Lfs in so cal - Page 17

acabgd · 10/05/2014, 06:27 PM

By far the best for me was
Aquatic Fantasy, 531 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach
For both corals and fish. Was there back in March, was then remodeled or something so it looked brand new. Clean tanks, excellent stock.

emperor penguin · 10/15/2014, 09:56 PM

SeaSide... SeaSide have a reputation of selling healthy fish. They are very helpful and friendly. Price is very reasonable.

fearyaks · 11/10/2014, 11:48 AM

A quick update on my findings... thanks to my son's soccer schedule I do travel to weird areas in So. Cal...

Age of Aquariums in the Long Beach(ish) area - solid store with good stock. Employees were very helpful.

Jim's Exotic Fish in El Segundo - another solid store that had good stock. Not as much as Age of Aquariums though (lots of Freshwater).

Global Aquatics and Pet Supplies in Ontario - wow, what an interesting store. They have a huge warehouse with lots of 'interesting' fish. Big fish, tiny fish, an open filtering system I've never seen before and even some tropical fish swimming around at foot level. Really odd setup.

They have a very small coral section though.

karm40 · 11/21/2014, 11:24 AM

How about LA Aquarium on Pico in West LA, or 'tis tropical fish in Fountain Valley or Aquarium Center in Sherman Oaks??? Ooops!!!

SantaMonica · 11/21/2014, 10:19 PM

I don't think there is LA Aquarium in West LA, or a Aquarium Center in Sherman Oaks.

vvjosh06 · 11/21/2014, 10:27 PM

Any good stores near ventura?

fearyaks · 11/22/2014, 06:32 PM

LA Aquarium closed down, right?

I finally went to Vivid Aquariums yesterday (Canoga Park). What an amazing store and experience. Their fish selection was above average (lots of nice clowns). But their corals / inverts were awesome.

I could only spend about 45 minutes in there because I had to pick up my kids from school. Could easily have spent two hours there. It's worth the drive.

SantaMonica · 11/22/2014, 09:34 PM

I have not know of a LA Aquarium in West LA for 10 years.

karm40 · 11/23/2014, 12:31 AM

Kind of a joke about the three places I used to go back in the day. They haven't been around for a long time...

moondoggy4 · 11/23/2014, 01:43 AM

^^^Like Rosso's in South Coast, Tis in Fountain Valley and Pet Town in Mission Viego o yeah San Bar in Costa Mesa is still plugging along.

booyaa138 · 12/08/2014, 05:51 PM

Isn't Tis the place where they would have free hot dogs on Mondays?

fearyaks · 12/10/2014, 11:03 AM

Stopped by Aquarium City last weekend while I was in town. It's very close to Vivid so I'd definitely hit up both shops if you are in the area.

Aquarium City has an amazing selection of livestock. Probably best in LA that I've seen (even better than Age of Aquariums). Their staff was friendly and I could even hear them waving people off from a fish that wasn't eating or not behaving properly. They don't have a guarantee but I do appreciate that they weren't just trying to make a buck.

Their Coral selection is OK but I'd probably head over to Vivid for the Corals... But if you're looking for fish, definitely check them out.

Stopsignhank · 12/20/2014, 01:24 PM

Fins in Camarillo is closing down.

thalia · 12/20/2014, 06:41 PM

Kki

Jedthefish420 · 02/04/2015, 12:01 PM

New to the hobby found these three LFS very helpful:

Marks tropical fish
12063 Ventura Pl, Studio City, CA 91604

Vivid aquariums
21126 Vanowen St, Canoga Park, CA 91303

Rainbow aquarium
9066 Woodman Ave, Arleta, CA 91331

Subie · 02/15/2015, 07:17 PM

Making our annual trip to Southern California. Are there any places worth visiting in the Carlsbad or San Diego area? I know of AquaSD and have stopped by before. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Jmason95 · 02/16/2015, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subie

Making our annual trip to Southern California. Are there any places worth visiting in the Carlsbad or San Diego area? I know of AquaSD and have stopped by before. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Check out Aquatica in San Marcos. I stopped by there a couple years ago and thought it was a pretty cool shop.

