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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.
Currently Under Construction - Last Updated 05/12/05
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England
NORTH EAST
Perry’s Aquatics - Dunholm, Lincolnshire
Tel: 01673860727
Variety - 8 (Small place but good variety of fish and will order whatever you need)
Quality - 10 (All clean, not seen a dead fish)
Service - 10 (Family Run, very helpful)
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Whisby Garden Centre - Lincoln
Variety - 6 (Usual variety)
Quality - 1 (Lots of dead fish – Don’t seem bothered about the tanks)
Service - 1 (Staff haven’t got a clue)
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Blue Lagoon – Carnfield Hall Garden Centre, Alfreton
Variety – 7 (Usual fish, not many oddballs and Marine section isn’t massive)
Quality – 7+ (Some whitespot seen, but mostly very clean and healthy tanks)
Service – 8 (Advice can be a bid dodgy if they don’t know you they go after the sale)
NORTH WEST
Aquascope - Quality house, Waverledge Street, Greay Harwood, LANCS, B6 7EA
http
/www.aquatics2u.com/
Variety - 9
Quality - 9
Service - 10 (Good quality Old Fashioned Service)
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World of water – Timperly, Manchester
Variety - 7 (Seems to have a lot, but not always fully stocked)
Quality - 9 (All clean, not seen a dead fish, look all in good shape)
Service - 6 (Friendly but don’t really know their stuff)
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Pets Beauty Salon & Aquarium - Beech Rd, Chorlton, Manchester
Variety - 7 (Quite a lot of variety considering the size of the shop)
Quality - 9 ( All fish look really healthy, and mine from there have done well)
Service– 8 (Mostly the manager who knows things)
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Urmston Aquatics - Manchester
Variety - 7 (Bit of a small shop)
Quality - 8
Service– 9
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Timperly Aquatics - Manchester
Variety - 6
Quality - 7 ( Fish seem healthy but tanks are a mess)
Service– 7
MIDLANDS
Frosts - Millets Farm, Near Abingdon, Oxford
Variety - 6 (Mostly bread n butter fish)
Quality - 7
Service – 8
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The Goldfish Bowl - 118-122, Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RQ
http/www.thegoldfishbowl.co.uk
Variety – 9 (Lots of different fish including lots of cichlids and catfish & Lots of Dry Goods)
Quality – 8 (Debatable quality – fish look very healthy but tanks are small and quite cramped)
Service– 7 (Grumpy Manager although very knowledgeable
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World Of Water – Bicester, near Oxford
Variety - 6
Quality – 4 (Lots of Dead fishes and Disease observed in tanks that appeared to be very dirty)
Service– 4 (Staff not all up on their fish knowledge)
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Chiltern Aquatics – Bridgeside Nursery, Westoning Rd, Harlington, Bedfordshire, LU5 6PA
Tel: 01525875520
http/www.chilternaquatics.co.uk/
Variety – 9 (Get some rare stuff in sometimes)
Quality – 9
Service – 7+
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Anglo Scottish Aquatics – Codsall and Wergs Garden Center, Wolverhampton.
Variety – 7 (Getting a lot better)
Quality – 9
Service – 10 (Knowledgable, Friendly)
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Sedgley Road Aquatics – Sedgley, Wolverhampton.
Variety – 7
Quality – 8
Service – 8
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Hollybush Garden Centre – Warstone Road, Shareshill, Cannock, Wolverhampton, WV10 7LX
Tel: 01922418050
Variety – 9 (Very good Marine, Tropicals and Coldwater)
Quality – 8
Service – 5 (Surly and unhelpful with limited knowledge)
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Shirley Aquatics – Shirley, Solihull, B90 4EF
Tel: 01217441300
Variety – 7 (Very nice marine section with some nice corals etc, Huge selection of dry goods)
Quality – 8+ (Generally very clean tanks)
Service – 6+ (Some staff very helpful, others haven’t got a clue)
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Friends in Soggy Homes – 111 Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester.
Tel: 01162671661
Variety – 9 (All varieties catered for)
Quality – 9 (Very well presented and kept tanks)
Service – 9 (Helpful and knowledgeable but can be very busy at times)
LONDON
Tropicals & Marines - 71 Lower Richmond Rd, Mortlake, London, SW14 7HJ
Tel: 020 8876 5463
Variety - 5
Quality – 4 (Ok for Dry goods, Livestock not recommended)
Service – 6
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Funky Fish – Sunbury On Thames, South West London.
