I visited Aquatic Collection in Hayward yesterday since I was in the area. I had never been there. I must say, I was REALLY impressed with this store. Karson, the owner, is a really nice guy. Their store was well stocked, despite the lockdown on animals now, great competitive prices, and his help (Colby I think), was awesome. I bought a bunch of stuff
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The fish I bought were a naso, chevron, gem and hippo tangs - starting my tang population. I also got a chalice, Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris and a gorgonian. These corals are on a 2" round plate...so very good sizes. The price for the Gem tang was amazing given what I have seen online. My bar for a "good store" is VERY high. To date, my experiences of stores in the Bay Area have been very disappointing (I am from LA so I was spoiled...).
My expectations of customer service, quality care/conditions of the store/animals and competitive pricing is very high. These guys are great!! I really like that he puts the dates of the when the fish were put in the store...so you know. Also, Colby had no problem feeding the fish for me so I could see. I changed my mind on the fish I wanted and they were more than happy to release some already bagged fish and collect other fish. Thank you Colby!!
I would highly recommend visiting these folks if you have never been there. Karson said his inventory of livestock is low now due to the lack of airplane transportation...but I thought it was actually quite good.
Included are pics showing fish in quarantine, even though most have already been in their tanks for several weeks. I am just being extra careful. Want to be sure they are eating before I put them in to the main display.