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To my knowledge this is the biggest aquarium and pet store in all of Western Canada. I have not seen a bigger store anywhere. In Calgary this is the place to get everything pet related. When I arrived I saw a young family posing for photographs in front of the store. This made me realize that...

An important place in the history of Western Canada

Around Cypress Hills and the Fort Walsh Trail...

Big sky country!

A shout out to Neil and Zac at the Saskatchewan Fish Hatchery. Thanks for the excellent tour of the facility. I'll see what I can do about sourcing some platinum Japanese rice fish for you :)

Lichens, flowers, lake, and dead fish (Walleye).

The hills overlooking the Echo Lake section of the Qu'Appelle Valley are beautiful.

The provincial fish hatchery (for species of trout, walleye, etc.) was worth a visit.

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Ok, not totally fish related, but as I was driving around Saskatchewan to visit any aquarium stores I could find (not a lot), I took some nice photos. I thought I'd share them here. You will note a bit of forest fire haze in the first number of photos; it dissipated over the several days I was...

Of course I've uploaded a few extra photos of the larger Panda Gold they have on display. This fish was imported about 3 years ago and so is just approaching maturity.

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Note the "house brands" of fish food. A good idea for stores elsewhere in Canada to consider.

Fish Be With You is a well-run store in Saskatoon. You can see the attention to detail in many of the displays. Created by a group of passionate aquarium keepers, you can see that collectively they really know what they are doing. There is some really top-level aquascaping, along with some nice...

Dave Guan at Concept Aquariums is quite well known in the "big fish" scene; though he has been in and out of selling aquarium fish the last few years, he has consistently provided really good deals on custom made glass aquariums and stands. If you are looking for a larger aquarium and stand, I...

And the last few photos to share here. Thanks to the store manager Damon for the good conversation about Big Als and the aquarium hobby in Canada. I was happy to see the outreach that Big Als does with local schools as shown by the artwork done by kids at the entrance to the store.

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A photo essay to share from my visit to Big Al's Edmonton on August 7, 2025