Living Sea Aquarium (Park Ridge Illinois)

[ReefHog]

What happened? I used to go to this place all the time dating back to the late 80's. I can still remember some of the original owners & staff. Jan & Nicky come to mind. Always very clean with exceptional fish & corals as well as a very good knowledge of the salt water aquarium hobby. I enjoyed going there almost as much as the Shed Aquarium. I moved about 4 years ago so didn't frequent there much in the last few years. I was in the area last week so I stopped by and what a shock. The first thing I noticed was the water in the tanks appeared dirty. Then I saw there were dead fish in some tanks, hair algae on corals, salt creep on the tank glass, no sharks in the "shark pond" no stingrays in the stingray pond. The aquarium cabinet doors on some of the displays were dirty and pulling away from the hinges. It used to be very crowded anytime I went there but on this Saturday afternoon, there were maybe 6 or 7 people in there. I am guessing maybe the owners sold the shop or something. What a shame. It used to be a real treat going there.

[Cas]

Same owners, same staff. There are smaller shops that do it better in the area that attract a lot of the people, since they have better corals and prices. LSA was never known for its corals and everyone else has improved their coral selection and are getting quality fish at better prices to boot.