Best Aquarium Chain Store in the World (Rare Fish)
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
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Ever wonder what a pet store chain looks like in Germany? Cory visited Megazoo and saw their amazing aquatics section that had all sorts of fish you normally expect in a fish store - including Mbu puffers, stingrays, arowana, clouded archers, halfbeaks, and zebra otocinclus. They also had aquarium plants, CO2 cylinders, aquascaping materials, and scaping stations. They hire actual aquarium hobbyists to design and maintain the large aquascapes in the store.
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*What feature does Megazoo have that you wish you could find at your local pet store chain?* Also, if you missed our previous fish store tour, Cory visited the largest pet store in the world: ua-cam.com/video/4c6NS4LAAhI/v-deo.html
Nice! Wich town? I live in germany. Btw u have a very big Fan in Germany, he do UA-cam too, martins fische on youtube
I dont know why your vids make my stomach queasy, whether it's the speed you try to take in so much at once, or something else. IDK
I wish more stores in America were like this. I feel like so many more people would be into aquarium stuff.
And way less fish would die of mistreatment in the store and by the end user.
It's a matter of exposure to this aspect of the hobby - not just the "kids tank" that gets used for maybe 6 months and then sold on FB Marketplace - complete with all the little sample packs of food and water conditioner. And as millenials and gen Zz opt for pets over children in larger numbers all the time, the hobby could truly explode, especially if you could shop like this and see lots of healthy fish and knowledgable people. I'd work PT in a store like this just to share the hobby and educate others on how to succeed :D
I'm setting up my 9th tank right now, a biotope. 99% of what I am using that was purchased was ordered online, including the fish. My area is an aqua desert.
Had one 1/3 this size at most but similar by having the good stuff as well and they did okay for awhile but there just wasn't enough constant business for them. This was also 8 years ago and maybe now they would thrive. Also not a huge city it's a town in between Detroit and toledo of 30k people or so
I would cry happy tears if a store like this was near me😍
Oh how amazing. In canada we have chains In Ontario Called Big Als Pet stores. Their Fishrooms are typically very well stocked and maintained. Operated only by hobbyists
They had one of those in south Florida and that store alone got me into the hobby. They ended up closing up shop unfortunately and I was heartbroken
big als is not bad but the variety of fish that they have at my nearby location (waterloo) is kinda limited imo. I'm glad that theres one available around tho.
@@ZaryaTheLaika no kidding eh
If there was stores like this in North America I think there would be much more people in the hobby and keeping fish better.
If I remember correctly, as a kid, I was in Megazoo in Düsseldorf a few times back in the late 90's. I bought some plants there (Cryptocoryne, Echinodorus, and Hygrophila difformis). I brought them to Poland. They all survived and thrived till I gave up the hobby in highschool😉
You can tell that a lot of care is taken in that store.
I wish we had even something half the size of this in Chicago! I don’t get why it’s such a aquascaping dead zone in most of the US! Guess we need to promote the hobby better! What a dream store! 😮
Even if we did have it, most people can't afford those prices and we'd still be buying from people online
@@oftheHowl yeah I guess! But I don’t know about you I don’t like buying hardscape online! I need to see it and mess with it! I got nano seiryu stones from a big name before and they were basically broken up bits that I couldn’t use all of! 😂
We have a store in Australia like this but not quite as large, instead of the big puffers they have the Pea puffers and also a bunch of Native Fish that cant be sold anywhere else in the world.
Name some of the native fish please
That store is fantastic! I know your senses had to be on overload and your heart filled with joy to see that environment. I bet it ignited some new fire within you as well. You and the people you surround yourself with are so creative. I bet those gears are working on some new and cool stuff. That my friends, is what I now wait to see! 🤗😁
Corey, that blew my mind. The scape stations got me.
These stores are amazing!! The quality and how clean it is outstanding. Would live to visit these places in Germany. Thanks for sharing Cory!
The difference is : in America is all about the money (PetSmart, Petco) in Germany is all about the hobby. Amazing shop. Tks for sharing
Wow! That’s a great store. I wish we had something like that here in America!
Well not only does Germany has awesome stores but some of the biggest manufacturers of aquarium products in the world are German companies.
WOW! Just Wow! It takes me forever to shop PetSmart or Petco, and they aren’t even great stores. It would cost me a fortune in landscaping supplies alone ❤️
I would be broke in an hour if I was to visit a store like this. I would be as happy as a pig in mud just to spend time there.
As someone who has lived in the U.S. and in various countries in Europe, I think most people in the states would be shocked how so many things are vastly better in Europe. I think in the states there's certain ways of doing things that are so convenient and better like drive thru banks or super fast delivery for certain online shopping but there's just a level of quality that's missing and this video highlights that.
