I've been going to Trop Aquarium, as Dan H said, since I was in middle school in the mid 80's. I've always found the store to be clean and the staff to be friendly. Yes, sometimes their prices can be on the high side - but having worked part time in a pet store in high school and still being friends with the owners even today, it's not easy for independent stores to compete with the big box stores. So if you want to enjoy the variety and difference a good independent store like Trop-Aquarium can provide over the cookie-cutter offerings from the big box stores you should be willing to pay a bit more. The fact that they have managed to survive as long as they have indicates they are doing something right.