Incredible Fish Selection at this Chain Store!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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Cory visited the first ever Kölle Zoo, a German pet store that both Oliver Knott and Chris Lukhaup used to work at in the 1990's. They have all sorts of fish, including a nano section specially stocked with colorful shrimp varieties, endlers, and bulldog plecos. Cory was especially intrigued by their system of using reusable containers (which come with acclimation instructions), instead of fish bags. There is also an indoor cafe where you can sit next to koi ponds under the shade of live trees.
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*What feature or cool thing at Kölle Zoo do you think Cory should bring to the Aquarium Co-Op?*
I think that indoor pond that you can easily view would be a great addition. Kind of like a "slice of nature" area. Maybe you could grow out Amazonian plants in that area as well. The containers are also pretty freaking cool.
Would you ever move out of the store? I do like the containers over bags
Definitely the reusable containers. All Aquarium shops should start using recycled plastic reusable containers ASAP.
I agree that the resusable containers are GREAT!
Freshwater Stingrays. lol
I REALLY love the idea of reusable fish transfer containers. I don't why it hasn't caught on in all chain stores here!
It's fairly new in Germany. My local Kölle Zoo started like 2 years ago, before that it was only bags like in most other fish stores or DIYs with an aquarium section, which is pretty common in Germany.
Nice store. I like their box system and their bucket system. Good ideas.
Wow. My jaw is on the floor. This store is amazing and I'm jealous we don't have ones this good in Texas. The reusable containers, the fish, the shrimp, the pamphlets, omg those PLANTS!
I think the "bulldog plecos" at 3:12 might actually be Parotocinclus Jumbo (Pitbull Pleco/Otos), (which would explain why they're in the Nano section). Popular over there, but real hard to find over here. I think I'm on three different websites' wait list for these. Had them back in 2011, kicking myself for not breeding them. It's a fish that never stops working. Doesn't have interesting color/fin morphs like Bristlenose, but also doesn't redecorate your tank for you. You'll watch it pick up a pebble, roll it around in its mouth, and spit the thing out completely spotless.
I live in the Area and this is my favorit pet shop. I visit it almost every weekend just to look around and feet the koi. I could spend the whole day there. LOVE IT
U lucky rascal,.. I'd luv to live near that! I'd stay broke, but I'd enjoy every minute of it,..😜
My wife would never see me if we had this store in town hahaha
The box is something id absolutely appreciate as a local to the actual co-op retail store!
Lucky😂
I totally agree 👍
Impressive. Return Bucket idea good
2:21 I thought they are ice-creams at first sight 🤣
If only florida could have a store like this….
Lovely
We have the fluval flex in the UK aswell lol I think Europe's level of animal care in commercial stores has stricter policies in comparison to the USA
This should be a model on how LFS should be. I'd never never buy fish stuff on Amazon if I had this locally. The plastic container is a great idea!
How amazing would a store like that be if we had them. Man talk about getting lost in a store for hrs. Lol. I already spend to much time in my lfs just wondering around and looking at all the fish ect. (Even tho I seen then the week b4) I would spend a day at that place.
😮 what a great store!
I was there in 2019!!
@Aquarium Co-op Reusable fish transport containers over plastic bags?? YES Please!!
Also love the plants in the tanks having number and names so you can get what you see.
Cool!
Why not use magnets to hold instead of suction cups. Shark Pro 500 all magnets. Works great. Easy clean. Magnets hold filter to glass. Just a thought.
That is so cool.
Wow look at them discus
**puts needle on broken record** wish we had anything half as nice in the US. We have a long way to go to advance the hobby to a larger audience in the US - not everyone is buying a spongebob setup for their kids. - but that's the majority of what is seen in stores.
The tank selection was really nice here - something clean looking and well designed makes it a lot easier to get buy-in from parents/spouse/roommates. Seeing nice planted display tanks does this too.
I have nano tanks that are rimless but with fitted glass tops (and a filtration compartment in the back like a reef tank), but my big tanks are designed pretty much the same way as they were in the 90s with a big black rim around the top. We've evolved a lot with filters and lighting, but we need to see more nice system designs.
