[mosasaur]

On an upcoming visit to California, I will be spending a bit of time in the area llisted above. Are there aquarium shops in that area that carry a good stock of aquatic plants? Thanks in advance.

 

[NeonShrimp]

Feel free to check out our club's directories and reviews of the Southern California stores.

If you are a card carrying SCAPE member most of them will give you discounts and deals!

Just another reason to join SCAPE

SCAPE's Local Fish Store Directory

 

[C2C]

you still going to be in the area?

 

[mosasaur]

you still going to be in the area?

Yep. I fly into Burbank On Jan. 5, but the dates I will be in Orange County are still unknown. I am thinking I will try to make it the weekend of the 9th, but it depends on someone else's work schedule.

I think I wil have a few other Alabama fans on the plane with me! Roll Tide! When I made my reservations, there was no guarantee that Alabama would be in the BCS championship game on the 7th!

 

[C2C]

check out Strictly Fish in Lakewood near Long Beach Airport they usually have a good selection of plants when theyre full. dont know of anyother fish store that has as good of a selection as they do

 

[snafu]

if you are in fountain valley, i would check out the following:

Tong's Tropical Fish & Pets (one of the bigger fish stores around)
(714) 842-2733
8976 Warner Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Pacific Reef (they concentrate more on salt stuff)
(714) 964-8899
18926A Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Prehistoric Pets (if you are marginally interested in reptiles, amphib, etc, it is definitely worth checking out)
www.prehistoricpets.com
18822 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 964-3525


if you want to go off the beaten path a little, 405 Tropical sometimes has interesting stuff (no plants though). I think people find the store unimpressive, but I really like it there. tetra are usually very cheap (cardinal, rummys, black neons, etc). the past couple weeks to a month, they've had what looked like Rineloricaria sp., Ancistrus sp., Nannostomus sp. (maybe trifasciatus?), a gulper cat, and they have interesting plecos from time to time. of course, E. Nishikigoi is less than a mile away so check it out. (for such a big place, it's easy to miss).

405 Tropical
(714) 373-0777
15222 Goldenwest St
Westminster, CA 92683

Eastern Nishikigoi (pond stuff, koi, goldfish)
http://www.enkoi.com/
14700 Goldenwest St
Westminster, CA 92683-5244