Looking for SPS in pittsburgh

[TheUndertaker]

Im in town for the week and im looking to pick up some nice sps or anything for that matter where is the best place to pick up some nice corals or rare fish i hit wet pets today lots of fish but everything seemed really high price wise so if you guys can help me out that would be great thanks

 

[wee-reefer]

Here is a list of whats around, I copied it from our "things to do in Pittsburgh" thread. I don't know what they have in stock at the moment.

Aqua World
8143 Ohio River Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
412-732-9100

Atlantis
4724 Clairton Blvd. (Route 51)
412-882-7222

Elmer's Aquarium
http://www.elmersaquarium.com
4005 William Penn Hwy
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-372-6535

Petland
Miracle Mile
Monroeville, PA
412-380-2522

Perrytowne Aquarium
Perry Highway
412-364-1550

Seahorse
4906 Route 8
Allison Park, PA 15101
724-443-2920

Wet Pets & Friends
http://www.wetpetsandfriends.com/
3695 Washington Rd
Cannonsburg PA 15317
724-942-4442

Wilkinsburg Aquarium
1005 Wood St.
Wilkinsburg
412-731-5108

Under the Sea
http://utsfish.com/
20510 Rt. 19 Suite 107
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
724-473-1128

 

[TheUndertaker]

yeah i saw that list i was just trying to find out if any of the stand above the rest lol but thank you for the info

 

[rickyfins]

Seahorse and Wet Pets have always been good for variety, at least for me, but they are the most expensive as well.

I think they stick together when it comes to pricing so they have a control on the market. I guess you give up decent prices for variety.

thanks,

Rick

 

[dkh0331]

Yeah Wet Pets is VERY PROUD of their stuff. Dry goods prices are totally absurd. I stopped by their during the summer and they had a RO/DI unit for $600 that I could buy online for $100.

Their livestock is high quality. I haven't been to Seahorses for a while. The last couple of times I was there, their tanks looked bad. Hopefully that has changed.

 

[rickyfins]

Yea some of them are really proud and for no particular reason either. Its really a horrible hobby that way. Its too bad some of us hobbyists don't have stores. Most hobbyists are not very greedy or look to make a million when selling frags.

I would have opened a store by now but I just don't have the money nor the investors to do so. So I unfortunately am disappointed in many stores I visit because I actually looked into opening a store and found and visited potential suppliers for livestock. I know that if I were in business that I could have totally blown any store in the Greater Pittsburgh area out of the water like a torpedo hitting a submarine dead on.

thanks,

Rick

 

[raynist]

Re: Looking for SPS in pittsburgh

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8909280#post8909280 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheUndertaker
Im in town for the week and im looking to pick up some nice sps or anything for that matter where is the best place to pick up some nice corals or rare fish i hit wet pets today lots of fish but everything seemed really high price wise so if you guys can help me out that would be great thanks

Your best bet would be picking up frags from the PMAS club members. Not many stores here deal heavily in SPS.

I was at Aquaworld yesterday and they just got a shipment of corals in. They have some SPS, but nothing that really jumped out at me.

You could call Under the Sea and see if they got a shipment in recently. Those are the only stores that regularly stock SPS.

--Ray

 

[TheUndertaker]

Thanks for all the info guys im really just trying to find some more tyree LE's thats just mainly what im putting in my tank i have many for trade the only problem is getting them back to people im not coming to pittsburg again till this time next year

 

[raynist]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8915738#post8915738 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheUndertaker
Thanks for all the info guys im really just trying to find some more tyree LE's thats just mainly what im putting in my tank i have many for trade the only problem is getting them back to people im not coming to pittsburg again till this time next year

If you are going to post in our forum we are going to need for you to spell PittsburgH correctly

---Ray

 

[TheUndertaker]

Im on a wireless keyboard sometimes it doesnt work very well it happens

 

[rickyfins]

Ray, Cut the guy a break, hehehehehe,

Undertaker, just start referring to it as the Burgh. That should make it a little easier.

Ray if you can hook this guy up, get him in touch with some of the members who keep SPS dominated tanks, that way he can say how he loves it over this way! LOL

I hope you find something nice anyway.

 

[TheUndertaker]

hey i would love to take a tank tour

 

[rickyfins]

Then you will want to see Bob Nells tank for sure, it looks like an sps forest from what I hear.

I missed the tank tour last time but do want to go on one.