lfs store in long island
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Tropical Island isn't worth the gas to travel there let alone a speeding ticket unless you're into overpriced common fish and corals. Also the owner usually has a bad attitude if you can even find him around. About the only things there worth the trip are freshwater plants and some African cichlids.
Tropical Island isn't worth the gas to travel there let alone a speeding ticket unless you're into overpriced common fish and corals. Also the owner usually has a bad attitude if you can even find him around. About the only things there worth the trip are freshwater plants and some African cichlids.
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- Li,Ny
Tropical Island is amazing great selection of corals, and the owner mike is the nicest guy. You guys have to check his sps frags selection great stuff ,
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- Long Island
Hey guys
Sorry my bad. Mixed up Tropical Showcase with Tropical Island. Mike really is a good guy with nice stuff. What I said earlier still holds true about Tropical Showcase though
Sorry my bad. Mixed up Tropical Showcase with Tropical Island. Mike really is a good guy with nice stuff. What I said earlier still holds true about Tropical Showcase though
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- Long Island
Tropical island is in deer park on rt 231 south of the LIE. Exit 51 and head south its on the right in a strip mall
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- L.I
a lot of fish is a hole in the wall, and it looks like a bomb went off inside.... i would never buy ANYTHING from that store.
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- Long Island
^ tropical island aquariums or tropical showcase. cause i know you don't mean tropical island. mike is definitely awesome. he has helped me and wife (yep she is in the hobby lol) with this hobby for about 2 years now. acans, sps, and LEDs ... store is clean real clean.
Tropical island is a super clean store and prices are at the right amount for a store like his. G C is god for frags, corals and some fish.
You fellows are talking about 3 different stores here..
1- Tropical Island - is in Deer Park on Rt 231 - west side of road in strip mall - closer to the LIE than the Souther State. Owner is Mike. Sells SW & FW, highly respected around here.
2- Tropical Showcase - is in Hicksville on Old Country Rd between Rt135 & the Wantagh Parkway. North side of the road in a small shopping center. Sells FW & SW . Has an extensive amount of parts/bulbs/filters/food in there.
3- Octopus Garden/A Lot of Fish - not even sure of the name here anymore. This store is on Montauk Highway at the very end of Rt231., next to a Sherwin Williams store and set back FAR from the street, very easy to miss. South side of Montauk Hwy. I'd guess Babylon technically. It is the place most describe as looking like a garage sale inside. I do have to say that the fellow in there - Domenic - is incredibley knowledgable about fish. Carries FW & SW
Hope that helps
1- Tropical Island - is in Deer Park on Rt 231 - west side of road in strip mall - closer to the LIE than the Souther State. Owner is Mike. Sells SW & FW, highly respected around here.
2- Tropical Showcase - is in Hicksville on Old Country Rd between Rt135 & the Wantagh Parkway. North side of the road in a small shopping center. Sells FW & SW . Has an extensive amount of parts/bulbs/filters/food in there.
3- Octopus Garden/A Lot of Fish - not even sure of the name here anymore. This store is on Montauk Highway at the very end of Rt231., next to a Sherwin Williams store and set back FAR from the street, very easy to miss. South side of Montauk Hwy. I'd guess Babylon technically. It is the place most describe as looking like a garage sale inside. I do have to say that the fellow in there - Domenic - is incredibley knowledgable about fish. Carries FW & SW
Hope that helps
If you're up for a trip into Nassau County, Total Aquariums is a great store. The new store manager is even a member on this site and loves what he does. The owner (Martin) used to work at Ed's Aquarium on Sunrise Highway if anyone remembers that store. I loved it as a kid.
Total Aquariums info:
1706 S Rockaway Ave
Lynbrook, NY 11563-3934
(516) 887-5048
I used to work at Total years ago, recently went back when I was visiting family on Long Island and the store looks awesome, re-done. A lot of cool corals, including stuff like Acan frags (a bit pricey) but very cool. They even had stuff like Halloween Hermits which can be hard to find at a LFS. They're very good at ordering livestock for you too and specialize in maintenance. Small store with a lot of reef, salt and freshwater stuff.
Total Aquariums info:
1706 S Rockaway Ave
Lynbrook, NY 11563-3934
(516) 887-5048
I used to work at Total years ago, recently went back when I was visiting family on Long Island and the store looks awesome, re-done. A lot of cool corals, including stuff like Acan frags (a bit pricey) but very cool. They even had stuff like Halloween Hermits which can be hard to find at a LFS. They're very good at ordering livestock for you too and specialize in maintenance. Small store with a lot of reef, salt and freshwater stuff.
Suffolk County Fish and Reef has a new owner and revamped the store its pretty sweet, new coral selection alot of acro's and chalices, Got a blue ice acro for $30 bucks for two stalks worth, alot of fish for the size of the store, got a bar goby for 15 bucks that looks awosme in my reef tank, worth the trip if ur heading from aqua hut and tropical island its right on the way.
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- Long Island
Wow so they're prices are realistic again?
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- Long Island
I dunno.... Suffolk fish and reef still seem pretty high. The owner Tom used to work at country critters. He is nice Guy but I still saw outrageous prices there.
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