Video of Giant Aquarium in Philly

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Don't let the name of the store fool you. The store is not a giant but rather small located in an inconspicuous row house in South Philly. But the fish in the store are gigantic. There are three giant Arapaima located in a tank cut into the back wall of the store, each over 5 ft long and weighing over 100 lb. There are also arrowana, sting rays, flowerhorns, Parrots and other odd ball fish. You walk over a bridge over a koi pool built into the basemen. Then there are lines of individual tanks housed with Flowerhorns and arrowanss Three big tanks in the back are packed with hundreds of super red Parrots, not the low grade BP you see in regular LFSs. The store does not sell common cheap fish, all pricy odd ball or giant fish to fit the taste of Chinese and Southeast Asians who live in the neighborhood. Even if you don't buy those fish, it's still worth to take a trip browse the store.
 
Nice wright up,the store is something of a gem since most of the good independantly owned pet stores throughout this city have closed down.
 
Not just in Philadelphia. Independent fish stores are closing down left and right from Maryland to Jersey. Is it the economy, petsmarts or young people more interested in electronic toys? One bright spot is that if you go to area with large Asian population like California, Toronto and New York Chinatown, you will find fish stores, but they sell different type of fish.
 
for some reason i cant see the vid it wont let me :-(

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