LFS: UK

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You might hear of ‘London Borough of Havering’ in your visits.
Although it is technically a part of London, the addresses still read ‘Essex’.
So I guess you could say it is slap between London and Essex.

Anyway there is a place called ‘Wet Pets’ in Romford (Essex).
It looks absolutely tiny from the inside, but as I say time and time again, it goes back for as far as the eye can see. Hence a very long thin shop.
It has every bread and butter freshwater fish you can think of, many hard to find freshwater fish, a fantastic selection of freshwater plants, and its saltwater selections are out of this world.

Really worth the visit if you are in the area or not to far out.
 
Roy L.;398305; said:
I'm going to London and Nottinghamshire next weekend and wonder what shops I must go too?
I read some about Wharfe Aquatics - is that a good lsf?
Any ideas?
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You can take 3 of the best 4 shops in the UK then.
Firstly go to Wholesale Tropicals in London, father and son business, both caled Terry. I got my last batch of snakeheads from them.
Heading North (almost midway between London and Pinxton) is Oxford, the shop there is called The Goldfish Bowl, then finally Wharf Aquatics, it's a small villae but very easily to find, it's only 0.2 miles from M1 Motorway Junction 28, and their front door is only 1.7 miles from the motorway exit. They are closed on Wednesdays. Ask for either Richard Hardwick or Dr Sean Evans. I regularly go to Wharf even though it's a 550 mile drive there and back. Other than these three the only other one I'd say is a must see is Wildwoods in Essex. I would rate them as;
1. Wharf Aquatics
2. Wildwoods
3. Wholesale Tropicals
4. The Goldfish Bowl
Hope you enjoy them, let us know what you think!
 
Ok time for a bit of an update in this thread with a list of the LFS's I go to from time to time on Scotland.

House Of Pisces
Units B/g 207 Strathmartine Road, Dundee, Angus DD3 8PH Tel: 01382 832000

One of the largest selection of tank I have ever seen in an LFS, period! There must be somewhere around 400 display tanks with everything from the mundane goldfish and neons to Alligator garfish and everything in between. Definatly a pile em high sell em cheap LFS but if your looking for it, hes probarly got it.

Ultimate Aquatics, Units 1 to 3, Prestonhall Industrial Estate, Cupar, Fife KY15 4RDTel: 01334-656699

http://www.uda.co.uk/

Scottish Aquatic Retailer of the Year 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
High end LFS where quality is #1. All stock is quarentined for 2 weeks prior to making it on to the shop floor says a lot about this shop. Its all about quality not quantity. Good selection of fresh and salt water fish with a nice selction of dry goods. Scotlands only supplier of Seachem goods(or he certainly used to be). Highly knowledgable welcoming staff, Highly recommended.


Riverside Aquaria Williamson's Garden Centre Uphall West Lothian EH52 6PA Tel: 01506 811181

Stunning little shop built in a circle with tanks all the way round the outside with a central pod with tanks hiding al the maintanace equiptment. Mainly "Bread and Butter" fish but they specalize in Good quality Discus some of which are bred locally, nice selection of pond fish too. Juwel Aquarium and Eheim Filter stockists too with a great slectection of dry goods.

Water Wonders Aquatics 14-16 Gorgie Road Edinburgh Midlothian EH11 2LZ Tel: 0131 3 467666

Nice local LFS with a great selection of Tanks for sale. Juwel stockist, Along with many other makes. Any size of tank supplied made to order too. Very good selection of bread and butter fish and a highly knowledgable staff with a great list of fish available from all around the world. Building up a nice stock of Discus and SW fish as we speak.

Aquatic Rooms 335-337 LEITH WALK, EDINBURGH
Telephone 0131 553 5252

http://www.aquatic-rooms.co.uk/

Nice shop with a huge display of tanks. As usualy a great stock of "Bread and butter" community fish but also a great stock of African's, SA/CA, Salt water, always a nice supply of Corys and Pl*cos too. This shop is on 2 levels and its usually the basement that always draws me. Downstairs he has 8 72x24x24 tanks and about 16 60x18x18 tanks. In these tanks are mostly SA/CA hand ins, Arrows, Rays etc..... You just never know what you will find down there from breeding pairs of Chocolate cichlids, Discus, Midas, RD's, RTC to Arrows at £800 a pop. Great selection of fully set up tanks for sale too. Definatly one not to miss if your in Edinburgh.
 
Well if its nice arrows and exotics your looking for check out

www.amwellaquatics.co.uk

Its in uhhhhh Soham i believe A142 by pass near Ely. Mark Gilbert is the owner and operator. Also got a place in... Epping heres the info might wanna check em out

Happy Grow Garden Centre
High Road
Thornwood
Epping
Essex Tel/Fax: 01992570880
CM16 6LX

A142 Soham ByPass
Northfield Crossroads
Soham
Ely
Cambridge Tel/Fax: 01353724046
CB7 5UF

Chris Clement "YanK"
 
maiden head aquatics at pol hill garden centre in greater London. They have **** loads of african cichlids, as well as peacock bass, Dovii's, piranha, arowana, rays, pacus, Dat's and ur usual small tropical fish.... just about everything you could want
 
manor aquatics (manor park E12) is deffo worth a look, seen all sorts in there including white tipped reef sharks, blue ringed octopii as well as loads of fresh water fish.
 
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