What a great aquarium shop!!! This place is just awesome…read more I am a saltwater reef aquarium enthusiast, but this store made me want a freshwater, planted tank, again in a bad way. I have been contemplating setting up a tank in my office at work. I wanted a clownfish and anemone tank, but planted freshwater is much easier to manage when traveling for work and not being around to take care of it. Small saltwater tanks (under 150 gallons) are not ideal really. The evaporation wreaks havoc on the salinity and trace elements. One gallon of evaporation on a small salty tank will alter salinity big time. Salinity is measured in "Specific Gravity". Specific gravity is the ratio of a substance's density to the density of a reference substance, usually water, and is a unitless quantity used to compare the density of substances. A specific gravity of 1 means the substance has the same density as water, while values greater than 1 indicate it's denser and will sink in water, and values less than 1 mean it's less dense and will float. So what that means really is, as the water evaporates, the salt stays behind and raises the "density" of the water thus putting more pressure on the inhabitants within. Sorry.... Went on a tear there.... now you know though.... You are welcome. The owner of the place is super cool, very helpful, and extremely knowledgeable. Win. Win. Win. He only does fresh water and is an authorized Fluval dealer with all of their lines of aquatic goods, as well as small nano type tanks all the way up to the all in one 80 gallon tank. Nice stuff! Built in Fluval filtration makes it easy to maintain. If you are curious about freshwater aquariums, I believe this is the best place to go. I do dare say that this is by far and away the best fish store in the Shelby County area. It's clean, well kept, organized, and the tanks and fish look fantastic. '25 - 97/111

Saw an article in the DM and had to check it out asap. Called the number I found and after a brief…read morepause, Warren, the guy who runs the joint answered. They're open 12pm-6pm Mon-Sat. After getting side tracked, I pulled in hot at less than 10 'til 6. The store front was unassuming. It was a bit challenging to find, and despite showing up last minute, the guys in the store were cool with me poking around. Inside I found a really, really well done shop. It's simple, but top notch. Clean, organized, well maintained. This has all the indicia of a well-run, well-managed, professional enterprise (unlike some other fly-by-night aquatic warehouse stores that may or may not be in business in Memphis in some seedy part of town at the moment). The tanks inside almost seem to be too well-maintained: it's like they first take care of the fish and then if somebody wants to buy them, that's cool too. This is in contrast to big box and other (limited) LFSs in the area that just want to turn over product, ich and all. That said above, it is a bit on the small side (though, honestly, probably the same size gallon for gallon as the freshwater portion of Memfish). But, the selection is remarkably good for the space they have. Some niche stuff: the best discus I've seen in town, ever; double red Agassizi apisto pairs, figure 8 puffers, black GBRs, huge Kribs in a display, and what an actual nano setup should look like. More interestingly, they have displays that give you in depth info on the fish in the tank. Why's no one think of that before? All the fish looked healthy, well acclimated, and well cared for (i.e., no dead's floating about). Aside from the fish, their hard goods look to be too-notch. I'm a fish nerd, and I buy Fluval for infrastructure and Seachem for water treatment and condition religiously. That's what they sell, so I take it as Warren is a learned hobbyist who knows what he's doing. A friendly conversation confirmed my suspicion. The guy knows what he's doing. It's the right mix of a hobbyist running a massive fish room and selling out of it. This is exactly what I've been looking for since Something Fishy and whatever Kermit's Reef became known as (the one off Macon and Dexter, 10 years ago, at least) went away. I'll update as things progress, but I'm looking forward to buying frequently from FFA. I waffled on 5-stars. But to my knowledge, there isn't another reputable, consistent LFS in Memphis. So 5 stars it is.

The prices are good all around, they often have "package" deals running such as buy 3 fish get one…read morefree, or buy a bird and get the "starter kit" for free. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and they don't seem afraid to help you make compatibility decisions, where a lot of other pet stores will tell you whatever it takes to sell you something. The animals they have are in excellent health, and their habits are always spotless. Whenever I buy fish from PetCo they end up being diseased and often killing the fish I already had within a few days. Tropical Adventure is the only store I trust to sell me fish that are healthy, and won't be bringing illness into my tank. My only gripe, and it's a small one, is they don't have much of a selection. They are a small pet store, you can't expect them to have an inventory the size of a chain store.

