As a former employee of kermit's reef, and working at 2 other stores in tennessee, i would say that kermit's is by far probably the best in the state. I haven't been to the store in nashville but have heard very good things about it. Dave at kermit's is probably the most knowledgable guy in any topic you talk ot him about. He knows everything about salt water, and if he is posed a question that he doesn't know the answer to, he makes it a point to find the answer. He is a huge history buff too, knows everything about world war 2. He is a very nice guy. But i would recommend kermit's over something fishy any day.