Lfs

charile1 · 02/23/2006, 02:33 PM

What's a good lfs in brooklyn?

It's like a ghost town in the brooklyn forum.

Julio · 02/24/2006, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by charile1

It's like a ghost town in the brooklyn forum.

you telling me......

Don't really know of any good LFS in brooklyn, but some people like Brooklyn zoo and Aquarium and World class, personally i dont' think they carrie enough for my taste.

Lakeside518 · 02/26/2006, 09:22 AM

Yeah it is!... This Forum is totally dead..? Can try the capital district forum

rmulet · 03/04/2006, 11:38 AM

There are really no good stores here in Brooklyn or in the city for that matter. Soon I will be looking to venture out into Jersey (Absolutely Fish) just to see what they have. If you find any, let us know. I will do the same.

zeblisik · 03/07/2006, 03:00 PM

there's also fishexpo...never actually bought anything there but they do have some marine.

there's also a new fish store in china town at Ave U, take the Q train.... they bring in lots of things you dont normally see in brooklyn. last time i was there they had sponges, a few sea fans and a clam.. though they didnt have nearly enough lighting. its within 3 blocks of the train station on ave U

http://www.fishexpo.net/

zeblisik · 03/07/2006, 03:02 PM

there's also brooklyn aquarium on 339 9th St.

only went once when i wasnt into saltwater... cant even remember if they have saltwater.

World Class is one of the best in brooklyn for salt but.. well, brooklyn is bad for salt water. they do sell nice little frags for 3$/lbs.

for those of us without cars, saltwater keeping in brooklyn is quite difficult.

there's also a petlanddiscounts near kings plaza mall, in the little plaza w/ homedepot.. they have some fish and crustaceans, even some feather duster worms at a decent price, look healthy too.

xoomer · 03/07/2006, 09:24 PM

There is plenty of stores in NY metropolitan area.

Check this page for starters

http://brooklynaquariumsociety.com/sponsors.htm

In queens there is FishTown USA with very deacent pricing and also Aquarium Adventure in LI (Carle Place) but they are rather expensive.

Then again, if you are a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society you can get discounts at most of the area stores and if you show your membership card at Aquarium Adventure you will get free Fish Club Card entitling you to savings of 25% on livestock.

charile1 · 03/08/2006, 10:12 AM

Where's World Class? I love to buy some frags for $3. I need to wait since I just started this tank.

zeblisik · 03/08/2006, 10:21 AM

not frags w/ inverts on them, haha... just small pieces of live rock... did i misspeak? sorry.. haha

they are on flatbush ave, around ave m i think

charile1 · 03/08/2006, 10:41 AM

i thought you meant coral frags.

I'll try to stop by this weekend. So, far I've been to the petland next to home depot, 1000 Island on Utica and fish expo. Haven't been to brooklyn zoo since I had a snake. I try to stop by this weekend as well.

krustycat · 03/24/2006, 10:37 PM

I live very close to FishTown and I like to go there and see. Just for fun because I can go walking from home.
I took a look at the LR and doesn't seem so appealing.
I noticed also they have several dead and nearly dead fishes.
In fact, they have decent prices and people buy as if they be at the supermarket. Every day you can find a whole new livestock or replaced livestock.

Quote:

Originally posted by xoomer
There is plenty of stores in NY metropolitan area.

Check this page for starters

http://brooklynaquariumsociety.com/sponsors.htm

In queens there is FishTown USA with very deacent pricing and also Aquarium Adventure in LI (Carle Place) but they are rather expensive.