Watch out for the owner here. He ripped us off during the purchase of an aquarium and stand. We got…read morethe delivery of these items and they were damaged and did not include all the items as listed on the sales promo sheet. Then this guy was rude and totally unreasonable when I contacted him to right the issues. We are now dealing with a leaking, scratched, half equipped tank. A sour note to start out a salt water tank. "Buyer beware" seems to be this guy's motto.

From the owner: Our saltwater coral business started in the sun room of our home in Cabot, AR. in 2017 & has grown…read moreinto the retail location located next to Baskin Robbins & Terry Lynn's BBQ on N. Rodney Parham thanks to the continuous support of our friends, family & Arkansas hobbyist.

The only place to buy saltwater aquarium livestock in the entire AR, MS, TN, tristate area. Trust…read moreme! I'm a fucking expert! No doubt there is more experience in this hobby, than with Richard, than anywhere else. I've been buying corals from him for 20 years. Way back when he sold out of his friend's garage, LOL. He was the owner of MemFish back in the day when it was good. Jerk off bought it from him and ran it into the ground. I actually worked the weekends at his place for a couple years. Practicing my craft, you see. I even had my own show tank at the store. It was badass. Anyway. He's still building his new business and needs all the support you can give. I've been feeding him corals out of my tank for a min now, picking up new ones to grow, and restocking my fish now again as well. I got some bad ass fish there recently. Gem Tang is my highlight. $1500 online and it was only $550 here!!! Holy shit, what a deal!!! Magnificent Foxface was only $200! What!?!? I can't wait to see what else I can find here! If you need advice and want to keep salty things at home. He's the man. Period.

Love this store and staff. Richard is a quality guy. He is a pillar in the aquarium hobby around…read moreMemphis. His prices are very reasonable. He always has plenty of stock.

My significant other and I were more than comfortable bringing our dog here. Both of us are avid…read moreanimal lovers and would come to buy him treats or purchase accessories for our other pets. If we ever saw an animal having problems (snake with stuck shed, rodent that didn't appear to feel well), then the staff would immediately check on the animal and take appropriate action. The staff seems to genuinely care about the creatures that are under their watch. When we had to rehome 6 pet mice that we'd previously purchased at their location, they stepped in and found them a home, giving us updates and making sure that they stayed together (as pets and not feeders).

was in there for 5 minutes, went to leave and one of the employees was very rude to me and my two…read moresisters.. very unprofessional of her and i hope learns on how to be nice to costumers.

Been going to Fishland for years, Between the welcoming and respectful staff I experienced and the…read morequality housing and animals I have had no complaints about the Business.

We loved going to Fishland until the owner an older gentleman decided to cuss at us when we were…read moreasking about some fish we bought from them and have been sickly since. We bought crickets for our toads weekly and most of our other fish and exotics supplies. We won't be going back. The younger gentlemen and women that we have dealt with has always been very helpful. However if you are going to cuss at us and be rude we will not be back.

I have shopped at Main Drain for years. The fish and coral I've purchased are always healthy…read more Highly recommend them, not to mention the friendly and knowledgeable staff. -Briestyle

I'd give it zero stars if I could. I couldn't even buy anything from this establishment. Upon…read moreentering, it didn't look like much, because it wasn't. Coral frags being kept in tanks without light, sick fish acclimating to join seemingly healthier ones in a connected system just to get everything else sick, and tanks infested with cyano. Disgusting. Very large fish requiring 100+ gallons were being kept in half-filled 20gal tanks. A very large, beautiful Angel fish was in a bag with barely enough water to cover its dorsal fin, just sitting on the bottom of the bag so it wouldn't be uncovered in water. And the freshwater system is completely infested with snails.