Acuario Laguna Tropical
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Since 1967, a retail supplier of salt- & freshwater tropical fish, corals & home aquarium supplies.
Bienvenido a Tropical Lagoon Aquarium, una joya oculta ubicada en Maryland, conocida por su fantástica selección y personal experto. Este acuario ofrece una atmósfera acogedora donde tanto los acuarios experimentados como los principiantes pueden encontrar una variedad de hermosos peces de agua dulce y salada.
Razones principales para visitar:
- Amplia selección de peces sanos y plantas acuáticas.
- Personal amable y útil listo para ofrecer consejos expertos.
- Precios asequibles en una variedad de suministros para acuarios.
- Atmosfera única que combina encanto con un rico inventario.
Muchos clientes regresan aquí regularmente debido al servicio personalizado y la gran calidad del ganado. ¡Ya sea que busques una especie específica o suministros generales, es probable que lo encuentres aquí!
🕒 Horario de apertura
- DOMINGO: 12H-17H
- LUNES: 11H-17H
- MARTES: 11H-17H
- MIéRCOLES: 11H-18H
- JUEVES: 11H-18H
- VIERNES: 11H-18H
- SáBADO: 11H-17H
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🗣️ Acuario Laguna Tropical: Opiniones
Experiencia positiva: It’s a good store and a good source for fish and fresh-killed mice. It’s definitely dark and dingy, but they are very knowledgeable. My big gripe is that their phone is always busy (in 2025!!!) so it’s impossible to call ahead to confirm their stock when you want to buy a particular fish.
Thanks for the review We have few employees so the phone is not the top priory , in store customers are. We try and do our best but sometimes we are very busy
Experiencia fantástica: I've been frequenting this store for at least a decade now. I'd have to say hands down one of the best fresh and saltwater aquarium stores in Maryland. I'll venture out to eastern Maryland and metro Virginia in search of special acquisitions. Tropical Lagoon somehow always has the right selection and best prices. Its probably the owner's close attention to detail and his experience coming through. Best DC Metro/MD aquarium store imho.
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Experiencia positiva: We helpful experts
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Experiencia fantástica: Great store and employees
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Experiencia fantástica: This is a great shop of the old style for serious hobbyists, and future serious hobbyists. This is not for kids starting out. The store is brighter now and does not smell anymore! Steve is a funny guy who will help you. He is an encyclopedia. The fish and corals are totally beautiful.
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Experiencia fantástica: Love this store and the owners wayyy overdue for a visit if your in the hobby and been here you know its like a kid in a candy store
Get in here them LOL Thanks
Experiencia positiva: TLDR: 4 star rating because I am a regular here. However, overall scores are pretty much 3 stars across the board. They have decent variety, the fish are comparably healthy to other aquariums I have purchased from, and the price is also comparable yet unremarkable. I mostly come to this particular aquarium because they regularly stock the stuff that I like to replenish occasionally. The prices here are about the same as other prominent aquariums in the general area. The selection is sufficient, but they have a split selection between fresh water and salt water so you may not quite see the fresh water variety you expect from other places. Customer service is very casual and largely just ok.
Experiencia fantástica: Very responsive and knowledgeable!
Experiencia fantástica: Beautiful store! The fish look fat and healthy and there's a good variety. Tons of wood and stones, coral and anenonies. The staff was great. Definitely recommend.
Thank you!
Experiencia positiva: I wish I could have gave 5 ⭐️! But unfortunately fish stores are a dying breed. Small and narrow. Not handicap accessible. Rarely have what you want. But nice to go look.
what on earth were you looking for ??? we have hundreds of different fish and just about every dry good you could need if you have an aquarium
Experiencia fantástica: I always loved your pet shop. Fond memories of it growing up! There's this one pet shop near where I live in Southern Virginia that has that same aquarium smell, even brought my brother there and he said the same thing! Say hi to my dad if he still comes by!
