highland tropical

[timmyho]

just got back from Highland tropical, and it was my first visit there.  I went there on the advice of Grizzlydad- And I have to say I was very impressed.  It is a small store, but they had a lot of hard to find cichlids, and the man there seemed to know his stuff.  I bought my male rostratus, and I am very happy I found this store.  If you have not checked it out, you might want to make a trip here.  I will be returning, and I think i enjoyed this store as much if not a little bit more than preuss pets. 5 stars!

[timmyho]

and I just want to add that I hate the label "newbie" by my name.  Very degrading. lol

[African cichlid Keeper]

yeah i have shopped there 3 times and there cichlids are not taken care for the greatest.. I give it a 3 out of 10

[Marty]

yeah i have shopped there 3 times and there cichlids are not taken care for the greatest.. I give it a 3 out of 10

You know, I've been there in excess of 20 times, and I don't think I've ever seen a dirty tank or sick fish.

[Dan K]

and I just want to add that I hate the label "newbie" by my name.  Very degrading. lol

post about 15-20 more times and you'll graduate to "Jr. member" LOL

[timmyho]

ok,  maybe ill just respond to my own post 40 times haha  but when I was there, it looked like 90 percent of the tanks were nice and clean, the exception being the tanks on the very top row, which they didn't look that bad, but not quite as algae free as the rest. And I thought the prices were pretty fair too.  I didn't see any sick fish, but My main focus was the big male rostratus that is now at home with me!

[JeffroM]

yeah i have shopped there 3 times and there cichlids are not taken care for the greatest.. I give it a 3 out of 10

I'm pretty surprised by this comment.     I've always thought highly of Highland Tropical and the level of quality that their fish manager maintains.  I consider HT as one of the best cichlid stores in Michigan.

[Ron]

yeah i have shopped there 3 times and there cichlids are not taken care for the greatest.. I give it a 3 out of 10

Sure you're not thinking of a different LFS? Over the last 10-12 years I've been in there 40-60 times and their fish were always in great shape. The selection is usually great and the prices reasonable.

[auratus]

I been there many times fish are nice and healthy nice selection of ever changing fish ( usally a bit pricey but thats why I now buy from breeders) most people that work there are knowelegable about fish but it dosent really seem( to me) that they appreciated by buisiness or were very freindly for as many times as I had been there.  still 4 stars and worth going

[Ron]

( usally a bit pricey but thats why I now buy from breeders)

That like calling a car dealership pricey while comparing them to private party transactions! There's a cost for retail space, employees, etc. Compared to other LFSs, the pricing is good for the quality/availability/selection when compared to other LFSs.

[auratus]

Ment price compared to other stores

[PowerCerg One]

I just went there while I was down for the last meeting. This was probably the best store I have been too. Great selection, great prices and a very knowledgeable proprietor.

[beach]

Is this store in Warren?

[GrizzlysDad]

Is this store in Warren?

Nope, not even close...LOL. It's in White Lake.
Here's their website:
http://highlandtropicalfishandbird.com/

[beach]

oops!      Guess I coulda looked that up!  lol   

Thanks!