to be honest i dont rate non of our local stores. seymours is not too good imo- overpriced and what i seen of their stock werent too healthy. i get the impression they werent very knowledgeable (might be in marines but thats not my thing). petmania started off promising but every time i go in now i see poor health, although ive found the staff spot on and friendly.
chiltons though thats different. i ordered 3 geophagus from them, went and collected and was dissapointed. as it was regarded the best shop in the north i was building it up and really looking forward to going. when i got there i thought my local PETER BARRETS had a better selection. then when i got my geos home and they settled i noticed only one was the fish i ordered (although geos are hard to id when young). two had internal parasite problems that became fatal. the one thats left now is fine though.
apparently paddocks farm in darlo is now the front runner in our region. i havent been personally but the people who come to my house to buy fish are always singing its praises.