Thanks Sean I will
Experiencia negativa: I came here wanting to get some fish but sadly after they died within the stores 3 day policy. They didn't have any other fish I wanted but they made a big fuss over a refund and told me that they won't sell me anymore fish. Thats fine because other stores just give you a refund instead of arguing a refund. You're still a shitty store. Prices and options are still no different than Petsmart and Petco. Plus, your associates were still willing to sell me some fish even after all these years. The one star still stands.
We just ask for a water sample so more fish won't die. It is our policy. It is also policy to give store credit for the dead fish. We gave you a refund against store policy and asked you not purchase fish from us if you can't follow our policy. That was not arguing but explaining! Other stores give credit for dead fish not refunds. I feel better knowing all your reviews are one star
Experiencia fantástica: Was pleased to find this local merchant. It’s just down the street and parking is usually easy. Friendly staff, although I suspect one of them thinks my pet spiders are ridiculous (he sometimes laughs when I purchase crickets for my spooders). Would highly recommend if you need insects, fish or equipment. Great location and great staff!
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Experiencia fantástica: Great customer service, great selection of fish and overall great environment.
Thanks for stoping in and the kind words
Experiencia fantástica: Great place cheapest corals around
Thank you we try are best to keep prices low and move our inventory so that we always have something new
Experiencia fantástica: Not just a great variety of fresh and saltwater fish, also shrimp, crabs, frogs, coral. They seem to be in good health, fed premium food (I watched), and well-displayed. Tanks aren't over full, and tank sizes fit the fish, including several gorgeous giant tanks. Enjoyed an hour there despite only getting a few fancy shrimp and some endlers, which have been healthy and happy (update: two years later, still alive). Helpful staff were gentle with my fish. Definitely returning to set up my next community tank. Best fish store near DC.
Thank you, we appreciate your review!
Experiencia fantástica: Always speedy great service. I remember visiting them back when I was a teenager now I'm 60 years of age.
Glad your back and thanks for the review
Experiencia fantástica: This place has a great variety of freshwater and marine life and supplies for your tanks. I've been a customer here since January 2022, which is when I bought my first tank. 5 tanks later, Tropical Lagoon is my go-to fish store. Customer service (i.e., greetings) may not be their strong suit, but they do a great job keeping healthy fish and making great recommendations. I don't hold the lack of customer service against the store because everyone's personality varies. Some employees are people persons, while others are not. The owner is awesome though. He has a good memory and treats his returning customers with sales and an occasional free goodie. Future fish/aquarist enthusiasts who plan to patronize the store should ask for help from Steve (very knowledgeable), Mark (superb customer service), or Maribel (breath of fresh air/personable) who in my experience have been consistent with customer service. All in all, I've had a great experience at this place. I would highly recommend you give them a try. Lastly, the prices are also the cheapest I have found in Maryland. You'll get a great bang for your buck.
Thank you for your loyalty to us for so long! We appreciate your review!
Experiencia fantástica: Very knowledgeable staff, lots of beautiful fish.
Thank You
Experiencia negativa: Horrible experience. I want buy a fish tank and some for the tank for my son birthday but the owner ignored me. He was in the phone and he didn't bother even to greet me or to ask me wait. I had to leave and will never come back.
I was in the middle of trying to help someone who was having a fish crisis I am sorry but if you would have waited more then a minute I would have helped you Again sorry
Experiencia negativa: They may have a good variety of fish, but they don't take care of them, they don't take responsibility for false information on how to take care of the fish, and they have terrible attitudes which doesn't make up for the terrible way they treat people. Unfortunately our pufferfish died, we had bought two about 5 days ago, and once we put them in the tank it was very obvious that one of them had a weird fin, the fish was also very slow and barely moved which caused concern. However we decided to give it a little time and the fin went to normal however the behavior stayed the same. We also noticed that one of them kept attacking the other which was also a concern but after a day they started to be fine, but the fish with a poor fin never came to the front of the tank like the healthy one did. We found out that since the weaker fish was slow and wasn't very good at running away that it was easy for her to be a target. And then yesterday the fish barely moved and stayed in one spot of the tank the whole time. We then called and told them that our fish wasn't moving a lot and they started to point the fault at us. They then said to come in for a water test and that they would decide then. When we got there, it had just turned 5 pm and they started laughing asking if we got a ticket cause they knew we were far away from them. We then told them the situation again and they did water tests and said that it was due to overfeeding. However the man at the store told me to give half of one bloodworm packet everyday, but when we told them that that was what they instructed they said we were lying and that he said very OTHER day. However i bought the fish with my grandmother and even she agrees he had said everyday. And then they said that the fish was dead, and the lady started laughing and mocking my dead fish about how it was dead. I'm a minor and I found this really disturbing that they were mocking my dead fish when I was obviously upset about it. Their attitude also seemed to change when we told them that the products they recommended to us for the water we already had, they seemed to be more hostile. I apologize for the long story, but I felt that this needed to be said for other people planning on buying here. I would definitely not recommend. Edit: I forgot to add this but the next day we went to get our water tested somewhere else and they told us that our nitrite levels were a little high but other than that everything was fine, they said the fish was probably already sick or was old.
