Chicago Area Local Fish Stores - Page 4

jtunafish · 12/03/2011, 10:28 AM

Any body have the name and address of the new store in Frankfort, thanks, js

pjcurry88 · 12/06/2011, 10:56 AM

I would love to keep my money here in Illinois. I live in Bloomington and find it discouraging that not one store in Chicago (that I have found) has an online store for ordering corals/fish etc. Any suggestions?

jtunafish · 12/06/2011, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by pjcurry88

I would love to keep my money here in Illinois. I live in Bloomington and find it discouraging that not one store in Chicago (that I have found) has an online store for ordering corals/fish etc. Any suggestions?

A new store just opened in Bartonville last week, people from my reef club say its great, js

skjohn98 · 12/07/2011, 05:40 PM

Reef City Aquatics
7942 w Lincoln Highway
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-534-5268

ReefCityAquaticsOnline.com

I am planning on stopping there Friday cant wait

John

kkoch · 12/13/2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by gumby26

Hidden Reef in beach park. off of wadsworth and greenbay rd. a.k.a. route 31.it is a little hidden but its worth finding. has very good selection,the owner (hector)is great,they have only been open for a little over a year so his staff is young but is growing with the store(Ive known them for qiut a while so I love messing with them! lol) they give 7 day guarantee on fish, I know he pays someone to pick out his fish from a wholesaler in LA so they are always sweet! I usually just get coral cause he gets such wikked pieces!! he gets his coral trans shipped in so its not cherry picked in LA, so they always get a one of a kind pieces!(my fav, you know!

but you have to be fast cause ALOT of coral addicts hit the spot on coral shippment days!(me being one of them LOL) all the fishheads hit the spot on fish shipment days also for that matter!lol and if they dont have it they'll get it for you and the icing on the cake..... he's cheaper then EVERYBODY!
I bet you cant just go once! my fav shop!

Old town aquarium is a very nice shop but like sixty4tw put it parking is a pain! the staff is knowledgable but I do feel that "attitude" from some of the staff almost like "you aint going to buying anything or aint spending enough so why do you keep bothering me asking questions" what can I say I like to ask alot of questions, lol. they do have a great selection and very nice corals but end up seeing the same pieces week after week cause of the high prices. havent been there for a while for the same reason. still a good place though

Not impressed with Hidden Reef

latinreefer · 12/20/2011, 06:20 PM

Great store in Glen Ellyn, small but he can get whatever you want and prices are hard to beat.
Aqua Pros
500 Pennsylvania Ave.
Glen Ellyn, Il 60137
630-935-1363

J3REEF · 01/14/2012, 04:26 PM

WOW
DIP DIP DIP
More bugs than polyps
Bought a few frags today and not good AEFW, Nudis, etc.

irky · 02/07/2012, 11:15 PM

I would highly recommend new fish for us city dwellers. Great coral selection and nice staff. Old town aquarium is certainly nice and priced accordingly - seems like the tiffanys of fish stores but I have seen some amazing species there.

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danielp · 03/17/2012, 12:24 PM

Guys, I am planning to make a trip to "Sho Tank" one of the upcoming days. Since it's a bit of a distance I would like to know if it's worth it. How is the quality of their animals, health etc? Mainly interested in fish, but some frags would be nice too. Thanks.

jayjigga · 03/17/2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by danielp

Guys, I am planning to make a trip to "Sho Tank" one of the upcoming days. Since it's a bit of a distance I would like to know if it's worth it. How is the quality of their animals, health etc? Mainly interested in fish, but some frags would be nice too. Thanks.

I've heard that most people are happy with the prices/selection of the fish, but it wouldn't hurt to have a backup plan for places around the area. Make the trip worthwhile and do an LFS crawl!

Cubbies · 03/17/2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jayjigga

i've heard that most people are happy with the prices/selection of the fish, but it wouldn't hurt to have a backup plan for places around the area. Make the trip worthwhile and do an lfs crawl!