I do see it here to a degree, but mostly on the reef side where this is more of a market for high end setups. But surely there is something we can bring to market between the $300 display tank and the $3000 one?
Around the 6:40 he points out something as the best algae eater. I couldn't understand what he said. Anyone know?
Panda Garra i think is what he was talking about. Some kind of Algea eating Garra at any rate.
yo de discuses are mad expensiv in brussel you see some arround 60 ea
What were the top five algae eater? I recognized two, the Panda and I believe the Siamese algae eater.
I‘m from Stuttgart and I think Kölle is worse than before corona.
Before Corona it was better kept clean etc.
Also here small Shops are nearly dead. All is in the hand of big chains in many areas . At least its my feeling and its sad.
Last time I was there ( 2 weeks ago) a lot of the plants were out, the fridge wirh the live food tubes was skinking and somehow dirty and so on.
I buy there just cat food if I need something now or cat grass, toys or hardscape
But I would personslly never buy there animals. 🤷♀️
It's not a chain store if there's only one of them
It’s amazing how far advanced Germany and Europe is in aquarium keeping then the states. Hopefully we eventually get there. I love the buckets!
My lfs is bs in comparison but people always give him random fish he sells as feeders and that's how I'm filling out my tanks and breeding them to feed the fry to other fish
Not just in Aquarium keeping...
Advanced in tech maybe, not in talent to keep and breed fish. Anybody can throw endless money at a tank/lights/filtration. The goal of this type of store is to create artwork, and their buyer segment is tiny, and it's a luxury for most people. A store like this if it even would survive in the States would need to be in a HCOL highly populated area.
It seems to be mostly for rich people.
Love this example of a "local" fish store! I know it's a chain store but I feel that in America it would have to start on the local level. You need to jump on this Cory!
I live in Germany and it's really interesting to see you visiting so many stores here and how they are different from American stores!
Regarding the reusable buckets: I have a small 20l tank with some Red Cherry Shrimp and snails. Sometimes I will sell some of my shrimp if they become too many. I then usually use small, transparent plastic buckets (maybe 0.5 to 1l) that I bought with food inside (like potato salads) as transport box. If you have something like that available I can really suggest you to use it. They close very tightly, should not contain any harmful chemicals and the people can watch the animal's from the outside. Plus they are complete free as I bought the food anyway. :D
That's the coolest fish store I've ever seen, i would love to spend a weekend just hanging out in it
The tags on the submerged growth (fully converted) plants to the tissue culture containers for sale - such a simple, useful system. The tag system could carryover to the potted plants as well. Love that idea💕👍
This store is just amazing. I'd never buy online if I had a store like this closeby.
More education on the different fish sold in stores in the U.S. is needed.
I love the bucket concept, especially how it has instructions on acclamation. I do the bucket method
Which involves pouring the bag into a bin or bucket and slowly pouring water into the bucket and net the fish afterwards. I especially love how they mention to not feed the fish until the next day
I love the reusable buckets. We all need more containers in the fish room
Wow Cory. I really wish we had something like this store. Makes a fish keeper jelly Look like u had a really good time too bad your wife got sick. Thanks for sharing …..🇺🇸🐟🍔
I really hope your expanded store ends up something like this. You have made me hate American stores with these videos. I cant even go to them anymore. Its not just the layouts, but the offerings, the education aspects, and cleanliness aspect as well. Its just not their in American fresh or salt water stores. I wouldn't be afraid to put fish from these stores strait in a display. Here in the USA they wouldn't be within 10ft of my display tank without a minimum of two months in quarantine and pre treated with meds, which I shouldn't have to do because it stresses the fish and I out more. The health and cleanliness aspects are on another level in German and Japanese fish stores, and I now look at it as the standard that if you don't live up to as a LFS then your lazy or bad at planning your business and saving for it before you start it. STEP IT UP AMERICA! NOW!
The high energy prices in Europe are really ruining the hobby. Its getting expensive to heat an aquarium so a lot of people are stopping. Its also why Stendker has decided after 45 years to stop breeding Discus. Won't surprise me if prices will go up further.
Frankly the reason we don't have this in America is because you haven't done it. You're the one. I know you don't want to but this could be what an aquarium coop franchise/chain looks like.