WE never said you were lying it was just miscommunication. Your problems because the water had extremely high nitrites due to being a new tank and YOUR MOM was just trying to blame us for a bad fish. Let it be known we stayed past closing to take care of you. WE were only trying to help you keep the other one alive. The dead fish thing was because it was clearly dead and your MOM kept insisting it was alive. Sorry for your bad experience here This is truly not the case for 99% of our interactions we do not sell sick fish ! Old maybe as their is no way to tell the age but we restock these every few weeksPlease let people know that yourMOM is writing this review not you and sorry for you Haley but your mom should just let this go No one warranty’s fish that are in high nitrate water
Experiencia negativa: "I'm extremely disappointed with my experience at tropical lagoon I purchased a fish from them yesterday and it's already showing signs of illness. When I brought this to the staff's attention, they seemed uninterested and unhelpful, Poor customer service and the old man think he still can take a punch unacceptable." Pesimo servicio, piensan que a pedir regalado van las personas, incluso para antender son lentos
please let people we resolved this for you
Experiencia fantástica: Best shop in the DMV I’ve been going here for over 1 year now. You will always find great prices, amazing customer service and extremely healthy fish! I’ve never had a bad experience here unlike another store I sometimes go to that often leaves me with fish not surviving. Steve and Maribel are the best always .
Thank you so much
Experiencia fantástica: Great assortment of fish items, indoor or outdoor,price wise good also.
Thank you! we appreciate your feedback!
Experiencia positiva: When u first walk in u are greeted by this strong weird smell and the place is very small…when I was walking I noticed red blood like liquid and I asked one of the ladies that work there what it was and she told me it was floor cleaner…. i don’t believe that at all i’m pretty sure it was blood..but good store
Thank you for your feedback. We assure you the red liquid is indeed Fabuloso which is a floor cleaner, not blood. We apologize for any confusion and appreciate your understanding. Please reach out if you have any further concerns.
Experiencia fantástica: Had a hard time finding this place. FYI - It’s in the basement but staff we moderately helpful and the fish made it home happy and healthy. They do have Koi fish in a large pool in the back.
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Experiencia fantástica: Fantastic tropical fish store, great people, lots of inventory and a unique selection of fresh and saltwater fish and invertebrates.
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Experiencia fantástica: Love this store they have so much to offer. Their friendly and cozy atmosphere keeps me coming back.
Thanks Ricky Appreciate your business
Experiencia fantástica: I’ve been going here for over 15+ years. You will always find great prices, amazing customer service and extremely healthy fish! I’ve never had a bad experience here unlike another store I sometimes go to that often leaves me with fish not surviving. If you’re like me, and own 15+ tanks, you need a shop with a 90% survival rate. This is your spot!
Thank you for you business all these years
Experiencia fantástica: Fish are in superb health. I've been happy with this store for many years.
Thanks MIke
Experiencia negativa: Not impressed at all drove 3 hours to get an attitude when asked to see something. I’ll stick to HOT
not sure what happened but sorry for your bad experience
Experiencia fantástica: The owner steve was very helpful and kind with all purchases
glad to be of help
Experiencia fantástica: Received great customer service by being asked specific questions to determine my needs. Bought quality animals at a good price.
