LFS... Misconception? or bad REP?

[BBoley24]

Originally posted by burton14e7
Just having a conversation with our reef community, not trying to accomplish anything. We have a mixed bag of LFS's here in so cali. Some serious nice ones that will know all the scientific names and the ones where you walk inside and know never to go back.

Good man... couldnt have said it better myself. Thanks for the input!

[victor_c3]

I haven't read through all the the posts, but the LFS I frequent in Nuremberg, Germany is excellent. They don't sell any equipment and only have a handful of food products and test kits (salifert only), but they have a huge and constantly changing selection of livestock. They publish a 6-page .PDF document of their entire inventory every week and post it on their webpage.

The corals are always strong healthy looking and they always have a decent selection to choose from. For example, they always have at least one hundred pieces of acropora ranging in size from 3 inches (at the base of the coral) on up to 7 inches plus.

Their prices aren't cheap, but the quality of livestock and their knowledge is exceptional.

[BBoley24]

wow... that is an exceptional store you have there.... paying mark-up for a better product was never a problem for me. I think I do the same exact thing you just infered(sp)... you are willing to pay for the high selection, knowledge base and health of the livestock. I have never been to Nuremberg... how many fish stores are there in the city do you know?