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    405 Tropical Fish

    4.2 (281 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Liv H.

    Definitely come here if you're looking to support your local fish store to get a new betta fish. They all looked very healthy and they had such a large selection of king/huge bettas which is exactly what I was looking for to add to my 10 gallon planted tank! Affordable prices compared to large chain pet stores and the workers were all super friendly the younger guy helping me out was very nice and helpful. I ended up getting a female king koi betta and she is so beautiful and healthy and thriving in her new tank!

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    An C.

    I frequent fish stores in OC and LA county, and this place has the BEST prices undoubtedly. The staff here are for the most part, pretty great! The fish I buy from here sometimes come with some disease, and I do not mind that because of the price. **Basically, You know what you are paying for. I once bought some fish from here and went on a short trip after, and ich wiped out some of my oldest fish (5 years+) by the time I came home. I attributed this to my own negligence, it is not uncommon to buy fish infected with ich anywhere. I bought some Pearl Gouramis from here that I had been searching for months, and I asked for all *females* because males tend to be aggressive. The guy helping me said "OK" and proceeded to sell me 3 *males* LOL. The day I brought them home, they had big white lesions on their heads, severed pelvic fins, and nipped fins. Not surprising and I didn't really care because the tank they were housed in had just about every type of gourami, all of which are more aggressive than pearls. The screenshots below is from the day they came home, where the white bumps are visible. I decided to keep the male gouramis once I realized they had in fact sold me all males, if they were to be peaceful. I watched them steadily tear each other apart in my 40g over the span of a few weeks. My female dwarf gourami also had the same white lesions, so I figured they were bullying her as well. I decided they must go. Fast forward to today, I returned 2 of the male gouramis, and the store so graciously gave me credit for my gouramis, a few weeks after purchase too! This is not common in my experience. This would have been a 5 star review after my experience today, because they gave me credit for the pearls and let me pick other fish. I didn't take home any female gouramis because they had white patches and were pretty beat. However, upon getting home and deciding to take a better look at the gouramis I DID keep, I noticed their white lesions grew bigger, had legs, and were crawling over their scales. I removed the now obvious parasites with a knife and set them on fire lmao. I called the store back, to inform them that the bumps on the gouramis I had just returned are in fact crawling live parasites that I had just removed from my own fish. Parasites that I had brought home, from THEIR fish initially. They said "dont worry we will take care". I know some of their workers try their best to keep everything up to par, but be wary of sick fish when shopping. They have the best prices, so there's the tradeoff. Update: parasite I got from here was fish lice, Argulus. I will probably still go here, because it is so damn affordable, but DO BE AWARE that you may be walking into a big pain in the ass when you bring home diseased fish. Inspect your fish carefully before you buy them, don't be like me. Do not settle and buy beat up fish. This way, you will get the best of both worlds, the cheapest prices whilst avoiding their sick fish lmao. Tong's nearby isn't all that great either, with double the prices AND sick fish At the end of the day, if you love your current tank, I wouldn't risk bringing home fish from here unless you have a quarantine tank, which I do not. I have had MANY good experiences here, hence the 4 stars, but all it takes is a few sick fish to cause mass destruction. Nobody has time to be constantly identifying the new disease they brought home. But I love this place nonetheless, and the select knowledgeable workers :)

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    Beware. If your thinking about purchasing fish, I would think twice before buying from 405 tropical fish. I spend a lot of money on new fish for my tank and took them home and the next day most of them died. I went back to the store to test my water and it was fine. The owner and workers were very rude to me and refused to take back the fish when I was told by the workers who sold them to me I had 24 hours to bring them back. Bad business, Sick Fish and terrible customer service. Stay away.

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    Cady and Badis for 3 dollars each that's a deal !!! ran out of the blue eye rainbow fish. Store is pretty stocked

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    9 months ago

    Great selection and excellent prices. Healthy stock and helpful staff. My go to fish store in OC.

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    2 years ago

    Cheap prices and large selections, this store nearly has every fish I was looking for, will certainly purchase in the future.

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    Eric is very friendly and knowledgeable. Good selection and good prices. Healthy too!

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    2 years ago

    Friendly and the best prices, especially considering the nearby stores, some, which charge double or triple

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    overall this store is perfect & affordable but I bought 5 shrimp & 4 out of the 5 died within hours ..

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    Ask the Community - 405 Tropical Fish

    Do they carry various types of snails or crab here?

    I see assassin snails and gold snails, also red claw crab today

    They have guppies and price?

    They have all varieties of guppies, from feeders which are like 10 for $1, to some very colorful and fancy guppies for like $2.50 to $3.00.

    Do they do special guppy orders and can we trade fishes here?

    Usually you can order whatever fish and they try and get it for you. You can trade fish, but they must be interested in the fish.

    Are they open during the pandemic?

    hi, i called earlier this week, they said they are open. Just give em a call between their normal hours listed on yelp and you should get a response. good luck.

    Do they sell jellyfish?

    I have not seen any jellyfish available

    Do they carry honey gouramis here? Planning to get one.

