mynameisnobody Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Hello all, I live in Parrish, FL. As far as freshwater aquarium stores, they’re basically non existent. I have 1 local store which is pretty well stocked. I also have a ton of farms (I tend to prefer buying quality stock, so this can be difficult at times. You also do not have the luxury of seeing the species in an aquarium.) I moved here 2 years ago from NYC. The freshwater aquarium stores in NYC, specifically Queens had spoiled me rotten. I have since become an online fish shopper which has tons of benefits. With the amount of research I do, it’s safe to say that the only down side eventually became that I miss the brick and mortar experience. Question is, what pockets of America do you find the largest saturation of freshwater aquarium stores? We have a week long vacation and I’d like to plan around this very question. Stipulation is I’d have to be within 1 weeks driving distance back and forth. It would be very convenient for this to be in Georgia or Louisiana, but alls I know is, it definitely isn’t Florida. (I am aware of a few store in the state, but they are extremely few and far in between). Please help me plan our vacation. 😎 Thank you kindly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billango Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Sorry this doesn't answer your question but the triple crown convention in kentucky might have been driveable and cool to see. Maybe for future vacay tho? Good luck planning your vacation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 @billango noted. I do have 2 fish clubs that I attend, however I’m still missing that feeling of not knowing what you’d like to add to your aquariums, however am confident that no matter what you end up with, it’ll be really cool. I wish Aquarium Coop was drivable but it may as well be a million miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billango Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 2:17 PM, Kalopsia said: @billango noted. I do have 2 fish clubs that I attend, however I’m still missing that feeling of not knowing what you’d like to add to your aquariums, however am confident that no matter what you end up with, it’ll be really cool. I wish Aquarium Coop was drivable but it may as well be a million miles away. Lucky for me I'm actually very close to aquarium co-op and have a couple other solid lfs options as well. Excited for the new store expansion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 The Seattle area is pretty good. We have Aquarium co-op, a very nice ADA dealer and a bunch of decent LFS. We also have giant snow covered volcanoes, chains of tree lined islands in an inland sea, beautiful rocky beaches and great food from lots of different cultures. We have two seasons, Rain and August so come in August 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeam Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 6:43 PM, Patrick_G said: The Seattle area is pretty good. We have Aquarium co-op, a very nice ADA dealer and a bunch of decent LFS. We also have giant snow covered volcanoes, chains of tree lined islands in an inland sea, beautiful rocky beaches and great food from lots of different cultures. We have two seasons, Rain and August so come in August 😁 I so miss living in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island. I still listen to KEXP everyday and pretend I'm local. On 10/19/2022 at 6:43 PM, Patrick_G said: The Seattle area is pretty good. We have Aquarium co-op, a very nice ADA dealer and a bunch of decent LFS. We also have giant snow covered volcanoes, chains of tree lined islands in an inland sea, beautiful rocky beaches and great food from lots of different cultures. We have two seasons, Rain and August so come in August 😁 I so miss living in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island. I still listen to KEXP everyday and pretend I'm local. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 @Patrick_G Seattle isn’t an option. I live in Florida and asked for something within a weeks driving distance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I can only tell you that Kentucky is not worth the trip for LFS. I do like Monfort Aquarium in Cincinatti but mostly for the old school vibe and great wood prices, I haven't been there looking for particular fish to know whether they're a great source but they may be. The places I'd like to combine the hobby with travel are all far away from me: I would like to go to south Fla to see the farms around Miami, and would like to go to San Francisco so I can see Ocean's Aquarium in real life. Of course, in both Florida and San Fran there are other great reasons to travel there, so it would be an add-on, not the sole reason to go. Maybe I need to add Queens, NYC to that list 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 @PineSong I am about 3 hours away from the South Florida farms and I’ve been to quite a few of them. There is only 1 I’d recommend as the others have been ransacked and were basically empty every time I went. As for Ocean Aquarium, that and aquarium coop are the bucket list places to visit in this country. I was hoping people in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas would chime in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 4:18 PM, Kalopsia said: @Patrick_G Seattle isn’t an option. I live in Florida and asked for something within a weeks driving distance. Just in case you get tired of all that sunshine we’re here for ya!😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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