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Emmon's Tropicals- Simsbury, CT

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Posted 28 June 2004 - 02:17 PM

1612 Hopmeadow Street (rt. 10)
Simsbury, CT, 06070
phone 860-658-5401, fax 860-658-5166..

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Carries a wide variety of fish, animals, birds, pond stuff, etc. You can find arowanas (black, silver, jardini), most common cichlids (SA, CA, and African), fancy plecos, most common and a few oddball salt fish as well as a very nice reef, gars, bread and butter fish, and koi (a bunch of types and sizes for every budget). The also carry small animals like gerbils, hamsters, rats, hedgehogs, etc. They carry snakes like milk, ball pythons, corns of various types, redtail boas, etc. For lizards they carry stuff like Iggys, Bearded Dragons (but you should just buy from me if you're local smile.gif), Uros, geckos, etc. For birds they carry only smaller types, no parrots or cockatoos- they do however have a few types of finches, lovebirds, cockateils, etc.

Take note that most of their fish are small due to small tanks in the store, if you are looking to add tankmates in your 265 this isn't going to be the best place for you. They do have 2 tanks that larger and are stocked with tankbusters up to 1' or so but that's it (got a 10" Fei Feng out of one of them for $40).

Staff is relatively knowledgable on some stuff but not a clue on some stuff. Don't take their advice as gospel, sometimes its a little off.
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Posted 28 June 2004 - 08:15 PM

This is probably our favorite store in the state... smile.gif
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 03:20 PM

dracofish, i too am in connecticut, but where can i get quality rays without ordering from the internet. i'm looking for aro's, peacock bass, and motoro rays. noone in any fish store that i have talked to knows what they're talking about in regards to any of these fish. any reference would be helpful.
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Posted 11 April 2005 - 08:40 PM

Some stores in CT occasionally sell rays but usually just retics and they are usually sick. If they did sell them they would be sold for a higher price than a ray online plus shipping so you're better off ordering online from a respectable seller like Rare Afishinado. If you definitely against shipping them he is on Long Island and you can pick the rays up from him.
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 10:24 AM

House of Fins in Greenwich had a black ray with white dots awhile back, All Pets Club in Wally world usually has some rays, Puppy Center in W. Harford has rays, aros,(sil/jars/leit) peacock bass, Slither & Slime in W. Haven occassionally has a aro, peacock bass
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 10:31 AM

QUOTE (Juntau @ Apr 12 2005, 01:24 PM)
House of Fins in Greenwich had a black ray with white dots awhile back, All Pets Club in Wally world usually has some rays, Puppy Center in W. Harford has rays, aros,(sil/jars/leit) peacock bass, Slither & Slime in W. Haven occassionally has a aro, peacock bass
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Like I said though you can find them but they are overpriced and sickly. The ones at the Puppy Center were extremely sickly (almost curling) when I was there last. Same goes for at least 3 other stores in the area.
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Posted 16 July 2005 - 08:04 PM

Anyone been to the store lately? Lookin for Dats or FW barracudas
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Posted 17 July 2005 - 10:14 AM

QUOTE (Juntau @ Jul 16 2005, 11:04 PM)
Anyone been to the store lately? Lookin for Dats or FW barracudas

Not in a month or so. Last time I was there I saw small dats, like quarter sized. Barracudas I think they almost always have in stock.....I don't care for them much so don't really look.
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Posted 20 July 2005 - 04:33 AM

1st visit to Emmons, 1 thin bar 4.5" thin bar (faded) Dat and no Barracuda besides the pink tail chalceus. No much in the way of oddballs
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Posted 20 July 2005 - 07:30 PM

QUOTE (Rich @ Apr 12 2005, 01:31 PM)
QUOTE (Juntau @ Apr 12 2005, 01:24 PM)
House of Fins in Greenwich had a black ray with white dots awhile back, All Pets Club in Wally world usually has some rays, Puppy Center in W. Harford has rays, aros,(sil/jars/leit) peacock bass, Slither & Slime in W. Haven occassionally has a aro, peacock bass
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Like I said though you can find them but they are overpriced and sickly. The ones at the Puppy Center were extremely sickly (almost curling) when I was there last. Same goes for at least 3 other stores in the area.



Yeah, I'm sure House of Fins was also asking about $1,000 for it too judging from the obscene prices I've seen on their other fish. I guess it makes sense, being down the street from a Bentley/Hummer/Benz/BMW/Ferrari dealer and all...
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