New Vancouver area store!

[trilinearmipmap]

Yes I would be interested in buying from this store.

Realistically though a store like this doesn't have a chance in hell.

Among serious hobbyists there are two stores in the Vancouver area that have a lock on the business, one more for equipment supplies and fish and the other more for corals. For casual hobbyists who don't know any better there are the mega-stores selling stuff too.

When you look at the investment of time money and effort I don't think it is worthwhile opening a new reef store in the Vancouver area. It can only lead to grief. Sorry I don't want to sound discouraging but think up another business plan.

[Joe Reefer]

This thread makes me wonder what my tank's carbon footprint is.

[Jason McK]

I would have to say 90% of the stores out there are already this way. It is far easlier to get corals from a farm than wild caught. I'd have to say the current stores do a good job already.
It's all about demand.

J

[untamed]

I don't think that the existing stores are doing a good enough job of explaining WHERE their items come from and HOW they are obtained. I suspect that they aren't proud of it, or don't know for sure and therefore don't talk about it much.

[Static]

To me it seems that there just isn't enough of a supply of bright and exotic corals. Anything really nice that comes in will be bought relatively quickly regardless of price or source.

[Jason McK]

Well most of what I see are aquacultured corals. Fish on the other hand is a different story.

You can ask and LFS They know where they get them. It kinda easy to tell the aquacultures corals because of the plugs.

J

[iansfishy]

that would be great... but do it in williams lake so i dont have to go to Van once a month to stock up!!!!

[ponokareefer]

I would love going to a store that had these practises! Now, getting one in Alberta would be even better!

[Slipstream]

I would, unless the prices were outrageously high. But if the prices were within my budget, id shop at a store like that first. Even if the prices are a bit higher than reef harvested livestock.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

Yes I would be interested in buying from this store.

Realistically though a store like this doesn't have a chance in hell.

Among serious hobbyists there are two stores in the Vancouver area that have a lock on the business, one more for equipment supplies and fish and the other more for corals. For casual hobbyists who don't know any better there are the mega-stores selling stuff too.

When you look at the investment of time money and effort I don't think it is worthwhile opening a new reef store in the Vancouver area. It can only lead to grief. Sorry I don't want to sound discouraging but think up another business plan.

This is a good point...Why is there not one store that you can go to for both supplies and livestock. Im not sure which two stores you mean for sure but I would agree that NO store in vancouver is GREAT. Just a few good ones. I lived in Florida for a while and I think I got spoiled! If someone opened a store in Vancouver based on how a few of the great shops down there are, it would be amazing! And Im not talking about the "big" chain stores in Florida, I shopped at a smaller one that would blow any shop in Vancouver out of the water.

To say that opening a reef shop in Vancouver would be a failure is a joke. You can ALWAYS do things better than the competition. I think thats one problem with shops in Vancouver, not enough competition...