| I have read many blogs, forum posts
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| | expamples of companies that make some
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| (including Yahoo answers), and infomerial
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| | good products (more so Hagen), but also
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| articles that trash local fish (pet)
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| | some 'dogs' too.
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| stores as a source of Aquarium
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| | I personally have never tried to be
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| information and help. This in my opinion
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| | everything to everyone in my previous LFS
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| is unfair as there are many dedicated
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| | and Aquarium Maintenance company or my
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| stores and employees who love the hobby
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| | current Online Aquarium Products store, I
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| and really want to see the best for your
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| | have always tried to sell what I
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| aquarium (or pond).
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| | personally use and believe in and have
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| Even stores such as PetsMart or PetsCo
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| | often suggested DIY filters, lighting and
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| which are often noted for poor quality
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| | similar. In my Aquarium information and
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| advice often will have an employee who
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| | help article I often make many
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| really knows his or hers 'stuff'
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| | suggestions such as for marine
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| (although these good employees will often
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| | applications of products or methods of I
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| not stay long). This said, if you have
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| | have nothing to sell. There are many good
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| recieved good service and advice, your
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| | LFS that are just the same and will
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| local aquarium store is worth supporting
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| | honestly tell you when they cannot help
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| over the large chains (especially
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| | your and send you in the right direction
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| Walmart)
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| | to those who can.
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| One should ask around when seeking a good
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| | Many larger metropolitan areas have many
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| store, get to know the owners and/or the
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| | good stores to choose from, while
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| employees. Also keep in mind that
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| | unfortunately many smaller communities
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| everyone makes mistakes and just because
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| | (such as Grants Pass where I now live)
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| you may have gotten one bad fish or some
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| | often may have just one or two stores and
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| bad advice does not mean you should right
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| | in my community they are both very poor
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| off that particular store.
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| | Aquarium stores with poor advice and out
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| You want to look for a store that is open
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| | of date low quality supplies.
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| minded and not dogmatic on everything
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| | Back in the San Gabriel Valley of Los
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| they say, always open to new ideas. Also
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| | Angeles County (where I was in business
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| be careful of stores that may push only
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| | for 28 years) there are more choices
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| one manufacturer's line of product rather
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| | (such as Pasadena Tropical Fish). I am
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| than carrying the best of all
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| | sure many other larger communities are
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| manufacturers. This of coarse does not
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| | the same and maybe some smaller ones
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| prove a bad store either as they may have
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| | where the 'old boy network' is not quite
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| purchasing restrictions or other factors
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| | so strong have excellent Aquarium Stores
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| that go into this. However I have
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| | as well.
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| personally tried to resist purchasing an
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| | If any reader knows of a good LFS in
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| entire manufacturers line just to get
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| | their area, PLEASE post it in the comment
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| better discounts (many companies from
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| | section along with an address. To keep
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| Hagen to Tetra offer these discounts
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| | this section from growing too large I
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| either direct or through distributors
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| | will have to restrict this to one store
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| such as Central Garden and Pet). I
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| | per general community.
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| mentioned Hagen and Tetra as two
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