We’ve had the dubious honor of reporting on two aquarium store fires lately, and have since found out about two more. Two weeks ago we reported on a fire at Gateway Aquatics in St Louis, and only this week new…
Corner Reef is the Antique Shop of Local Fish Stores
It’s no secret that the local fish store has struggled in this digital age. However, the Corner Reef in St. Louis is adapting and EXPANDING their footprint. Steve Babcock has owned and operated The Corner Reef for about 12 years…
Make AAC part of your saltwater fish store Grand Tour
View Post Everyone likes to visit a good marine store and if you’re traveling to or across the UK, put Advanced Aquarium Consultancy in Harlow, Essex, on your to-do list. Owned and operated by industry veteran Paul Hughes, AAC is…
Help Us in Making #LFSSaturday an ‘Aquarium Holiday’
Ever year, just before the black friday and cyber monday deals, we make a plea to the greater aquarium community to do something for their local reef scene and support their local fish stores. A few years ago we started…
12 reasons why every reefkeeper should work in their LFS
If you’ve never worked in an aquarium store before, there are some great reasons why you should. It doesn’t haven’t to be on a full-time basis, it doesn’t even have to be paid work, but the experience that you’ll get…
Visiting the WWC Boutique Reef Aquarium Shop [Video]
There’s never been a harder time to travel the country and visit or discover new reef aquarium stores. The pandemic lockdown might be rolling over to its second year but we’ve got just the antidote for the stay at home…
Worldwide Coral’s Winterpark Boutique Store to Open August 24th
The American reef aquarium community is gearing up to return to Orlando Florida for another great MACNA, and many of us plan to spend some time visiting the new facilities of World Wide Corals. The WWC ‘Megastore’ is going to…
A Walkthrough of Fishy Business, my Childhood LFS
Having a good knowledgeable local fish store is one of the most important factors to starting off right in the aquarium hobby, fresh or salt. Today there’s more saltwater aquarium departments and reef aquarium shops all over the world but…
Petco adds buy online, pick up in store option
Although many of us hardcore hobbyists might be never be caught alive in a big box store, there is definitely a time and a place, and Petco is making a better case with a new “buy online, pick up in-store”…
Congratulations to the Winners of the First #LFSSaturday Contest
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a very deep love and appreciation for retail aquarium shops, aka an LFS, which is why I visit them literally all over the world. My personal feelings aside, there’s no question that…