Subie · 02/17/2015, 09:28 AM

Thanks, Jeff. I've never heard of Aquatica so we'll definitely stop by.

ManEatingGuppy · 02/20/2015, 01:08 AM

Just thought I would add that Garvey Fish and Pets is under new management, and they brought back their salt water section. It isn't quite finished, but they do have a lot of corals and fish in stock. This place definitely has a lot of potential.

Garvey Fish and Pet
8062 Garvey Ave
Rosemead, CA 91770

DivingTheWorld · 03/11/2015, 09:44 AM

Anyone know of a good saltwater fish store near San Clemente? My nephew is going to be starting his first fish tank (9 years old) and I want to point him to a solid store he can trust (healthy fish). It's just going to be FOWLR, so it doesn't need to necessarily be a coral store. Thanks!

dbdisok · 03/22/2015, 09:34 AM

Open a few months ago in Simi Valley.

Aquarium Connection
1663 E Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065
805-497-3444

They have a great selection of livestock and coral.

SantaMonica · 03/22/2015, 10:43 PM

Wow a new LA area store. I think this is the first time since 2008.

gregrocks79 · 03/24/2015, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SantaMonica

Wow a new LA area store. I think this is the first time since 2008.

Nah there was one in woodland hills off Ventura and fallbrook. Didn't last long. I think they've moved and changed names. Now it's on Topanga somewhere. It was called D&D Aquariums

MxReEfEr92 · 03/24/2015, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbdisok

Open a few months ago in Simi Valley.

Aquarium Connection
1663 E Los Angeles Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93065
805-497-3444

They have a great selection of livestock and coral.

That place is a joke

iluvmyfishes · 04/11/2015, 12:32 AM

I started buying my fish at Oceans Tropical Fish in Mission Viejo 8 months ago and every one of them is extremely healthy and completely disease free, even my tang and Moorish idol doing great and eating like crazy. I will not buy fish anywhere else now.

12/20/2014, 01:24 PM	#413
Stopsignhank Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 215	Fins in Camarillo is closing down. __________________ Scott

03/22/2015, 09:34 AM	#421
dbdisok Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Moorprak, CA Posts: 270	Open a few months ago in Simi Valley. Aquarium Connection 1663 E Los Angeles Ave Simi Valley, CA 93065 805-497-3444 They have a great selection of livestock and coral. __________________ Present: 55 gallon, LR, LS, HOB skimmer, HOB filter with Chemipure bags, Current Dual Satellite Power Compacts. Established January 2008. Next up 120 gallon RR. Much planning and work to be completed. Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef with sump, L/S L/R

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10/05/2014, 06:27 PM	#401
acabgd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Belgrade Posts: 1,086	By far the best for me was Aquatic Fantasy, 531 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach For both corals and fish. Was there back in March, was then remodeled or something so it looked brand new. Clean tanks, excellent stock.

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emperor penguin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: westminster Posts: 79	SeaSide... SeaSide have a reputation of selling healthy fish. They are very helpful and friendly. Price is very reasonable.

11/10/2014, 11:48 AM	#403
fearyaks Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 374	A quick update on my findings... thanks to my son's soccer schedule I do travel to weird areas in So. Cal... Age of Aquariums in the Long Beach(ish) area - solid store with good stock. Employees were very helpful. Jim's Exotic Fish in El Segundo - another solid store that had good stock. Not as much as Age of Aquariums though (lots of Freshwater). Global Aquatics and Pet Supplies in Ontario - wow, what an interesting store. They have a huge warehouse with lots of 'interesting' fish. Big fish, tiny fish, an open filtering system I've never seen before and even some tropical fish swimming around at foot level. Really odd setup. They have a very small coral section though.

