Santa Monica ???

[gfox]

I am moving to Santa Monica in August and was giong to fire the 'ol system back up now that I'm out of school. Any suggestions of good LFS / stores to avoid?

Thanks for the info.

ps. if anyone else is in SM just send me a PM, maybe we can swap down the line.

 

[Texsun]

PM'd you a good resource.

Reef Hot Spot is your best bet. Large warehouse with varied selection of fish and wild/maricultured coral. Max, the owner, is a good guy and prices are competitive.

Santa Monica Aquarium looked like it had potential the one time I visited.

Medusa LA is expensive and the livestock is hit or miss.

Beyond that, you'll have to travel down to the South Bay/OC or to the Valley for better LFS.

 

[Duddly01]

The Aquarium in Culver city isn't too far away from Santa Monica either and is pretty good.

 

[hyphen]

tong's tropical fish is on vermont, about a 10-15 minute drive east on the 10 from santa monica. not a bad shop. you could also try fumi's on pico, around the same area.

 

[bromion]

Also check out Nature Aquarium on Santa Monica and Yale.

Avoid the shop on 10th and Wilshire except for dry goods.

 

[clsund]

I would recommend staying away from the Aquarium in culver city. Bad livestock with bad service.

Reef hot spot is definitely a good choice for fish.

Also check out Jim's aquarium in El segundo. A little on the pricer side but good quality.