pets of hew hyde park

[vinny]

all there prices went up used to be cheap but now they raised their prices...it used to be $4.50 a lb of lr and now its $7 and their tank qualitys arent even good. but they do have good prices on cleaner shrimp lol $15 each

 

[Zuska]

WHERE is this?

 

[TimberTDI]

Hey Zus,

 

[vinny]

in new hyde park lol, its on jericho turnpike

 

[nsiegel5]

This place is good to stop by every once in a while, they always have cleaner shrimp for cheap and usually fireshrimp sea hares and stuff like that. They get their firsh in on sunday and usually by mid week they are gone. The coral selection used to be great for cheap prices because they didnt even know what they had but nowadays they dont get much coral anymore.

 

[1UCKY]

Half of my live rocks in my 180 came from that store when it used to be $4/LB, lol...I was there yesterday. They didn't have much. Last week I purchased a 6" long purple tang from them; he was in their display for about a year and a half.

 

[fritz]

They have the world's LARGEST aptasia farm!

Seriously I have never seen so large, and so numerous aptasia anywhere.

 

[Alexpescado]

At one time Pets was a nice place to shop with moderately priced
fish and corals. There were some changes to the staff and the tank maintenance went downhill. Some of the staff were very condescending
and made you feel uncomfortable shopping there. I like to window shop but I will not go there anymore. The Aiptasia is rampant throughout their
tank systems.

 

[cali_reef]

Some of their staff now works at Aquarium Adventure.. ::sgrin:

I guess they make more money selling puppies and dog food, because their tanks looks like crap and the new staff knows nothing about Saltwater fish.

 

[vinny]

hey lucky, how much did you buy that purple tang for? it was so nice

 

[1UCKY]

Purple Tang

hey lucky, how much did you buy that purple tang for? it was so nice

I actually got lucky, lol...They were breaking the tank apart and happened to be in the area. They weren't going to sell him, but since they know me already I convinced them; paid $110, which I thought was a good deal being that it's a show size.

 

[vinny]

yea i think thats not bad at btj's on long island they have like this scarred one and its small for 150

 

[LandFEAR]

They have two 125 coral tanks with MH lighting and have nothing in them anymore, all there coral is dying. There main fish guy is an extremely nice friendly guy who seems new to the saltwater game, but always greets me (unlike fishtown). They do however get really cheap anemones and I got a great green carpet for 50$ Ive had for a couple years, but they need there oldstaff back bad!

 

[Paul B]

I was there today (twice) I live a few blocks from there. I rarely get livestock from there but I get most of my food and salt there. They got a large delivery of livestock today but they diden't open the boxes yet so I can't comment on the stuff.
Paul

 

[HAVIC]

They first had a store in Bethpage,NY called PETS. Shortly after the New Hyde Park store opened the Bethpage store closed. When I went to the bethpage store years ago before the NHP store they had a worse saltwater section then they currently have.

And Yes they have the worlds greatest collection of Aiptasia :lol2:

 

[Paul B]

Since I live around the block from there and I want them to stay in business being so convenient for me does anyone have any recomendations for them? I will pass it on to the owner. My problem with them is that they always have the same stock. I need more unusual livestock. I also look for more diverse corals and of course less aiptasia. They have many salt tanks some of which have been empty for over a year..
Paul

 

[vinny]

there suggestions should be get employees who know what they are talking about, one guy when i bought my powder brown tang from there. i didnt really understand anything about tangs i shouldn't of bought it, i had to small of a tank. and i was like whats are those white spots(he was stressed) and the employee was like what you dont like that? thats one of the reason why i like tangs. i seriously wanted to just punch that guy

 

[1UCKY]

there suggestions should be get employees who know what they are talking about, one guy when i bought my powder brown tang from there. i didnt really understand anything about tangs i shouldn't of bought it, i had to small of a tank. and i was like whats are those white spots(he was stressed) and the employee was like what you dont like that? thats one of the reason why i like tangs. i seriously wanted to just punch that guy

Sounds like the guy that sold me me the purple tang, lol...He's been there for about a year now....

 

[Paul B]

Is he a skinny black guy or a chubby white guy?

 

[1UCKY]

Skinny dark skin guy and the chubby white guy would be mike, lol...