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Dr_Shakalu

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Hey everyone. Well, MrSW20 just sent me a message regarding a fish store close to my house that I've talked about before. It's called Dragon Palace and it's at 144 Leland Avenue in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. I guarantee you've never seen a local fish store with such a large selection of oddball/monster fish.
I was there 2 days ago and this is some of the fish he had. I saw a 10" giga, lots of flowerhorns with koks on their heads, a big 10" indo dat, 6-8 3" indo dats, jardini and silver aros of different sizes, different large growing cats, bichers, saltwater fish and inverts, and many other types of fish. This is a small neighborhood store but they have a bigger selection than most larger fish stores. The big thing is that the prices are really reasonable. Usually, small LFS are more expensive because they don't have a turnover fate for fish as larger chain stores. You will not be disappointed by going. You might also see his 2 puppies, large, white crested cockatoo, and his cool, large, mancover size desert tortoise. Let me know if you go and tell us your experience. The Doctor.
 
Take pics next time!
 
I'll drop by Wednesday and see if the owner will let me. His name is Chen.
 
Hey everyone. Well, I met Gr8KarmaSF at Dragon City (Palace) fish store. He's a great guy but boy did he make me feel old and out of shape. I was with my 3 year old son and he kept pointing at different fish and kept saying, "I want this one." Anyways, it was great meeting someone from this site, and a Mod at that. We also made tentative plans to go to AquaTraders in San Bruno this Saturday. If anyone else in the Bay Area wants to go either send a message to me or Gr8KarmaSF. I'm not sure what time we'll go so we'll figure it out later. The Doctor.
 
Dr_Shakalu;2413246; said:
Hey everyone. Well, I met Gr8KarmaSF at Dragon City (Palace) fish store. He's a great guy but boy did he make me feel old and out of shape. I was with my 3 year old son and he kept pointing at different fish and kept saying, "I want this one." Anyways, it was great meeting someone from this site, and a Mod at that. We also made tentative plans to go to AquaTraders in San Bruno this Saturday. If anyone else in the Bay Area wants to go either send a message to me or Gr8KarmaSF. I'm not sure what time we'll go so we'll figure it out later. The Doctor.

E - It was great to finally meet you. Always nice to place a face to the member name. Old and out of shape? Stop that, I dont have a kid of wifey like you. Besides your job takes a huge toll on you. Thanks for reminding me I needed to check out that store, been on my list for years now. After you left I ended up talking to Chen more and he actually took me into the back! :naughty:

Your son was so cute, you can tell he is a future monster fish keeper!
 
Gr8KarmaSF;2413290; said:
E - It was great to finally meet you. Always nice to place a face to the member name. Old and out of shape? Stop that, I dont have a kid of wifey like you. Besides your job takes a huge toll on you. Thanks for reminding me I needed to check out that store, been on my list for years now. After you left I ended up talking to Chen more and he actually took me into the back! :naughty:

Your son was so cute, you can tell he is a future monster fish keeper!



My son is probably going to have to move out if he wants another tank.
Wifey will probably leave me if I set-up another tank:screwy:. Anyways, I'll give you a call on Friday and figure out Saturday. Again, it was great to finally meet you. Ed.
 
what is aqua traders is it wholesale?
 
Dr_Shakalu;2413334; said:
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My son is probably going to have to move out if he wants another tank.
Wifey will probably leave me if I set-up another tank:screwy:. Anyways, I'll give you a call on Friday and figure out Saturday. Again, it was great to finally meet you. Ed.

PM me the addy for Saturday. What time works for you? I was thinking the same time?
 
Gr8KarmaSF;2413357; said:
PM me the addy for Saturday. What time works for you? I was thinking the same time?


Here's there website http://www.aquatraders.com/. The guy there, Alvis, can be a real pain to deal with when you buy something online. It's actually kind of a warehouse where they ship and repair there products but there return policy isn't that great. For some reason, even thought it's there main warehouse, they won't honor their online prices. They have fish which other LFS buy from. Even though you might not buy any fish or supplies from them, it's still an interesting place to visit. They have salt and freshwater fish. They're only open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Anyways, J, Saturday I'm available after 1:30pm. If that's a problem, it's okay if you want to go yourself. There address is: 395 San Bruno Ave East. San Bruno, CA 94066. Their phone number is: 650-872-1993.
 
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