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I was also told by Neil and Zac to check out Strange Exotics in Medicine Hat. This shop was "already on my radar" as I had made arrangements some months ago to get them a nice Blue Base Crossback from the MerLion Dreamfish farm. I missed out on meeting Rob, the person in charge of the fish room...

I noticed they had a lot of DIY pond supplies here. My guess is that this is a good place to go if you have an outdoor koi or goldfish pond.

While the stingray was pretty cool, I think the scarlet McCaw is more special. I'm biased as I lived in Costa Rica for a few years and really enjoy being around them :)

I was told by Neil and Zac to check out this store in Medicine Hat, and so I did. The owners of the store were away the day I came by. I was told the husband owner is a veterinarian, which must be useful for a diversified pet store like this one. I was impressed by the range of products on hand...

I saw a few nice albino rays on hand too...

A nice supply of fish from Asia here, including Asian arowana of course. The owner and I recognized each other as we had met years earlier when he was working alongside Dave Guan at Concept Aquariums. It is a small world after all :) This store reminds me of the smaller local neighbourhood...

So - what's it like to drive around rural Saskatchewan you ask? Here is a small sample (thanks to Google for telling me to turn left :)

I think Pisces Pets is THE place to come for Asian arowana - and all things pet related - in all of Western Canada. :)

I have barely scratched the surface of this store with the photos I have shared. Check out their website for a broader overview: Better yet, go visit them! :)

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.

A few more...

And a few more...

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...