DTFW going out of business

[furcifer158]

So i'm pretty sure most of us have had a bad experience with Scott from denver tropical fish warehouse. Well I just heard through the grape vine that he will finally be going under. Lets just hope we all can get some cheap tanks and fish when he does.

 

[6 bar]

Had the poor experience, but I didn't hear about them going under.

 

[furcifer158]

not many know about him closing yet. I know a few of the other LFS owners personally and he was going around today asking them to buy his fish from him. I find it hilarious that he didn't last that long just like when he was doing wholesale with other LFS. He owes me at least $200 worth of fish too, but i'm not expecting to ever see it. I wouldn't mind though picking up his $5,000+ R.O. unit that he wasted money on.

 

[nomad]

last time I was there he had a very skinny orby that he was trying to sell as hystrix ...all prices were high (giving the quality) and by saying that I'm comparing against other retail stores not online vendors.
...keep us posted ...I 'm in the market for a tank around 300g

 

[furcifer158]

last time I was there he had a very skinny orby that he was trying to sell as hystrix ...all prices were high (giving the quality) and by saying that I'm comparing against other retail stores not online vendors.
...keep us posted ...I 'm in the market for a tank around 300g

Ya he is not the smartest person out there. He said he could get me a leo and it came in and was just a motoro. He was asking $600 for it. Not sure what he ever did with it.
Made me laugh

I haven't been there in months was there anything else interesting there??

 

[fishman646]

not many know about him closing yet. I know a few of the other LFS owners personally and he was going around today asking them to buy his fish from him. I find it hilarious that he didn't last that long just like when he was doing wholesale with other LFS. He owes me at least $200 worth of fish too, but i'm not expecting to ever see it. I wouldn't mind though picking up his $5,000+ R.O. unit that he wasted money on.

HA thats funny...I was thinking about the R.O system also! I really need it!

 

[nomad]

Ya he is not the smartest person out there. He said he could get me a leo and it came in and was just a motoro. He was asking $600 for it. Not sure what he ever did with it.
Made me laugh

I haven't been there in months was there anything else interesting there??

maybe the motoro's name was Leo
nothing interesting, beside a decent looking jardini (for 165)

 

[fishman646]

Damn, $165 for a jardini great price haha

 

[nomad]

Damn, $165 for a jardini great price haha

truth be told, that jardini was in great shape, around 12" and in a community tank (big plus).... you can't compare the prices of a LFS, who has tons of overhead, with prices from online vendors (basement operations) or individual hobbyists ...but as I already said the vast majority of his stock is overpriced.

 

[furcifer158]

So I guess the front of his store says relocating so????
I hope he just shuts down.
Maybe he just has this up because he's to embarrassed to put going out of business.........