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Treebeard
10-08-2012, 02:42 PM
Does anyone know which, if any fish stores are open today? Going to Airdrie for an early turkey dinner and hoping to go shopping for a BTA on the way home.
Enigma
10-08-2012, 02:53 PM
The box stores will be open. I don't know about the smaller speciality shops, however.
Reef_Geek
10-08-2012, 05:45 PM
I was bored and curious too.

Big Als close at 6
Gold Aquarium close at 5
Pisces did not answer phone-closed?
Wai Aquarium close at 6
Ocean's did not call... was there yesterday not going today.
Reef_Geek
10-08-2012, 10:53 PM
shoulda stayed home. Came back from Gold's with a powder blue tang and a mummy eye chalice frag.
Coralgurl
10-08-2012, 10:55 PM
I hit golds as well, but only walked out with salt...tried to convince the hubby he needed to buy me some corals but he quickly disappeared as I was looking.....bugger!
Reef_Geek
10-08-2012, 10:59 PM
there's very little else to do in that plaza at Gold's. That's like a "wiserhood" move!
Coralgurl
10-08-2012, 11:12 PM
He waited outside until I paid then grabbed the salt.

What you haven't checked out the other fine establishments in the area? Shame....lol
mrhasan
10-08-2012, 11:52 PM
Bought 5 awesome pieces of zoa frags, one really green hammer coral (2 heads) and a really really big grade A purple green maxi mini from red coral today at Edmonton. Now coming back home to get those beauties in the tank :D
Reef_Geek
10-09-2012, 02:35 AM
He waited outside until I paid then grabbed the salt.

What you haven't checked out the other fine establishments in the area? Shame....lol

Actually, I've tried egg tarts from the bakery next door to Gold's... not bad.

Bought 5 awesome pieces of zoa frags, one really green hammer coral (2 heads) and a really really big grade A purple green maxi mini from red coral today at Edmonton. Now coming back home to get those beauties in the tank :D

That's quite a road trip. Have a safe drive back.

Here's my new tang

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/68756_10151279046552953_250913715_n.jpg

and my new mummy eye chalice

http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/246449_10151279048922953_869546177_n.jpg
mrhasan
10-09-2012, 06:07 AM
The corals and the maxi mini are all in the aquarium after acclamation and some have already opened. I really loved one zoa which is fluorescent orange color. Will upload the photos once they all open up. The maxi mini got hold of my finger really good with its leg and had hard time getting it off. This one is extremely sticky than my other one. But both of them kinda looks the same :( I will have to see what color the new one shows once it opens up fully.

That tang looks AWESOME!!!! And the chalice looks really scary :P
Treebeard
10-09-2012, 05:48 PM
And all I escaped Golds with was a little green BTA. :mrgreen:
ktsalt
10-09-2012, 06:41 PM
Nice powder blue tang! How nuch are these guys going for nowadays?
Reef_Geek
10-09-2012, 10:24 PM
Nice powder blue tang! How nuch are these guys going for nowadays?

he charged me $70
shotcaller
10-10-2012, 04:54 AM
Did you have any troubles acclimating the powder blue thoight they where one of thw most beutiful of the tang but everyone is telling me they where ich magnets especially after acclimation
Reef_Geek
10-10-2012, 09:32 PM
so far so good, and keeping my fingers crossed.

However, I also believe I got the fish that was in his display tank for a few weeks with it physiologically recovered from shipping/capture... so not a fresh import. He had recently turned one of his back display tanks into a frag sale tank. He's got some good cycled live rock for sale from that tank too.