    Not sure as they carry new types of fishes all the time. I would call them. If they don't have it ask if they can get it for you.

    Do you have any bristlenose pleco for sale?

    Yes they do

    How's their African cichlid stock usually?

    Pretty healthy, and low cost!

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    The help I received from them really helped me with my decision making and encouraged me (being new to the hobby).

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    Tong's Tropical Fish & Pets

    Tong's Tropical Fish & Pets

    (503 reviews)

    They have a large variety of plants! I got anacharis,…read morewisteria, banana plants, water lettuce, java fern on driftwood, Anubias, Alternanthera rosanervig The Javafern wasn't perfect but at other fish shops none were perfect either. Some leaves had holes and crinkled/dying leaves. But it was a really big javafern and I like that it's already attached to the drift wood. It's doing well in my tank and slowly getting healthier :) the javaferns at Nolan's were tiny and even in worst condition lol so I think I still got a good plant. Staff is super knowledgeable on plants and fish. I like how much staff they have, you never have to wait for help there's always someone that is around. Btw the owner is super nice and sweet! She said new inventory every fridays - I came on Friday and they actually had SO many more plants. So it's best to come Friday I guess so there's a bigger selection to chose from :) Btw: My water lettuce all rotted and melted in my tank. Idk what happened !!! The other plants did well I have a light and test my water every day. But I won't blame the store bc they looked good in store.

    This review breaks my heart, I've been coming to Tong's ever since I was little. Staff always…read morefriendly and knowledgeable, the fishes here are beautiful, rare and reasonable price. I was here on friday 12/12/25, I was looking at a pleco fish and the mango pleco caught my eye, but wanted to sleep on it, decided to come by Sunday 12/14/25 and I saw the place boarded up/caution tape. So sad to see that there was a fire today, from the look of it, it looks pretty burn/charred up inside. RIP to the many beautiful fishes who burn in the fire, I do hope and pray some of the fishes survived, and I hope Tong's rebound/ rebuild/ reOPEN in the future.

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    Nolan's Aquarium

    (255 reviews)

    Just happen to drop by after another lfs recommended. after walking in, i am in awe of their…read morerimless tank selection. they have the exact tank i want that is sold out everywhere else. and, it happens to be on sale. i am so glad i dropped by. service is very chill. very happy there is an aquascape specific store somewhat local to me. no more driving to santa monica or west covina.

    I was shortchanged…read more I spoke with nolan that I would like to order 6 cory habrosas for pick up the next day (today) and 5 CPDs. He says he will send me the invoice to pay over the internet. I told him i would pick up from San Diego (more than 100 miles of driving each way!!!) I did not pay yet and asked to change my CPDs to 3 otos. I told him i would like 6 habrosas, at least. When i drove up to santa ana (the next day), with an invoice of 6 habrosas there were only 4 in stock. I understand that Corys prefer larger groups. Had it been disclosed ahead of time that there were only 4 corys, i would not have driven up from SD to Santa ana and the INVOICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY THE SELLER If there is not enough stock. There were not even enough otos as i requested. -This wastes my 3 hours of round trip driving (100+ miles) and gas to be short changed. ----------------- -i will have to report this to the BBB as well. -after speaking directly with Nolan, i will wait for his business to rectify this situation before i take additional actions. --------------- Edit on 12/2 after seller's response below: 1. 85 miles or 100 is an approximate. It is a trivial point given that it is a long distance drive from sd to santa ana. The crux of the matter is that you sold me 4 cories when you knew ahead of time i wanted 6. I acknowledge you are closed on Wednesday. You had employees in the shop anyway on Wednesday--they said they had to come in anyway to feed the fish for the long weekend whether i came or not. 2. The invoice i received is an automated email invoice. I can email it to you like. It has 6 cories written on it, not 4. And to your reply i am not looking for other cories, iam looking for the habrosas. 3. You knew i was there to pick up six (that is why the invoice that you personally emailed me stated 6 habrosas, which you wanted me to pay). So Eiither you or your employees did not take stock before you emailed me an invoice or you knew ahead of time that you did NOT have 6 and tried to sell me what you have. 4. The 4 habrosas and the oto cats have SEVERE red gills when they were pre-packed in bags upon my arrival. Either this is due high ammonia or red gills disease. I regret buying them. 5. A local fish store in san diego says it is bacterial and recommends medicine treatment. Since the day i picked them up They have been in medicinal treatment and it is nearly a week where the red gills have been present even with daily water changes and 0 ammonia.. I never had this experience with other local fish stores. 6 aside, i have received unsolicited yelp correspondence from your employee. Note i was courteous with your employees. They did not need to initiate any involvement in yelp which was not appreciated. 7. The only correspondence was that you would send 2 cories free of charge on monday and i would not take further action until we resolve this problem. 8. Please do not send the 2 cories, i am wary of the quality of care from your shop given the state of the cories and oto cats. Going forward I will not be ordering from this "guppy mill". And i will report this to the bbb and to other social media sites

    405 Tropical Fish - localfishstores - Updated May 2026

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