Fish Girl

I just discovered this cool fish store right next to my local church which has everything you could possibly want, so I'm pretty chuffed about that

newbie101

mine is 5 min drive, but isnt so great, just a small local thing but theyre expanding the aquatics department like right now, not in 10 years

Marc

The one near me has all the basics and a pretty random fish supply.

RoboDude

I live in a small town, and have to travel about 30 kilometers or more to get to the nearest pet store, but it is a great place. Only thing is, I can't drive!

Jon

30 minutes from my house, 5 minutes from my school

atmmachine816

can you add some more otions like distance too like a mile

beckers4oranges

i have to drive 15 minutes to another town to get my fish... and get this...my town... the name of it....

is Whitefish

EmpPleco

HaHa that's funny

I have to drive 30 minutes away for my LFS

Osiris

I guess I'm lucky to have about 10 fish shops within a 20 minute drive, but my favorite is just 2 or 3 miles down the highway.

atmmachine816

my favorite one is less than a mile away i walk run or ride my bike to it at least once a week

fish_r_friend

lucky

rob2uk

I have a little test I like to give fish stores before I hand over any money...

first I ask them about cycling a tank, then I chat to them about common diseases

If I get the impression that they don't know what they're talking about, I don't visit them again

EmpPleco

Thats a good system Rob

I stroll around the shop for about an hour or so depending on how big it is, and I listen about to what advice they give to their customers, the quality of their supplies, how many dead fish I see, and how many sick fish I see.

atmmachine816

i dont mind seeing dead fish in feeder fish tanks but in other tanks i dont like to see dead fish i like this one because they maintain a 125 gallon tank and i rarely ever see dead fish even in there feeder fish tanks and the GM is really nice and has helped me save money in various ways and i go there every week and i am trying to get to know them so when i am old enough i can work there no problem

BE JEALOUS fish r friend i go there every day now to make you jealous

dahly

One just fish and four other Pet Stores that sell fish too, within 5 miles. Three other's within 3 miles of work.

fish_r_friend

well you can so no hard feelings

Jason

i got one round the corner

AnnaEA

The fish store is just a few minutes away by car here -- so far it seems like a really nice shop..... though they do sell painted glassfish

I've also got the big name pet places around as well, all with in about 10 minutes.

Anna

chris02_84

you guys are lucky, i live on the AF base and it's a 20 min drive to the city. and they only have ONE pet store with a very small selection of fish. and then there is wal mart...those are my two places for supplies, and they are very limited...And the nearest good pet store is 2 hours away.....it sucks...

atmmachine816

o the life of a marine so are you going to do it for a life job or what a fair amount of people in my family not immediate have served the the army and other places

fish r friend so far i have gone to the lfs twice this week would have gone again today if it werent for normal Cleveland weather it sucks

chris02_84

don't know...I've been to Iraq twice. i miss my son and my wife a lot. when i left he couldn't lift his head up, and when i came back he was walking around and talking. i missed my 21st birthday. and we're not allowed to drink there. so i don't know. it's a really hard decision.

dano569

one store is about a 10 minute drive,then 2 others about 20 minutes away.

czarben

I have an awesome store about 2 miles from home, http://www.preusspets.com/ , but they're moving to a larger location that's about a 10 minute drive which isn't that bad.

0morrokh

Petco and Petsmart really close, and then there's my awesome lfs really close too. I'm so fortunate to be able to be at a pet or fish store at least once a week!

newbie101

NOT----FAIR!!!!
:P like 5 Petco/marts are tied for closest to me, but they are all about a 35 min drive for me And my lfs is pretty small (theyre expanding their fish section tho, probably because I go in there like once a week hehehe

0morrokh

Wow, I don't know how you can stand it Emma. I don't think I could live without Petco right near me.
My lfs is pretty small too, they just sell a lot of fish, and then a small really expensive selection of equipment. Hehe I must drive my parents nuts always wanting to go there though.

Jai

Funny thing is that there is a Fish store just around the corner, but I don't go to them I go to the one which is about 45 minutes bus ride, only coz of it's variety and wonderful help

newbie101

and at my lfs there id this person who actually knows a good amount about fish compatibility and stuff, but she says plants are HARMFUL to a tank! Which they are anything but!

0morrokh

Wierd. If you ever remember, ask her what she bases this on, I'd like to know how she figures plants are bad for the aquarium.

newbie101

yeah...