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Where to buy in the North West.

I know, Its really interesting listening to him on the Q&A sessions on FB about his experiences.
He gets some really interesting and quality fish in.
 
Bit of an update, including Covid implications.
Abyss - now really going for it with plants, large area dedicated to plant dry goods, healthy stock of Tropica plants (and 12grow, and the packaged plants). Pricing now much more competitive (used to be slightly dearer than others)
Pier - livestock great, plants not so
P@H Stockport - big display tank long gone, aquarium stuff now much slimmed down. Dry packaged Tropica plants only.
P@H Ashton - the packaged Tropica plants only
P@H Glossop - unlike Stockport and Ashton they have Tropica pots (rather than the dry packaged plants)
Maidenhead Ashton - not as good as it used to be, poor selection of plants
Maidenhead Woodford - good source of livestock, small stock of good plants
Fishrooms Poynton - small but healthy selection of plants
Swell - you can now visit to view rather than just collect, but not at the moment due to C19
Gay Lyffe - closed its doors a couple of years ago
The Jungle, Buxton - last time I visited I vowed never to visit again. I've been good to my word.

I also note Java have relocated to Stockport. Just around the corner from Abyss. Don't appear to have a showroom or ability to collect in person sadly.
 
Where would be the best place to visit to hand-pick hardscape materials? I live in Sale (M33), looking at a visit perhaps to Abyss or Pier.
 
Well it's been nearly 2 years since anyone posted to this thread, so I thought I'd ask for some current recommendations, ideally within an hour's drive of Leeds?

I just had a disastrous experience with the North Leeds branch of Maidenhead - the store most local to me after we recently moved to Leeds. I won't go into the grim & gory details, suffice it to say that if I'd stayed at home and just torn up 10 x £10 pound notes, I'd be a happier man. As such I'm really not interested in any of the big franchises, unless they're a real exception to the rule. Fool me once . . .

I will be going to visit some known quantities such as Pier Aquatics in Wigan, and Ferrybridge used to be my old 'local' before we moved to Leeds, but I can't help but think there's got to be somewhere decent a bit closer . . . preferably on more of the "mom & pop" store level that's the focus for a local community of enthusiasts and hobbyists, does proper quarantine and /or sources stock from local breeders where possible. I'd happily travel much further to make that kind of quality connection, but I do have a disability so there are practical limits to how far I can drive.
 
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