Distance of fish stores

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

 

mine is 5 min drive, but isn't so great, just a small local thing :-\ but theyre expanding the aquatics department like right now, not in 10 years

 

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

 

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!

 

30 minutes from my house, 5 minutes from my school

 

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

 

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

is         Whitefish

 

HaHa that's funny

I have to drive 30 minutes away for my LFS

 

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.

 

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

 

lucky

 

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

 

That's 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.

 

I don't mind seeing dead fish in feeder fish tanks but in other tanks I don't 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 ;D

 

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

 

I don't mind seeing dead fish in feeder fish tanks but in other tanks I don't 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 ;D

well you can so no hard feelings

 

I got one round the corner

 

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

 

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...

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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!

 

NOT----FAIR!!!!
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 ;D ;D ;Dhehehe

 

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. ;D

 

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 ;D

 

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!

 

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.

 

yeah...

 

10 -15min to my nearest and most frequented lfs!

 

The closest one is about a 2 min walk but it is really a bad one. The next one to that is about a 5 min drive.
Tom

 

5-10 min, depending on lights & traffic.

 

Mine is about 30 minutes away, depending on traffic. I don't go out in that neck of the woods for anything else though, so I have to make it a point to go there. There's a pet store about a 10 minute drive from home that I pass on my way to and from work, so I pick up supplies there sometimes. The other store is my favorite though, and I go to them for fish. That's also where I got my tank, stand, and other necessities (filter, heater, etc.).

 

Ok, I have a small store that sells a few fish meds, foods and water conditions 1 mile away, about a 4 minute drive. Next in line is which is 10 miles away, about 22 minutes or so...then, PetSmart after that. Its 14 miles from me, or 24 minutes.

Then, its www.bbpetstop.com, which is 30 miles/47 minutes away.

There is another store about that same distance from me, but in the opposite direction, that I've never been to. I'll have to go check it out sometime.

 

sure there are closer ones however the only good reputable one is 30 mins away

 

Ive some within a resonable distance but not too keen on any of them so end up going to one 30 mile away and traffics always bad Would be nice to find a good 1 a bit more local

 

The big ones here are about 20-30min away.

 

If I could get ...then I might be 5 minutes from my LFS.

 

Longer than five minutes drive, which is pretty depressing. One that is five minutes WALK away would be pretty great. And yet, it's not like I live in a rural area or anything - there aren't tons of fish stores around here that I much like - there aren't much at all, actually. I've found a couple.