Glad to be helpful
Experiencia fantástica: Great selection of fresh and saltwater fish. Excellent customer service and knowledge of stocked fish. Best in the DMW.
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Experiencia fantástica: Steve and his son have been very helpful with my many trips to their store. They have very healthy fish, fresh and saltwater. For a small store, their selection is amazing. I suggest a visit to anyone in the hobby.
Appreciate you business
Experiencia fantástica: This place is awesome I go to a lot of different aquarium spots around Maryland it's down in the basement underneath all the other businesses. He has beautiful tanks. With a very large variety. His coral is so beautiful I just picked up a Duncan from him today. I will definitely be back in there to fill my salt water reef tank. Definitely go see Steve. Very nice gentleman with a lot of knowledge.
Thanks William good to meat you
Experiencia fantástica: The owner, Steve, is amazing. He's very patient and customer friendly.
Thank Tou
Experiencia fantástica: I worked with a wonderful employee named mark who was very knowledgeable and helped me grab all of the plants I wanted. It’s good to shop from a local store with everything I need at very reasonable prices!
Experiencia fantástica: Great prices, great variety of fresh and saltwater, and friendly staff!
thank you we try
Experiencia negativa: I will not buy fish from this store again. It is similar to Petco in the sense that they have a wide variety of fish, but the problem lies in their lack of quarantine procedures. Tanks are often observed with ich and velvet. If you decide to make a purchase from this store, it is imperative to implement a mandatory quarantine and treatment process. Failure to do so may result in introducing harmful diseases to your tank.
sorry to say that the tanks that have the ich have a x marked on them and are being treated also we treat all new fish for 3 days when they come in fish should be quarantined anyway IF YOU HAVE A WELL ESTABLISHED TANK GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN DISCUSS YOUR ISSUES WITH OUR STORES FISH KEEPING
Experiencia fantástica: One of the last Original Tropical fish Stores. was so sad to see Showcase of Tropical fish close. I use to work at Congressional Aquarium back in the 70's when i was in HS. at that time Congressional was on the other side of the stairs.
we are and thank you
Experiencia fantástica: Good experience my first time there. The selection is vast - there is nothing like it in the surrounding area. I had been contemplating overpaying for fish online. This place has already saved me a significant amount of money from my first trip there.
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Experiencia positiva: A little underground hole in the wall carrying beautifully exotic fish. This place has just about anything "aquarium" you desire
Experiencia fantástica: Holy cow is this store well operated, and the selection is by far and away the best in the DMV. Father and son (I'm guessing) are hard at work keeping their hundreds (thousands?) of fish in pristine water. Once you are ready to make your purchase though they drop what they're doing and are super friendly. The owner caught a hill stream loach for me like it's easy - it's not! Will 100% be returning to this establishment.
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Experiencia fantástica: Reefer Approved. When my Apex died a few years back I needed to get one ASAP sure thing they carried it. Good fish, invert and coral collection to choose from. My local LFS. Thank you.
Thanks Alex
Experiencia negativa: I would never ever purchase anything from this location. To start the filters inside the tanks are way to strong for all of the fish. The fish are blowing and moving all over the tanks. There is not a single spot inside of any of the tanks where the fish can have a calm spot. All of the tanks are dirty, dead plants in most all of them and things are not attached properly. To add in several tanks including the salt water have dead fish just floating all over. On my way out of the store I noticed a bearded dragon inside of a tank on the floor surrounded by junk the store has to offer. No light setup and no water. This place is very neglectful and I’d never recommend it to anyone. You are better off getting the same fish but cheaper at your local Petco or Petsmart. This place really needs to be closed down.
not sure about what you know about fish but our filters are not to strong we know how to take care of fish and have been doing it for 40 years please message me on google if you would like to talk about it by the way the dragon did have water also almost all fish swim constantly and don’t hold still water movement is key for healthy fish in order for good gas exchange
Experiencia fantástica: Cozy place with a knowledgeable, friendly staff. I only went for a few hermit crab supplies but you could tell they take great care of their fish! Will go back.