Variety – 7 (Usual variety although appear to be branching out into the more unusual)
Quality – 1 (Always dead fish and uncompatable fish kept together)
Service – 1 (Staff dont have a clue and change more often than the weather)
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Wholesale Tropicals – Bethnal Green Rd, Central London.
Variety – 10 (Some very unusual fish, specialising in Catfish, a vast selection)
Quality – 9 (Any ill fish are immediately taken off sale and quarentined)
Service – 10 (Friendly very knowledgable service)
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Wildwoods – Enfield, North London (Middlesex).
Variety – 10 (Very exotic selection with vast selection of oddballs and catfish as well as the usual discus, cichlids and community fish)
Quality – 10 (Always top quality fish, not a sick tank in sight)
Service – 7 (Some staff don't know alot)
WEST
R + S Aquatics - Pool Meadow, Coventry.
Variety – 10 (Loads of variety and will happily order for you)
Quality – 9 (The tanks are "lovely")
Service – 10 (Manager owns and runs the place himself and does a very good job)
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Martin's Pets - The Arcade, Coventry.
Variety – 5 (Very average selection)
Quality – 5 (Just about ok, dont trust some of the stock)
Service – 4 (Simply don't know about the fish)
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Russel's Pets - Radford Rd, Coventry.
Variety – 8 (Always trys to get a good variety)
Quality – 8 (Very few problems with the fish)
Service – 10 (Staff are quite good, owner knows alot)
EAST
Seapets – Martlesham Heath, Near Ipswich
Tel: 01473610969
Variety - 8
Quality - 7
Service – 3-7 (Quality of advices seems to vary a lot depending who you speak to)
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Viking Aquatics – St. Margaret’s Street, Ipswich
Tel: 01473212234
Variety - 8
Quality - 8
Service – 9 (Very knowledgeable and helpful)
Since submitting this opinion of Viking Aquatics standards appear to have dropped which is a real shame! Before buying check for any dead fish etc...
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Viking Swallow Aquatics – London Road, Stanway, Colchester
Tel: 01206210360
Variety - 9 (Lots to see)
Quality – 9 (Always clean tanks)
Service – 9 (Very helpful Staff)
SOUTH EAST
Maidenhead Aquatics – Just off A24 Findon, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 8 (All your usual tropicals)
Quality – 9 (Clean tanks)
Service – 9 (Lots of advice given and helpful at all times)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Just off A259 Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 8
Quality – 9
Service – 7 (Helpful but very busy)
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Angmering Garden Centre – Worthing, West Sussex
Variety – 7
Quality – 6+ (Large tanks, lots of room for fish)
Service – 7
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Highdown Aquatics – A259, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 4 (No Marines and shop is quite small)
Quality – 7 (Large tanks, lots of room for fish)
Service – 6 (Friendly Staff but not sure how knowledgeable)
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World Of Water - Turners Hill Road, Worth, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4PE
Tel: 01293 883237
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 6 (No Marines and tanks can get very bare)
Quality – 5
Service – 7
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World Of Fishes - 31 North End, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1QJ
Tel: 01342 322244
Variety – 8 (Converted House, but has plenty of variety!)
Quality – 8 (All fish healthy)
Service – 7
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Medway Aquatics – Gillingham, Kent
Variety – 9
Quality – 8
Service – 9
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Aquatech – Crayford, Kent
Variety – 8
Quality – 10
Service – 10
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Wyevale Garden Centre, Hempstead Valley
Variety – 7
Quality – 2
Service – 1
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Maidenhead Aquatics - Bracknell
Variety – 9
Quality – 10
Service – 9
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Maidenhead Aquatics - Bourne End
Variety - 7
Quality - 10
Staff – 8
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Shotgate Nursery – A127 between turn offs for Wickford and Billaricay, Essex
Variety – 9 (Worth driving an hour and a half to get to apparently!)
