Practicle Fishkeeping Readers Poll 2011

[Hypnotoad]

PFK have released the results of their 2011 readers poll. Just wondered what everyone thought of the results?

Am I allowed to post the results or are there implications?

 

[Hypnotoad]

Ill Post them in post 2 so this post can be deleted if need be

Manufactorer of the year: Hagen. Runner up: TMC
Pond Product of the year: Blagdon Infinity pool. Runner Up: Blagdon powersafe switchbox
Marine Product of the year: TMC Aquaray lighting. Runner Up: TMC nano aquarium
Tropical Product of the year: Fluval G Filter Runner Up: Fluval U Filters

Retailer of the year: Tri-mar Aquatics. Runner up: The Aquatic Habitat
Online retailer of the year: SeaPets. Runner up: Aquaessentails
Chain of the year: Maidenhead. Runner up: Pets at home
Small Retailer of the year: Ferrybridge Aquatics. Runner up: Outside In Aquatics
Marine Retailer of the year: Oasis Aquarium. Runner Up: Real Reefs/Planet Ocean
Pond Retailer of the year: Japanese Koy company. Runner Up: Cuddra Aquatics
Plant retailer of the year: The Green Machine. Runner Up: Ousideinside Aquatics
Online Plant retailer of the year: Plants Alive. Runner up: The Green Machine
Discuss retailer of the year: Plymouth Discuss. Runner Up: Devotedly Discuss
Oddball retailer of the year:: Pier Aquatics. Runner Up: Rare Aquatics
Catfish retailer of the year:: Rate Aquatics. Runner Up: Pier Aquatics
Cichlid retailer of the year:: Tri-mar Aquatics. Runner Up: Ferrybridge Aquatics


South West Retailer of the year: Tri-Mar Aquaria. Runner Up: The aquatic Habitat
South East Retailer of the year: Abacus Aquatics. Runner up: Woodcote Green
London Retailer of the year: Wholesale Aquatics. Runner Up: Aquatic design centre
Wales Retailer of the year: The Green machine. Runner Up: Aquabatic
East retailer of the year The Waterzoo. Runner up: Swallow Aquatics, east harling
West Midlands Retailer of the year: Sweet Knowle Aquatics. Runner Up: Maidenhead Aquatics, shirley
East Midlands Retailer of the year: Wharf Aqautics. Runner up: Maidenhead Aquatics, Rutland
Yorks and Humber Retailer of the year: Ferrybridge Aqautics. Runner up Sixhills aquatics
North West Retailer of the year: Rare Aqauatics. Runner up: Pier Aquatics
North East Retailer of the year: Paddocks Farm. Runner Up: Fish Alive
Ireland Retailer of the year: Aquatics Village. Runner up: Fish antics
Northern Ireland Retailer of the year: Exotic Aquatics. Runner Up Grosvenor tropicals
Scotland Retailer of the year: Outside in Aquatics. Runner up: Maidenhead, Glasgow

 

[soybean]

I don't see why this would be a problem...

Anyway I'm pleased as my local independent got a runner up position

 

[BigbruiserAl]

looks extremly dodgy to me, some stand out likea sore thumb i mean really

Tropical Product of the year: Fluval G Filter
Runner up: Pets at home

 

[Hypnotoad]

looks extremly dodgy to me, some stand out likea sore thumb i mean really

Tropical Product of the year: Fluval G Filter
Runner up: Pets at home

The pets at home thing really annoyed me but in all honesty there is only 2 big retail fish chains in the UK so its bound to come 1st or second

I found it interesting that they have done their best to ignore the maidenhead shops this year. Only 1 is in the top 20 shops (Ill post the top 40 shops when I can be bothered to type it out) and not one won its area category. Cant believe they didnt get a look-in in the Wales section, the Cardiff shop is the best shop ive ever been in.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Top 40 Shops

1. Tri-mar
   [*]Ferrbybridge
   [*]Outsideinside
   [*]Rare Aquatics
   [*]The Aquatic Habitat
   [*]Pier Aquatics
   [*]The Green Machine
   [*]Aquatics Store, Bristol
   [*]Plants Alive
   [*]Wharf Aquatics
   [*]Woodford Aquatics
   [*]Wholesale Tropicals
   [*]Aqua Essentials
   [*]Oasis
   [*]Maidenhead, Glasgow
   [*]Abacus Aquatics
   [*]Paddock Farm
   [*]Chilton, county Durham
   [*]The trop Shop
   [*]Wildwoods
   [*]Woodcote Nurseries
   [*]Aquajardin, Gloucester
   [*]Cuddra
   [*]Reefstore.co.uk
   [*]Seapets
   [*]Maidenhead, Thatcham
   [*]Planet Ocean
   [*]Real Reefs
   [*]Sweet knowle Aquatics
   [*]Fish Alive
   [*]Japanese Koy Company
   [*]Aquatic Design Centre
   [*]Java
   [*]Maidenhead, Shirley
   [*]Maidenhead, Swindon North
   [*]Plymouth Discuss
   [*]Abyss
   [*]Britains Aquatic Superstore (BAS)
   [*]City Aquatics, Cardiff
   [*]Devotedly Discuss

 

[Tizer]

Tri-mar have one of the worst websites i've seen in ages, a ten year old could do better...

 

[fishyfeet]

glad to see hagen up there i have three of their tanks and three filters, cant say ive had much trouble with them, and tri-mar used to be really good, then they went down in my view, fish i ordered where not anything special, and their website is a disgrace, di

 

[soybean]

Tri-mar have one of the worst websites i've seen in ages, a ten year old could do better...

Oh I agree. I heard all these wonderful things about them, saw they had the fish I wanted, but I just couldn't get past that website!

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Enquiry by e-mail is harder than extracting blood from a stone, from my limited Trimar experience, as in they have never answered more than one question per e-mail. Not to mention they told me a certain species of fish was out of stock with no details of new arrivals, yet that same species has remained on their website list the whole time, some two months later.

 

[james_fish]

My local coming 5th, not bad. Been there today actually. Number 13 is a good store too.

James.

 

[Hypnotoad]

Ferrybridge is a very good shop and Im glad it came second

Went there about 3 months ago, Got talking with the boss who I told Id come for a look round after hearing good reviews and he gave me a full tour of the shop showing me all the tanks and ended up chatting for about half an hour.