Re: Canada LFS Prices

[\\V/ ictor]

Hey Ladybug!

Just wondering what you think about the quality of their fish there as I
have not had that good of aexperiences there in the past.
Nothing I bought there ever lasts and I have some fish in my tank(mainly a
purple tage and 2 true percs) that have been in there for 4 years now and I
can't seem to get their fish to last more than 3 to 6 months. Just
wondering?

Thanks
Victor
> wrote in message
...
> Aqua Tropical is one of my favorite places to buy from in Montreal.
>
> PLEASE NOTE that I am not a professional TYPEST and I may of made a
> mistake here or there
>
> For those that are new or have been in the hobby for years this is the
> place to get some of the best prices in Canada, without the hassle of
> worring about the high cost of shipping.
>
> Here are some of the many items and prices you will find in their
> Montreal store.
>
> Live Rock Kenyi? Kenai 6.99$ per lb up to 10lbs. 5.50$ for more than
> 10lbs. 4.50$ more than 100lbs
>
> Base Reef Rock 3.99lb need more 50lbs or more 50% off
>
> Metal Halide 250watts w/electronic Ballast+refector+20,000K bulb
> 399.99$
>
> Standard Tanks
> 55g 48x13x21 119.99$
> 65g 36x18x24 129.99$
> 75g 48x18x21 139.99$
> 125g 48x18x21 199.99$
> 180g 72x24x24 599.99$
> 220g 72x24x30 699.99$
> 265g 84x24x30 1499.99$
>
> Visi Therm Heaters
> 50w 36.99$
> 100w 36.99$
> 150w 39.99$
> 200w 42.99$
> 250w 42.99$
> 300w 46.99$
>
> Eheim Filters
> model# 2213 99.99$
> # 2215 139.99$
> # 2217 179.99$
> # 2026 229.99$
> # 2028 289.99$
> # 2250 399.99$
> # 2260 449.99$
>
> Clean Up crews
>
> Hermit Crabs Blue or Red 10 for 19.99$
> Cleaner Shrimp 4 for 59.99$
> Giant Mexican Turbo's 10 for 29.99$
>
> Salt Water Fish
> Damsels 3 for 9.99$
> Clown fish 2 for 34.99$
> True Percula 2 for 59.99$
> Purple Tang 59.99$
> Yellow Tangs not in stock this week but they are very reasonable
> priced.
>
> Fire Shrimp 2 for 59.99$
> Extra Large Majestic? Anemone Red Base good host for " your" skunk
> clown 39.99$
> Rose BTA 49.99$
> Clams 4 to 6 Inches 59.99
>
> Hard Corals 59.99$
> Soft Corals 39.99$
> Selection varies from week to week
>
> Salt
> Instant Ocean 50g mix 25.99$
>
> Carib Sea Aragonite Substrates for both fresh and marine tanks
>
>
> For Fresh Water they have a large selection of S.American and African
> Cichlids.
>
> Great selection of tetras, plants ect.
>
> I have left out a lot of their prices as I don't know them and they
> were not given to me at this time.
>
> It is best to bring your cooler with you if your driving for more than
> an hour to so to protect your investment.
>
> Aqua Tropical is open Monday to Wednesday 9:30am to 6pm
> Thursday and Friday 9:30 to 9pm
> Sat 9am to 5pm
> Sun 10 to 5pm
>
> 5335 Rue Ferrier
> Montreal Quebec
>
> 514-341-1171
>
> Close to the Montreal Race Track
>
> Hope this Helps those that are looking for marine and fresh water fish
> and supplies.
>
> LadyBug

[\\V/ ictor]

I'm no expert either! Been in the reef for about 5 years now and my
parameters are all ok.... Like I said I have some fish in my tank for about
4+ years but the ones I bought at aqua tropical never lasted. Maybe just a
bad batch. Thanks for the offer to help though and if i ever need I will
email.


