I bought some fish from them (platies, $4 a piece these where NOT feeder fish), and turns out their fish where infected with fungus. It made my axolotl sick. The people there seemed cool, the guy in charge seemed very knowledgeable. I enjoyed everything about the experience expect their fish making my Axolotl get a fungal infection. As a result I will not purchase their fish ever again. The other animals did appear well cared for though. read more

The whole entire staff over at Fins and Skins has been part of helping me with stocking and maintaining my 75g freshwater Rainbow fish tank. From cycling the tank, adding the fish and understanding the details about how to successfully keep healthy and happy fish. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the Tampa Bay Area! read more

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Very cool shop. Once of the nicest I've ever been in actually. However, you wouldn't know it from the outside. It was very easy to miss this (thankfully we had the GPS on) as there is barely a sign outside. When we pulled to the back, we were sure the store was closed for good but were pleasantly surprised when we walked in. The inside is gorgeous with such healthy fish and beautiful tanks. Their reptiles are also in proper enclosures and looked very healthy. We were very pleased we stopped by while in town. read more

Fins and Skins is one of my favorite aquatic stores. Joe is awesome, energetic and is super knowledgeable. This store has a marine, reptile and freshwater section. I recommend this store. read more

I have bought a couple of tanks from Fins & Skins because they are sold at wholesale price. All of the staff have been SUPER helpful in recommending supplies for my fish. Every time I go there, the tanks are clean and the quality of fish is top notch. read more

I try to be extremely objective while writings reviews. I also try to write the good, the bad, and the ugly. Lets start off with I go to the place when I can to pick up a full card of platies, which is about 230 i believe for about 20 dollars. Their are two owners I believe to this place. One is fantastic and the other one is the complete opposite. I went the other day to get a full card of platys. The one owners actually counts the fish, the other one just kind of dumps them and counts. I told him I would rather get 230 fish than a guess that you gave me 230 fish..Its my cash..When I told him that at the cash register, he told me to count them at home and if I am short to let him know..It was not to be nice..it was in a sarcastic manner. You count them when you sell them..Obviously platies are small and can be tough to count exactly and I do not expect exact but i do expect either about 230 or a bit more as there will always be some floaters. Also there is algae all over their salt water tanks. They have some fish that are in extremely small tanks for their size. One other thing that really made me a bit upset. they have a huge tortoise in the backroom that is in a pen that is way too small for its size..I am a true believer in voting with my dollar. To the main owner that does an awesome job, I appreciate you, but the other guy with the silver hair is just extremely poor in his business conduct!!! read more

I don't know why all the bad reviews. I have been going here for years. Those people love and care for their animals. Pet stores are not meant to be permanent homes for the animals. The employees are always pleasant and friendly. I love the feeder cards. I will not go anywhere else for my reptile and tank needs. read more

Wow, this place has some amazing selection of aquatic and reptile species. You can tell they are well taken care of and the staff are knowledgeable. I recommend coming here for an interests you may have. read more

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I ordered 500 goldfish for a church fair. When I got the bag of fish, They fish were the smallest fish you could imagine. Then I counted them I was short 250 fish. I contacted the place and told me to call back on Friday and talk to the manager. The manager refused to make it right and said I was trying to rip him off by lying about the fish I got. I told him I would bring them back . He said I probably sold some of them. I will never do business them ever again and I would suggest that no one else does. read more

I found this spot online for my new beared dragon they have ANYTHING you need for your reptiles and fish OMG IN LOVE thank you for helping me find what I needed I'll be back soon read more

I bought a Columbian Red tail boa about a month again, and before I put the snake in his enclosure I spotted multiple mites ALL over him and his enclosure. Not to mention they sold us the snake with a respiratory infection. My fiancé talked to the owner Henry and said if we come in the next day we could get in store credit. But when we went into the store today he said in order for him to reimburse our money we had to bring the snake back. Another thing to add is, I was holding an albino ball python and I spotted a mite on it, so it makes me wondering how many other snakes have mites. I don't think I'll ever buying a reptile from them EVER again. To completely honest I think they should reimburse all over the $250 I put into that animal. read more

They are attentive and will answer questions. I go there for a water for my salt water tank and I have bought fish from there and they are doing great I got a butterfly fish and a sea Urchin. read more

I like to keep ghost shrimp in all my tanks as cleaners. I bought a total of 60 from them yesterday and this morning I pulled out 20 dead shrimp. 20 deaths in less than 24 hours is insane. The water is all of my tanks test perfect so I know that is not the cause of death. More likely it is the way the employees handled the shrimp while they were being bagged. They scooped up more than what I needed and kept them in a net without water while they kept running back and forth between the bagging station and the tank to get more water. They also let the shrimp jump out and them put them back into the net. In addition to this, most of the water had drained from one of my bags before I had the change to get home because there was a giant leak in it. I have given this store more chances than I should have. Every time I go in I and shocked by the lack of knowledge from the employees. From not knowing what pinhead crickets are to telling customers incorrect information about both the reptiles and the fish. And now the careless way they handle their animals. Not everyone buys ghost shrimp to use as feeders. Some people actually want them to survive in their tanks. Stop treating them like they are disposable. read more

Excellent selection, knowledgeable staff and wonderful customer service. I had three amazing staff members helping throughout the process. Would highly recommend this to anyone. read more

2 stars is being generous. they have a decent selection if you're not worried about the welfare of the animals. almost all reptiles have inadequate housing- chameleons only had heat lamps (and most of them weren't even turned on), crested/gargoyle enclosures had no foliage- encouraging FTS, tarantulas are being kept in cricket keepers so small they're not able to turn around, and same with the fish. overall, it's a terribly kept store, i wouldn't recommend it to any animal lovers out there. read more

It was great when we walked in.. then we got to the back. If i could give this store zero stars I would. I went in to look at the selection of reptiles. In the back they have a medium sized water monitor in a 20 gallon tank.. i was shocked. I asked a guy about it and he told me it was because it was cold outside.. which i understood. So i asked him why they didn't choose to put lights, water, or even a bigger tank. He began to become arrogant and telling me there is a heat pad under the tank and that is all he needs. I know that monitors need a basking spot of at least 95°F plus a small gradient of temperature. I began to explain to him that this is florida and weather changes happen.. if you can't accommodate for the animal during seasonal weather changes then you should not have it. The animal should NOT suffer because of the lack of knowledge that this place has. The monitors tail is curled around him and he looks dead. I stood there for 10 minutes staring at him and he didn't move once. Very disappointed and I would never buy anything from them. Looking at other reviews, they do business POORLY and need to be shut down. read more

I do not recommend coming to this place at all. The owner was very rude towards my family and I while looking to purchase a fish, he asked if he could help us with anything right now and we politely said no we're just looking right now but we are going to purchase a fish before we leave, he then proceeded to ask us to leave if we were just looking, when we clearly stated we wanted to buy a fish. It was very rude and upsetting. We will never return to this store. read more

Love the place, very friendly knowledgeable staff and clean. I always get the information and help I need. Myka who has been there for a while, always goes above and beyond. I appreciate their friendly staff. read more

such an awesome store! has an amazing variety of goodies for your pet! or you could just stop in and look at all the cool reptiles and fish they have. i recommend this place for anyone who isn't trying to spend a fortune! read more