LFS tips in TPA area

[zachstone13]

I am not trying to encourage bashing of lfs, i was wondering what you all thought the best stores are in the area. I have been to exotic aquatics, petmart, creative oceans. The best one i have been to in the area was Marine Warehouse i think. It is blue on the outside with porthole windows, was a large store with a decent amount of stock. Otherwise, i am not sure of other great stores. Any suggestions???

 

[Squidly 1968]

FAOIS in Oldsmar. I personally love this place. Great people!!!

 

[zachstone13]

FAOIS what does that stand for??? on what road? big store, same size as marine warehouse??

 

[pmike25]

Fish And Other Itchy Stuff = FAOIS

Awsome place great selection and VERY smart people CLEAN ...NO dead fishys!!!

Link and Directions Here

 

[zachstone13]

thanks bro, will check it out this week sometime

 

[cschweitzer]

FAOIS is great from what I've heard. Just to correct pmike, it is ichthy, like ichtyology, the study of fish.

 

[angelsil]

Can't go wrong with FAOIS. Marine Warehouse (big blue portholes, yes) is probably my (distant) 2nd favorite.

 

[Sailor_jon]

Has anyone been to Rockin Reef lately...is it still open? speaking of other places down the ladder....

 

[Don Lino]

cschweitzer, how would you say that?? ich-ty-ology?? ...thanks for that info, I also didnt know that.

 

[ichthyman]

Thanks for the support guys and gal.

Ichthyology sounds like this.

 

[Don Lino]

Great! thanks so much John. It's Ich-Thy-Ology. Thats pretty good, thinking about it now the name is all coming together

 

[pnilly]

There's a fairly new place in Brandon called Aqua Star Aquarium. It's on Bloomingdale in the same strip as BigLots and the post office. Every time I've been in there the fish have looked great and the staff is really friendly. So far all I've purchased is water but I imagine I'll be getting a lot of my fish there too.

 

[W Ellis]

Rockin Reef is still open. Was there a couple weeks ago.

 

[2swift]

Any on have any opinions on aquarium creations
around kings blvd @Hyw 60

 

[moongoddesss007]

you nkow ttrex that i have been saying since getting into this hobby that you want to get someone off crack give them a saltwater tank

 

[lathamx]

I am also fairly new to the area. I think FAOIS is by far the cleanest, has a good variety, and a fair price also.

 

[W Ellis]

I agree moongoddess. You get all your highs and lows and cant stop buying the stuff just like drugs. Hi im billy and im a reefaholic. lol

 

[2swift]

Alrighty then!

 

[ryan115]

I was over at Rockin' Reef the other day. Most stuff I have seen there looks pretty healthy as far as fish and most of his corals. His acro's looked kind of browned out but the others looked fine.

 

[W Ellis]

He is still trying to dial in his sps tank. He lost a bunch when he first got it set up but is doing alot better with them now. I have seen some very nice sps there.