Ft myers advice

[stormrider27]

I just moved to Ft Myers fro mthe Orlando area and need some advice on fish stores for plant's and such. I found the usual chain stores but they never have much in the way of plants. My fish made the transit ok but I couldn't haul too many of the plants.

TIA
stormrider

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[jaidexl]

Not sure if you're still around for this late response, or if you've found the place already, but Boardroom Aquatics is the best around as far as quality of ownership. If i'm correct, he's been around for about forty years, QTs all of his stock after arrival, and is pretty knowledgeable. He carries both fresh and saltwater stock, but is usually short on plants, although he can order them. Lots of great tanks and specimins to look at and a large selection of driftwood. He also takes fish and plant trades or gives store credit for pretty much anything as long as it's healthy. There may be some good places in the Cape that i haven't found yet, but all the experienced friends of mine say Boardroom is the place to go. It's on the backroad behind the Petland at 41 and college, 12795 Kenwood Lane, 275-8891.

[jaidexl]

By the way, need any fish? I have a 4" lace cat (s.nigrita) that is no longer getting along with my g.scrophus. He also doesn't fit in to the central/south American biotope i'm planning. I originally planned on taking him back to Boardroom, or leaving him in the current tank when i buy a larger one for the g.scrophus, but if you have room in a tank with medium or larger peacefull fish (he aggravates aggressive bottom dwellars) and you want him, you can check him out. They say he'll eat whatever and whomever will fit in his mouth, but then my ghost shrimp should have been gone a long time ago if that were the case. He should top out at 6 or 7 inches within the next year or so.

*update: s.nigrita is now back at Boardroom with his buddies.