What does everyone look for in their LFS? What would you like to see? What would be a dream store be? Just a fun topic for the winter night Stay safe everyone!
Two weeks guarantee for saltwater fish. So I don't have to mail order them from liveaquaria.
I love the gear aspect of the hobby. Just looking at all of the different pumps, skimmers, lights, you name it. I could spend hours looking at that stuff!!
Actually, posted parameters would be awesome. That's a great idea.
The other thing I'd love to see is stores that had a QT systems made up of small, individually filtered tanks where you could rent space to QT newly bought fish/inverts/corals. Almost like a storage locker. Its a pie in the sky kinda idea, but I know I'd pay a premium for this as a service. Probably not super economical to run/maintain but a huge value to hobbyists who have reasons for not having their own QT setups.
My gut feeling is that the trip for the fish is a very difficult one and that lfs take modest hits
No they may not, but there is a cost incurred, likely a 30 percent Mark up, would the majority of the consumers pay for that?
Probably not the majority but the smart ones would. I'd have the customer decide what they would like to do...leave the fish and get a warranty or take it home right away with no warranty.