As many fish stores as we visit on an annual basis, I think it’s clear to our readers that we LOVE visiting the LFS. Every year I have an annual tradition of visiting every LFS in the Denver and Central…
Polyart Aquarium in Singapore Is Open 24 Hours A Day
Polyart Aquarium is a very interesting store which has the singular distinction of being open 24 hours a day. Located in Singapore, Polyart Aquarium caters to all kinds of fish, both fresh and saltwater and not only are they open…
The Decline of the Local Fish Store (And Some Possible Ways to Save them)
The mom and pop grocery store, the local hardware store, the corner Five-and-Dime are all stores that have for the most part vanished from our lives due to big box stores replacing them. Unfortunately the same thing is happening more…
Texas LFS owner tragically killed in attempted robbery
The reef hobby is a small, tight family and we are always sad to hear when we lose a member of the family. This past weekend, Alfred “Al” Armour, the owner of Dynamic Reef Systems in Carrollton, Texas., was tragically…
Tanks A Lot has brilliant idea with their Live Brine Shrimp cups
Anyone who’s ever worked at the local fish store knows that bagging feeders for customers is one of the least glamorous parts of the job, and for marine aquarium shops, that staple is live brine shrimp. Live brine has been…
This video is mandatory watching for anyone who deals with LFS
Let’s face it, there’s been a huge shift in the dynamics of the marine aquarium hobby and industry over the last ten years. For the most part the aquarist as a consumer has gotten increasingly closer to the source of…
London’s Aquatic Design Centre is an aquarium store that has it all
The Aquatic Design Centre is an aquarium store in London that any kind of aquarium enthusiasts would be thrilled to visit. The space that ADC takes up is modest but every square inch of the shop is densely packed with…
Reef Raft NorCal opening in Bay Area
Reef Raft is opening a new full service reef store in Northern California that will feature the exotic corals and fish Reef Raft USA has worked to bring to its Southern California presence. The store is opening this weekend in…
Vivid Aquariums website sports a swanky new modern look
There are some pretty tech savvy people in this hobby, but often our online experience with stores and vendors seems to take us back to the 90s or early-2000s. When we see websites doing a great job like the Vivid…
Thieves rob local fish store with everything caught on tape (again)
Stealing is an unfortunate reality even in this hobby, and over the years we’ve almost lost count how many times local fish stores have been blatantly robbed. Strangely almost all of the incidents have the robbers clearly caught on camera.…
