Houston Aquarium Warehouse!

[fishlady]

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welcome to the box Gorphus
i whole heartedly agree with you with what you said about Dan....he's very very nice and does take care of his customers with great effort on his part.....the fishies that i have gotten from there are magnificent...and those discus...well one would only have to go there to see how magnificent they are.....

Dan is the man as far as LFS's are concerned....

[Gorphus]

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By far the BEST LFS I have been to in the Houston area.  I live in The Woodlands, and will not buy fish or plants from anywhere else!!  Dan is MORE than willing to help and share his knowledge and years of experience.  Every time I go, I end up learning something new.  I try to make the 45 mile drive down there once a week to check out the new fish and plants.  If you haven't been by already, take the time to go visit Dan.  It is well worth the time.

As far as fish and plants go; he sells only top quality stuff, and a lot of hard to find fish.  His livestock and equipment prices beat most internet prices, and he will order anything that he doesn't have in stock.  The selection of discus is amazing; way more than any other LFS, much better quality, and cheaper.  I have bought plants, plecos, tetras, and at least 10 discus from Dan, and not had any problems with them that weren't my fault.  More often than not, I end up leaving with more livestock than he charged me for.  On one trip, I bought 20 cardinals @ 10 for $20.00, when I got home and was putting them in the tank, I stopped counting at 55.  I have even had a few "stowaway's" buying discus!  Try geting that ANYWHERE ELSE!!!  He won't sell you anything that he wouldn't buy and that isn't top quality.

In the end Dan goes above and beyond any other LFS to take care of his customers, make sure they know and understand everything about the fish, and to offer excellent prices on awesome fish!!

Thanks again Dan, and keep up the good work!!!

[Delock]

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lol...glad you was able to get your problem taken care of.

[screename]

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I CANNOT emphasize how great the customer service is at this store.  Ek and I had an emergency and Dan stayed with us until 12 midnight to help pack some fish for us.  THAT is what you call customer service.  Thanks again DAN.  you ARE the man.  I will probably be back in a few hours to pick up the rest of those tropheus.

[Zulaab]

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Yeah Nerite's can eat their weight in algae it seems like.
They have done some major damage to the algae growth in my tank :)
Love them !!!

[Delock]

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you right about the Nerite snails...i have 22 in my tank now

[alexarae]

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I need to pick up some of those ottos....they were nice and reasonably priced.

[tnguyen]

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Oh, does Dan have plant ferts? I'm looking for an excuse to go by there :) .

yup.  I pick up some nice dwarf neon rainbows today.  Algae fighting crew Nerite snail and Otos are plenty in stock!  Wall of discus are awesome like always too.

[szidlon]

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Oh, does Dan have plant ferts?  I'm looking for an excuse to go by there  :) .

[Nickgsr]

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Went by HAW on sunday with the girl friend and I was very impressed with the setups as well as with Dan's knowledge and genuine desire to teach others. I must have spent almost an hour talking to him and browsing around and would prob been longer if the g/f was not whining ha. Anyways big thanks to Dan, looks like the root tabs did the trick the plants look great!

[jeebus]

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If I didn't have a kid & pets I would agree 100%. My wife works downtown, I work part-time in Midtown, and we love the atmosphere.

[Delock]

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Depends on who you ask....downtown have the best perks.

[jeebus]

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What time did you go by?

Oh, this was the middle of the day.. Maybe around 1ish? I had the wife & kid with me. We went on a little LFS crawl. We hit Xtreme, Fish Ranch (Sharpstown), HAW, and then TNT before heading home. I hate to brag, but living on the SW side has its advantages!

[Delock]

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What time did you go by?

[jeebus]

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We went by today to check it out. Dan was very friendly. I'm very old fashioned and believe in firm hand shakes and genuine greetings. He possessed both. We didn't buy, but his hospitality will surely have us back.