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07-12-2005, 02:51 AM
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Dwarf Cichlids....? Hmmm. Good question. I don't think there is much of a market over here for Dwarf Cichlids. At least not big enough for the LFS's to carry a substantial stock. (Relatively small population base). Cheers,
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08-07-2005, 11:38 PM
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went to the shop on hillside/ceaderhill today. the fish selection if far better than anything i have seen on the isnland. much better than safari and creatures. you guys guys are right. I cant think on the same quality/scale as on the lower mainland. Its just not the same here. I will get use to it in time I think
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08-08-2005, 02:32 AM
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thanks for the heads up. the guy seemed to be nice enough and the fish seemed to be in good order. The tanks were low on water but i assumed they were doing a water change. Didnt seem any worse than the other two stores. Maybe when you come over soon to check out my half empty tank we can talk about it over a beer or a coffee
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08-16-2005, 06:36 AM
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 ...and all have been great to deal with and I have heard things said about each one... good, bad and indifferant. No place has a perfect rep with every single person that walks thru the doors.. its just not possible. Yes, the prices are higher than on the mainland, so that takes a bit of getting used to .. but convenience does cost and so does shipping...( or you could spend a whole day, a ferry ride etc etc to save ten bucks lol) Less stressfull on live stock buying locally as well. Paying double for stuff bothers me alot but after showing the people in these local stores that you are there to support them and let them know that you are watching prices on the mainland...may in turn help you, help them .. if you catch my drift. As for your post quoted above and not to single you out at all jaws.. just making balance for all. I have been treated like gold at that store by a three caring people who work there.. how I found out about them was by word of mouth of a few people like you and I... I am guessing. They didn't have or need to spread a good word.. but I am sure glad they did.
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08-16-2005, 10:06 AM
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Truthfully theres good and bad about all the locale stores!
Hillside has a great selection, But they are also the type of store that doesnt care what there supplier sends them. Flying gurrand, octopus, and a lot of large aggresives. are a few that ive seen (truthfully i lost all faith in her when she tried to tell my wife that almost all fish are captive bred these days) Creatures started off horribly but seem to be getting it together, in the livestock sense but i found that if they dont know you. There the type that will sell you a panther grouper for your nano tank. i will add though while overpriced they do have the best selection of inverts ive seen, and i whould say they are the only one you could actually put together a cleaning crew at. Safari gets a decent selction of fish and corals in, no inverts though. and have crazy high prices sometimes, like i saw a bicolor angel they wanted over a $100 for! personally i frequent all the stores, its just a matter of doing some research and not rushing into a purchase. You could buy 2 and still have them shipped for that price.
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08-16-2005, 03:51 PM
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I'm glad to hear that there are people with success stories about Hillside. Up until now, I have heard very very few. Nothing against their selection or their staff, because they are always very friendly. They can just be very misleading at times which can be very costly if you end up putting the wrong animal in your tank. It's up to you to research an animal before putting it in your tank anyways. That being said, I'm very careful about what advice I take at most places. There's a couple though, that I trust completely. And I feel very strongly about supporting your local stores. JMO.
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08-21-2005, 12:55 AM
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(Was? Not sure if it's still there). Cheers,
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08-21-2005, 02:50 AM
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A reliable source told me it is/was a Passer Angel, not a Bi-color.
(Was? Not sure if it's still there). Cheers,[/quote] The one i saw was written on the glass as a bicolor for like $120, I can't guarantee if it really was, but it sure looked like a bicolor to me. Its gone so its either sold or died.
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