我倾向于旅行很多,而且我也动了很多。在我打电话回家的每个城镇中,我都有我最喜欢的当地鱼类商店(LFS),我倾向于忠于我的最爱。每当出国旅行时,我总是寻找礁石商店。比较各种文化之间的零售方面很有趣。根据我的经验,我注意到某些要素与普通商店分开。请允许我概述一些使LFS成为最爱的标准。
- 这种爱好总是在变化。趋势来来去去,但是很高兴看到一家跟上这些趋势的商店。很高兴走进距离您家仅数英里的商店,在架子上看到Biopellets,并在LPS部分看到一个漂亮的橙色锤珊瑚。它表明,员工和所有者对与业余爱好者相同的趋势和发展感到兴奋。
- Seating! With a wife and baby, my LFS jaunts are usually mixed in with other errands like picking up diapers at Costco. If my wife can sit down on a couch in front of a nice display tank, she’s usually content to let me peruse the corals and fish a little longer.
- Provide livestock for all tank sizes and interests. For example, the nano-reef has made a major impact on this hobby. Nano-reefs have lowered the financial barrier of entry on this expensive hobby. This is particularly true for younger reef hobbyists. LFS ought to carry a greater variety of smaller fish. Clownfish and Grammas are great and all, but let’s see some unique gobies and such. It’s also good to walk into a store and see a rarity of some sort. Keep it interesting for the hobbyist who has seen everything.
- 出售前的隔离和条件鱼类,将它们保留在Hyposaline Holding系统中,并提供出售鱼类的到达日期。每个业余爱好者都应该隔离他们的鱼,但是看到一个特定的天使三周前到达,而且饮食良好是很好的信息。
- 条件良好的稀有鱼是一件很棒的事情,但是如果商店肮脏,混乱和潮湿,整个魔术就会丢失。走进干净的商店是新鲜空气的呼吸 - 从字面上看!看,肮脏的礁石商店总会有一些迷人的东西,而脾气暴躁的孩子在登记册后面。但是,一家干净的商店和良好的客户服务将始终吸引更广泛的人群。
- 携带各种干式食品。拥有四个不同品牌的碳待售似乎很愚蠢,但业余爱好者却很古怪,忠于品牌。走进商店很高兴,知道您喜欢的品牌可用。嘿,当您在那里时,您可能会拿起一个珊瑚,如果他们不带自己喜欢的品牌,您将不会拥有的珊瑚。
- 专注于圈养和长大。有很多用于水产养殖和培养的杂草曲霉的途径,以至于大多数对SPS珊瑚的需求都可以通过可持续的手段来满足。
这些都是我已经学会了欣赏当executed properly. In my next post, I’ll highlight a store in my area that exemplifies the perfect reef store for my needs. In the meantime, we’d love to hear from our readers. What do you look for in a LFS?