Thanks Laura
Experiencia fantástica: Great spot, they really know their stuff. Super helpful. If you have any questions, you'll find an answer! All their fish, fresh and salt, look healthy and happy. Definitely recommend this place for any aquarium enthusiast amateur or seasoned or in-between
Thanks Paul see you in 2 weeks
Experiencia positiva: Don't like the parking but the people are very nice and the dog is too great selection of fish fun place
We do have some more parking on the side of the strip mall Thank You
Experiencia fantástica: Always a great shop with knowledgeable staff and quality livestock. Not many aquarium specialty shops can say they have been in business for 4 or more decades and have survived the influx of the super mega stores. If you are a true hobbyist, check them out.
thank you Chris
Experiencia fantástica: It was my first time going to Tropical Lagoon Aquarium, it is not a huge store, but they had a great selection, and some unexpected surprises, my buddy and I, found fish that we didn't expect to see, they also had a good variety of supplies, and I love the tortoises in the back of the store. I'm glad I made the trip.
thanks my friend
Experiencia fantástica: Was looking for a local mom and pop aquarium since the big box stores usually don't have what I'm looking for. The reviews from another place led me here. I was shocked when I arrived as I've driven past this place a million times and never noticed it once smh. If your looking for that petsmart or petco experience your not going to find that here, but that's not a bad thing. It's small and lacks the organization of said stores but you get a better experience, better quality of fish and more variety. Staff is always busy helping a customer so have a little patience and you'll be fine. I'll definitely return to this store.
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Experiencia fantástica: They are extremely helpful and knowledgeable . They answer so many questions and fix broken equipment.
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Experiencia fantástica: A hole in the wall that is well worth finding. Great selection and reasonable prices, definitely worth the trip
Experiencia fantástica: Used to live here in a one-bedroom condo with a great view. neighbors were quiet.
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Experiencia fantástica: I stop here occasionally to pick live plants and other materials for my fire bellied toad paludarium. The plants are always healthy and the livestock in my paludarium enjoy the plants I get from here. The only fish I’ve ever gotten from here were some cherry shrimp who were healthy and the staff is incredibly knowledgeable and gives fantastic advice about everything you purchase here. I’m not super knowledgeable on fish, but they carry some beautiful little guys along with axolotls, tadpoles, and various pond fish. If you’re new to the hobby or have been doing the aquarium hobby for years, this is probably the best place to go in the DMV area.
Experiencia fantástica: Just got stocked up with everything I wanted. Really nice new purple clean rock, 4 corals, 3 fish, frozen food, and 10 gallons of the magic store water. Really cool store!
Experiencia fantástica: Love this place. They are a cozy hole in the wall but a real gem. They're great at chatting, answering hobby questions, etc. Always worth the trip.
Experiencia fantástica: Without a doubt the best fish store I've ever been to. In terms of the practical matters - the prices are very good, especially for the auxillary items like airline tubing or gravel or decorations, and of course the fish. The fish plants and inverts have all been in good health, no disease or anything, which unfortunately I've run into from other local shops. But more importantly, you really get a good dynamic with the people at Tropical Lagoon, they love to help and give good sound advice. You can look up anything online but experience is worth more than any reddit post, and miles ahead of what you'll get at PetSmart/Petco. Steve knows what to do in pretty much every situation, and he'll figure out how to get things sorted, he's unbelievably knowledgeable and personable. I was thumbing through a magazine by the counter and he not only let me take it, he gave me a brand new sealed copy on nano fish to take home. Two weeks later I asked if he had celestial pearl danios and he remembered that the CPD was on the cover of the magazine he gave me. Really an unbelievably great guy, can't be more happy with the place. Thank you for everything you do and provide. It's such a cool spot, I'm always excited to go back and see what's swimming about :) - CM
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Experiencia positiva: Really interesting fish store. There have a great selection of fish both fresh and salt water. Customer service could be better, however I really enjoyed the varieties of fish and products.
