large spearer

[dantodd]

I saw a L. glabriuscula at Aquarium Concepts this weekend if anyone is in the market for a big spearer. She was about 5.5" or 6" long.

 

[psychodave]

Aquarium Concepts in Hayward?

 

[dantodd]

Yep.

 

[psychodave]

They had one of those last time I was there...about a month ago along with a fairly large Peacock and another basher type, not sure of the species. Did they have any others? Thats where I was planing on going to pick one up

 

[dantodd]

That was the only one I noticed at all. Poor thing was in a specimen tank that barely had enough room to turn around.

 

[psychodave]

yeah, all of them were in those tanks...the peacock was as long as the little cage was! But it also had shell disease

 

[dantodd]

they aren't on my good list anymore.

they sold me a clarkii as an allardi and then only offered 50% refund when I brought it back the next day. Said if I killed them they'd give me full credit since it was within 24 hours.

 

[psychodave]

Yeah, they annoyed the hell out of me the last time I went there. I bought some live rock for my mantis tank and it had aiptasia on it and since im planning on making it a reef i didnt want the rock if it was covered in those little buggers. So i wanted to return it but they would only give me instore credit. They put the rock i returned back in the LR holding tank!!! The manager or owner, I cant remember his name, always gives me attitude when I go there and I usually spend $150 - $400 when i go! Im lookin for another place now...but im not having much luck...

 

[dantodd]

well, at least they gave you full store credit. That's all I asked for. But before this gets into a true rag on AC thread.

I saw an almost identical mantis, maybe a little bit larger, at Fish for You today. They are right at 101 and Hillsdale about a mile south of the peninsula side of the San Mateo bridge.

 

[psychodave]

Right on, thats not to far from me! Ill have to check them out!
Let me know if you know of any other good stores around the area. I think I remember one in concord...clares or somethin...I took a red devil cichlid to them once...he was beating up my red terror cichlid and my flower horn cichlid... I remember them having alot of salt water stuff in there, but they also had a reptile section...some lizzards, snakes and turtles...

 

[dantodd]

Well, Dolphin Pet Village is great but it's all the way down in Campbell. Those are the only ones I really like but I'd love to know if there are others. I visited one up in Daly City on the west side of 280. It's in the Skyline Plaza with 99 market. All feshwater mostly arrowana and discus of all sorts. Also a few large ciclids and oscars but not much. I haven't ever kept FW fish so I don't know enough to give any more details.

 

[psychodave]

Fresh Water fish are good to start, but I was never satisfied with them...i got rid of my last FW tank a few months ago and im so happy its gone! hehe, cool, well ill do a bit of lookin, if I find any good shops in the area ill post them here