New fish...Oryzias woworae

[scientist0724]

Cool. Now I have two other people to breed fish with. That way, I might be able to broaden the gene pool a little bit in the future!

Arlene

[DelawareJim]

Is there more than one Super Pets in Annandale? One the way home from the March meeting, Marlene and I stopped in the one at 4415 John Marr Drive and asked about Stiphodons and Oryzias. We spoke with a woman who was introduced as the owner and she said she hasn't had either in stock and never heard of either fish before.

Cheers.
Jim

[krisw]

Jim, you might want to check with Frank's Aquarium... He had some Stiphodons at the NEC convention, but I don't recall what species...

[scientist0724]

Jim,

Sometimes the people there are dense. They sometimes they mislabel their fish, and half the time the staff has no idea about the fish they get in. I was just lucky the days that I went in.

Arlene

[Chris]

Jim -

As Arlene said, Super Petz has great imports from time to time, but the customer service is less than desirable.
And you did find the sole Super Petz in Annandale

[DelawareJim]

Thanks for the info.

After visiting the store we probably won't be stopping again. I have a hard time doing business with a place that doesn't know what it has, and Marlene wanted to leave straight away because the place was so dirty and it smelled so bad.

Cheers.
Jim

[DonkeyFish]

Jim.... just smelly and dirty? Did you not get treated to the parrot symphony as well?? Shame.

It stinks about the issues at SP (no pun intended), they otherwise have a crazy vast selection and the fish are generally very healthy (IME). Plus there's just not a lot of options around here anymore. I still go if im in the area or need dry goods since their prices aren't far off from the online stores if you figure in shipping and they do have a good selection There as well.

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Thanks for the info.

After visiting the store we probably won't be stopping again. I have a hard time doing business with a place that doesn't know what it has, and Marlene wanted to leave straight away because the place was so dirty and it smelled so bad.

Cheers.
Jim

I stopped shopping there after an argument with the owner. Customer service? Doesnt exist there.

[sns26]

Thanks for the info.

After visiting the store we probably won't be stopping again. I have a hard time doing business with a place that doesn't know what it has, and Marlene wanted to leave straight away because the place was so dirty and it smelled so bad.

Cheers.
Jim

I stopped shopping there after an argument with the owner. Customer service? Doesnt exist there.

I agree that Super Petz is imperfect, but I had a very good experience with them recently. I special ordered a rimless 57 gal tank from them about a month ago. When it came in, I looked it over for scratches and it seemed fine. But literally as I was wheeling it out the door, an employee spotted a very tiny smudge and stopped me to inspect it himself. It turned out to be a very faint scratch--one I had not noticed and probably would not have noticed until it was too late to return it. Super Petz ordered a replacement for me without grumbling.