The Fish Store

I've been coming to The Fish Store since I was a little kid in the '80s, and oh, how I wish I could travel back in time to those days. While I am by NO means an expert aquarist, I would hope that a specialty shop like this would know a little more than I do (Also, would it kill the staff to be the slightest bit friendly?!). Not only did they sell me five misidentified juvenile fish on 1/24/10 (3 Red Phantom Tetras were sold as female Black Phantom Tetras [different temperaments, red phantoms are fin-biters and pick on tank-mates], and 2 Flying Foxes were sold as Siamese Algae eaters [HUGE DIFFERENCE in how large they will grow and behavior; flying foxes are EXTREMELY territorial, cannot be housed with another of their kind or body shape, and will severely bully tank-mates ]), the three Tetras were so infected with parasites, that one died within a week, and the other two are still in a medicated hospital tank, and are very unlikely to live past the next day or two. After I was able to re-home one of the Flying Foxes, the other seems okay, other than biting and bullying all of his tank-mates. All in all, a very disheartening experience, and I do not plan on returning any time soon. more

Very unfriendly, impersonal, hesitant to answer questions, made me feel like I was an inconvenience to them.... overall very rude! Also, the place was cold and dimly lit. Awkward! I would drive far out of my way to go somewhere else. more

This place was insane! The staff seemed to really know their stuff about fish and fish accessories. They helped us find some great little friends that were prefect for our situation as far as how often they needed to be feed and how (umm) durable they were. Plus, if nothing else, this place was just alot of fun to be in, I would tell any parent to take their kids there just to check out the wide variety, it's like going to an aquarium! more