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	Vacationing? Never Visit A Pet Store
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I made that mistake today. Well over a dozen species I've wanted for a long time and never seen for sale. Fish I've tried hard to find without success. Rare specimens, weird things, stuff like that. I even saw a sale tank of Corydoras guapore who'd had fry! And no way to get any of them home. It's a heart-breaker. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 04-Aug-2006 03:35
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I know what you mean Books. I usually make it a point to visit fish stores when ever I travel, and it just makes me that more disappointed as to what is available locally. It's always amazing to me the variety of fish that's available in some locals and not others. I know it's probably just a matter of supply and demand, but it doesn't make it any easier to know that the chance of getting some better varieties locally is rather low. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 04-Aug-2006 03:57
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	awwww. that is a KILLER isn't it? The most torturous form of window shopping. Hope the rest of your hol is a thumbs up experience... enjoy your down time before hittin' the books Sir Books ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 04-Aug-2006 06:37
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	In which case Sirbooks, remind me NEVER to invite you to visit Maidenhead Aquatics if ever you're over here and our paths cross, because with 70 species of Cichlid on offer, that WILL be sheer torture ... Bad enough my discovering that they had Anomalochromis thomasi in stock after my spending the best part of thirty years looking for them ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 04-Aug-2006 06:51
Rookie_Boy Hobbyist Posts: 96 Kudos: 55 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	Edited by Rookie_Boy Calil, I live in the uk, and Guess what? I go to maidenhead aquatics Often, Did the maidenhead aquatics you went to, have a huge (Roughly) 8ft tank of Piranhas & a few plecos? And does it have discus & Fancy goldfish in tanks on the back wall at the back? And on the L shaped desk Where you pay for the fish/things you bought, Does it have a tiny show tank? And outside on the board does it have a clown fish? If yes, That is where I go! Gosh! (Sirbooks, It is Pure torture! and sorry for hijacking your topic, R_Boy
Posted 04-Aug-2006 11:07
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Not the Bold Heath branch Rookie_Boy? Didn't realise you lived that close? FP MINI MEET!!!!!! Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 04-Aug-2006 14:48
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i think i was able to bring 30 bettas from vaction to my house, and i took 1 male along with me on a vaction.
Posted 04-Aug-2006 19:00


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