Quality – 10 (Very good Quality, large display tanks)
Staff – 9 (Service with a smile, always helpful)
SOUTH WEST
The Aquatic Habitat – Shurdington Rd, Brockworth, Gloucestershire,
Tel: 01452862791
http/www.the-aquatic-habitat.co.uk
Variety – 10 (Large variety of all things tropical, coldwater and marine)
Quality – 10 (Tanks always kept in top condition, good quality stock)
Service – 10 (Friendly helpful staff always willing to help, gets very busy on weekends)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Swindon Main, Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon
Variety – 8 (Lots of variety, some nice plecs and the odd bargain)
Quality – 9 (Tanks in top condition, fish always very healthy)
Service – 7 (Most staff are good, sometimes a bit too rushed to help you)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Swindon North, Wyevale GC, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon
Variety – 7+ (Some very nice cichlids and Discus)
Quality – 10 (Tanks in top condition, Very clean and fish all healthy)
Service – 8 (Most staff are good, couple of kids who work there who don’t know much)
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AquaJardin – Blooms Garden Centre, Bath Road, Haresfield, Near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Tel: O1452724341
Variety – 3 (Still very empty as it is such a new shop, just platies, guppies etc. Large premises though)
Quality – 9 (Looks very clean, will be nice shop when done)
Service – 8 (Some nice staff)
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Taunton Aquatics – Taunton
Variety - 9
Quality - 10
Service – 9
Specialising in Marine and especially corals, this shop has one of the most spectacular collections of corals available. Well worth a visit if you run a reef marine tank.
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J & K Aquatics, Taunton
(Marines Only)
Variety – 7
Quality – 9
Service – 8
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Totally Tropical, Taunton
(Marine Section)
Variety – 2 (Not much in stock)
Quality – 6
Service – 9 (Very friendly and helpful)
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Watermarque – Bathpool, Taunton
Variety – 8 (Lots of varied Tanks)
Quality – 9
Service – 6+ (Sold a Sucking Loach as a community fish)
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Munkton Elm – West Monkton, Taunton
Variety – 6+ (Based inside a Garden Centre – Not much to choose from)
Quality – 8 (Never see dead fish and tanks are clean)
Service – 9 (Couple of fish specific sales-persons are very helpful)
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Emsworth Aquatics - Portsmouth
Variety – 9 (Large variety for a fairly small shop, Stocks reptile equipment also)
Quality – 8
Service – 8
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Arundel Avieries and Aquatics – Portsmouth
Variety – 7
Quality – Unknown
Service – Unknown
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Fins and Things – Bovey Tracy, Devon
Variety – 9 (Very Large – over 12,000 Gallons of Display tanks)
Quality – 9 (Very high quality directly imported)
Service – 10 (Very knowledgeable)
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Parkers – Iron Acton, Bristol
Variety – 7 (Plenty to choose from with varied pricing)
Quality – 6 (Varies a lot from being bad to being quite good)
Service – 8 (Very Helpful)
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Almondsbury Garden Centre – Almondsbury, Bristol
Variety – 9 (Plenty to choose from with varied pricing)
Quality – 8 (Varies a lot from being bad to being quite good)
Service – 6 (Very Helpful)
Scotland
Marine World - Bain Street at the Barras
Variety - 7 (Mainly marines. Not Huge amount but will order anything)
Quality - 10 (All very healthy fishies!)
Staff - 10 (very helpful)
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Waterworld Aquatics - Also on Paisley Road West
Variety – 4 (Had to close their Marine section, but quite a few tropicals)
Quality – 8 (Very clean)
Staff – 8
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The Aquarium Shop – Next to Terry’s Tattoos, Glasgow
Variety – 8 (Well stocked, Some very nice catfish and other unusual fishes)
Quality – 7+ (Clean, Tanks and shop are old, could do with a refurbishment. Fish healthy on the whole.)
Staff – 8
Wales
Maidenhead aquatics - Newport (Crosey).
Variety – 8
Quality – 6 (Tetras had white spot and molly had velvet)
Service – 10 (Very friendly and knowledgeable)
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Maidenhead aquatics – Wenvoe, Cardiff
Variety – 9 (Very nice selection with some good Cichlids and L-Numbers)
Quality – 9 (Discus have apparently spawned in the sale tanks – speaks for itself!)
Service – 10 (Honest staff)
Ireland
Other
Isle of Wight
Hunnyhill Aquatics - Hunnyhill, near Sainsburys, Newport.
Variety – 7 (A lot of different types of Fish)
Quality – 7 (Always very clean)
Service – 8+ (Helpful staff)
note to self - pg.5 pst 69
One for Staff friendlyness and knowledge.