11/21/2014, 11:24 AM	#404
karm40 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 604	How about LA Aquarium on Pico in West LA, or 'tis tropical fish in Fountain Valley or Aquarium Center in Sherman Oaks??? Ooops!!!

11/21/2014, 10:19 PM	#405
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	I don't think there is LA Aquarium in West LA, or a Aquarium Center in Sherman Oaks.

11/21/2014, 10:27 PM	#406
vvjosh06 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 2	Any good stores near ventura?

11/22/2014, 06:32 PM	#407
fearyaks Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 374	LA Aquarium closed down, right? I finally went to Vivid Aquariums yesterday (Canoga Park). What an amazing store and experience. Their fish selection was above average (lots of nice clowns). But their corals / inverts were awesome. I could only spend about 45 minutes in there because I had to pick up my kids from school. Could easily have spent two hours there. It's worth the drive.

11/22/2014, 09:34 PM	#408
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	I have not know of a LA Aquarium in West LA for 10 years.

11/23/2014, 12:31 AM	#409
karm40 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: So Cal Posts: 604	Kind of a joke about the three places I used to go back in the day. They haven't been around for a long time...

11/23/2014, 01:43 AM	#410
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	^^^Like Rosso's in South Coast, Tis in Fountain Valley and Pet Town in Mission Viego o yeah San Bar in Costa Mesa is still plugging along.

12/08/2014, 05:51 PM	#411
booyaa138 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orange County Ca Posts: 415	Isn't Tis the place where they would have free hot dogs on Mondays?

12/10/2014, 11:03 AM	#412
fearyaks Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 374	Stopped by Aquarium City last weekend while I was in town. It's very close to Vivid so I'd definitely hit up both shops if you are in the area. Aquarium City has an amazing selection of livestock. Probably best in LA that I've seen (even better than Age of Aquariums). Their staff was friendly and I could even hear them waving people off from a fish that wasn't eating or not behaving properly. They don't have a guarantee but I do appreciate that they weren't just trying to make a buck. Their Coral selection is OK but I'd probably head over to Vivid for the Corals... But if you're looking for fish, definitely check them out.

12/20/2014, 06:41 PM	#414
thalia Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2	Kki

02/04/2015, 12:01 PM	#415
Jedthefish420 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 19	New to the hobby found these three LFS very helpful: Marks tropical fish 12063 Ventura Pl, Studio City, CA 91604 Vivid aquariums 21126 Vanowen St, Canoga Park, CA 91303 Rainbow aquarium 9066 Woodman Ave, Arleta, CA 91331

02/15/2015, 07:17 PM	#416
Subie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 217	Making our annual trip to Southern California. Are there any places worth visiting in the Carlsbad or San Diego area? I know of AquaSD and have stopped by before. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

02/17/2015, 09:28 AM	#418
Subie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 217	Thanks, Jeff. I've never heard of Aquatica so we'll definitely stop by.

02/20/2015, 01:08 AM	#419
ManEatingGuppy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 616	Just thought I would add that Garvey Fish and Pets is under new management, and they brought back their salt water section. It isn't quite finished, but they do have a lot of corals and fish in stock. This place definitely has a lot of potential. Garvey Fish and Pet 8062 Garvey Ave Rosemead, CA 91770

03/11/2015, 09:44 AM	#420
DivingTheWorld Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: San Ramon, CA Posts: 1,963	Anyone know of a good saltwater fish store near San Clemente? My nephew is going to be starting his first fish tank (9 years old) and I want to point him to a solid store he can trust (healthy fish). It's just going to be FOWLR, so it doesn't need to necessarily be a coral store. Thanks!

03/22/2015, 10:43 PM	#422
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	Wow a new LA area store. I think this is the first time since 2008.

04/11/2015, 12:32 AM	#425
iluvmyfishes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 143	I started buying my fish at Oceans Tropical Fish in Mission Viejo 8 months ago and every one of them is extremely healthy and completely disease free, even my tang and Moorish idol doing great and eating like crazy. I will not buy fish anywhere else now.