any must see stores in Miami area?

[Timothy McCandless]

Hey gang,

I posted about snorkeling and forgot to ask about stores.

Is there a must see LFS there?

Thanks,
Tim

 

[chrisaggie]

Big Als in Tamarac. Big Als may not be the best (in some people's opinion), but it is the biggest and most impressive.

 

[Rockblast]

Yeah as Chris just said. BigAls is an awesome store.

Here are more great stores in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=786249

 

[marcel leroux]

Jawz on Broward and 95. No one can beat their prices.

 

[Rogger Castells]

Aquarium world in Boca raton, the store when it comes to SPS's

 

[chrisaggie]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6967601#post6967601 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marcel leroux
Jawz on Broward and 95. No one can beat their prices.

Since this thread is all about opinion, I will have to say that Jawz does not make my list of top 10 stores in South Florida.

I just went to Aquarium World for the first time last week. It gets 2 thumbs up from me!

 

[Jon770]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6970273#post6970273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
Since this thread is all about opinion, I will have to say that Jawz does not make my list of top 10 stores in South Florida.

I just went to Aquarium World for the first time last week. It gets 2 thumbs up from me!

Just curious what you dont like about Jawz? they seemed to have good prices when i stopped in there a little while ago. Any personal experiences, or just dont like the store?

 

[chrisaggie]

I usually don't like to post things like that on the forum. The store is ok but nothing that made it stand out above the average.

 

[Timothy McCandless]

Thanks everybody,
I appreciate your input. My wife and I will actually be moving to your area in about a year and a half. I look forward to meeting everyone.

Tim

 

[marcel leroux]

Wow, in the years going there, have had nothing but good experiences with them.

 

[chrisaggie]

I encourage everyone to visit all stores in the area to see which ones are good. I just don['t see any reason to put JAWZ on a list of must see stores in the area, do you?

 

[marcel leroux]

Sorry you feel that way. Maybe it's because i have built a great relationship with those. Anyway who really cares, it's all personal opinion.

 

[Weatherman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6970273#post6970273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisaggie
I just went to Aquarium World for the first time last week. It gets 2 thumbs up from me!

I went to Aquarium World for the first time this afternoon, and the place seemed a bit odd to me.

Thereââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s no question the displays are beautiful, but it didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t look like a retail outlet to me. Itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s extremely difficult to find, and when I stepped in the door, the people acted like I wasnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t supposed to be there.

Is my experience unusual, or is Aquarium Worldââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s main business something other than retail?

 

[chrisaggie]

To tell you the truth, I am not sure. He may do some service and such also. The store is a little different and hidden, but I found the store to be like a little hidden secret.

 

[Weatherman]

Thereââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s no question the selection of fish, anemones and coral was incredible. Better, by far, than any other store Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve been to in S. Florida.

However, when you walk up to the front door (which is way around the back side of the office complex), thereââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s no sign out front (at least none I noticed). You kind of hope youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢re in the right place, but you donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t know for sure until you open the door. Once you walk in, itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s like you just walked into someoneââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s private office. You have to walk through the office to get back to the display areas, and once in the display area, there werenââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t any prices or descriptions on anything.

Now, admittedly enough, those who have been in this hobby for a very long time probably donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t need labels on things to identify them. But, I wasnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t quite sure what was for sale and what wasnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t.

I thought Reef Life in Dania Beach was different (being off in the werehouses). But, this is very different.

However, now that I know they werenââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t just being kind to me by letting me trespass through their private display area, Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ll feel better going back.

 

[reefsahoy]

where is aquarium world located? anyone got the address?

 

[dobly_1999]

Go to Aquarium Art on Bird road.

 

[chrisaggie]

Aquarium World
1140 Holland Dr
Suite #17
Boca Raton FL 33487

 

[chrisaggie]

dobly, which store is aquarium art? I've been to most of the stores on birs road, but don't remember that one.

 

[whaler1582]

you have to go to exotic aquatic. i work there. we are the only specialty shop in florida to have the hanging aquarium. it is awesome. we also have a huge selection of soft corals along with a ton of saltwater fish. we have a few stonies, but not really into it. we also special order and ship to other parts of the country by request. we are also building a new show tank, 400 gallons, all starfire glass and gonna be a mixed reef with stonies and softies.
Thanks,
Joshua Walters