Stuff like this makes me want to move to Europe. Great video Cory!
In Germany a lot of things are great but its ecpensive… most of your money vanishes because of taxes and other things 😅
I would love to go to the "pet" store and get shrimp like that. I think twice a year my box store gets ghost shrimp 😢
Government mandated leaflets on the fish. That is a beautiful thing.
When your were talking about the shrimp I thought of Forest Gump 😂
That store is the “ bomb!” I would love to go there and spend a couple hours. Thanks👍🏻😎
Is this store using the matten filter on their display tanks?
Another amazing store. I think I would visit a store like this every day. Thanks for sharing
legit these german stores are unreal
HEY CORY! That all-in-one tank looks like my main tank, that is maybe a better quality/brand if it's not the same one (Superfish). The ugly filter box inside can be easily removed with a long thin utensil like a spatula or something. It's a very strange design choice and will obviously make any scape redundant. Using a HOB on these tanks is a must. They are really cool tanks to play around with.
Personally I think EVERYWHERE is more advanced than the UK !!
We have NOTHING like this OR coop shops !
We only have a few small chain shops that are in garden centers
There over priced and there fish displays are shockingly bad !!
Shops like this NEED to come to the UK and them how its SUPPOSED to be !
I'm EXTREMELY JEALOUS !!
Lovely shop
I live nearby in Germany and if you are looking for really good Aquarium Shops i would go to:
1. Zoo & Co in Remscheid
2.Megazoo in Duesseldorf
3.Aquado-Zoo in Dortmund
greetings from Germany
Beautiful wow 💛💚💙 I'm grabbing the popcorn 🍿 for this one 🥸🤘🏻🥼
Europe... Ahead of everyone, even in this hobby. The fish looks really healthy, healthiest I've ever seen on UA-cam.
In my opinion, Kölle Zoo is the best place to buy your 🐠🐟🐡 !
In "Lampertheim" is another great store called "Aquaristik Partner" its a lot smaller but they sometimes have some very rare kind of water dwellers 🙂
Love the pop ups with the English translations and USD currency conversions. Great YT video!
PFAND is the most German thing. I love it. It means you can actually return the box and get your money back. Personally I'd keep it for transport, water changes etc. Can never have too many verified fish safe containers.
To Dorkula just letting you know my niece had her white coat ceremony at Veterinary college yesterday 👍😆! Hopefully your name came out right (spellcheck) the guy at the last Aquatic Experience in wheelchair.
I'm just getting back into full on hobby mode instead of downsizing and basic maintenance (life). What happened to our US chain stores? There's a minimal amount (if that) of fish, plants, and supplies. Amazon has stuff, but not the quality in a lot of areas. I will be needing plants, and I do like to see the plants I'm buying.
It's a good point made about the pricing of the Eheim feeder. If people are just always driving down the price on Amazon or eBay and that's all people are chasing, then these stores can't make a profit and we won't see this level of quality to browse. Maybe that's where U.S. stores have fallen behind in the last 20 years. Personally I do buy some cheaper things online but I ALWAYS make a point of visiting my local fish stores every 2-3 weeks and buying something I need, without looking at the price. Just to play my small part in trying to make sure they are always there. If we all made that effort perhaps more stores could improve and aim at the level of the place in this video.
Alright so I need a little help. I have a small community tank and want some more color. I have 2 dwarf gouramis, 3 long fin zebra danios, and 2 harlequin rasboras. I was thinking about some Odessa barbs for some red, some kind of green schooling fish, and maybe a honey gourami. Please let me know before I buy them and have everything in the tank dead, because I’ve heard yes and no to barbs with gouramis.
This way better than the US I was station in Germany 🇩🇪 if would saw this While station there probably would stayed, I hope the US catch up because this store will help beginners
So the containers work like this: They charge you 3 Euros for a container. You can bring it back to them, they refund the 3 Euros. Or you can keep it an bring it for your next purchase and they will use your container. So it is like a multi-way system, quite like pretty much all of the beer bottles in Germany.