Currently Under Construction - Last Updated 05/12/05
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England
NORTH EAST
Perry’s Aquatics - Dunholm, Lincolnshire
Tel: 01673860727
Variety - 8 (Small place but good variety of fish and will order whatever you need)
Quality - 10 (All clean, not seen a dead fish)
Service - 10 (Family Run, very helpful)
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Whisby Garden Centre - Lincoln
Variety - 6 (Usual variety)
Quality - 1 (Lots of dead fish – Don’t seem bothered about the tanks)
Service - 1 (Staff haven’t got a clue)
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Blue Lagoon – Carnfield Hall Garden Centre, Alfreton
Variety – 7 (Usual fish, not many oddballs and Marine section isn’t massive)
Quality – 7+ (Some whitespot seen, but mostly very clean and healthy tanks)
Service – 8 (Advice can be a bid dodgy if they don’t know you they go after the sale)
NORTH WEST
Aquascope - Quality house, Waverledge Street, Greay Harwood, LANCS, B6 7EA
http
/www.aquatics2u.com/Variety - 9
Quality - 9
Service - 10 (Good quality Old Fashioned Service)
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World of water – Timperly, Manchester
Variety - 7 (Seems to have a lot, but not always fully stocked)
Quality - 9 (All clean, not seen a dead fish, look all in good shape)
Service - 6 (Friendly but don’t really know their stuff)
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Pets Beauty Salon & Aquarium - Beech Rd, Chorlton, Manchester
Variety - 7 (Quite a lot of variety considering the size of the shop)
Quality - 9 ( All fish look really healthy, and mine from there have done well)
Service– 8 (Mostly the manager who knows things)
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Urmston Aquatics - Manchester
Variety - 7 (Bit of a small shop)
Quality - 8
Service– 9
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Timperly Aquatics - Manchester
Variety - 6
Quality - 7 ( Fish seem healthy but tanks are a mess)
Service– 7
MIDLANDS
Frosts - Millets Farm, Near Abingdon, Oxford
Variety - 6 (Mostly bread n butter fish)
Quality - 7
Service – 8
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The Goldfish Bowl - 118-122, Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RQ
http
/www.thegoldfishbowl.co.ukVariety – 9 (Lots of different fish including lots of cichlids and catfish & Lots of Dry Goods)
Quality – 8 (Debatable quality – fish look very healthy but tanks are small and quite cramped)
Service– 7 (Grumpy Manager although very knowledgeable
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World Of Water – Bicester, near Oxford
Variety - 6
Quality – 4 (Lots of Dead fishes and Disease observed in tanks that appeared to be very dirty)
Service– 4 (Staff not all up on their fish knowledge)
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Chiltern Aquatics – Bridgeside Nursery, Westoning Rd, Harlington, Bedfordshire, LU5 6PA
Tel: 01525875520
http
/www.chilternaquatics.co.uk/Variety – 9 (Get some rare stuff in sometimes)
Quality – 9
Service – 7+
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Anglo Scottish Aquatics – Codsall and Wergs Garden Center, Wolverhampton.
Variety – 7 (Getting a lot better)
Quality – 9
Service – 10 (Knowledgable, Friendly)
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Sedgley Road Aquatics – Sedgley, Wolverhampton.
Variety – 7
Quality – 8
Service – 8
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Hollybush Garden Centre – Warstone Road, Shareshill, Cannock, Wolverhampton, WV10 7LX
Tel: 01922418050
Variety – 9 (Very good Marine, Tropicals and Coldwater)
Quality – 8
Service – 5 (Surly and unhelpful with limited knowledge)
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Shirley Aquatics – Shirley, Solihull, B90 4EF
Tel: 01217441300
Variety – 7 (Very nice marine section with some nice corals etc, Huge selection of dry goods)
Quality – 8+ (Generally very clean tanks)
Service – 6+ (Some staff very helpful, others haven’t got a clue)
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Friends in Soggy Homes – 111 Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester.
Tel: 01162671661
Variety – 9 (All varieties catered for)
Quality – 9 (Very well presented and kept tanks)
Service – 9 (Helpful and knowledgeable but can be very busy at times)
LONDON
Tropicals & Marines - 71 Lower Richmond Rd, Mortlake, London, SW14 7HJ
Tel: 020 8876 5463
Variety - 5
Quality – 4 (Ok for Dry goods, Livestock not recommended)
Service – 6
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Funky Fish – Sunbury On Thames, South West London.
