Submitted by RoughRhinos t3_zzdzlb in philadelphia
I know of some good suburban options like aquarium center but looking to buy fish without a car. Where do people buy freshwater fish in the city? Monster Pets in South Philly wasn't great.
Submitted by RoughRhinos t3_zzdzlb in philadelphia
I know of some good suburban options like aquarium center but looking to buy fish without a car. Where do people buy freshwater fish in the city? Monster Pets in South Philly wasn't great.
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It is.
Yup. This is the place!! & If they don't have what you want? They'll usually try to order it for you. The only place I've been to in recent years in Philly that has any clue what they're actually talking about/selling too.
Awesome, thank you!
Np! Say hello to the store cat that's there. He's very cute
They have an insane array of reptiles and fish. I randomly stumbled in, was surprised to find it in Roxborough. Would definitely recommend, and they have a very cute store cat.
They’re fantastic. The owner rescues local cats and fixes them and adopts them out, and they’ll happily order things you need - I used to get bulk orders of litter and food when I was running Temple Cats.
Would probably just go outside the city to like Cherry Hill tbh
You can get em from the river for free
Aquarium Center in South Jersey or order them online.
Monster pets in south philly has some good ones.
dudes are sometimes selling them on the el platform at city hall
I thought that was only turtles. I guess every business needs to expand.
Lmao at the downvotes, it was a joke!
Turtles in the Italian market as well.
First thing I thought of was Aquarium Center. Not sure if you are going to find something like that in the city.
Most fish don’t have cars.
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They've been closed since the pandemic shut downs.
Oops.
Didn't that one close a while back?
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Ken's in Chinatown
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Petco in Port Richmond but you would still have to get an Uber. Can’t say they have a great selection but hey did have some really pretty Jack Dempsey and other African Cyclids the last time I looked
Second this. They have a pretty well stocked aquarium section. They get new fish every Wednesday I believe, and the manager orders rare ones that usually sell out in hours.
PLEASE do not buy from a chain like PetSmart or Petco, they are horribly abusive to the fish a quarter of them die.
They order from some of the same suppliers as any other fish stores. Nothing wrong with buying fish from a chain store, there's plenty of great aquatics managers at petcos. Of course there's still benefits to supporting a locally owned business.
You don't care that Bettas are kept in little plastic cups the size of a mug and fed only once a week? Ok.
Monster pets is the best in the city sorry.
South River Aquarium! A new little store in NorthEast Mayfair area behind the OfficeMax.
I know you’re looking in the city, but Aquarium World in Boothwyn is really great. We’ve been to a bunch of stores recently for freshwater fish and this one really stands out for the extremely well kept fish and knowledgeable staff. They’ll even test your water for you for free. http://www.aquariumworldpa.com/
Petsmart has a fish section
fungi_blastbeat t1_j2bfggr wrote
World wide aquariums in Upper Roxborough. The 9 has a stop at the ShopRite which is like half a block away.
https://www.worldwideaquariumpets.net/contact