Experiencia fantástica: Always have what I need for my reef setup....came from Texas to get items for my Apex/Neptune setup...Love this store
Experiencia fantástica: Such a friendly atmosphere. Love the shop have been going here for almost 3+ years. Beautiful fish that are actually healthy (unlike most big retail) Small store but so much personality. Always used come here for my crickets and mice. Still come for the fish. Staff are so helpful and welcoming, they always remember faces. Can't think of anything to complain about. Staff are also very quick to help you out can't think of a time where I had to wait over 2 mins or so. They practically have everything and a very cute tortoise in the back during the winter. Will always recommend this store to friends with new reptiles, amphibians, etc for feeders. Just remember not to sit in Lucas' Chair :)))
Experiencia fantástica: This place is quite special... Always has fresh stock with good deals on frags and smaller colonies. If it's not in stock, the owner will happily add what you want in his next order. Stocked with Ecotech Marine, Apex, Nyos, Red Sea products and more. Freshwater stock is great, too.
Experiencia fantástica: I love this place. My son n I was there on Wed. We called 1 wk ago we call the store and talk to Dustin. We talk about a on going water problem n the fish tank. He walk us through the problem on the phone to rectified it. He told us to bring everything we have (supplies) and a water sample to the store. We stop n talk to Dustin. The staff is friendly and a delight. Dustin was very helpful, kind, knowledgeable, and perfessional. He did a water test and gave us the supplies we need to fix the problem. My son call him when we got home to ask more questions. He was polite and patience. We was very pleased and happy.
Experiencia fantástica: The fish here are of a much better quality than you can get a chain supplier, they also have really good aquatic plants
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Experiencia positiva: This fish store has a nice selection, half the store is salt water and the other half is fresh water. The owner is very friendly and was helpful. The entrance is in the middle of the strip mall and is a narrow door to go down stairs.
Experiencia negativa: Absolutely horrible service! I kept on call about a $50 gold fish and they kept on ignoriny calls ! It was supposed to be a xmas gift for my hubby
Sorry for your trouble You need to understand that in store customers come first and we are very busy this week WE CERTAINLY WERE NOT IGNORING YOUR CALL ON PURPOSE Again sorry Also to let you know we don't have any large goldfish at the moment
Experiencia negativa: In pass one year, I had spend $3638.9 at this store. Today I ask for restroom, the owner wont let me. I will never come to this store again. I was able to use their restroom at least twice during covid. In addition, with amount of money I spend at this store, I learned quality of live goods wont meet my expectation.With these bad experiences. I rather go to Blue Ribbon Koi in VA. Further, but better quality there. Worth the drive. Sorry if you dont understand.
Sorry but because of the COVID situation our restroom is for employee only not for customers. Sorry if you don’t understand that
Experiencia fantástica: Very nice play to go and get coral not the cheapest one but very nice pieces I wish they won't have does dogs walking around but if you don't bother them they won't bite you lol
Experiencia fantástica: This shop is just over any hour away from me, and I was reluctant initially to make the trip. But wow, was it ever worth it! Their tanks appear well kept and the fish look healthy. I picked up about 7 cichlids and they are all doing well! The staff was extremely nice and helped me identify some species I couldn’t make out. They had unique varieties that I hadn’t come across before, and that was a really nice surprise. I’m already looking forward to my next trip! (Bring change so you can feed the parking meter )
Glad you enjoyed your trip
Experiencia fantástica: Hands down the best fish store in the DMV. The owner has a wealth of information and can help you set up your tank and troubleshoot when things go wrong. I've bought many really healthy fish over the years here, it's not worth going anywhere else. This store is a gem!
Experiencia fantástica: Their price is amazing, especially for aquatic plants. I wish I checked this place out earlier!
Experiencia negativa: Would not recommend due to a terribly rude and shocking interaction. A friend had an experience entering the store with her service animal, which a pet dog in the store then attacked (successfully bit, not badly), despite their sign saying "no pets." When speaking to the staff (store/pet owner?) present, they berated/accosted my friend and refused to allow her well-behaved, certified service animal to remain in the store. Beyond this blatant disregard for federal law protecting service animals and their handlers, this is an obviously hypocritical standard ("no pets" posted yet a pet was present) and resulted in a rude and jarring interaction. For whatever reason this took place - unaware of a service animal's role, a bad day, misunderstanding, whatever - this was totally inappropriate, unacceptable for a business, and should not have happened.
