lewisweil Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Soft opening of Fish Gallery Austin on Tuesday June 4. 6500 N. Lamar next to the original Threadgills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 And its my birthday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason & Amber Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 When is the grand opening? @etannert on face book it says they are opening at 10 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 What's the ratio of fresh to salt? Seemed the Houston store didn't have much saltwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Beautiful store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Ok fine I'll go. Mitch talked me into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Ok fine I'll go. Mitch talked me into it. Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason & Amber Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nice place just need more saltwater stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I'm cool with FW now But I'm happy with the LFS that's right next to my work atm and don't want to fight the traffic or ARC mob today. I might swing by this weekend. They'll be open, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nice store, clean. I agree more saltwater please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisweil Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 I believe there is another big saltwater section going in. But ask for Mike, he is the fish manager and let him know what you would like to see.Thanks for all the nice words, I am really happy with it and I know it will just keep getting better with feedback from the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 When I was there a mom and her kids were there and one of kids told the mom that "Wow! This is so much better than Petsmart!" =) The FW hobby is like the gateway drug into SW hobby. A store like FG has a lot more retail appeal than any of our other LFSs and having kids programs etc will get more people, eg families, into the fish hobby overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Some people just do FW without the hard stuff, or try the hard stuff and go back to FW. Or do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisweil Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 Exactly! When I was there a mom and her kids were there and one of kids told the mom that "Wow! This is so much better than Petsmart!" =) The FW hobby is like the gateway drug into SW hobby. A store like FG has a lot more retail appeal than any of our other LFSs and having kids programs etc will get more people, eg families, into the fish hobby overall. Some people just do FW without the hard stuff, or try the hard stuff and go back to FW. Or do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisweil Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 Open until 8pm tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I agree that it seemed a little light on salt water. I get that fresh is the gateway drug, but I was hoping to see a bit more variety. Also found the layout of hardware /dry goods to be confusing. Didn't seem to flow at all. I can't wait to see th their show room when it opens. Definitely struck me as "come back in a month and we'll be ready to shine" Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I497 using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I went today and bought a fire fish and a cherry barb and 3 cherry shrimp. I asked the guy if they would all be ok together and said "no". So off to a good start. It's a fun store. I talked to the manager for a long time. They want to do right. Looking for input. It's worth the visit. Their freshwater/pond section is cool. Has portholes for kids to stick their heads through. Prices on live stock were good. Overall good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Oh and they have a fresh water turtle that looks like a sea turtle. It's in kids corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaplanm Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Prices on live stock were good. Overall good time. Really? I found them to be fairly inflated, at least for salt water. Their live rock (real reef) was 9.99/lb. I know aquatek had it for 7.99/lb last I checked. Seemed to me most fish were at least $5 than other comparable specimens I've seen. That said, I think their tanks are better at displaying the stock than other stores I've been to locally. They also had some nice large colonies for sale. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I497 using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I did not check live rock price but I got a fire fish for $15. Was $25 at another local shop. Got 3 cherry shrimp for $5. They can be that price for each. And a cherry barb for 1.99. About the same as everywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Monnat Jr Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The Anubias I got were cheaper than LA, got to pick them out and no shipping (just sales tax). The driftwood I bought was a little pricey, but the 20% off deal got me to buy it. I didn't look at fish prices (avoiding for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Any chance we would get a club discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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