Good fish stores in Sacramento?

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BigAlFromCal

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I'm from the Bay Area, but now live in NorCal and I'm planning a trip to Sac this weekend, hopefully to find a great lfs (well, local to them anyway!). While the internet is terrific for most research, it ain't so hot for figuring out what's the best petstore.
Any suggestions from folks in the area? If possible, I'd love to hit two or three while I'm there. FW only.
Thanks!
 
Not sure about Sac but right down the road in Davis there used to be a good LFS called Petcetera. It's been a while since I've lived there so you might want to look it up.
 
Hi-
I live in Davis. First question - what's your local water like? Mine in Davis is pH 9.0 and hard, I think Sacramento water is pretty neutral. So if you have soft/neutral water, don't buy fish in Davis! Anyway here are the places I've been:

In Sacramento:
Capitol Aquarium: largest selection of fish, by far. Expensive. Employees seem like kids and are usually not helpful. Worth going just to look around.

O Street Aquarium: only a couple of blocks from Capitol Aquarium (3000 O St, I think), so will be worth your while to compare. Smaller but still a good selection. Consistently less expensive than Capitol for both fish and supplies. Employees seem knowledgeable.

There are several small stores in strip-malls I've stopped in to look at, but I usually end up walking back out pretty quickly.

In Davis:
Pet Cetera: small store, limited selection, but often has interesting fish. Owner is friendly and helpful.

Ace Hardware Pet Department: that's right, the Ace has a fish section! Very small, 12 tanks or so, but well stocked with Tanganyikan cichlids (I said we've got hard water, right?). Always has julies and telmatochromis, usually also has calvus, altos, shellies. Typically also always has tetras, danios, and other dither fish. If you want to keep Tanganyikans, go here and talk to Doug, I think he's there Tues-Sat.

Good luck. Post back (or PM me) if you want more info.
 
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