Experiencia fantástica: I was in the area and decided to stop in the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable helped put together a Group of fish for my tank I will return there in the future for my aquarium needs
Experiencia fantástica: Great customer service. You can tell the owners really care & pride about their fishes! Highly recommended!
Experiencia positiva: Interesting little place. Some healthy looking fish amid what appears to be managed chaos in the basement of a strip of stores on Georgia Avenue, close to 495. Pay parking around the side. Various selection of fresh and salt water specimens, reasonably priced. It was my first time in the shop, I wanted to pick up several fish but started with 2 nice looking discus. If they do well I will return for more. So far so good. Update - I made a second trip and collected 2 more discus and added 2 electric blue Acara as well. Same as the first time, great service, good price, healthy fish.
Hope the discus did well and thanks again
Experiencia fantástica: I've been here to get 2 Fiddler crabs before. I must say everything in here is so nice and stylish looking, The fish are in care and I can tell the owner put Alot of hard work into this. I have not seen everything yet but man! Only a little bit of the place has been amazing.
Experiencia positiva: Great place for freshwater plants most of the time. All the supplies you could want. Staff is sometimes amateurish, but owner is the real deal. One of the last local entrepreneurs left in America...
Experiencia fantástica: The only place worth going to for fish in the area. They've been around since before I was born, which is saying something. Always on point, friendly, attentive, honest. Plus one star for being the only place with live rats, minus one star because one their resident dogs never wants me to leave with one. One day we'll see eye to eye, buddy.
Experiencia fantástica: Great selection, great staff, especially the owner. Don't buy your aquarium and supplies anywhere else! Park in the country lot next door, entrance on Columbia Rd.
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Experiencia positiva: I didn't enjoy my first visit. The place is cozy and packed with stuff. DONT TOUCH THE DOG, it almost bit me. I thought if there is a dog it should be friendly to pat, not the case. they didn't have what I wanted but they do have some nice-looking fish.
Hi Jay. Sorry you didn’t enjoy your visit We post several signs not to touch the dogs. Also they are friendly but don’t like to be touched by strangers. Most humans don’t like to be touched by strangers either. Come back and see us
Experiencia fantástica: My go to place for aquarium supplies! Helpful staff and friendly owner. I make sure I go there at least on during winter to check out "Hank" - owner's land tortoise!
Thanks for spreading the love.
Experiencia fantástica: This fish store was amazing. The fish I bought were healthy and we're very active from day 1. They had a wide selection of fish to pick from and all the extra supplies you'd ever need. I would 100% recommend to anyone.
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Experiencia fantástica: This place is the BEST! My husband found it online and I cannot say enough good things about the customer service. We were there to get my son his first pet. Max helped us and was AWESOME! He patiently and carefully guided us through the experience. Thank you Max!!!
We love our good customers
Experiencia fantástica: This tropical fish store has been in place for 50 years. It is amazing Steve is there still.
Good to see you back Kenny
Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful variety of exotic fish! The tanks are very clean and the animals are all excited and happy. Affordable prices. The store is a precious hidden gem which leads into an aquatic wonderland downstairs. I would rather support a family business like this one than top retail stores who aren't very ethical in their care or treatment of aquatic species.
Experiencia fantástica: Best selection of exotic fish and supplies. Friendly service. I shop there every week.
Experiencia fantástica: Love this place! Informative, knowledgeable, and honest staff and such a great selection of fresh and salt water fish. They were very patient with my questions and requests for recommendations. I don't think I'll be going anywhere else for my aquarium and fish needs! I'm hooked! (pun intended ).
Experiencia fantástica: TOP NOTCH (very knowledgeable staff.) If they can't get to you, be patient. '' they're busy!!''