That is interesting. So you believe we have traded convenience for quality? I think I agree with that.
@@ScruffyCityAquatics I think it's been a very slow process over the last 40-50 years and it wasn't on purpose. I think America demanded convenience and that's what was delivered. Over many years the convenience and perhaps to a certain extent price point, has slowly eroded the quality. I think even just 10 or 20 years ago it was there but maybe wasn't as obvious. Now the gap is really clear.
The Ark petshop in Merrillville IN has a tide pool in the middle and has stingrays. They have a variety of fresh and saltwater fish and plants. They have a big red parrot undated in an isle. Great atmosphere too!Jay Wilson has a video on it. My favorite store to shop at!
Wow!! How I wish South African aquarium shops were like this
I remember congratulating you on 100,000 subscribers now you're like 100,000 subscribers away from a million I remember getting a lot of my information from your videos when I first started the hobby I was in grade 6 now I'm going into grade 11 and I'm looking to get back into it
Maybe one day that chain store in America will be Aquarium Co-Op.
The plant displays make me think of a Whole Foods veggie displays.
I feel like this is what Aquarium Adventures tried to do in the Suburbs of Chicago. But over the years they have fallen victim to the same lame cichlids, angel fish, and tetras. Slowly getting rid of any of the rare and exotic freshwater fish. IMO American businesses are more interested in turning a profit on easy to churn through fish, rather than keeping a selection of the hard to find stuff for true aquarium hobbyists.
Can't blame them, everyone looks at the $500 fish and moves on. Probably hard to find an actual buyer.
@@kalebroosa1 I feel like its one of those things that requires a really robust local aquarium hobby for it to work. I'm sure there are more than enough dedicated hobbyists in Germany that they can reliably sell the larger and more expensive rare stuff.
Just a numbers thing. Throw enough aquarium nerds at a rare fish and eventually one of them will buy it 😜
@@MehHalfhearted I envisioned a bunch of geeky young people, mostly guys, being tossed into the sides huge tanks of fish unknown to most of us, per your statement! 😆
As someone who is new to the hobby I would love to have resources like this.
Wow! Reminds me of a store I visited in Lucerne, Switzerland back in the nineties. The design of the store, variety, quality, info provided etc. are just next level. Nothing quite like that in South Africa although we do have some very nice smaller stores and a few bigger chain stores as well.
An amazing store with so much to offer in regards to fish, dry goods and plants.
So very good I watched this twice.
gosh what an amazing store! all i have is a petco, no local shops. they don’t even carry sponge filters and it’s hard to get fish there that live longer than a week but i can’t find any live fish online either :(
@@Steves_fish by posted do you mean shipped? i technically can but i can’t seem to find a reliable breeder online who’s got stock currently despite being in the middle of the US :(
I would recomend utaka in Amersfoort and g en d koi aquarium in Dalen.
Please do a netherlands tour.
The 3 chain stores in my area don't even have half that selection combined which is sad. There are only 2 lfs also and 1 is really sad.
This store has more stuff than half the aquarium stores in Sydney. More variety more products. Sydney needs to aim up
Awesome tour! What an inspirational store! (I get the same feeling at Aquarium Co-op by the way. Smaller footprint, same "get AQUARIUM-ING" feel.)
That’s a nice Store! Nice selection of plants 🌱. One question, Did you see any dead 🐠
Very nice. Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby
I think it's interesting people always comment that killifish are short lived yet guppies tend to only last one year now and people don't mention that very much
Thanks for the tour!
This! This is what I hope to do for my own pet/fish store (don’t have one but I’m working my way to it)
I love watching these videos.I saw some videos of Aquarium and pet stores in Japan recently and they were very interesting. They sell Hawks and Owls and some things that we would never see in the US. Oddly enough one of the chain stores are home improvement stores and half is devoted to pets.
You visited my local Megazoo!!! 🤩 Wish I'd met you there!!!
can you tell which one it is? which city?
Oh man I WISH we had something like this. I would make the drive or even have a nerm weekend and fill my car full of goodies..ugh..I am struggling to buy wood and rocks because LFS do not carry it and ordering online is really hard to scale and know what your getting
Huge fan! You’ve inspired me to create my own UA-cam channel on the aquarium hobby! Maybe one day I’ll see you at the top
If you can ever find time and want to see another great chain in Europe, I really have to recommend Nilufar in the Alsace region of France. My personal favorite is the Lampertheim location in terms of layout and size, but Geispolsheim has the biggest koi pond I’ve seen in a pet store.
