UK Fish Store Directory

[discusbabe]

Well I tend to travel around the area looking at lfs, it's my break away from motherhood and the home! LOL! I've already commented on Wharf which in my opinion gets 10 out of 10 on all aspects! Even the younger members of staff are very knowldegeable and helpful which is nice to see! They also opened their marine section over Xmas which is pretty darn amazing! Oh and they have a reptile section now as well, not of interest to me but pop in to have a look at the creepy crawlies every now and then!

Another one in the Derbyshire area is Blue Lagoon which is based at Carnfield Hall Garden Centre, Alfreton, marks as below:

Variety - 7 They have your usual bread and butter breeds, they did have a good selection of marines but the coldwater seem to be taking over that section now... Not a place for oddballs.

Staff - 7 They're very helpful but they're after the sale a lot of the time if you don't know them, I go there quite often and chat for ages with some of the staff but sometimes their advice leaves me wondering!

Quality - 8 I can't ever remember seeing a dead fish in there and the only time I've seen an ill fish was on there current discus which were brought in from the supplier with white spot! They were absolutely covered! Other than that though, never had a problem with the stock I've bought from there.

There are more but I'll leave at that for now!

 

[mike5531]

Manchester, Trafford

Urmston Aquatics

staff 9
variety 7
quality 8

a bit small but a good little shop


Timperley Aquatics

Staff 7
Variety 6
Quality 7

to keen on this shop tanks always look a mess

Water World Timperley

Staff 5
Variety 8
Quality 9

has just finished expanding the tropical and marine section which is always good

 

[juliehodson]

Hey scottsbt1690, You aren't the only fish enthusiast in Scotland!! I just took a while to look at these posts.

I think you've covered most of the shops except

Marine World
Bain Street at the Barras

It's my favourite shop ever

Variety - 7 (Mainly marines. not much in the actual shop but will order in whatever you want.)
Quality - 10 all very healthy fishies!
Staff - 10 very very helpful.

and Waterworld Aquatics
Also on Paisley Road West
Variety - 4
Quality - 8
Staff - 8
I used to shop here a lot but they had to close their marine section downstairs and now they haven't got much marine stuff at all. Quite a few tropical tanks though and all very clean.

As far as Coral Reef is concerned I will never set foot inside that place again. The lady owner is more than "huffy" she is a nightmare. They sold me a fish with finrot and when I took it back to them after it died (3 days after I got it) they said it was my water! I took water in for them to test and it was fine yet still refused to give me a refund on the basis that if it was a problem with the fish it would have died the day I got it. Do they know anything about marine fish at all? There are frequently dead fish in the tanks and they haven't a clue about the species of fish that they sell. They sold me a magenta dottyback by telling me it was a strawberry basslet That was in my earlier less knowledgable days.

 

[silvershark]

Watermarque

Bathpool - Taunton

variety:8
quality:9
staff:6.5

lots of varied tanks BUT in no specific order sold me 3 sucking loaches as community fish

Monkton Elm

West Monkton - Taunton

variety:6.5
quality:8
staff:9

not a massive place, a garden center really with a pet center, not much to choose from but never had a problem with one single fish and the staff are helpful and have a couple of specific fish salespersons

 

[OohFeeshy]

Shops in and around Portsmouth, UK

Emsworth Aquatics

Variety- 9
Quality- 8
Staff- 8

A great shop, has a good variety for a fairly small shop. Does awesome reptiles and so has plenty of live food. Cheaper than Pets At Home, especially on plants.

Arundel Avieries and Aquatics

Variety- 7
Quality- 7
Staff- 7

Haven't bought anything from there, but has marine fish and quite a few others. I have no idea on staff or prices.

 

[rooooster]

I live in Worthing, West Sussex. England

Maidenhead Aquatics, A24 Findon, Worthing

Tropical Variety=8
Marine Variety=Not stocked
Quality=9
Staff=9
Other=Will order in fish if requested, will give u loads of advice even when busy

Maidenhead Aquatics, A259 Ferring, Worthing

Tropical Variety=8
Marine Variety=Not Stocked
Quality=9
Staff=7
Other=Often busy, but when quiet they will give loads and loads of advice


Aqualife Aquatics, Sainsburys at Lyons Farm, Worthing

Tropical Variety=5
Marine Variety=6
Quality=6
Staff=7
Other=very busy, didnt ask questions about tank, but when asked they give advice


Angmering Garden Centre, Worthing

Tropical Variety=6
Marine Variety=7
Quality=6
Staff=7
other=larger than average tanks for displays, tanks have quite a few rocks and plants in for the fish


Highdown Aquatics, A259, Worthing

Tropical Variety=4
Marine Variey=Not Stocked
Quality=7
Staff=seemed friendly, dont know about his fish knowledge tho as didnt ask.
Other=shop is like a medium sized shed. seriously.


World Of Water, Crawley

Tropical Variety=6
Marine Variety=Not Stocked
Quality=5
Staff=7
Other=Nice variety of tanks, but went in about a month ago and whole shop was very bare.


World Of Fishes, East Grinstead

Variety Tropical=7
Variey Marine=9
Quality=8
Staff=7
Other=Converted house, Bettas in little tubs, but all other fish are healthy.