Experiencia negativa: I was very enthusiastic to find another local fish store in the area. However, there’s two issues I immediately found here — their per covid occupancy is not being upheld. It is a VERY small are and there will be more than 7 ppl in there at a time. Second as an Axolotl lover I’m always happy to see them in stores PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF. After viewing it seems the owner/keepers are not properly aware of how to take care of them which of course can lead to misinformation being told to customers. Axolotl’s need low light and cold water, FINE SAND substrate or bare bottom. After asking an employee why they had corse substrate there considering it’s dangerous for axies since they can get impacted when swallowing, they instantly changed their mood and told me “it’s fine, only dangerous when they’re young” which is not true. I let them know the substrate should be changed but it seems their attitude was not having it. Axolotl’s are easily endangered by inbreeding and misinformation of care. As a smaller local fish store I would’ve expected them to have good research on the animals they keep. Edit: Seems the owner also doesn’t know any form of gravel is not appropriate for the animal in question. Very fine sand is able to go through the animal while gravel can build up and impact them. The substrate is an issue because axies swallow like vacuums and will dig around. They have bad eyesight and if they deem something near by as food they’ll snap at it. It also seems owner thinks years of service makes them without flaws to simple mistakes which can be easily corrected for a business that’s been working for that many years.
Experiencia fantástica: Awesome hole in the wall shop. Small but has a lot of essentials and nice fish. Also offer feeders and reptile equipment
Experiencia fantástica: I searched high and low for the fish I wanted and finally found them here. They were healthy and happy little guys and are doing great many months later. I drive all the way from Shirlington in Virginia to shop there because they're the best inside the Beltway (and possibly for miles outside of it too!). The big box stores just don't cut it if you're a serious aquarist.
Experiencia fantástica: My daughter and I actually get a kick reading the bad reviews of this place. Someone complained about humidity...really?? Others seem to be disappointed that their emotional needs aren't met by the service.... perhaps these folks got lost? This is a family owned fish store that's been in our neighborhood for-EVER, which speaks for itself. They painted an army of bright orange Nemos all over their entryway so you can find it under the church - where else can you find fish next to Godliness? Or shop for tetras among well loved family pups and a giant turtle? If you want a colorless, odorless, sterile, Big Box Store experience or need counseling services, you may want to go elsewhere. If you would like bottomless patience from super nice, young fish enthusiasts willing to answer your noobie questions hired by honest, legit, no-nonsense store owners who offer great advice and manage to stock an innocuous underground space with everything you could possibly need for your aquarium at competitive prices, then you've come to the right place.
Thank you so much. That was awesome
Experiencia fantástica: Good place to get fish from they got the knowledge about what fish go with what fish and the prices are reasonable and will order what you want
Experiencia negativa: If your fish dies they won't let you get another one if your water is tested bad
Well that is our policy Bad water kills fish
Experiencia fantástica: This store is amazing! They have everything you need for an aquarium salt water and fresh water.
Experiencia fantástica: I bought everything in my fish tank from here. I love these folks good people and very knowledgeable. I had five fish die and he replaced em all no questions asked. Honest folks.
Experiencia fantástica: Most of the staff were friendly and knowledgeable, they answered my questions with ease and were happy to help out. The reason for my 1-star review however, is that the specific person that helped me, bagged and sold me the wrong type of fish, which is just embarrassing. I had been calling for weeks asking about Chili Rasbora, and when they finally came in, they sold me ember tetras by mistake. I contacted them once I noticed, will update this review if they handle this well. UPDATE: As you can see by the replies, they care about fixing the situation, so I updated my review to 5 stars.
We certainly will swap the fish. Those fish were in the same tank and easily mistaken for each other because of there size. Call to make sure we have the rasbora in stock though when you are coming
Experiencia negativa: Was my first time there its a lil hard to find though the front door is covered in Nemo fish lol. It is a tiny store they badly need a upgrade for more space felt like I was in someone's over packed basement of course because of all the tanks it smells odd and is very humid. The staff were very helpful and polite, but someone does bring there dog with them to work and he (the dog) randomly barks alot. So I wouldn't return because I know of better stores.
Experiencia fantástica: Little over price .but the spot to go too .
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