My LFS uses plastic jars now for most things and originally it costl ike 3 or 5$ to purchase but every time you bring it back and use it you get a dollar of your entire purchase so eventually you make your money back and then some :). Also on Earth day they were giving some out for free
I have a 20 gallon long planted tank but I’m getting green dust algae but it’s pushing 3 months since I started the aquarium it should I let it balance itself out, I have pond snails and a nerite snail in there? But my guppies have been having babies like crazy and plants are doing great. I’m just not sure what I should do.
The glass top is always terrible if you fill the tank. Algae city
My lfs is old and dusty with stuff just everywhere but the owner knows everything about fish and has a pretty ok selection. This store looks like a dream in comparison
Loved the glass catfish
Hey aquarium co op I wanted to know if my tank has cycled for 4 weeks when should I decide a water change before or after I add the shrimp I want. Thanks love the content
Hey Cory, if America is 10 years behind Germany, then Canada is 25 years behind.
Every time I visit family in Germany, I make a trip to Kölle Zoo. It’s an adventure.
Here in the UK, our shops are crap. Never got what you want. That German goldmine would be heaven to have here.
Every time he shows videos in Germany in Europe I’m like blown away
The German word for catfish is officially one of the most fun things to say in the hobby! 😂
so cool to see that on the pamphlet.
as for buckets instead of bags, one of the biggest issues is that those buckets are never getting recycled. Similar in issue to something Nespresso pods have to deal with. it's all designed with a specific purpose, but especially in the US people just can't be bothered sometimes and that creates insane waste. In terms of raw material to produce the buckets, energy to do so, etc. I don't know that that balances out in terms of environmental cost.
I think it would if you have to pay for it as you do with those.
A Few Years ago the store was even better , the top floor was full of reptiles, and display tanks , nowadays its just the bottom floor.
Wow so incredible, I can't find a store like aquarium Co op here in jersey
Could you imagine if they implemented having to put in a coin to get a kart system in America? Lol.
That GOLD fish have to be 14K gold for $6,000😂
Ive been to a kölle zoo before, they have guinepigs and other small animals from local animal shelters and you can adopt them there, you also get a discount on the cage and stuff if u take a second hand animal from them.
Wooo that would be fantastic... Imagine what it would be like if we had that here in the USA
You've got to replicate that planted tank labeling system in your store.
I think one of the probs with America fish stores is cleanliness. A lot of them around my area are not clean and do not take care of their fish so I'd rather buy online from a breeder. Not to mention the cooperate stores, There used to be a good fish store that kept everything clean but went out of business when they opened a new Petco and PetSmart in town.
those discus only cost about 20-30 bucks in Vietnam and all other southeast Asia countries
Europe is WAY AHEAD in the Aquatics game...
Ohhh, how I wish we had this in Canada. We have almost nothing. Gotta love Germany. Thanks for the video.
Kölle means the same as Köln (Cologne), the city name, in the "Kölsch" dialect.
i have the 'home 110' tank that you like the all in one function, its nice but i have to say has its flaws, one that i have found is that the glass lid condensates alot and if you remove it you have alot of splash from the filter that causes buildup on the light. the other side is the filter box that is there is limited and you cant modify it much without it looking out of place. i would like to see a mod that you can pull the filter outlet via the back and have it run along the back.
I also like that the post in the store support post were green your color and the big metal I-beams or green your color plus you could put tags up on I-beams if you had them
if i had something like that near me.....oh man, its probably better i dont. i'd spend all my money there lol
getting your money back for the buckets is a great business model because people get another reason to come back and maybe buy more fish or product.
When you started to do the shrimp I had a total flashback to Forest Gump! 🤣
Great fish store - I love the buckets and species brochures!
I just keep the bags my fish come in and rinse them in case I need them for moving fish or selling them
Only if i knew you were here in Stuttgart, i would have loved to meet you! Its the store i always go to
I would feel like I died and went to the great Beyond to have a store like this in the U.S. that i could walk in to and shop.
Customer brings their own container is a smart idea for local fish stores. 6:44
Co-op could be that way. They probably started just one store too.
sure sounds like its going to be the bucket system... lol...
I wish we had stores like this in America. I'd spend so much time there.
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