Great LFS in NY

[Cypherman]

Took my first trip to The Fish Place in four years (N. Tonawanda, NY). I walked in the door and was greeted by the sight of five 15 in. peacock bass eyeing me hungrily lol. Saw so many great fish...Especially in the cichlid section. They even had a fat female P. polleni (which was the main reason I went there) but it wasn't for sale :angry: :angry:

Has anyone ever seen a 16 in. oscar?? I saw about five...Very nice...More large peacock bass in the back...My mom was looking kinda bored until she saw some huge grotesque calico orandas wallowing in a 55 gallon tank for $50. I can't believe she was actually thinking about taking some of those home lol. Also saw the most aggressive Queen triggerfish Ive ever seen. I could actually feel the fish's bites through the glass. They also had a fairly nice M. tigrinus about 16 in. long for $300, if any1's interested ;)

Also saw an empty multi-hundred gallon tank (estimating at 1-2 thousand gallons) in construction...There was a tangle of driftwood the size of a lawnmower sitting in there, with two more sitting outside the tank. I can only hope it's gonna be a S.A. biotope (it's going up later this month hehe).

You might be wondering what I went home with after visiting such a store...I almost went home with a nice Caquetaia "kraussi" (actually C. spectabilis, only 9.99 for a 5 in. fish) but I knew it was an impulse purchase and those usually lead to trouble hehe...Sigh... :( And those Acestrorynchus fasciatus and Ctenolucius hujeta would have been mauled by my GT, so they were out too lol. The Red Spiny Devil plecos were tempting, but the 24.99 could be put to better use for Christmas gifts so no pleco either :p I did pick up a dozen rosies to treat my GT and the latest copy of TFH tho lol. Was lookig for some New Life Spectrum, but no luck either. It was worth it though, definitely going back again in the future.

[Rook Bartley]

I was there about a month or so ago and they had some huge clown loaches (about 10"-12"). I've seen pics of them, but never in person. They were all hiding in the PVC tubing though.

I do like going there though. Its better than an aquarium (you know what I mean :) )

[Z Man]

Cypherman, Just to let you know, they are Karussi because they were from my stock. I also had Spectabilis before and they are different. The 2000 gallon tank will hold large SA cichlids when ready. They just removed hundreds of small Africans from that tank a few weeks ago. They change the display about every 2 years. The most impressive one was with mostly all Discus. BTW if The Fish Place doesn't have it, it's probably not available. There are 320 retail display tanks on that floor and another 1000 downstairs in the wholesale department. For those of you wondering, it's just between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY.

[Darkangel]

That store is AWESOME. I travel all the way from Toronto just to go there. It has got more fish then most any store I have ever been to.I love that place.

[Cypherman]

Naw man, Im almost positive those are specs, unless krausii can get the light blue scales. There were only two, and they had no striping at all. But if they're ur fish, then you would know better than I would lol.

Too bad I missed the African display; I'm sure that was amazing as well. Wish I coulda seen the wholesale floor tho :p

I know exactly what you mean Bartley; it IS like goin to a public aquarium, only you can take home what you like :D

[wetmanNY]

Cripes! wouldn'ya know! they open a great New York LFS... but it's New York State. And the wrong end of N'yawkstate to boot!

Might as well be in Ohio-- practically in Canada!-- to those of us for whom the Delaware Water Gap is the Gateway to the West!

Got my hopes up. Got my juices all flowing too...

[Cypherman]

Lol. So sorry to dissapoint. But doesn't NYC have more than its fair share of LFS stores? :rolleyes:

[wetmanNY]

Two? New World Aquarium in Manhattan and aquatic treasures on Woodhaven Blvd in Queens.

Any others, neighbors?

New Jersey has some good LFS of course. And Long Island has that good place in Patchogue.

[Cypherman]

....That's it? I'd expect more from such a big city. What about regular pet stores? Do they have a good fish selection? Markheim here has a great fish selection even though its not specialized.

[Cichlid Woman]

Oh, I'm droolin'. There's nothing here much. I'm getting ready to raid Springfield, IL (my neck of the woods, but still quite a drive away).... It's a very sad thing to be a fish addict and not have any lfs in the neighborhood worthy of the name. All we've got is Petco, Superpet (filthy tanks but fixing that, I'm told), and PetSmart. Ugh. And, oh yes, there's a Walmart.

-- Pat

[Darkangel]

Cypherman is Markheim's on Sheridan Dr. They have birds, dogs, and such when you go in then fish the herps? If that is the store it is very nice as well. One of the three stores I hit when I make that drive. The Fish Place rules though as far as numbers of oddballs you will see. Didnt that 2000 gallon tank have a few hundred Neon or Cardinal tetras in it a few years ago. Like about 7 or 8? I love that store wish it were closer though.

[Cypherman]

Yea Markheim's the 1 on Sheridan.

And I don't remember what was in that huge tank, but I can't wait to see what goes in it next.

[Ozone]

I went last week at aquatic treasures on Woodhaven Blvd they have very good collection of fishes that’s the only big store I have seen in my area coz I live on Woodhaven blvd but there price are very high don’t ya think??? And the other store where I spent most of my money is on Atlantic Ave pet lend D near the path mark where I go almost every day lol........
Do you know any big store in this area??
Ozone

[StevieM]

Those are the two places I make the trek to from down here in Lewiston, NY. Definitely worth the 30 minute drive or so , staff in both places are very good I 've found and you can't beat the selection at the Fish Place. Occasionally I will even stop in Markheim just to check out their Red-Bellied Piranahs, I just want to see them eat sometime! IF you are in the WNY area there is another store I find worth mentioning, Pets Plus in Lockport , NY located on Rt. 31 heading there from Niagra Falls. They have a pretty good selection of everything, their staff is pretty good, and if you want Marine fish I find they have one of the better salt water selections in the area. If you haven't already I recommend checking it out...the prices aren't quite as high as the Amherst area either for those of you in B-lo.

steve

[StevieM]

Oh yeah btw, if you want to really see Red Bellies...Pets Plus also has a massive tank in their back room with about 30 of them in there...so skittish when you approach the tank you can see them all start to school, its really amazing to watch. :D

[beviking]

Sounds like a good time to take my wife for a romantic weekend get-away at The Pet Place...oh I mean Niagra Falls!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Pootspete]

Originally posted by Ozone
I went last week at aquatic treasures on Woodhaven Blvd they have very good collection of fishes that’s the only big store I have seen in my area coz I live on Woodhaven blvd but there price are very high don’t ya think??? And the other store where I spent most of my money is on Atlantic Ave pet lend D near the path mark where I go almost every day lol........
Do you know any big store in this area??
Ozone

Woodhaven Blvd. is in Forest Hills, correct?

[wetmanNY]

Aquatic Treasures, 62-06 Woodhaven, in Rego Park. it's about a half mile south of Queens Blvd.

[Ozone]

Originally posted by wetmanNY
Aquatic Treasures, 62-06 Woodhaven, in Rego Park. it's about a half mile south of Queens Blvd.

wetmanNY I live on Woodhaven, Ozone Park do you know any other place similar to Aquatic Treasures around in Queens region.
thanks
-=Oz=-

[Ozone]

New World Aquarium in Manhattan where in Manhattan???:rolleyes:
Thanks
-=Oz=-