Variety – 7 (Usual variety although appear to be branching out into the more unusual)
Quality – 1 (Always dead fish and uncompatable fish kept together)
Service – 1 (Staff dont have a clue and change more often than the weather)
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Wholesale Tropicals – Bethnal Green Rd, Central London.
Variety – 10 (Some very unusual fish, specialising in Catfish, a vast selection)
Quality – 9 (Any ill fish are immediately taken off sale and quarentined)
Service – 10 (Friendly very knowledgable service)
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Wildwoods – Enfield, North London (Middlesex).
Variety – 10 (Very exotic selection with vast selection of oddballs and catfish as well as the usual discus, cichlids and community fish)
Quality – 10 (Always top quality fish, not a sick tank in sight)
Service – 7 (Some staff don't know alot)
WEST
R + S Aquatics - Pool Meadow, Coventry.
Variety – 10 (Loads of variety and will happily order for you)
Quality – 9 (The tanks are "lovely")
Service – 10 (Manager owns and runs the place himself and does a very good job)
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Martin's Pets - The Arcade, Coventry.
Variety – 5 (Very average selection)
Quality – 5 (Just about ok, dont trust some of the stock)
Service – 4 (Simply don't know about the fish)
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Russel's Pets - Radford Rd, Coventry.
Variety – 8 (Always trys to get a good variety)
Quality – 8 (Very few problems with the fish)
Service – 10 (Staff are quite good, owner knows alot)
EAST
Seapets – Martlesham Heath, Near Ipswich
Tel: 01473610969
Variety - 8
Quality - 7
Service – 3-7 (Quality of advices seems to vary a lot depending who you speak to)
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Viking Aquatics – St. Margaret’s Street, Ipswich
Tel: 01473212234
Variety - 8
Quality - 8
Service – 9 (Very knowledgeable and helpful)
Since submitting this opinion of Viking Aquatics standards appear to have dropped which is a real shame! Before buying check for any dead fish etc...
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Viking Swallow Aquatics – London Road, Stanway, Colchester
Tel: 01206210360
Variety - 9 (Lots to see)
Quality – 9 (Always clean tanks)
Service – 9 (Very helpful Staff)
SOUTH EAST
Maidenhead Aquatics – Just off A24 Findon, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 8 (All your usual tropicals)
Quality – 9 (Clean tanks)
Service – 9 (Lots of advice given and helpful at all times)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Just off A259 Ferring, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 8
Quality – 9
Service – 7 (Helpful but very busy)
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Angmering Garden Centre – Worthing, West Sussex
Variety – 7
Quality – 6+ (Large tanks, lots of room for fish)
Service – 7
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Highdown Aquatics – A259, Worthing, West Sussex
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 4 (No Marines and shop is quite small)
Quality – 7 (Large tanks, lots of room for fish)
Service – 6 (Friendly Staff but not sure how knowledgeable)
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World Of Water - Turners Hill Road, Worth, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 4PE
Tel: 01293 883237
(Just Tropicals)
Variety – 6 (No Marines and tanks can get very bare)
Quality – 5
Service – 7
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World Of Fishes - 31 North End, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1QJ
Tel: 01342 322244
Variety – 8 (Converted House, but has plenty of variety!)
Quality – 8 (All fish healthy)
Service – 7
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Medway Aquatics – Gillingham, Kent
Variety – 9
Quality – 8
Service – 9
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Aquatech – Crayford, Kent
Variety – 8
Quality – 10
Service – 10
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Wyevale Garden Centre, Hempstead Valley
Variety – 7
Quality – 2
Service – 1
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Maidenhead Aquatics - Bracknell
Variety – 9
Quality – 10
Service – 9
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Maidenhead Aquatics - Bourne End
Variety - 7
Quality - 10
Staff – 8
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Shotgate Nursery – A127 between turn offs for Wickford and Billaricay, Essex
Variety – 9 (Worth driving an hour and a half to get to apparently!)
