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Please note: All the opinions stated in the proceeding pages are not the opinions of Badman's Tropical Fish or the Badman. This is an open form based on the opinions submitted by our visitors during their visits to the stores.
I always will gladly accept any store owner rebuttals and will gladly post them by the comments

Washington

Store name:
The Pet Works
Address:
1257 Commerce Ave.
Longview, WA 98632
Telephone:
360-636-0830
Comments:
Date: 5/30/06
Excellent store. I've been buying my fish here for 8 years since I was 11. The fish are always healthy. They carry a wide range of fish including guppies (many different varieties), tetras, and salt water fish. The staff is on the up with any info you need, and staff turnover is not high so you see the same people working there for years at a time.

Store name:
Extreme Marine
Address:
2724 Pacific Ave
Olympia, Washington
Telephone:
360-956-7009
Comments:
Date: 6/2/06 and All The Time
Great Little Local Store with a great selection of High quality supplies and fish/reef etc... I really appreciate the health of the animals and the knowledge of the staff, they are always happy to coach a person along in the hobby, and they even have a small selection of fresh water fish and plants.

Store name:
Fish Gallery
Address:
25844 104th E Kent WA 98031-7646
Telephone:
253-852-9240
Comments:
Great store.

Store name:
WalMart
Address:
3497 Bethel Road Se
Port Orchard, WA 98366
Telephone:
(360) 874-9060
Comments:
The Walmart in Port Orchard, Washington, is the IRAQ of the fish world. They don't have a chance. They are dying so fast, they cannot even sell them. I get so frustrated with their poor fish keeping. I have turned them in to the local authorities but it is like a plant... no problem in the eyes of the officials.

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Those fish do not have a chance, I called and complained two years ago, and they told me the distributor from Salt Lake City was at fault. I called the SLC distributor and told him what was happening, he said they have only clerks doing the fish dept. and have no idea how to take care of them. They have dishes of salt in the tanks and the poor fish are on the way out. What a waste of money and what a poor environment for the fish. I have called again and lodged a complaint. I have boycotted the store until the fish are removed from their inventory.

Store name:
Pioneer West
Address:
710 N. Tower
Centralia WA
Telephone:
360-736-8212
Comments:
DATE: 02/10/2005
Great place! Pets are kept clean, healthy, good spacing, and the fish room is super! All fish look great, tanks are clean! Great staff!!

Store name:
Barnacle Bill's Aquarium & Reptilia
Address:
588 SE Bishop Blvd
Pullman, WA 99163
Telephone:
509-334-2220
Comments:
Date of Visit: Feb 19 2005
Bill has operated in Pullman for over 20 yrs. He has about 60 tanks with fish, and various reptiles. He is generally present while the store is open. He hires 2-3 additional staff, usually WSU students. Staff is knowledgeable and helpful. All incoming fish are quarantined in a back room for one week before being placed in display tanks.
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Comments:
The store has VERY healthy fish, a strong variety of fish, and frequently gets new breeds. New fish are kept in quarantine tanks until they are deemed disease-less, then they are put in the regular tanks for sale. Even the GOLDFISH have very clean, healthy tanks. I have never seen a dead fish in one of their tanks. The employees know a lot about many fish, but will often ask other employees who know more than them about particular breeds if they don't know themselves. Additionally, if they simply don't know they'll admit it kindly rather than come up with estimated or false facts. Additionally, the owner (Bill) is VERY knowledgeable about all breeds, very friendly, and will absolutely go out of his way to help customers. He's been in the business for 30+ years from what I've heard. Also they occasionally take in fish that have outgrown owners tanks in exchange for some in-store credit. The store also has tanks, decoration, filtration, meds, food, pretty much whatever you need. I've heard Bill will also special order for you if you request. By far the absolute best fish store I have ever visited. Fish sold here include, but are DEFINITELY NOT limited to:
- Oscars
- Royal Pleco
- African Cichlids (many breeds)
- Frogs
- Glass Catfish
- Glass Perch
- Dwarf Gourami (special breeds like sky blue)
- Bristlenose Catfish
- Jack Dempsey
- and many more (mostly fresh-water) breeds...
There's also a magnificent approximately two foot long White Arowana on display (not sure if it's for sale or a store pet).
Date of visit:
Frequently
Your rating:
Excellent

Store name:
Aqua Tropics
Address:
135-B Vista Way
Kennewick, WA
Telephone:
509-735-3474
Comments:
There is a serious lack of supplies beyond food and meds and what they do have is poorly organized. I was also very much concerned by the fish health. Nearly everything is kept in 10-gallon tanks with the exception of a 40-ish gallon tank with "Asst. Cichlids" of various origins, several of which showed fin damage. The colors of their fish are very poor, the most obvious is that their electric yellows are a solid orange/brown. The worker also tried to sell me 2 male guppies as a mating pair. They also have a 18" longfish in a 20" tank. At their other store, Amazon Bay in Richland, I told the girl at the counter that their Acanthurus leucosternon, which was labeled Paracanthurus hepatus in a 10-gal with another tang, appeared to have velvet, to which she sighed and went back to doing homework. At this store, all of their efforts go into their display tanks and not the stock tanks.
Date of visit:
03-16-07
Your rating:
Fair

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