Then again, if you are a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society you can get discounts at most of the area stores and if you show your membership card at Aquarium Adventure you will get free Fish Club Card entitling you to savings of 25% on livestock.

bkzlpapo · 04/10/2006, 01:13 PM

this is my first post and i'm from brooklyn too. i was in my area in sheepshead bay and i found out they are opening a new LFS on East 22nd and Ave X (it's a small location on the side of the corner building on 22nd). The owners of the store are chinese. it's a really small store but i've seen A LOT of tanks moving in. I even spoke to one of the owners there when they were moving in like a 400+ gallon in there. I asked him what he was gonna put in there and he told me that it was for a black tip reef shark. They said they were opening sometime Mid-May. I live by there and when it opens up i'll let you guys know. I'm new to the reef hobby and hope you guys can help me out since you guys are around the way.

mrnyc · 04/16/2006, 01:23 PM

Hey guys im from the bronx and there are a few ships up here that are good. also in Manhattan you can always check out http://www.newworldaquarium.com the have all you need for your tanks.they will hit you in the pocket pretty hard but they are hands down the best ive seen in the city yet.

zeblisik · 04/18/2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrnyc
Hey guys im from the bronx and there are a few ships up here that are good. also in Manhattan you can always check out http://www.newworldaquarium.com the have all you need for your tanks.they will hit you in the pocket pretty hard but they are hands down the best ive seen in the city yet.

I don't like that store; the ower is very rude. many people have noted this. they may have a very good selection for manhattan but the owner is rude and it is very pricey.

i was hopping to buy some LR from fishtown but i really didnt like the look of it.

zeblisik · 04/21/2006, 09:30 AM

found an interesting store in brooklyn, they sell additives and reefsand and such things

http://www.esvco.com/

Depth · 07/10/2006, 07:31 PM

Any hobbyists in Manhattan? Does anyone know of Manhattan fish meetings?

If there aren't, we should have some!!
Manhattanites unite! If you know on one, send them over to me!

You can contact me in this forum or via PM.

Depth in Chelsea

Depth · 07/10/2006, 07:31 PM

Any hobbyists in Manhattan? Does anyone know of Manhattan fish meetings?

If there aren't, we should have some!!
Manhattanites unite! If you know on one, send them over to me!

You can contact me in this forum or via PM.

Depth in Chelsea

krustycat · 07/10/2006, 07:36 PM

Go to manhattanreefs.com and check it out.

Good luck!

Rossana

Harif87 · 08/02/2006, 02:52 PM

Fishexpo is great in brooklyn. The LFS on ave U and east 13th is second best and i give the lowest of all ratings to petland discounts. Theyre horrible and they dont know anything about pets. I advise you to stay away. Fish expo and Ave U are the places to go.

gwen5117 · 08/19/2006, 10:16 AM

Has anyone tried an online service like saltwaterfish.com for livestock? I'm new to the hobby, live in brooklyn and have had tried out several of the afore mentioned LFS-none of which I would endorse. Saltwaterfish.com has competitive pricing and free shipping-what do you guys think? Oh, and stay away from A world of Pets on 86th street- sick fish and bad information.

02/23/2006, 02:33 PM	#1
charile1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 105	Lfs What's a good lfs in brooklyn? It's like a ghost town in the brooklyn forum.

02/26/2006, 09:22 AM	#3
Lakeside518 Clownfish Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clifton Park Posts: 1,346	Yeah it is!... This Forum is totally dead..? Can try the capital district forum __________________ Zim Current Tank Info: 34 gal Solana, Nova extreme pro T5, Euro-Reef Nano skimmer, mj1200 return, Tunze nano 6055 w/ controller

07/10/2006, 07:31 PM	#16
Depth Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 61	Any hobbyists in Manhattan? Does anyone know of Manhattan fish meetings? If there aren't, we should have some!! Manhattanites unite! If you know on one, send them over to me! You can contact me in this forum or via PM. Depth in Chelsea __________________ In this business, only BAD things happen FAST. Current Tank Info: 26 bow (FOWLR)

07/10/2006, 07:31 PM	#17
Depth Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 61	Any hobbyists in Manhattan? Does anyone know of Manhattan fish meetings? If there aren't, we should have some!! Manhattanites unite! If you know on one, send them over to me! You can contact me in this forum or via PM. Depth in Chelsea __________________ In this business, only BAD things happen FAST. Current Tank Info: 26 bow (FOWLR)

07/10/2006, 07:36 PM	#18
krustycat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bayside, NY Posts: 55	Go to manhattanreefs.com and check it out. Good luck! Rossana __________________ Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish. Plautus

03/04/2006, 11:38 AM	#4
rmulet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 4	There are really no good stores here in Brooklyn or in the city for that matter. Soon I will be looking to venture out into Jersey (Absolutely Fish) just to see what they have. If you find any, let us know. I will do the same.

