Pet World in San Bernardino
- Thread starter Mikeemmit
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Depends what your going for. There prices on there dry goods are fairly reasonable. But if your looking for corals and fish have caution and know what to like for. They don't qt there fish and most of the time there systems are infested with ick. Also same for the corals, they well be covered in pests most of the time. That being said I've got a few fish in my system from them that I've had for years. They are firm on there prices and sometimes u can find some gems for a good deal because they don't know that they have. A few years back I bought a flame tip rose anemone there for $60. But that's the price of there bubble tips so it kinda is a rip off. I can't see paying $60 for a plan old rose nem when there like $30 or $40 every where else. Over all I give the store a 4 of ten. Only cause they are well stocked on a verity of fish corals and dry goods at all times.
And yes I am guilty of shopping there only cause there frozen food is the cheapest in town.
And yes I am guilty of shopping there only cause there frozen food is the cheapest in town.
They have seriously stepped up there game in the last 6 months, completely different store than what they used to be. They have 5 display tanks now, 3 are lit up by radions and you can purchase huge pieces from their disply tanks. Large invertebrate section, an ok fish selection, and a bunch of dry goods. Just check it out yourself, everyone has their own opinions on certain shops.
This is true they do get fairly large corals in. But most of the time the sps colonies are RTNing by the next day they get them in. I've been there on Sunday's when they get there shipments in. They float the fish and corals for a half an hour or so and then pop the bag and dump them in. No drip acclimation or even trying to get the pH to match.
I think that store is crap. they are money hungry and would sell you a manjo as a rare anemone.... oh wait that's exactly what they did to me when I first started. it drives me nuts to see how crappy the fish look some of the time and how dead coral demand a $50 price tag. that said I still stop by to get my jollies off one and a while.
The sps selection is not great that's for sure. They definitely aren't a frag shop, and I usually stay away from the fish (other than the super healthy $29 flame hawk that's in my tank). Weather you like them or not, you can't deny that they have some nice big pieces in their tanks. the owners are whatever, but the guy angel that works there is actually really helpful and seems to really know his stuff.