Quality – 10 (Very good Quality, large display tanks)
Staff – 9 (Service with a smile, always helpful)
SOUTH WEST
The Aquatic Habitat – Shurdington Rd, Brockworth, Gloucestershire,
Tel: 01452862791
http
/www.the-aquatic-habitat.co.ukVariety – 10 (Large variety of all things tropical, coldwater and marine)
Quality – 10 (Tanks always kept in top condition, good quality stock)
Service – 10 (Friendly helpful staff always willing to help, gets very busy on weekends)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Swindon Main, Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon
Variety – 8 (Lots of variety, some nice plecs and the odd bargain)
Quality – 9 (Tanks in top condition, fish always very healthy)
Service – 7 (Most staff are good, sometimes a bit too rushed to help you)
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Maidenhead Aquatics – Swindon North, Wyevale GC, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon
Variety – 7+ (Some very nice cichlids and Discus)
Quality – 10 (Tanks in top condition, Very clean and fish all healthy)
Service – 8 (Most staff are good, couple of kids who work there who don’t know much)
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AquaJardin – Blooms Garden Centre, Bath Road, Haresfield, Near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
Tel: O1452724341
Variety – 3 (Still very empty as it is such a new shop, just platies, guppies etc. Large premises though)
Quality – 9 (Looks very clean, will be nice shop when done)
Service – 8 (Some nice staff)
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Taunton Aquatics – Taunton
Variety - 9
Quality - 10
Service – 9
Specialising in Marine and especially corals, this shop has one of the most spectacular collections of corals available. Well worth a visit if you run a reef marine tank.
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J & K Aquatics, Taunton
(Marines Only)
Variety – 7
Quality – 9
Service – 8
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Totally Tropical, Taunton
(Marine Section)
Variety – 2 (Not much in stock)
Quality – 6
Service – 9 (Very friendly and helpful)
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Watermarque – Bathpool, Taunton
Variety – 8 (Lots of varied Tanks)
Quality – 9
Service – 6+ (Sold a Sucking Loach as a community fish)
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Munkton Elm – West Monkton, Taunton
Variety – 6+ (Based inside a Garden Centre – Not much to choose from)
Quality – 8 (Never see dead fish and tanks are clean)
Service – 9 (Couple of fish specific sales-persons are very helpful)
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Emsworth Aquatics - Portsmouth
Variety – 9 (Large variety for a fairly small shop, Stocks reptile equipment also)
Quality – 8
Service – 8
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Arundel Avieries and Aquatics – Portsmouth
Variety – 7
Quality – Unknown
Service – Unknown
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Fins and Things – Bovey Tracy, Devon
Variety – 9 (Very Large – over 12,000 Gallons of Display tanks)
Quality – 9 (Very high quality directly imported)
Service – 10 (Very knowledgeable)
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Parkers – Iron Acton, Bristol
Variety – 7 (Plenty to choose from with varied pricing)
Quality – 6 (Varies a lot from being bad to being quite good)
Service – 8 (Very Helpful)
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Almondsbury Garden Centre – Almondsbury, Bristol
Variety – 9 (Plenty to choose from with varied pricing)
Quality – 8 (Varies a lot from being bad to being quite good)
Service – 6 (Very Helpful)
Scotland
Marine World - Bain Street at the Barras
Variety - 7 (Mainly marines. Not Huge amount but will order anything)
Quality - 10 (All very healthy fishies!)
Staff - 10 (very helpful)
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Waterworld Aquatics - Also on Paisley Road West
Variety – 4 (Had to close their Marine section, but quite a few tropicals)
Quality – 8 (Very clean)
Staff – 8
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The Aquarium Shop – Next to Terry’s Tattoos, Glasgow
Variety – 8 (Well stocked, Some very nice catfish and other unusual fishes)
Quality – 7+ (Clean, Tanks and shop are old, could do with a refurbishment. Fish healthy on the whole.)
Staff – 8
Wales
Maidenhead aquatics - Newport (Crosey).
Variety – 8
Quality – 6 (Tetras had white spot and molly had velvet)
Service – 10 (Very friendly and knowledgeable)
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Maidenhead aquatics – Wenvoe, Cardiff
Variety – 9 (Very nice selection with some good Cichlids and L-Numbers)
Quality – 9 (Discus have apparently spawned in the sale tanks – speaks for itself!)
Service – 10 (Honest staff)
Ireland
Other
Isle of Wight
Hunnyhill Aquatics - Hunnyhill, near Sainsburys, Newport.
Variety – 7 (A lot of different types of Fish)
Quality – 7 (Always very clean)
Service – 8+ (Helpful staff)
note to self - pg.5 pst 69
