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are not necesarrily mine, I've just compiled them from other peoples experiences.
If you have other stores to add, or comments, email
them to me.
Thanks to Paul_the _Blackberry_Guy for the map Pics!
– Chrismo
Menagerie
Pet Shop (A on map)
549 Parliament Street
ph: 416-921-4966
[This place has character. Smallish marine section but nice corals,
fish Harold runs the fish dept. and is one of the founding members of
MAST. Extremely knowledgable, has some pretty wicked connections in
the industry.
Scarborough:
Aquapets
Markham (Kennedy & Steeles)
Used to be in mississauga
Tel: 905-281-0151?
Big
Al's (B on map)
1295 Kennedy Rd
(Just north of Lawrence)
ph: (416) 757-3281
Big - lots of marine fish some corals If you need attention or advice
avoid going on weekends unless you want to see the hot counter girl.
North American Fish Breeder (C
on map)
2260 Kingston Road,
Phone: (416)267-7252
[Kingston Rd and Danforth Ave. On the North side just down from Heavy
Duty Motorcycles and across from the beer store. Best prices in toronto
I think. If you havent been there in 2005, then you should visit
again. Johnny's been building tanks for about 25 years. Livestock
prices are good, the basement (with many tanks) is finished! Selection
- Usually more fish than corals. but that is changing. He seems much
more focused on saltwater lately, and is getting some great stuff.
Builds good tanks cheap]
Reefquarium
8380 Kennedy Rd
Markham (100meters south of Kennedy Road and Hwy 7)
[Kenny is the owner, has Decent prices, decent stock]
Blue Ocean (E on
map)
on Kennedy and Hwy#7
south of #7 in the Peachtree plaza.
[Slowly expanding saltwater selection decent prices]
Reefraft (X on map)www.reefraft.ca
1650 Dundas Street East, unit 258. Mississauga, Ontario L4X 2ZE
ph: 905-290-9693 or 416-856-6643
Great store! Good prices, great display tank. They have a good selection
of corals and some fish, and carry some dry goods, There always seems
to be unusual specimens in there so take a look, but they are aware
of anyhting rare, and will charge accordingly. New much improved storefront
in sept 2005. Best store in missisauga, possibly in all of toronto.
Where's the Reef?(Y on map)
755 Queensway Ave, Mississauga, ON
(905)306-7772
New Store! Just opened in 2006. They have nice cheap Live rock right
now. By February they should have Corals and Fish. That Area is like
the Reef District now!
Big
Al's(H on map)
850 Dundas St East (one block west of Dixie, next to Chinese Emporium,
)
ph: (905) 276-6900
Big store If you need attention or advice avoid going on weekends.
Dragon Aquarium(I
on map)
888 Dundas Street East, Mississauga
ph: (905) 897-8391
Right beside Big ALs on Dundas, in the Chinese Emporium. fish and corals.
Limited success with his fish. Another opinion, "Usually has stock...worth
a look.
OCEANS
ALIVE (J on map)
http://www.oceans-alive.com
1244 The Queensway
(East of Kipling, North side, across from swiss chalet)
(416) 251-0000
Lots of Corals, strictly marine, his show tanks look good.sometimes
has limited stock. Renovations underway I think.
Aquarium Light
/ CoolTouchhttp://www.aquariumlight.com 1-866-266-5824 Just lighting supplies, reflectors ballasts, bulbs. Website
is in american dollars. Good prices. Kim is nice. Closed weekends. They
are more a web based company)
PJ
Pets(P on map)
3401 Dufferin Street, North York,ON
( just North of Lawrence in Yorkdale Mall )
Phone: (416)785-9991
[ Way overpriced probobly because rent in yorkdale mall is killer. Corals
and fish. ]
Hamiltonish:
Big
Al's(Q on map)
140 Centennial PKWY South
(next to Crabby Joes Restaurant)
Aquarium Services Warehouse Outlets
Phone: (905) 560-1000
[ Owner Mario is a great guy. Other than that they have the usual Big
Al's stock. One thing that I wish they would get though are more inverts,
clean up crew type stock. They usually have nothing I have had good
luck with there fish. ]
Henley's/Pet city (R
on map)
318 Ontario Street, St Catharines
(905) 641-1715
[ Decent shipment in of fish and critters in. Not too much in corals.
Hardware is a little overpriced.]
Oakville Reef Gallery(S
on map)
www.oakvillereefgallery.com
579 Kerr Street
ph: 905-338-2782
Almost everyone recommends this as THE place for corals. Great Quality
– good advise, Lotsa corals, some fish, Tom and Flav are good guys,
both of their personal tanks are outstanding. Great selection of top
end products. Prices are fair. ORG is finally getting some competition
as qualtity marine stores are opening up. It's worth the drive to Oakville!
PJ's Pets(T on map)
in Pickering Town center
[they were busy selling seahorses to a guy who was buying a tank. His
girlfriend/wife said "aren't those cute" And the rep sold
them to them on the spot. The guy left the store with the tank, pump,
substrate salt mix and seahorses..... tell me they lived overnight.]
