One of the world’s best aquarium stores is facing a five-times increase in the cost of electricity to run their aquariums. Pier Aquatics in Wigan, England has warned of the threat of possible closure as their electricity bill rose from…
Everything We Scored While Touring 15 Shops for #LFSsaturday
We’ve been very vocal advocates of local fish stores in our writing, the Reef Therapy Podcast, and countless aquarium shop tours throughout the years. This past holiday shopping weekend we didn’t just talk about supporting these important retail establishments but…
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…
Blue World Aquariums In Victoria BC Celebrates One Year Anniversary
We stopped by Blue World Aquariums in Victoria British Columbia this weekend to check out some of their new arrivals. This local fish store is a fairly small reef aquarium shop, however they offer a wide selection of healthy sps…
WATCH Premium Aquatics: From Edinburgh Indiana to the World
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…
Join Us In Celebrating the Local Fish Store this #LFSSATURDAY
The Local Fish Store is a really important part of our regional aquarium communities and we don’t think the LFS gets nearly enough love and appreciation. For the last few years we’ve personally made a point to visit several of…
White Corals has an Incredible Display of Livestock Too!
If you enjoyed yesterday’s presentation of White Corals’ impeccable reef aquarium showroom of dry goods, fish and filtration then boy do we have a treat for you. In part 2 of our coverage of our tour of White Corals we…
White Corals’ Showroom Should Inspire All Aquarium Stores [Video]
White Corals is Europe’s leading online reef aquarium livestock and dry goods vendor and also the folks behind the unique Nyos brand of aquarium products. This quintessentially German business is exactly what you would expect to see from Stuttgart, the…
50 Fish Stores in 5 Days – Across the United States (VIDEO)
As aquarists many of us can remember walking into our local fish store for the first time and being inspired to set up our first fish tank. However, this experience as a whole is at risk with the internet slowly…