+1

cub21rak · 04/18/2012, 02:09 AM

No indiana listings?
Pet playground
Hammond Indiana
219-845-7387
Not sure of their hours but I know they are open 7 days a week.
They are where I frequently go. Nice people always willing to help.

rayn · 04/20/2012, 08:33 PM

Not being familiar with the Chicago land area, what fish stores are near or around Naperville? I am heading up there tomorrow I just found out and would love to find some good stores to check out.

cub21rak · 04/20/2012, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rayn

Not being familiar with the Chicago land area, what fish stores are near or around Naperville? I am heading up there tomorrow I just found out and would love to find some good stores to check out.

On the first page of this topic there is a link to google maps. This shows many different stores on the Chicago area. If you go there and the find your location you will be able to see what's near your location.

rayn · 04/21/2012, 05:28 AM

I looked yhrough that, but didnt see any that said 'naperville' so thought l would ask. I will probably go through that map to and see what is closest to me up there.

dohc97 · 04/21/2012, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by rayn

I looked yhrough that, but didnt see any that said 'naperville' so thought l would ask. I will probably go through that map to and see what is closest to me up there.

Reef plus in aurora, reefwise in lisle and aquapros would be my choice if I was doing your trip.

Cubbies · 04/21/2012, 06:45 AM

I would have to agree. Naperville itself has nothing. Unless some reefers from the town want to jump in and share tanks and frags

rayn · 04/21/2012, 08:21 AM

Thanks guys!

jfuka78 · 04/22/2012, 04:06 PM

we need to add this store to the list, I know its in milton/janesville but well worth the drive

ChrisL1976 · 04/30/2012, 10:29 AM

I briefly stopped in Aquarium Adventures in Bolingbrook next to IKEA. Does not look like too bad of a place. Kind of like a really upscale petsmart or similar. They did have a 40% off sale off all fish which was nice. Wonder how often they hold that sale. Normal pricing seemed similar to other LSF I've have been to.

sh0tyme83 · 04/30/2012, 02:28 PM

Just a heads up there is a new store off 59 in the Plainfield/Naperville area called Aquatic Visions. This is same exact store as Upscale Aquatics in Plainfield. He closed Upscale and opened this new place. A lot of you are already familiar with Upscale but for those who aren't, expect high prices and loud hard rock music.

cubanreef22 · 05/02/2012, 05:51 PM

Hey guys what do you guys prefer in Northern Illinios?? There really arent too many choices???

skarab · 05/02/2012, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by J3REEF

WOW
DIP DIP DIP
More bugs than polyps
Bought a few frags today and not good AEFW, Nudis, etc.

Exotic Aquatics

I was just in there last weekend....and they were doing some heavy cleaning in the tanks and the store had a god awful smell. My wife had to walk out of the door after about 5 minutes.

12/03/2011, 10:28 AM	#76
jtunafish Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: L-P Illinois Posts: 133	frankfort shop Any body have the name and address of the new store in Frankfort, thanks, js

12/06/2011, 10:56 AM	#77
pjcurry88 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bloomington Illinois Posts: 4	Online Order I would love to keep my money here in Illinois. I live in Bloomington and find it discouraging that not one store in Chicago (that I have found) has an online store for ordering corals/fish etc. Any suggestions?

12/07/2011, 05:40 PM	#79
skjohn98 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: portage Ind Posts: 105	Frankfort LFS address Reef City Aquatics 7942 w Lincoln Highway Frankfort, IL 60423 815-534-5268 ReefCityAquaticsOnline.com I am planning on stopping there Friday cant wait John

12/20/2011, 06:20 PM	#81
latinreefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 588	Great store in Glen Ellyn, small but he can get whatever you want and prices are hard to beat. Aqua Pros 500 Pennsylvania Ave. Glen Ellyn, Il 60137 630-935-1363 __________________ 150 gal Marineland DD SPS Tank, 8 Bulb ATI Hybrid, 30 gal sump, Geo calcium reactor w/Aquarium Plant Regulator, Skimz DC Skimmer, DC speedway Return Pump, Litermeter III for Top Off, 2 MP40's, 1 MP60

