UK Fish Store Directory

[guppiegirl]

I have just one decent fish store, I found them extremly helpful.


INGS LANE NURSURIES - DUNSWELL, EAST YORKSHIRE.

Variety - 7

Quality - 8

Staff - 9

 

[smithrc]

Maidenhead Aquatics Woburn Sands
Variety - 8
Quality - 9
Staff - 9 (you might even see me in there soon )


Maidenhead Aquatics Northampton
Variety - 8
Quality - 9
Staff - 9

Frosts Garden Centre - Woburn Sands
Variety - 6
Quality - 6
Staff - 6 (most of the good ones are now at Maidenhead!)

 

[appleblossom]

Ocean Commotion
210 Clarendon Park Road, Leicester.
Telephone: (0116) 244 8382
Open 9am - 7pm (very handy for visiting after work)

Variety: 7
Quality: 7
Staff: 7
one of my regular shops. Pretty standard stock, but recently more diverse with zebra plecs for £35 and a number of puffers. Owner knows pretty much what he's on about and water testing is free.


Leicester Aquatics
332 Welford Road
Leicester
LE2 6EH
Tel: 0116 27 0 9610
strange opening times, closed monday, open tuesday 4m-8pm, other weekdays 12pm-8pm (again handy for visiting after work)


Variety: 8
Quality:8
Staff:8
Can order in pretty much anything you want, owner is very knowledgeable although tends to overestimate the fish capacity of tanks if asking for stocking suggestions. Shop itself needs upgrading but ive never bought a bad fish from here (and i'm putting a bid in to buy the shop next year!!!!!!)


Birstall Watergardens Centre
Sibson Road
Birstall
Leicester
LE4 4DX
Tel: 0116 26 7 6121

Variety: 7
Quality:1
Staff: 1
Fish diseased and dying, staff seem to have little knowledge and dont seem inclined to learn. This shop is not recommended.


Clearwater Aquatics
338 Green Lane Road
Leicester
LE5 4ND
Tel: 0116 27 4 3426

Variety: 8
Quality: 8
Staff:7
Wide variety of marines and corals packed into this small shop. Some freshwater tropicals also stocked but emphasis on marines.


Coalville Aquatics
2a North Avenue
Hugglescote
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3QX
Tel: 01530 814449

Variety: 6
Quality:6
Staff:6
Family run shop with pond fish as well as tropicals, coldwater and limited marines. Owner is nice enough and helpful. Often ill fish still in tanks, used to be a favorite, but getting more wary of stock quality.

 

[eSUng15]

Animal Jungle

http/www.animaljungle.com/

This is a really gooooodd place. Maybe the best pet store in Virginia Beach. Has EVERYTHING from Fishes to Monkeys. They sell a whole bunch of fish. So if you live near where I'm at, visit the website for drections.

 

[bunjiweb]

monkeys eh....

I dont think I aprove of that...

 

[scottsbt1690]

Aquarium design
Paisley rd west
Glasgow
Scotland

Coral reef
paisley rd west
Glasgow
Scotland

Waterworld
Paisley rd west
Glasgow
Scotland

M&R dogfish
Paisley rd west
Glasgow
Scotland


all within a mile of each other

scott

 

[corrosive]

Please post ANY fish shops local to you, state what county you live in and 3 ratings for each shop.  One for Variety/Selection, One for Cleanliness and quality and One for Staff friendlyness and knowledge.

I will start off by naming the fish shops that I frequently use:

The Aquatics Habitat
Shurdington Road, Brockworth, Gloucestershire
http/www.the-aquatic-habitat.co.uk

Variety: 7
Quality: 9
Staff: 8


Maidenhead Aquatics
Swindon & Swindon North
http/www.fishkeeper.co.uk

Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon
Variety: 8
Quality: 9
Staff: 7

Wyevale GC, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon.
Variety: 6
Quality: 10
Staff: 7


And you?

Ben

World Of Water (Witminster)
Variety: 8
Quality: 9
Staff: 9

http/www.worldofwater.co.uk/

I live in brockworth so my lfs is "The Aquatic Habitat"
But i perfer world of water for somethings, guess its because im going to be working there in october and i have family working there , Plus they have a nice range of plecs and can order in lots of different fish .

Bias

 

[bunjiweb]

Just my opinion but I think the staff at World Of Water were pretty unhelpful and also the tanks are really badly signed. Also fish are all mixed up and the tanks are really dark.

Its good for accessories but I wouldnt buy fish from there unless there was something rare I couldnt find anywhere else.

Ben

 

[Jess]

I got to agree with Ben on this one - The staff at Aquatic Habitat are really knowledgable and helpful! Plus the fish are always in perfect condition! Though ive only been to world of water a couple of times, and that was a few months ago now! Aquatic Habitat isnt technically my LFS, but thats where i go

 

[bunjiweb]

Aquatics Habitat is still my favourite for staff service and variety although the Swindon branches of Maidenhead Aquatics have more stock and more common varieties.

World Of Water just doesnt compete im afraid

Ben

 

[corrosive]

Indeed, you are probably right, in World Of Water the tanks are dark, and quite frankly pritty small.

I havnt had a problem with staff at World Of Water, and i have never seen a dead fish in any of there tanks.

Some of the staff at Aquatics Habitat, seem to be be really enjoying there job, NOT! and look grumpy and are unhelpful.

But there tanks are bigger and some staff are very helpful! but yet every time i go there i see dead fish in alot of there tanks .

Oh yeh forgot to mention, "Jess" was saying fish are always in great condition well one of my sword tails has parts of his fin missing probably from a hungry fish while he was in the tanks at Aquatics Habitat. Any how theyre still my lfs, and reasonably good.
The next lot of fish i will be getting will be from World Of Water though, because they seem to have a wider selection of plec's, and also my cuzen is the one who deals with getting fish imported etc.

 

[bunjiweb]

I have never had an unhealthy fish from Aquatics Habitat and I find the advice friendly and helpful, but they do see me alot so they have gotten to know me a bit... I guess it varys, there are a couple of crap staff there but on the whole they are very good.

Ben

 

[loachy]

The Goldfish Bowl - Magdalen Rd, Oxford

LFS

Variety - 10
Quality - 9
Staff - 7

They have a huge stock of fish iv'e never seen so many '+)

None of them had any signs of desease all were perky, however there were a few bettas in what looked like glorified jars; no heater or filter.

I didn't really talk to any of the staff but i have heard good things.

Can't wait to buy my tank and fish from them

 

[Goomerz]

Maidenhead Aqautics - Hare Hatch (Between Reading and Maidenhead)
Variety 8
Quality 9
Staff 9 1/2 very helpfull especialy young pete!
web - www.fishkeeper.co.uk

 

[bunjiweb]

The Goldfish Bowl - Magdalen Rd, Oxford

LFS

Variety - 10
Quality - 9
Staff - 7

They have a huge stock of fish iv'e never seen so many '+)

None of them had any signs of desease all were perky, however there were a few bettas in what looked like glorified jars; no heater or filter.

I didn't really talk to any of the staff but i have heard good things.

Can't wait to buy my tank and fish from them

Omg!! "The Goldfish Bowl" Looks freakin' AWESOME!!

http/www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk/aboutshop.html

I am going to DEFFINATLY go there at the end of the month when my big fat pay check comes through

Ben