Blue Lobsters!! In NW Houston..

[RussGB]

Me and the kids went cruising the LFS's last night.  Petsmart and PetCo were as usual dissappointing. PetCo was barren; apparently deliveries come in on Wednesdays, and they must have sold every fish, or in some toher way emptied the tanks. I picked up some balck neons at PetSmart because they were 5 for $5, and they looked pretty good. Also 3 Oto's for my grow-out tank.

But in Fish R Fun (529 and Eldridge), they had 2 types of cray.  They normally have a few North American ones, but I was particularly interested to see a bunch of Cherax Quadricarinatus, the Red claw. This is what I have (per my avatar). Now I really wnat a male, but the ones in FRF are way too small! His are about 3" and mine is about 9". but anyway, he has male and female and they look nice...he said $14.99, but then said $7.99...so I would suggest haggling if he asks for $15!

I also picked up some tiny yellow cichlids that he said were new...but I'll post about that on another post...

[Armadillo_Del_Rio]

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Yeah Bin at Fish R fun is a good guy when you get to know him. He has intresting fish and some illegal ones - like a an electric catfish - only 7 bucks! I want to keep my fish alive. but he is good to haggle with. and those yellow fish are lemon yellows cichlids.

[RussGB]

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those yellow fish are lemon yellows cichlids.

Is that the same as yellow lab per my other thread?

[Armadillo_Del_Rio]

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yes, that is it. but i am kinda hazy in africans.

[eklikewhoa]

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anyone have the address to fish r fun? or number?

i googled it and it shows to be on westheimer.

[RussGB]

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Its on the corner of FM529 and Eldridge. In the strip center that has the ice house in it! Where are yo at? I cna give you direcetions if necessary...

[eklikewhoa]

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im coming from jones but i have been that way to pick up some moba fronts so i should be good.

thanks

[RussGB]

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As you come down Eldridge heading south, take a right on 529 (its the next big junction after traders village. then trun right just before thice house into the strip center.

[RussGB]

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Are you going to get some blue lobsters? get a girl and a boy! boys have a red or pink stripe down the side of one claw finger!

[eklikewhoa]

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I actually just wanted to check the place out. I'm looking for a new tank and wet/dry so I'm just going around to see what's available looks like in person.

I did however stop by inwood fish and they have the blue lobsters for $3.99. Just a fyi.

[RussGB]

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Well there's blue lobsters and blue lobsters. IMHO, you cn't put the N.A species in a tank with fish, but the Aussie species seem slower and more docile....but more expensive.

[RussGB]

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Where's Inwood fish?

[Mzungu]

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There's a thread listing most of the fish stores around Houston:

http://houstonfishbox.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=325

Inwood's about half way down or so. For some reason it's not on the map that I can see, but the address is in the post. Hope it's the one eklikewhoa's talking about.  :)

[RussGB]

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Got it.

So can ordinary users add LFS to the map?

I wish folks would add themselves in to the mpa...almost 400 users and just a few mapped... :?

[eklikewhoa]

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Yep inwood tropical fish and supplies I believe its called now on antoine.

When I was younger I would follow my pops around to the lfs' and my dad was close to the old owner(I believe the older brother)....the good ole days!