Sailfin Pet Shop of Champaign

**gheitman** · 10-20-2009, 10:05 AM

If you are in the east central Illinois area be sure and check out Sailfin Pet Shop in Champaign. They are a good LFS with a wide variety of fish, plants and equipment. Just recently they got a couple of plant shipments and the new Coralife T5HO light fixtures. They even have Amano and red cherry shrimp. Here is a link to their web site http://www.sailfin.com/.

BStanley346 · 03-18-2010, 10:24 PM

I just called them to see if they had any amano shrimp and the guy on the phone did not act like he had ever heard of them. Do you think it is worth the drive from Bloomington to check it out?

manciniat · 03-19-2010, 12:24 AM

i drive there from decatur every other week. it is the best fish store ive found. if you go or call again, talk to rachel, shes is the manager.

**gheitman** · 03-19-2010, 12:40 AM

If Rachel isn't available ask for Spencer the assistant manager or John the owner. I'm going in there tomorrow night and will see if they have any Amano shrimp in stock.

**gheitman** · 03-19-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BStanley346

I just called them to see if they had any amano shrimp and the guy on the phone did not act like he had ever heard of them. Do you think it is worth the drive from Bloomington to check it out?

I was just at Sailfin and they only had a couple in stock. They are in one of the tanks on the last aisle with the glass catfish. They sell for $2.49 each.

born2lovefish · 05-18-2010, 05:58 PM

Sailfin is a great pet shop. I use to drive from Bloomington-Normal area when I lived in IL. Now I stop in on my way back through from Indianapolis. Only pet shop I have ever found that will actually give 60% in store credit or 40% cash for fish you bring in(call ahead). Also, the people that work at Sailfin actually know quite a bit about fish and are extremely helpful, especially the owner. Check out their website(sailfin.com) and make sure to stop by on a weekend when they are having 25% off freshwater fish!

**zenche** · 02-10-2011, 12:45 AM

thumbs up. i went to school at uiuc and used to go to sailfin every other week or so. got bettas from them and bred them. was a great store and i'll always remember them fondly.

also, right across the street was a pretty good japanese restaurant (for bufu illinois, especially good).

ridewake210 · 04-06-2011, 05:17 AM

Great store.

Ive sold them several hundred African Cichlid fry, bought plenty of fish from them as well.

shiloh · 06-14-2011, 08:23 PM

I agree it is a great store and for the most part the staff is very helpful and knowledgable. However, the past two or three times I have gone I have dealt with some of their new people who seemed to be talking out of their ass a lot. Also, the guy who is answering a lot of the phone calls is a newbie.

10-20-2009, 10:05 AM	#1
gheitman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 203	Sailfin Pet Shop of Champaign If you are in the east central Illinois area be sure and check out Sailfin Pet Shop in Champaign. They are a good LFS with a wide variety of fish, plants and equipment. Just recently they got a couple of plant shipments and the new Coralife T5HO light fixtures. They even have Amano and red cherry shrimp. Here is a link to their web site http://www.sailfin.com/. __________________ Gene Heitman 12 tanks, 201 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 9 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

03-19-2010, 12:40 AM	#4
gheitman Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 203	If Rachel isn't available ask for Spencer the assistant manager or John the owner. I'm going in there tomorrow night and will see if they have any Amano shrimp in stock. __________________ Gene Heitman 12 tanks, 201 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 9 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

04-06-2011, 05:17 AM	#8
ridewake210 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Urbana, Illinois Posts: 1,090	Great store. Ive sold them several hundred African Cichlid fry, bought plenty of fish from them as well. __________________ Sean 90g- 4x54w T5HO, Pressurized CO2, XP2 & XP4, Hydor ETH 300w 125g- African Mbuna,Haps, Peacock community tank x2 Rena XP4s, Hydor ETH 300w, 4x39w Coralife T5NO Filstar PIMP #165 In the making...15+ more tanks. Ranging from 5 gallons to 40 gallons.

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03-18-2010, 10:24 PM	#2
BStanley346 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 9	I just called them to see if they had any amano shrimp and the guy on the phone did not act like he had ever heard of them. Do you think it is worth the drive from Bloomington to check it out?

03-19-2010, 12:24 AM	#3
manciniat Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: mt. zion, IL Posts: 1	i drive there from decatur every other week. it is the best fish store ive found. if you go or call again, talk to rachel, shes is the manager.

05-18-2010, 05:58 PM	#6
born2lovefish Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39/100%) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,017	Sailfin is a great pet shop. I use to drive from Bloomington-Normal area when I lived in IL. Now I stop in on my way back through from Indianapolis. Only pet shop I have ever found that will actually give 60% in store credit or 40% cash for fish you bring in(call ahead). Also, the people that work at Sailfin actually know quite a bit about fish and are extremely helpful, especially the owner. Check out their website(sailfin.com) and make sure to stop by on a weekend when they are having 25% off freshwater fish!

02-10-2011, 12:45 AM	#7
zenche Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 837	thumbs up. i went to school at uiuc and used to go to sailfin every other week or so. got bettas from them and bred them. was a great store and i'll always remember them fondly. also, right across the street was a pretty good japanese restaurant (for bufu illinois, especially good).

06-14-2011, 08:23 PM	#9
shiloh Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 189	I agree it is a great store and for the most part the staff is very helpful and knowledgable. However, the past two or three times I have gone I have dealt with some of their new people who seemed to be talking out of their ass a lot. Also, the guy who is answering a lot of the phone calls is a newbie.