This is a decent store. All of the typical varieties of freshwater fish were present and healthy, and the tanks looked clean. There were also marine aquaria. For the experienced freshwater fishkeeper, however, this store will offer nothing new. The shopkeeper, Chris, had never heard of ""dario dario"" (scarlet badis) and did not think hardness was an important water paramater!! There were no unusual species of tetra, and the guppies were of the basic ""fancy"" variety only. When I called him on not properly acclimating new fish to his tanks (while I was there, he just floated the bags and then dumped them in, no dripping or adding water slowly), he was very defensive. First he told me that 99.5% of his new fish survive acclimation, and then realizing that I wouldn't possibly believe that, he went on to explain at length how every single fishkeeper will have fish die sometimes no matter what. (True, but less often, in my experience, if the fish are properly acclimated.) Anyway, despite his not making a very cogent argument about why not to acclimate fish, I enjoyed my visit and would recommend the shop to anyone looking for basic fish or supplies. For others, I would recommend Ocean Aquarium on Cedar St. and AquaForest on Fillmore.
Pros: Clean tanks, decent quality fish, good selection
Cons: Only the usual freshwater fare (no exciting species), owner not aware of the importance of acclimating new fish slowly
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