OPEN REEF - ΤΟ ΕΙΔΙΚΟ ΦΟΡΟΥΜ ΓΙΑ ΕΝΥΔΡΕΙΑ ΥΦΑΛΩΝ

Hello,
my name is Cristi and I'm from Romania. I'm in Athens for 2-3 weeks at least for some business. Since I have a saltwater tank I'm thinking to visit some pet shops here. I was at a few Pet City stores, but there is nothing interesting for saltwater, I only bought some dead coral for base rock. The only good store that I have found was WaterInn which is pretty good. So, can you please tell me some addresses from Athens where I can find some good shops for this hobby ?

Thank you,
Cristi

PS: I also looked at member's tank and I'm very impressed.

Welcome Cristi,

How is the reef hobby in your country ?

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Θάνος
antesco@openreef.gr

it is getting to increase since there was no saltwater shop before 2 years ago. In present there are a few shops where you can buy corals and fish but nothing compared to Greece or Germany.
The lack of shops has a result in a poor livestock choice and a high price. For example a clear shrimp is 20 Eur, a turbo snail 3.5-4, a damsel (yes, the devil fish ) between 15 and 20 Eur.
The on line community for reef tanks is still very poor and not so knowledgeable. Anyway, using Internet we can find any information we need.

here are some videos of my tank:

3 months - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4zJp23pT4I   
7 months - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzGO5gm-WOI   

damsel love dance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr3p89svYXc   
feeding a red anemone - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXSnGL3h5BA   
and a sun coral in moonlight - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3olFsgxmoOI   


So about the shops, where I can find them in Athens ?

Welcome Cristi to our Forum.
Have a look at this shop and ask if they can send livestock directly to your area .
sales@aqua-reef-farm.com
http://www.aqua-reef-farm.com/default.asp
Otherwise you can visit
Water-inn (Kifisia) www.waterinn.gr
Giorgos Zoofilia (Peristeri) email morgo77@gmail.com
Karxarias (kolonos) http://www.karxarias.com/
And last
Okeanos (dafni) Λ. ΒΟΥΛΙΑΓΜΕΝΗΣ 283 phone 0030 210 9751158

that's the most famous as far as i know.