03/07/2006, 03:00 PM	#5
zeblisik Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 393	there's also fishexpo...never actually bought anything there but they do have some marine. there's also a new fish store in china town at Ave U, take the Q train.... they bring in lots of things you dont normally see in brooklyn. last time i was there they had sponges, a few sea fans and a clam.. though they didnt have nearly enough lighting. its within 3 blocks of the train station on ave U http://www.fishexpo.net/

03/07/2006, 03:02 PM	#6
zeblisik Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 393	there's also brooklyn aquarium on 339 9th St. only went once when i wasnt into saltwater... cant even remember if they have saltwater. World Class is one of the best in brooklyn for salt but.. well, brooklyn is bad for salt water. they do sell nice little frags for 3$/lbs. for those of us without cars, saltwater keeping in brooklyn is quite difficult. there's also a petlanddiscounts near kings plaza mall, in the little plaza w/ homedepot.. they have some fish and crustaceans, even some feather duster worms at a decent price, look healthy too.

03/07/2006, 09:24 PM	#7
xoomer Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 335	There is plenty of stores in NY metropolitan area. Check this page for starters http://brooklynaquariumsociety.com/sponsors.htm In queens there is FishTown USA with very deacent pricing and also Aquarium Adventure in LI (Carle Place) but they are rather expensive. Then again, if you are a member of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society you can get discounts at most of the area stores and if you show your membership card at Aquarium Adventure you will get free Fish Club Card entitling you to savings of 25% on livestock.

03/08/2006, 10:12 AM	#8
charile1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 105	Where's World Class? I love to buy some frags for $3. I need to wait since I just started this tank.

03/08/2006, 10:21 AM	#9
zeblisik Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 393	not frags w/ inverts on them, haha... just small pieces of live rock... did i misspeak? sorry.. haha they are on flatbush ave, around ave m i think

03/08/2006, 10:41 AM	#10
charile1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 105	i thought you meant coral frags. I'll try to stop by this weekend. So, far I've been to the petland next to home depot, 1000 Island on Utica and fish expo. Haven't been to brooklyn zoo since I had a snake. I try to stop by this weekend as well.

04/10/2006, 01:13 PM	#12
bkzlpapo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 8	this is my first post and i'm from brooklyn too. i was in my area in sheepshead bay and i found out they are opening a new LFS on East 22nd and Ave X (it's a small location on the side of the corner building on 22nd). The owners of the store are chinese. it's a really small store but i've seen A LOT of tanks moving in. I even spoke to one of the owners there when they were moving in like a 400+ gallon in there. I asked him what he was gonna put in there and he told me that it was for a black tip reef shark. They said they were opening sometime Mid-May. I live by there and when it opens up i'll let you guys know. I'm new to the reef hobby and hope you guys can help me out since you guys are around the way.

04/16/2006, 01:23 PM	#13
mrnyc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4	Hey guys im from the bronx and there are a few ships up here that are good. also in Manhattan you can always check out http://www.newworldaquarium.com the have all you need for your tanks.they will hit you in the pocket pretty hard but they are hands down the best ive seen in the city yet.

04/21/2006, 09:30 AM	#15
zeblisik Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 393	found an interesting store in brooklyn, they sell additives and reefsand and such things http://www.esvco.com/

08/02/2006, 02:52 PM	#19
Harif87 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 3	Fishexpo is great in brooklyn. The LFS on ave U and east 13th is second best and i give the lowest of all ratings to petland discounts. Theyre horrible and they dont know anything about pets. I advise you to stay away. Fish expo and Ave U are the places to go.

08/19/2006, 10:16 AM	#20
gwen5117 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: brooklyn, new york Posts: 1	Has anyone tried an online service like saltwaterfish.com for livestock? I'm new to the hobby, live in brooklyn and have had tried out several of the afore mentioned LFS-none of which I would endorse. Saltwaterfish.com has competitive pricing and free shipping-what do you guys think? Oh, and stay away from A world of Pets on 86th street- sick fish and bad information.