Reeflexion
http://www.reeflexion.ca Located in Scott's house in St. Catherines - selling
frags. Zoanthids Macro etc.
Big
Al's(V on map)
Queen & Kennedy (905) 474-1174
The kid in charge of saltwater was very kind and helpful but their tanks
look awful. Most of the few corals they have are either dead or dying
(the kid admitted it and also admitted that they need better care).
No SPS, but will order if requested by a customer.
STRICTLY
FISH(W
on map)
128 Guelph St. Units 1-2-3
Ph: 905-877-3474
[Never been, they claim to have 3500 gallons of saltwater, Fish and
corals-WALT SMITH. maybe old fashioned. ]
Northish of Toronto...
Superior Reef Aquatics www.superioreef.com Hw204 Development Rd.
Bonfield, Ontario, Canada
PH: 705-776-1508
Email: superioreef@mail.thot.net
Contact Person: Bob Duchense
1800 gal of corals, liverock, inverts and marines. I've
met Bob, he seems like a real nice guy.
Lotus Aquatics wwwebsite Wyoming Ont. ?? Where is that?
519-845-1783
This one is very new (Oct 2005). Hobbiest run. Anyone have any comments
or reviews?
Concord
Pet.
Hwy 7 east of Jane
Decent prices when they have stock in. Great prices on used equipment.
The main guy there.. alex i think.. is a great guy, nice talk to and
to friendly.MAIL ORDER
London / Kitchener
Big
Als Kitchener (Y on map) 509 Wilson Avenue
Kitchener, ON (519) 894-1810
Its a pretty big store and has large selection of dry goods. Lots of
different types of food, supplements, powerheads, scrapers etc. However
the prices are significantly higher than mail order. However it is nice
to have a place close by when you want to get something that day. They
tend to bring in some interesting fish, but often the livestock does
not appear very healthy. I've also seen a lot of "hard to keep"
type fish there, like Moorish Idols and Sea Horses. Unfortunately the
corals are usually in pretty sad shape. Their main display tank has
also taken a serious turn for the worse. I recently saw some fake plants
in it...
On the plus side, the staff is very friendly and do try and help you
out. Knowledge amongst them varies though from quite high to very little.
Incredible
Aquarium (Z
on map)
509 Commissoners Rd, West, London, ON
(519) 471-8300
They are by far the best of the two stores in London and one of my favorites
in Southern Ontario (along with Oakville Reef Gallery). Bill and Markus
are both great guys and very friendly. The store is not that big, The
best thing is to stop by frequently to see what has come in that week.
Recently they have a lot of very nice SPS corals and clams. Generally
there fish are usually very healthy and appear very well cared for.
There display tanks always look great and they are about to set up a
new one. They don't have a ton of dry goods, but do carry the staples.
Planet
Aquarium
50 Ontario Street South
Unit C
519-569-8064
Canadian www
online
Aquaria
Canada http://www.aquaria.ca
Based in Ottawa Ontario, Aquaria Canada has many informative and interactive
features,
including reef setup and maintenance, aquarium advice, marine chat forum
...
Description: Sells aquaria, supplies, a variety of marine life and offers
advice about reef setup and maintenance
J&L Aquatics http://www.jlaquatics.com
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Toll Free: (888) 840-1146
Good to deal with. Dry goods & a ton of livestock– live fish
and coral.
MOPS http://www.mops.on.ca
163-283 Wilson St. East Ancaster Ontario
ph:888-648-6677
Dan is a great guy. Big website. Good prices. Stands behind his product.
Dry goods only I think.
Reef Crewwww.reefcrew.com
Sells Rotifers and Phytoplanton, (and distributes Florida Aqauculture
products) He also makes deliveries for pick-up to a variety of reef
stores in Ontario. Check his website for where and when. Nicely packaged
products.
ReefSolutionwww.reefsolution.com
Online drygoods and some livestock. Based in Quebec, Good prices.
Saltwaterconnectionwww.saltwaterconnection.com
For livestock Jayson at Saltwaterconnection has been excellent.. They're
in manitoba
Marine Clubs
M.A.S.T.
Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto http://www.mastcanada.org
Meetings are monthly in North York (Leslie & Finch-ish, directions
are on their website).
The club is a geared towards the casual exchange of information between
members. Topics vary, fom month to month. Their
propagation workshop, and auction are anual big hits. There is
a minimal yearly fee.
Seanic Aquarium
www.seanic.ca Email: info@seanic.ca
Guelph 519-820-4546
The Seahorses dude. I think owners name is Aaron. He has prices that
are hard to beat and excellent quality rock! Is this an on-line only
store, or is it an actual "walk-in"? Basement operation.
Big Al's in
Newmarket (905) 895-7677 on Davis Dr a bit east of Yonge.. in Price Chopper Plaza.... Where's
New Market?
Big Al's in Barrie
i been there once.. it is in south end of city... in industrial area..just
behind walmart ... not sure of street.. it is owned by same guy as newmarket
and yonge and steeles.. no comment on it as been there just as it opened..so
not fair to say..
Usefull Non-Canadian links
Reef Central
www.reefcentral.com
Wow it's huge. Excellent forums, and moderators. A must see.
