What's your thoughts and experiences with AquaticZoo in TO?
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Sandman
clownfish14
justin1386@gmail.com
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justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
clownfish14- Admin
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Join date : 2011-06-22
Age : 29
Location : Newbury Park CA
Dont do it!!!!! Stay out of there especially for fish stuff. Go to tats over by the sportchalet the have better selection and actually know what they are doing.
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
Ya the dude tried to sell me a 5" taro tree for 75$!!!!
clownfish14- Admin
- Posts : 2293
Join date : 2011-06-22
Age : 29
Location : Newbury Park CA
Ya when i first started my tank he wanted $12 per pound of live rock! And it was like base rock
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
That dude is better off owning a cigerett shop like he smells!! He rapes this poor old lady for water and it was fresh! And then he sold he some turbo snails that costed her 3.99each and he said oh ya they'll live in your angel discus tank!!!
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
I know why he doesn't label his frags or fish or rock or anything!!! Tell me you didn't buy anything!!?
clownfish14- Admin
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Join date : 2011-06-22
Age : 29
Location : Newbury Park CA
Nice
clownfish14- Admin
- Posts : 2293
Join date : 2011-06-22
Age : 29
Location : Newbury Park CA
No i didnt buy anything
Sandman- Charter Member
- Posts : 494
Join date : 2011-11-29
Location : Washington
Wow, makes me want to visit this place for the spectacle. I see fish stores similar to car shops, you always need to shop around and DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Every once in awhile you will find a decent LFS where the workers are honest and helpful, but even then you have to be careful. Although it is a business, it is also a hobby, which makes me think people would be more honest. I believe the main problem is most of the "facts" or opinion. Although this is also just my opinion...
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
I agree. I was telling my wife how angry I was that he's in it only to make money. He tried to "cut me a deal" on some xinia for 70$ a head I laughed and couldn't take anymore and just walked away
dwolson2- Admin
- Posts : 2356
Join date : 2011-08-07
Location : Where ever I am told to go
You know, saving someone from wasting money can make them come back to your store and be a great referral. There is one local store that I refuse to go to, so even though extreme marine is 20 min plus away, I would rather go there.
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
Extreme is a pretty decent shop. He's hooked me up with some big pieces.
sisterlimonpot- Admin
- Posts : 1576
Join date : 2011-07-25
Location : Oxnard
extreme marine is my default go to place as well. There's something about them that keeps me coming back.
justin1386@gmail.com- Posts : 197
Join date : 2012-01-18
Age : 34
Location : Santa Maria/ Ventura
It's that big bi-color frogspawn that keeps me going but he won't sell it to me!!!!
seagirl- Posts : 1
Join date : 2014-02-04
Age : 57
Location : Newbury Park
That guy doesn't care about his livestock. I was there once to buy a light, and a young guy came in looking for "a green fish", because his girlfriend wanted one. He said he knew NOTHING about keeping fish, not even goldfish, and the owner immediately asked him if he was interested in buying some CORALS. Really sad. I left and will never go back.
TAT is pretty good, if you talk to the owner. Some of the employees have given me some wrong info here and there.
TAT is pretty good, if you talk to the owner. Some of the employees have given me some wrong info here and there.
MxReEfEr92- Admin
- Posts : 1727
Join date : 2012-02-21
Age : 32
Location : Simi Valley
seagirl wrote:That guy doesn't care about his livestock. I was there once to buy a light, and a young guy came in looking for "a green fish", because his girlfriend wanted one. He said he knew NOTHING about keeping fish, not even goldfish, and the owner immediately asked him if he was interested in buying some CORALS. Really sad. I left and will never go back.
TAT is pretty good, if you talk to the owner. Some of the employees have given me some wrong info here and there.
Have you gone to extreme marine? Our club is having a meeting there on sunday at 530pm