01/14/2012, 04:26 PM	#82
J3REEF Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 170	Exotic Aquatics WOW DIP DIP DIP More bugs than polyps Bought a few frags today and not good AEFW, Nudis, etc. __________________ J3REEF Current Tank Info: Oceanic 120 Tech, MH, MRC Sump/Fug 48"x24"x24", WM k2, Iwaki 1500gph, HKs & JBJ OS, FilterGuys Ocean Reef +1 RO/DI

02/07/2012, 11:15 PM	#83
irky Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 531	I would highly recommend new fish for us city dwellers. Great coral selection and nice staff. Old town aquarium is certainly nice and priced accordingly - seems like the tiffanys of fish stores but I have seen some amazing species there. __________________ Lakeview - 65 Gallon 2 years

02/12/2012, 07:09 PM	#84
K8wma Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 1	Your post is in violation of the terms and conditions of use of this web site and has been edited. Further violations will result in revocation of your posting privileges. Last edited by DgenR8; 02/13/2012 at 08:51 AM.

03/17/2012, 12:24 PM	#86
danielp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 507	Guys, I am planning to make a trip to "Sho Tank" one of the upcoming days. Since it's a bit of a distance I would like to know if it's worth it. How is the quality of their animals, health etc? Mainly interested in fish, but some frags would be nice too. Thanks.

04/18/2012, 02:09 AM	#89
cub21rak Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hammond, IN Posts: 218	No indiana listings? Pet playground Hammond Indiana 219-845-7387 Not sure of their hours but I know they are open 7 days a week. They are where I frequently go. Nice people always willing to help.

04/20/2012, 08:33 PM	#90
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	Not being familiar with the Chicago land area, what fish stores are near or around Naperville? I am heading up there tomorrow I just found out and would love to find some good stores to check out. __________________ Currently changing, stay tuned for new details...

04/21/2012, 05:28 AM	#92
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	I looked yhrough that, but didnt see any that said 'naperville' so thought l would ask. I will probably go through that map to and see what is closest to me up there. __________________ Currently changing, stay tuned for new details...

04/21/2012, 06:45 AM	#94
Cubbies Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,475	I would have to agree. Naperville itself has nothing. Unless some reefers from the town want to jump in and share tanks and frags

04/21/2012, 08:21 AM	#95
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	Thanks guys! __________________ Currently changing, stay tuned for new details...

04/22/2012, 04:06 PM	#96
jfuka78 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carpentersville Posts: 997	we need to add this store to the list, I know its in milton/janesville but well worth the drive __________________ 180 mixed, 280 total volume.250 Lumenbright x 2 with radium 20k, geo 818, aquarium plants reg4-mp40wes, asm g4+

04/30/2012, 10:29 AM	#97
ChrisL1976 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kankakee, Illinois Posts: 272	I briefly stopped in Aquarium Adventures in Bolingbrook next to IKEA. Does not look like too bad of a place. Kind of like a really upscale petsmart or similar. They did have a 40% off sale off all fish which was nice. Wonder how often they hold that sale. Normal pricing seemed similar to other LSF I've have been to.

04/30/2012, 02:28 PM	#98
sh0tyme83 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 548	Just a heads up there is a new store off 59 in the Plainfield/Naperville area called Aquatic Visions. This is same exact store as Upscale Aquatics in Plainfield. He closed Upscale and opened this new place. A lot of you are already familiar with Upscale but for those who aren't, expect high prices and loud hard rock music.

05/02/2012, 05:51 PM	#99
cubanreef22 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: chicago Posts: 242	Hey guys what do you guys prefer in Northern Illinios?? There really arent too many choices???