Later
Victor

"LadyBug" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Victor
>
> I have no problems with the livestock that I buy there. I don't work
> there, but my daughter did for 2 years. She has moved back to Florida
> to finish up her schooling. I really don't have much in the line of
> fish for my sal****er reef tank, I do have 1 tobacco wrasse, 1 domino
> damsal and 1 goby. The wrasse is the newest to my tank, and it has
> been 6 months now. The damsal has been around for 2 years.
>
> How big is your tank? How often are you changing your water? What
> tests are you doing? How often do you feed your fish?
>
> My tank started off as a 10g nano, went from there to a 75g and then
> moved it all into a 33g 1 year ago. the 10g was in the hall and got
> broke, and had to reset things up in a hurry, still everything
> survived the new sal****er, except a plant called mermaid tea cup. A
> few months later set up the 75g keep ot going for 1 year, just too
> much for me to handle at 50+, so I moved everything into a 33g last
> June. 3 monts ago I set uo a small sump 5g for this 33g tank.
>
> I do water changes 2x a month 10g at a time. I test for amonia, ph,
> niterite, niterates, and calcium.
>
> I only feed every other day and a little at a time over a 10m period.
>
> I would make sure that the fish are eating b4 buying, ask them to feed
> the fish, only buy fish that are hardy, and captive breed if they have
> them. Corals I have are all soft and most were just a frag, meaning a
> broken one and not as expensive as a hole one.
>
> I you need some help let me know, I am no expert, but b4 moving from
> Fla. to Montreal I had a reef tank for 3+ years without any problems.
>
> LadyBug
>
> b4 it was cleaned
>
> http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/30g.jpg
>
> http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/whiteshroom.jpg
>
> http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/reddchile.jpg
>
>

[Tim Voet]

I am going to have to agree with Victor on this one. Although my tank
is fresh water, nothing from there ever seems to last. And the quality
doesn't look great. I will agree they have the cheapest prices, and i
also know why. I spoke to the owner last time i was there, and they
have low prices because they offer NO guaranty one life fish. The last
time i was there, they had no less than 4 tanks infected with Ick. One
was a loach tank ( about 30 1" clown loaches ). 8 were dead, and most
of the others were covered in spots.

I have yet to return to that or any other Aqua Tropical ( there is one
in Brossard, I am from the south shore ), because i saw similar looking
tanks there as well.

Another thing, some of the staff were competant, but the guy who served
me couldn't tell the difference between a Krib, and another cichild (
don't remember exactly what was in the tank, but he ask me whick was the
kribs ).

Tim
P.S. if you want, i can give you a list of stores around the south shore
region where i have had good experiences.


\V/ ictor wrote:
> I'm no expert either! Been in the reef for about 5 years now and my
> parameters are all ok.... Like I said I have some fish in my tank for about
> 4+ years but the ones I bought at aqua tropical never lasted. Maybe just a
> bad batch. Thanks for the offer to help though and if i ever need I will
> email.
>
>
> Later
> Victor
>
> "LadyBug" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hi Victor
>>
>>I have no problems with the livestock that I buy there. I don't work
>>there, but my daughter did for 2 years. She has moved back to Florida
>>to finish up her schooling. I really don't have much in the line of
>>fish for my sal****er reef tank, I do have 1 tobacco wrasse, 1 domino
>>damsal and 1 goby. The wrasse is the newest to my tank, and it has
>>been 6 months now. The damsal has been around for 2 years.
>>
>>How big is your tank? How often are you changing your water? What
>>tests are you doing? How often do you feed your fish?
>>
>>My tank started off as a 10g nano, went from there to a 75g and then
>>moved it all into a 33g 1 year ago. the 10g was in the hall and got
>>broke, and had to reset things up in a hurry, still everything
>>survived the new sal****er, except a plant called mermaid tea cup. A
>>few months later set up the 75g keep ot going for 1 year, just too
>>much for me to handle at 50+, so I moved everything into a 33g last
>>June. 3 monts ago I set uo a small sump 5g for this 33g tank.
>>
>>I do water changes 2x a month 10g at a time. I test for amonia, ph,
>>niterite, niterates, and calcium.
>>
>>I only feed every other day and a little at a time over a 10m period.
>>
>>I would make sure that the fish are eating b4 buying, ask them to feed
>>the fish, only buy fish that are hardy, and captive breed if they have
>>them. Corals I have are all soft and most were just a frag, meaning a
>>broken one and not as expensive as a hole one.
>>
>>I you need some help let me know, I am no expert, but b4 moving from
>>Fla. to Montreal I had a reef tank for 3+ years without any problems.
>>
>>LadyBug
>>
>>b4 it was cleaned
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/30g.jpg
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/whiteshroom.jpg
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/reddchile.jpg
>>
>>
>
>
>

