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thanks everyone for your input so far, its all going in the vault;)

seems like we are all on the same page no?? theres def nothing wrong with the lfs we currently have...per say..... we all have the stores we like for various reasons, its nice to be able to read this and see what everyone likes or dislikes about each store....im even more amazed everyone stuck to the no names request:)

this thread isnt about bashing any store or stores , its simply to see what the public in general wants or likes and hates about their lfs.

I have been "cruising" a couple of the local Lfs stores for 15 yrs. :)

QUALITY over quantity I think is the key, for me anyway. I can wait for nice corals and fish to come in or ask to be called if they get it in.
you can have several types of corals and plenty to buy but, if they are all brown, stressed gaping and being stung by aptasia in the tanks. no matter how low you price em I aint buyin em.
There is one store I will look at fish but I pass by the coral tanks. it stresses ME out. I'd love to get in there and fix what is easily fixable. it shows a lack of care for these animals and knowledge in reef keeping.
I know aptasia can be a never ending problem but in a fish store is there really any excuse (to that degree) when you have access to all kinds of stock that eat them?

Ethics! I have reconsidered going to (or buying from stores) that carry animals that get HUGE and know darn well it won't live to half its size but will charge 2 g's for it. (a Wobegong shark!) There has to be some kind of responsibility here.

Dry goods that are not expired. was a little shocked by the amount at one store. and up to 4 yrs past the date.

Prices would be nice but I find it gives an oportunity to ask about their opinion on what is in their tanks, what they just got in, and often they point out something I have missed.

I also appreciate Honesty! there is one store that I am rather fond of despite their ups and downs at times. I find him the most Honest. I will keep going back.

If you can not stay in business by being honest about your equipment and why you do or don't stock it some of the problems with it or the company policies that sell it then I don't want to buy from you.

Cleanliness would be nice but cement floors with high traffic and water spillage is very hard to keep clean and after all I'm not buying fish from your floor. I would rather have dirty floors and clean tanks.

Tanks on the floor are Not appealing, nor safe for the fish. a few times I thought I was going to have a stingray in my lap while I looked at a tank above it. :D

Live rock tanks are a different story. it is nice to have it accessable and allows you to see a good portion of it in a glass tank. makes picking easier and you can see the condition it is in. Maybe not on the floor but waist height?

I'm not letting this one go... after doing some extensive web research (aprox 20 seconds), I have found BATfishMAN exists.

http://rafflesia-arnoldi.deviantart....hman-273967764

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Originally Posted by Reef_Geek (Post 757183)

We need BATfishMAN!

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 757160)

just looking at all the replies and attention this thread is getting tells me we are hurting for a change in business in this city from our lfs , we all know it.

red coral was off to a great start , ive always had nothing but great things to say about kevin and the gang, its sad what happened to them but we need a replacement for their store , the few we have are older stores and set in their ways , they are not about to change so we as the public need to demand what we want .

in the end its us who provide the business that these stores get , if it works they are not about to fix it....why right??

its about time we had a place that WANTS to serve the city and WANTS to expand and become part of what this city has to offer.

we have a very large poulation, it is dominated by asian store owners(this is fact) all these stores run in a similiar way and all have stemmed from another lfs who still runs in this fashion.

calgary needs someone willing to change things and make them at par with the rest of the country.

ps.....i actually get along great with all the stores in the city , but fact is there are problems that n eed addressing sooner than later.

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Originally Posted by Reef_Geek (Post 757305)

I have found BATfishMAN exists.

It just came to me, seemed the right thing to do..:)

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 757307)

It just came to me, seemed the right thing to do..:)

lol :P

heres one.....i love it when i buy multiple things and im given a styrofoam box or any box really, theres a few spots in town that like to see you leave without the bag popping and offer boxes:)

cheers to that !

wow just read all the pages.... some good stuff in here.... but Denny you made a thread about LFS in Calgary.... and then want LFS to reply in here.... when you have no Calgary stores on here.... silly newfie....

Anyways I like all the points I hear about in this thread, only wish there was something to be learned, as we here have a) a clean floor everyday (thanks mom), b) clean tanks (refer to a) lol, c) a dedicated childrens play area (with toys!!) and d) prices on all the tanks.... with info on the requirements of the individual fish.....

So my challenge to you is.... I need more ideas that we don't already implement!

Ball is in your corner Denny!

Steve

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 757320)

Pm sent regarding this comment lol

Sent from my porcelain aquarium

Cheers to Steve on the play area. It's great that the kids can play while I shop