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Title: That Fish Place, That Pet Place Retail Store
Description: Lancaster, Pennsylvania


Stewie - February 26, 2006 10:10 PM (GMT)
This is my local fish store, and I figured I would post the information about them here.

Retail Store Website

Retail Store Fish List

237 Centerville Rd Lancaster PA 17603
Conveniently located 3/4 of a mile south of Route 30 on Centerville Road.

STORE HOURS:
Monday - Saturday 9am - 9pm Sunday 10am - 6pm

Directions By Mapquest


This is a very impressive store wether you are looking for anything from freshwater fish, saltwater fish, reptiles, amphibians, spiders, small pets, birds, or even pond supplies. Their supplies for everything mentioned previously are varied and are of good quality and quantity. (15,000 items in stock) The selection is amazing for everything, especially fish and pets. Their 110,000 square foot retail store yields customers from canada and from all over the US, so I would consider myself lucky living only 20 minutes away.

And, of course, their information is also incredible. Their 6 on-staff Marine Biologists always have answers to even the most difficult questions at a phone call or click away. However, while their regular fish room staff is also impressive, care should be taken when considering their advice. I have been fed wrong information once or twice. Nothing major, and they don't do it to sell something, but sometimes they just don't know. Their selection of fish is very varied and impressive, often having fish that I have never seen or heard of. Some of their freshwater "usuals" include teacup stingrays, arowannas, silver dollars, varied cichlids, tetras, livebearers, loaches, catfish, discus, angelfish, goldfish, dwarf cichlids, gouramis, bettas, and others that they get occationally. I am not experienced with saltwater fish, but their selection of saltwater fish includes all the "usuals" plus very impressive, rare fish including large eels, batfish, tangs, sea cucumbers, an impressive collectioin of corals and liverock, and other fish that I do not recognize.

Their many indoor ponds also aid in pond design, and once again, their helpful staff are always there to lend advice.

I purchase all my fish, supplies, and other animals there, and I strongly reccomend that if you live close enough, you make the trip there for the huge Anniversary sale April 1st and 2nd.

Over all, I give this site a :up: and :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

The only complaint I have is that because it is so big and well known, it is always full, especially on sale days when everybody brings their children who proceed to run and screem throughout the entire store giving me a massive migrane while waiting for my fish to be bagged. That, and they need to get air conditioning.

CatLover - February 26, 2006 10:59 PM (GMT)
WOW! Now I know how you got those orange cories! :D

Sergeant Major - February 27, 2006 04:39 AM (GMT)
6 Marine Biologists on staff?!? THAT's impressive! :up:

bartier - February 27, 2006 06:57 AM (GMT)
why can't there be more shops like that here

Leema - February 27, 2006 07:45 AM (GMT)
At my LFS, all members on staff have to have a degree in marine biology... :mellow:
They're also the most expensive and best store around. :P

bartier - February 27, 2006 12:08 PM (GMT)
not fair

Sergeant Major - February 27, 2006 02:59 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Leema @ Feb 27 2006, 07:45 AM)
At my LFS, all members on staff have to have a degree in marine biology... :mellow:
They're also the most expensive and best store around. :P

They would have to be more expensive to compensate their employees for their degrees... but that's ok, I don't mind feeding the marine biologists. :D

Cichlid Commander - February 28, 2006 01:19 AM (GMT)
All I have to say is that the store in question is not the cheapest online but its understandable when you have 6 marine biologist in the store. I mean they have to pay the salaries some how. ;)




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