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Meet & Greet in Roswell went well.

Hi all, just wanted to say the meet and greet went well at Odyssey Aquatics.

Met some great people and had some good conversations on reefing, learned some more about exotic freshwater fish, and how different people take care of their tanks are home. The passion was evident and I couldn't have had a better day conversing, and learning more about my hobby. Special thanks to Stewart Pence for helping out and just being a good human.

Thanks to those that stopped by and I hope to meet more in the community in March!

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Alex Pourreau

Feb 22

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It’s always exciting going to a new fish store, and it was great to get to see what you have going on at Odyssey Aquatics. Can’t wait to see it in its entirety as you work hard to establish the store! (No pressure haha)

chalit13

19 days ago

Meet and greet in Roswell

Jonathan here! Just wanted to let everyone know there will be a small meet and greet at Odyssey Aquatics in Roswell for anyone who wants to stop by. Those who enjoy the hobby, corals, saltwater and freshwater fish and want to stop by and say hi, please do! Between 10 AM and 3 PM Saturday February 21st at 997 Mansell Rd. Ste B. Swap hobbyists techniques. Talk about what you use for filters, pumps, lights, what fish or coral you raise, etc.

The small store is still undergoing a build out, but I wanted to meet the locals and introduce myself. Family oriented, fish and coral oriented, and fun! Hope to some of you there!

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Michaël P.

Feb 19

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Hi Jonathan! I am the Pet Shop Liaison for AAAA. I will try to work your Meet and Greet into my schedule.

Cory McDonald

25 days ago

Illegal mystery snails?!

So I've been out of the hobby for 6 years (I was renting a house and wasn't allowed to have aquariums) bought a house last year and I'm starting to get back into it, I am in shock that mystery snails are now illegal!!! I went to my local pet store and asked when they were going to get some mystery snails and the lady told me they are illegal! Crazy!

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Alex Pourreau

Feb 15

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Welcome back to the hobby Cory! Unfortunately/fortunately, in the past many years, the state of Georgia has changed the rules for a lot of common critters. The most common of which are: Assassin snails, Mystery/Apple Snails, Duckweed, and Marimo Moss balls, which have all been made illegal.

What made these organisms popular in the hobby is also why they are illegal, since they could tolerate a wide range of parameters and outcompeted their tankmates, they became popular to the point that people began releasing them into the wild. They were frequently being released, both intentionally and unintentionally, leading to the same success in wild as they did in captivity, but devastating the local ecosystems in the process.

If you ask me, renting an entire house and still not being able to have even one Aquarium should also be illegal! What are you even supposed to do with all of the rooms in the house if you don't have any aquariums to fill them with?!!

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