Comments:
This Brampton location has the best service I've ever had.
I moved about 50km away last year, but I still always go
here for my supplies, services and fish/plant stock. The
staff are VERY informed and know their "stuff" inside out.
They have saved me from making mistakes and are excellent
guides for the beginner or expert aquarist. If you need
specialized items or fish not normally stocked, they will
find it for you. I've often asked for a specific fish or
product. At one point I was about $20.00 short on my order
as I had forgot my wallet. The staff member paid the
shortage out of his own wallet saying. "You can return it
to me whenever your're in again". (This was after my third
visit here! I call that unexpected service!!
ALL types of marine and freshwater fish are carried here.
If they didn't have it they were able to get it for me.
Comments:
Lots of rare and unusual fish and plants. The staff won't
sell you a betta for your african tank, they ask what you
have and then tell you what you should buy.
Store name:
Aquarium Services Warehouse Outlets
Address:
140 Centennial Pkwy.
N. Hamiliton, Ontario
Telephone:
905-560-1000
Comments:
Great fish store... They have a wide selection of cichlids,
African and South American. They also carry a great
aquarium and accessories depot.
Store name:
P.Js Pet centres Ltd.
Address:
3401 Dufferin, Toronto
Telephone:
416-785-9991
Comments:
They are very helpful with freshwater fish but very limited
in saltwater. In fact few shops in the area seem to have
much experience in salt tanks. I'm currently in debate
about setting up a salt tank due to this.
Comments:
Petsmart carries most of the everyday fish and a few
exotics. I do not think there is any saltwater fish. The
staff are nice and have good knowledge of the fish and the
store. The betta's are not very healthy.
Store name:
Amazon Pets
Address:
Canmore, Alberta Canada
Telephone:
403-678-5503
Comments:
Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Expensive store. They don't carry pups and kittens. They do have Bettas in cups though. I have witnessed them treating snakes and fish for various illnesses. Very clean store. Rarely do I see dead fish in the tanks. They take good care of them and give them appropriate living conditions. I once saw Tim (the owner) disinfecting the entire store because he found one of his new snakes had mites. A good store, ugly but good.
Comments:
"Full line of Pets and Pet Supplies. Specializing in Tropical and Marine Fish"
Store name:
The Pet Store
Address:
Cataraqui Town Centre,
Kingston,
Ontario, Canada
Telephone:
613-634-4462
Comments:
This store has a medium sized selection of a variety of fish and accessories. When I first got into the hobby, on one occasion they sold me 2 tinfoil barbs (grow to be over a foot) and on another 2 iridescent sharks (grow over three feet) for my little 25 gallon tank telling me these fish don't get very large at all. Enough said about them. Just watch out if your a newbie!
Store name:
Pet Paradise
Address:
292 Bath Rd. Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Telephone:
613-531-0717
Comments:
A large selection of tropical fish, including all of the common species as well as many African Cichlids. They also carry an assortment of Marine and Brackish fish, as well as large selection of accessories and supplies. Most of the staff of knowledgeable and helpful-- as a newbie I wanted to purchase an expensive fish that would have done poorly in my tank and they advised me against it
Store name:
Big Al's Aquarium Services Warehouse
Address:
No. 3 Road,
Richmond B. C, across from Lansdowne Mall.
There's also another location on North Road in Burnaby.
Comments:
Great place!!!!
A different franchise of the Big Al's you've already listed in Ontario, so everything said there applies here as well. Huge selection of tanks, bowls, heaters, filters, ornaments - you name it. Both fresh and saltwater species. Very knowledgeable staff, and they're more concerned with making sure you've got a suitable, healthy set up for your fish than with making the sale. (I found this out the the night when I went in to pick up a heater for my newly set up 15 gallon tank. Having never used one before, I figured I could get the heater and some Angels at the same time, but they persuaded me not to get the fish immediately but to wait a day or so in order to have the tank ready so as not to stress the fish.)
All in all, I'd call them the best aquarium store in my region (in my humble opinion).