Brianfl…
I have a little pack of striata and they're some of my favorites. Great little fish.
NJ…
You should call down to New World and see what they say. I'm in agreement with the mighty WetFeller: its the only Fish Shop in Manhattan that I bother with anymore (although Mr. Win seemed very nice and the Goldfish place around the corner was worth the visit). Its only a few minutes walk from Grand Central.
I realize you may not be as fully and independently mobile as you might like, but here are a few other places that aren't that far from you…
Pet Place II in Nanuet (on Rt. 52), seems well run but the stocking levels vary. Call ahead.
House of Fins in Greenwich CT. Definitely call ahead (very small but very good, and willing to special order — its a store front for an aquarium maintenance business in the wealth-belt… their volume and their connections aren't necessarily obvious from the street).
If you can hunt down someone going to the beach, Country Critters in Patchogue is a brilliant place and only about a 10 minute ride from the beach at Mastic/Shirley (east end of Fire Island). I saw Yoyos there a few weeks ago.
Maybe 20 minutes from the Jersey side of the GWB (in Clifton) Absolutely Fish has a large selection of fish and, it seems to me, very normally carries a number of small loaches, including YoYos. I'd guess here or New World are your best bet.
Did you try that guy on the service road for the Deagan, across from the raceway? I remember seeing a bunch of different loaches in there last year…
HTH
I have a little pack of striata and they're some of my favorites. Great little fish.
NJ…
You should call down to New World and see what they say. I'm in agreement with the mighty WetFeller: its the only Fish Shop in Manhattan that I bother with anymore (although Mr. Win seemed very nice and the Goldfish place around the corner was worth the visit). Its only a few minutes walk from Grand Central.
I realize you may not be as fully and independently mobile as you might like, but here are a few other places that aren't that far from you…
Pet Place II in Nanuet (on Rt. 52), seems well run but the stocking levels vary. Call ahead.
House of Fins in Greenwich CT. Definitely call ahead (very small but very good, and willing to special order — its a store front for an aquarium maintenance business in the wealth-belt… their volume and their connections aren't necessarily obvious from the street).
If you can hunt down someone going to the beach, Country Critters in Patchogue is a brilliant place and only about a 10 minute ride from the beach at Mastic/Shirley (east end of Fire Island). I saw Yoyos there a few weeks ago.
Maybe 20 minutes from the Jersey side of the GWB (in Clifton) Absolutely Fish has a large selection of fish and, it seems to me, very normally carries a number of small loaches, including YoYos. I'd guess here or New World are your best bet.
Did you try that guy on the service road for the Deagan, across from the raceway? I remember seeing a bunch of different loaches in there last year…
HTH