"You'd be happy having them by your house"? Can you say understatement of the year?😁
If you added all the aquarium stores within 100 mile radius from my house still wouldn’t have 1/4 of what that store has.
rgv?
@@sharkbait4653 longview/Tyler “East Texas”
Those aponogetens were huge !!! Nice info I’m loving this place 🤯
Wish there are stores like this in Las Vegas Nevada. I want to do something with my 10 gallon tank right now I have a 20 gallon tank
What was going on with that first mbu puffer? I couldn't tell what TLC it was needing other than it wasn't moving very quickly. Did you mention it to the store employees? Hopefully they know how to offer the care it needs.
Wow! Could spend hours in this place! Beautiful
WOW! Was that Chris Lukaup? He has some amazing Shrimp. Would love to meet that dude.
I would like a planted tank and but having trouble finding plants here. Over there no problem.😄
That fish smiled at us
I would actually have in-person fish friends if we had stores like this in the US. My gpa immigrated from Germany in the 50’s. Can’t I just move back?? 🤣🤣
I've been in Germany for 20 years. Never seen anything like this. Must be a long way from me.
Wo wohnste denn?
Usually they have a huge tank with sturgeon and other big fish
Wow, it's amazing that they can actually make a profit with all that product on hand.
If American chain stores were this great, I don’t think private owned aquarium stores would survive.
What kind of substrate is that . The red looking stuff with the electric blues
Your mystery fish at 01:20 could be a krib.
How are we feeling about these videos? It’s cool to see buts it’s just a bunch of stuff that makes us look at our hobby and realize that we have a LONG way to go with no chance for change at all.
Cory you should come to my local fish store maidenhead aquatics wigan in the uk they have some rare stuff or the one in Cardiff that has loads of big display tanks
I was about to post a similar comment :D
I live near the one in Cardiff its not quite on that level, but its amazing and has everything you'd want. That store was unbelievable in Germany though.
Thanks for another great video Cory. Australia has nothing comparatively. Now I want to move to Germany.
Anyone know where pebbles/rocks like @ 3:54 can be purchased?
Nice video buddy
Amazing. Thanks for sharing bro 👍🏻
Wish they have a store this in England , question can you keep larger type rainbow fish like bosemani etc with rainbow shiners in the safe tank successfully? What do you think ?
OMG!!! Come on California!!! Look at Germany, amazing!!!
man that store is nicer then the three closest big als to me in ontario
So those tetras are known as toucan tetras real amazing fishes
Give the Clown Loaches more love!
Wow. It would be a dream to have a store like that in or near Atlanta.
I have a lighting question for you Cory or anyone with extensive knowledge on the subject. Since blue light is super popular in the hobby today, is it health for the fish? Does it promote algae? The question is for FW and SW. thanks
You just know that Mbu wouldn't be needing any TLC if Cory was taking care of it.
Hello Co-op,
Which store is this and where in Germany, thank you in advance.
Steven
It’s so sad that a chain store overseas in Europe looks like this and we get petco and petsmart in the states as options, life is not fair lol 😮💨
Wow so different
I need to go to 3 locations to get this type of variety in the U.S.
Nice store. But wouldn’t that mean more tough competition for the mom and pop stores like Aquarium Co-Op?
beautifull 😊
Amazing
Love this
Jimmy forgot the dot and now the exchange rate between Euro and Dollar is craaaazy
What city in germany is this? I live in the netherlands.. might visit it some day!
Nobody in America (chain store wise) would keep that kind of inventory, no way. Just a guess off the top of my head (not including the tanks or fish stock) there is 12 million in inventory at that store sitting on shelves and bins.
Sir I'm Derrick from India my mbu puffer I bought recently is 1 inch and his skin has some white coating what should I do pls help
If we had chains like that here, would LFS’s survive?
German stores are just cleaner and better taken care of then American stores
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!
How can I buy fish from your store? I went to your website and there is none. The company that you have pop up is out of everything ?
I would love to see this in America but Im guessing more of an interest in fish keeping over seas.
What are thOOose 😯the pink thing☺️
Hotel store fish 🐠 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What is this store named and where is it located in Germany ?
After watching these videos I am curious what Cory thinks the reason the hobby is different from in the USA?
.....wow.....
can we please get dean on soon ? :))))))
Next Sunday :)
@@AquariumCoop THANKYOU !
This is what Pets @ Home in the UK SHOULD be, but isnt
Great vid cory!
What?? I thought the only purpose of Germany was the low alcohol tax. I live in Sweden and sometimes travel to Germany to buy beer for half the price of what it costs in Sweden. But seems like I have to look for some aquarium supplies next time...
So jelly!! I wish this my lfs!!!
Why doesn't that store expand into the US?