The Fish Rac at Camp McDonald Road and Elmhurst is a great store.
Rick, the owner, knows his stuff. This is the one that I visit
most often (closest to me).
Fish Rac Inc
(847) 392-3064
1512 N Elmhurst Rd, Mt Prospect, IL 60056
This store is dedicated for pet supplies but there are a few freshwater
and a few salt tanks. Cheap prices on foods ($14 for a large TetraMin
canister usually $20 at other stores, $10 online). Owner breeds cichlids,
has some awesome huge Oscars, some rare lake cichlids (not for sale).
Pet Food Warehouse
(847) 705-7745
777 N Quentin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
There is Rainbow Pets on Schaumburg Road west of Springisguth <sp>
next to the Fire Station.
The owner is into cichlids - big time. Has a variety of live
foods too. Sells birds, reptiles and other pets too.
Rainbow Pets
(847) 301-9600
1417 W Schaumburg Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60194
My fav store is Aquatic World in Chicago. A rather long drive
from Schaumburg but worth it occasionally.
Sean, the owner, is more into saltwater but he's friendly.
Check out the huge (20lb+) gourami and his private salt tank.
Reasonable prices on live food.
Aquatic World
(773) 935-2028
3039 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Park Ridge has a great one on Devon and Cumberland
(just west on Devon, south side of street). This is a
huge store with a large shark tank (small swimming pool size).
Living Sea Aquarium
(847) 698-7258
811 Devon Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068
Evanston's nicest fish store (probably the nicest in Chicagoland).
They can get some hard-to-find fish if you order them.
Very large selection of fish/inverts/plants.
Sea Shell Pet Shop
(847) 675-3474
9235 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
I have been to the Old Town Aquarium on North Avenue and Wells
in Chicago. A tad bit expensive but helpful staff.
Old Town Aquarium
(312) 642-8763 (probably area code 773 now)
1538 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60610
On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Mark wrote:
> Reading through this old thread, gave me an idea. I would like to know
> what fish stores to visit while in various parts of the country. Why don't
> you all send me the name, address and phone of your favorites and I will
> post them to the web. I should warn you, though, that I am developing an
> on-line fish shop, and I may use this list as part of the info I offer on
> my site. Why? Because I believe that good quality local shops promote the
> hobby and good practices, and this will benefit all of us retailers!
>
> To get us started, here are a couple good ones in Columbus Ohio -
>
>
> Byerly's Aquarium Supplies
> 1368 Grandview Ave
> Columbus OH 43212-2803
> 614-486-7435
>
> Jungle Jakes Pet Center
> 4930 N High St
> Columbus OH
> 614-841-0011
>
>
> Mark
> Columbus Ohio USA <))><
> mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com
>
>
>
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