April 2009 - Kitchener Waterloo Aquarium Society

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On Saturday February 21st at 9:00 am, a small but dedicated group of 7 fish “finatics” in 3 vehicles embarked on an international trek for tropical fish. The weather was generally overcast but no snow or rain in the forecast for most of the day. Our KWAS vice-president Geoff fell to a flu a couple of days earlier and could not make it. Along the way, I detoured a bit to Hamilton to pick up Catherine and soon we were on our way to the Niagara frontier of Western New York. We chose to cross the Niagara River at Lewiston where the US border crossing was very quick and easy with a Canadian passport. The border guard gave us the once over when I said we were going to North Tonawanda to buy some tropical fish. When he spotted the box with the large angel fish on it, he waved us on. Less than 20 minutes later, we passed Niagara Falls and had arrived at North Tonawanda, near Buffalo. This is the home of “The Fish Place” at 141 Robinson Street North. The red brick building has aquarium murals painted on it, so it is easy to find. This independent store has hundreds of aquariums with fish and plants for sale. Everything from common tetras, angels, guppies to unusual fish like gars, large cichlids and apistos can be found here, even turtles. There is a wide variety of marine fish, corals and other creatures. Several tanks are set up for display only to showcase the fish and plants. There is a 2,000 gallon tank with large specimens of Peacock Bass, Knife fish, Gars and Red Tail and Shovel Nose catfish. There is a large selection of aquariums and kits along with all the décor, lighting and other dry goods you could ever need. I purchased some Orange Nose Rasboras and Dwarf Neon Rainbows. Griffin bought most of the female bettas just as Catherine arrived looking for some too. Griffin also bought some Emperor tetras on sale and a few bags of other fish. Brad was going to stop on the way back for some plecos and other fish later in the day. A P R I L 2 0 0 9 Shop Hop 2009 Submitted by Zenin Skomorowski, KWAS (zenin@golden.net). All photos by the author. Good selection of Discus: Lots of Cichlids here: After lunch at Tim Horton’s, the next stop on our journey was 5 minutes away at “Salt Water Paradise”, located at 54 Main Street in Tonawanda. This shop had many colourful fish, corals, frags, and other marine creatures in two showrooms. I had fun watching the shrimp and gobies even though I do not keep a marine tank. Three types of Bubble Eye Goldfish: The Horseshoe crabs looked awesome: 20
A P R I L 2 0 0 9 Clownfish in an Anemone: Pink Tail Trigger: With his KWAS shirt on, Griffin was mistaken for an employee: Plants were sold potted, rooted in the gravel or weighed down: Next on our tour less than 10 minutes away was “The Niagara Aquarium Company” located at 1345 Military Road in the Kenmore area of Buffalo. About 1/4 of the shop was for lizards, snakes, birds, and small mammals. The rest of the shop was mostly for fresh water and some marine fish. They had lots of dry goods, complete aquarium kits, cabinets and stands. A wide variety of Angels were available: Since the weather forecast was calling for snow, we headed back home. The border crossing was fairly quick. The Canadian customs agent asked where we had been and what we bought. I mentioned that we only bought some tropical fish and let him look at the receipts. After he mentioned his 90 gallon reptile tank, we were on our way. If you would like to see the rest of the photos, visit the KWAS forum photo gallery and look for ”KWAS trip to New York State fish shops 21 Feb 2009”. You can also send me an email, and I will return a link to view them. These Shop Hop tours are a fun way of seeing different places, set ups and fish. If you have any suggestions for next year’s KWAS tour, send them to any member of the executive. - Zenin 21
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