Sorry for my absence.. what I've been up to (Pics)

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Sorry for my absence.. what I've been up to (Pics)

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Hi guys,

Sorry I haven't been on the forum for ages, I have been super busy. My boyfriend Jack decided on a new career move and with some help from his family we have opened up Williamstown Aquarium in Victoria, Australia !!!

It was a looong 5 - 6 months of setting everything up from scratch but it is definitely all worth it now. We specialise in marine fish and corals but also have quite a big range of freshwater fish. We also have our own quarantine facility which means we can import direct from overseas which enables us to have very competitive prices and a great range of stock.

We also have a 10 foot x 4 foot x 3 foot marine display tank which is up and running. It takes a lot to fill it though and with everything else that we have to do each day its been put on hold at the moment! The rock work is nearly complete, and then it will just be a matter of choosing the best corals to fill it with!

I always make sure we have lots of puffers in stock of course :) We've had valentinis, blue spot, papuans and dogface puffers so far.

We have been open a month now and it has been a lot busier than we thought it would which is great! Hopefully now that everything has settled down a bit I'll be able to be on the forum a bit more :)

The store
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Marine section
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Freshwater section (theres another side as well)
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Display tank.. a work in progress
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A couple of corals. We have four 8x2 foot coral tanks
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And a very cute lawnmower blenny
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And of course a puffer... dogface puffer :)
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Thanks for looking
-Bonnie
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Great looking shop I wish you the best of luck. That dogface picture is priceless.
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Gratz on the fish store! Looks great.
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What a fantastic looking store! Best wishes with the business, but it looks fabulous!!

Love that goby, reminds me of my Mudskippers! :D
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very attractive store. I sure would visit if I was close by.
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Welcome back! How cool is that? Great-looking shop, good luck.
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Post by Brent »

That looks way better than the pet stores here!

Good luck, and welcome back :D
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WOW! That is one awsome shop! Best wishes to you!!
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That store looks huge! That must take tons of work!
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I agree! That's much bigger than the lfs around me! Its roughly the size as two bathrooms, and that's it. The second pic is beautiful! Congrats!
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Hey, wow, that looks like a really nice store. Good to see you around, too. I've been gone myself for quite a while.
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Welcome back, John! :D
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

Pufferpunk wrote:Welcome back, John! :D
John? I thought her name was Bonnie..
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Post by DRRT »

AAAAAH! i knew there was a reason i wanted to move to austrailia. Not only do you guys get all the good stuff in terms of off roading vehicles and parts and stuff, but now there is a aquarium of my dreams!

Your place looks awesome BTW
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Lil' Swimz$ wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:Welcome back, John! :D
John? I thought her name was Bonnie..
Yep, her name is Bonnie. I'm John. :)

Thanks for the welcome back PP. I trust that the place has been holding together without me? Or perhaps its been better off without me... :lol:

Sorry for the thread hijacking.
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