dohc97
Active member
So i decided that i wanted to drive in this storm and i hit 4 stores. lets just say the driving was interesting
coral reef: went here first and i was really impressed by the maxima clams from dr. mac, they still had quite a few and they all look great. frags i still cant find anything decent other than the sun corals, everything else looks pretty washed out. fish as always, some looked a little sick, some healthy.
aquarium adventure: half off livestock sale is going on, so of course most of the stuff is about normal pricing after the discount some of it is actually still more. also noticed a nice looking annularis angel that for a change was a steal at $100 after discount. they also had a nice looking chalice that after discount came out to a good price.
advanced aquatics: i used to come here a couple years ago for frags, they would have pretty decent sps selection and decent retail pricing. All i have to say is what happened? everything in the trough upfront was practically brown, they had a couple nice corals in the tank in front of the register but other than that this looked like coral reef a few years ago.
beyond the reef: i still dont see why so many people knock this place, pricing on dry goods is crazy but i only like this store for the fish. As always they had quite a nice variety of fish, they had 2 i have been looking to get but i decided to pass for now. Frags had nice color, nothing out of the ordinary but not bad. a couple of the clams looked great for the price($50-$60)
overall i would say i wont be back at advanced aquatics again, the others i will continue to visit. liked beyond the reef the best and will probably be back within the week to pick some fish.
coral reef: went here first and i was really impressed by the maxima clams from dr. mac, they still had quite a few and they all look great. frags i still cant find anything decent other than the sun corals, everything else looks pretty washed out. fish as always, some looked a little sick, some healthy.
aquarium adventure: half off livestock sale is going on, so of course most of the stuff is about normal pricing after the discount some of it is actually still more. also noticed a nice looking annularis angel that for a change was a steal at $100 after discount. they also had a nice looking chalice that after discount came out to a good price.
advanced aquatics: i used to come here a couple years ago for frags, they would have pretty decent sps selection and decent retail pricing. All i have to say is what happened? everything in the trough upfront was practically brown, they had a couple nice corals in the tank in front of the register but other than that this looked like coral reef a few years ago.
beyond the reef: i still dont see why so many people knock this place, pricing on dry goods is crazy but i only like this store for the fish. As always they had quite a nice variety of fish, they had 2 i have been looking to get but i decided to pass for now. Frags had nice color, nothing out of the ordinary but not bad. a couple of the clams looked great for the price($50-$60)
overall i would say i wont be back at advanced aquatics again, the others i will continue to visit. liked beyond the reef the best and will probably be back within the week to pick some fish.