[\\V/ ictor]

Shoot! I'm always looking for new places to go for salt water but the only
one I ever heard of in the south shore is le corail!


Later

Victor

"Tim Voet" > wrote in message
...
> I am going to have to agree with Victor on this one. Although my tank
> is fresh water, nothing from there ever seems to last. And the quality
> doesn't look great. I will agree they have the cheapest prices, and i
> also know why. I spoke to the owner last time i was there, and they
> have low prices because they offer NO guaranty one life fish. The last
> time i was there, they had no less than 4 tanks infected with Ick. One
> was a loach tank ( about 30 1" clown loaches ). 8 were dead, and most
> of the others were covered in spots.
>
> I have yet to return to that or any other Aqua Tropical ( there is one
> in Brossard, I am from the south shore ), because i saw similar looking
> tanks there as well.
>
> Another thing, some of the staff were competant, but the guy who served
> me couldn't tell the difference between a Krib, and another cichild (
> don't remember exactly what was in the tank, but he ask me whick was the
> kribs ).
>
> Tim
> P.S. if you want, i can give you a list of stores around the south shore
> region where i have had good experiences.
>
>
> \V/ ictor wrote:
> > I'm no expert either! Been in the reef for about 5 years now and my
> > parameters are all ok.... Like I said I have some fish in my tank for
about
> > 4+ years but the ones I bought at aqua tropical never lasted. Maybe just
a
> > bad batch. Thanks for the offer to help though and if i ever need I will
> > email.
> >
> >
> > Later
> > Victor
> >
> > "LadyBug" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Hi Victor
> >>
> >>I have no problems with the livestock that I buy there. I don't work
> >>there, but my daughter did for 2 years. She has moved back to Florida
> >>to finish up her schooling. I really don't have much in the line of
> >>fish for my sal****er reef tank, I do have 1 tobacco wrasse, 1 domino
> >>damsal and 1 goby. The wrasse is the newest to my tank, and it has
> >>been 6 months now. The damsal has been around for 2 years.
> >>
> >>How big is your tank? How often are you changing your water? What
> >>tests are you doing? How often do you feed your fish?
> >>
> >>My tank started off as a 10g nano, went from there to a 75g and then
> >>moved it all into a 33g 1 year ago. the 10g was in the hall and got
> >>broke, and had to reset things up in a hurry, still everything
> >>survived the new sal****er, except a plant called mermaid tea cup. A
> >>few months later set up the 75g keep ot going for 1 year, just too
> >>much for me to handle at 50+, so I moved everything into a 33g last
> >>June. 3 monts ago I set uo a small sump 5g for this 33g tank.
> >>
> >>I do water changes 2x a month 10g at a time. I test for amonia, ph,
> >>niterite, niterates, and calcium.
> >>
> >>I only feed every other day and a little at a time over a 10m period.
> >>
> >>I would make sure that the fish are eating b4 buying, ask them to feed
> >>the fish, only buy fish that are hardy, and captive breed if they have
> >>them. Corals I have are all soft and most were just a frag, meaning a
> >>broken one and not as expensive as a hole one.
> >>
> >>I you need some help let me know, I am no expert, but b4 moving from
> >>Fla. to Montreal I had a reef tank for 3+ years without any problems.
> >>
> >>LadyBug
> >>
> >>b4 it was cleaned
> >>
> >>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/30g.jpg
> >>
> >>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/whiteshroom.jpg
> >>
> >>http://www.geocities.com/trouble4u.rm/reddchile.jpg
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >