Aquarium World

[fireFISH]

i am a faithful customer to Aquarium World on the Northwest Freeway when i'm in from College Station. Was wondering what any other Houstonians thought about it. The fish always seem happy/healthy and they have a diverse selection of corals and inverts.

 

[djconn]

My honest opinion of Aquarium World is that it is simply the most expensive store that I've ever seen anywhere hands down.

They were selling a flame angels in there for $85 one day and I went down to Fishland and picked one up for $25. Nice, clean, zoo-like store but I'd never buy a thing from there.

 

[incysor]

i am a faithful customer to Aquarium World on the Northwest Freeway when i'm in from College Station. Was wondering what any other Houstonians thought about it. The fish always seem happy/healthy and they have a diverse selection of corals and inverts.

Here's my opinion about Aquarium world. It's shared by many folks on the local boards.

Aquarium World, 13157 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040, phone 713-329-9989
Nice clean, huge store. Huge 70,00gal tank. Most expensive place in town. Employees run the gamut in helpfulness/knowledge. They garantee their fish for 7 days, but if you want to collect they need a water sample, and their definitions of correct water quality are strange ex.. recommended salinity is 1.020. Sometimes they have stuff the other stores don't, this is the only reason I will go in periodically.

My opinions on the rest of the stores in town are in a sticky post here:

http://nanotank.com/viewtopic.php?t=168

If you have questions about stores in Houston or are looking for feedback on some of them, www.marshreef.com is a good place to ask. This is a nice board for it as well, but it doesn't have as many members, so you might not get as many responses.

Brian

 

[djconn]

In retrospect, I probably shouldn't be so harsh on that place. What kind of corals or items do you see there firefish that you would consider to be listed at a decent price?

It is possible that things have gotten better over there since I haven't been back for over a year.

 

[fireFISH]

yeah, i've come to realize that the prices at Aquarium World are pretty expensive, but i've kinda gotten comfortable with it. i've never purchased an unhealthy fish/coral, and i really enjoy talking to the staff, so i guess i'm willing to pay the extra for the service/friendliness. i may try a visit to Fishland over Thanksgiving break, tryin to find an Orange Linkia Star.

 

[Narkon'n'more]

Orange Linkia Star, might call Global, they seem to always have some when I go in.

 

[incysor]

Orange Linkia Star, might call Global, they seem to always have some when I go in.

He's supposed to be getting a shipment in late today. So tomorrow would probably be a good time to call.

Also Kenny at Aquatic Center is great about ordering stuff for people if they ask him.

Brian