As a 'newbie' I am glad that I read the posts in this!!!! There are so many stores I had NO IDEA even existed!!!! I set up a tank for my daughter with the help of Petland (Deerfoot Meadows) and found that the guys working in the department can be 'hit or miss'. The one guy I like to talk to works Thursday nights and he is great!!!! I have also been up to Pisces, but I was with a friend of mine that is VERY knowledgeable with fish, so I didn't actually talk with anyone there except for when we decided which fish we wanted to get.