spend much time in. It's a smaller store, but their stock looked healthy and tanks looked clean. They had some nice setups with plants and even had some Zebra Otos, which I was very tempted to buy. haha.

I haven't bought anything recently but I will definately go back to JoJo's.

[MsAquarium]

Anyone have a favorite from Oklahoma?

[SalamanDERP]

those sound great, are there any in florida preferably in miami?

[IAoddball]

Pet Barn in Council Bluffs, IA is pretty amazing (for it being in IA). It's all FW usually commons like guppies, barbs, etc. But you can special order just about anything. A friend of mine ordered a needlenose gar from then ($40), Red Tail Catfish, and a Jardini Arowana.

I'm currently in debates in my mind to put in my 75 with my Senegal Bichir. But when i figure it out, I will probably go there to order it.

[Cat216]

I have to say Sea Dwellers and Friends in Angola, IN is becoming my favorite. They have tons of fish, salt and fresh, but the best is the staff! They treat you as if you were the only customer in the store and each and every one of them has answers to all the beginners questions. I'm already wondering where I can put a second tank of different fish.

[Murloc]

For anyone in California, here are my favorite spots.

The Aquatic Warehouse - San Diego ( Kerny Mesa [hands down dopest place] )

Tri City Tropical - Vista

The Pond Source - Carlsbad

Aquarium Odyssey - Palm Desert

San Diego Aquarium Rock - Spring Valley

Pet Kingdom - San Diego ( The Owner and I do a lot of work with tranchulas )

Octopuss Garden - San Diego

Goldfish World - San Diego

Aqua SD - San Diego

Fish Haven - Escondido

Deep Sea Creations - Temecula

Exotic Tropical Fish Of The World - Moreno Valley

Fish Fantasy - Riverside

Aquarium In Motion - Corona


The List honestly goes on and on but those are in my top 10 or so.