new saltwater store in town

[muck]

[RobbAdams]

what did they have for marine fish?

[Snappy]

There are plans for a store in the south in the near future, or so I am told.

[Richard_Dicosimo]

mmm i cant remember that great now but i know they had a ton of triggers 3 mantis shrimp 1 peacock umm a couple angels sum live rock dont know how much he wants for the rock tho
mmmm i think a couple tangs but nothing overly exciting there
uhhmmm check it out for yourself i know im not the only compulsive reefer who frequents all the fish stores in town when im bored.

Richard

[Moogled]

Why is it such a problem for so many people to go to a LFS to pick up some fish?

I live in the NW and regularly drive down to Gold's to pick some items up. It seems to be the median for people that live in the North and South (around the Acadia area).

It's a straight shot once you get onto Deerfoot and shouldn't take that long - - - - - - unless you live wayyyyyy out there like Greg does. :P

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by Moogled

It's a straight shot once you get onto Deerfoot and shouldn't take that long - - - - - - unless you live wayyyyyy out there like Greg does. :P

...or Tony, I had to pack a lunch for the trip down to his place I can totally understand his concerns and desire for a south store.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Moogled

get onto Deerfoot and shouldn't take that long

That's pretty funny Sure, on a "good" traffic day it's not so bad. But it can be a nightmare on a not-so-good day.

Gold's [...] (around the Acadia area).

Um .. If by "Acadia" you mean "Forest Lawn" then, sure.

I'm not saying it's impossible to get to the north stores if you live in the south. But it's definitely a time commitment. A store in the south end would be welcome by many I think. It's an unserved market niche, I really think do think a store that's say about as south as Chinook Centre or maybe even down to 90th Av or so would *totally* have a captured market. There have been rumours of a new south store, like Greg hinted at, but those rumours have been around for months now (since at least January).. If and when it happens that someone opens the store, there will probably be a lot of interested customers. Time will tell I guess.

[Delphinus]

Forgot to mention, I did pop by briefly to Ocean City last night since I found myself in the north anyhow.

They are in that little shopping mall just west of Centre street (next to that cultural-centre/mall/restaurant-centre thing) on the south side of 16th. About as far west of Centre St as Wai's is east of Centre St (if that makes any sense). A little bit smaller than the older location. Everything had that "brand new tank" almost-sterile look to it, but there are fish and corals for sale now.

Their sign says their website is: oceancity.ca although when I go there it's just a "coming soon" type page.

[danny zubot]

The problem with going to the "north stores" is that I was completley spoiled having Ba's down the hill from me, so driving more than 2 blocks sucks.

Not to mention that in a city of a million people who's infrastructure was outdated in the 80's, driving anywhere sucks. Especially the NW end? Its not like the south. North and south aren't north and south, the sun doesn't rise in the east or settle in the west. It's like Wonderland or Oz or something.

What the hell am I going to do when I move to High River?

[Finaddict]

fyi-

I was in tanks alot- under paws petfood( corner of heritage ans elbow drive)
yesterday and was talking to jefff the new fish manager down there and he is just starting to carry salt water . he is planning on getting more dry goods, salt mixes and live rock and some inverts.
He just has a few fish right now( clowns, damsels) forsale.

He is still looking for a few suppliers so it just a start but aleast there is something closer to me and tony!!!! hahaa