Pets At Home, A259 Rustington
Variety Tropical=4
Variety Marine=Not Stocked
Quality=5
Staff=6
Other=Not bad considering not a specialist.

 

[jimw13uk]

I live in Wolverhampton so here are my 4 LFS

Anglo Scottish Aquatics
Located in the Codsall And Wergs Garden Center

Variety - 7 - getting better though as I keep asking them for different cichlids
Quality - 9
Staff - 10 - Knowledgeable , friendly


Sedgley Road Aquatics
Sedgley

Variety - 7
Quality - 8
Staff - 8


Hollybush Garden Center
Cannock

Variety - 9 - amazing Marine , Tropical and Coldwater
Quality - 8
Staff - 5 - surly , unhelpful , limited knowledge

Shirley Aquatics
Shirley
Birmingham

Variety - 7
Quality - 8
Staff - 5

 

[jimw13uk]

Now this thread would be really useful if it was a seperate page that allowed us to view by area - I wanted to see what everyone else had put about Shirley Aquatics as well and have just had to go through 7 pages - that would be really useful if we could browse by area or search the list

 

[bunjiweb]

I am planning on doing this when there are plenty of entryies I will wait until it gets to 10 pages then i will compile it... unless anyone wants to do it for me now, although its my thread so dont steal all the credit mmmkay?

Ben

 

[Matchu]

Anouther one from Manchester

World of water - Timperly

Staff - 6 (although they are freindly, only a few seem to know their stuff, and even they dont know as much as some of you guys)

Variety - 7 (seem to have a lot, but were out of some stuff last time I was there)

Quality - 9 All clean, not seen a dead fish, look all in good shape. - I havnt seen their new section though



Pets Beauty Salon & Aquarium - Beech road Chorlton - try this out mike5531 and see what you think

Staff - 8 (its mostly the manager who you talk to, he's willing to order stuff in for you, is freindly and knows his stuff)

Variety - 7 ( quite a lot of different stuff, but is a small shop, so doesnt accomadate loads)

Quality - 9 ( All fish look really healthy, and mine from there have done well, my only problem is there was some sort of plec that I thought was too big for the tank it was in)

 

[Bloo]

Wholesale Tropicals
220, Bethnal Green Rd
London E2 0AA
Tel: 020 7739 5356
http/www.tropicalfishfinder.co.uk/shops_detail.asp?id=6

Variety - 9
Quality - 10
Staff - 10

Fab central London shop with loads of superb quality stock of tropicals. Loads of unusual fish too. Just the best !

 

[Bloo]

Tropicals & Marines
71 Lower Richmond Rd
Mortlake
London SW14 7HJ
Tel: 020 8876 5463

Variety - 5
Quality - 4
Staff - 6

This is my lfs. It's OK for non livestock but I don't really buy fish there anymore. Quality is poor. Often dead fish in tanks and many visibly carry disease.

 

[simonbrown403]

Aquascope
Quality house
Waverledge street
Greay Harwood
Lancshire
BB6 7EA

http/www.aquatics2u.com/

Variaty 9
quality 9
good old fasioned service 10+

Its owend by steve punchard, (famous for his discus)

He's updated the hole shop since he bought it, new discus, marines, plant and tropical displays, 5 large tanks with odd balls both fresh and salt water, all the latest equipment, tank displays upstairs in the new cafe. nice

the worst in the area is pendle aquatics in colne, most of the fish i saw whernt in the best of condistions, the only ones that where any good where his rays, but they where in to smaller tank.

 

[Allix]

Maidenhead aquatics newport (Crosey)

Variety - 8
Quality - 6 (tetras had white spot and molly had velvet)
Staff - 10, very friendly

*edit* staff - variable, there is a really nice guy there who explains everything etc etc .... and there is another guy who is an absolute pratt, who lectured for and my boyfriends mum on fish food, water conditions and how ich is similar to the common cold in humans, he told me 'i know what im doing, my fish are the best, our water is the best' blah blah blah, anyway he is a pratt

Pets @ home, Cwmbran

Variety - 6
Quality - 9
Staff - 9

After my betta was attacked by the tetra, i took them back to maidenhead aquatics, and bought another one from pets at home, he looks so healthy, and seems to be getting on fine with the other fish so, fingers crossed, if everything goes ok i shall be buying my fish from there in future

 

[Matchu]

Just re-visted World of water timperly - at first sight - very impressed, lots of tanks a marine section and stuff.

But it seems they have bitten off more then they can chew, with a few of the tanks having one or more dead fish in, though they looked recently decesed and one of the guys said it was just more than they could handle.

Other than that looked nice, presentable, nice selection, different sections for lake malawi cichlids keep fish in quarantine for a week.

I then went to timperly aquatics.

MUCH better than I imagined, not an ill fish or anything and a massive selection, could even get terrapins! Guy really seemed to know his stuff, and was a nice marine section with some really attractive fish!

so

Timperly Aquatics

Variety - 9 had nearly everythin, but was out of RTBs and ADFs had a load of ACF's though - albinos, also had terrapins, oscars etc.

Quality - 10 Couldnt fault anything, all seemed to be in order - and it wasnt sterile like other places, it had that nice smell of water with good bacteria

Staff - 10 Very freindly, helpful and knowledgeable, didnt try to push a sale or anythin.

I'd reccomend a visit.