Nice experience and conversation with owner . Definitely has been in the business a long knowledgeable and friendly . A read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - Kids petting a Bearded dragon - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

The owner is very helpful and knowledgeable. I bought a starter fishtank for my son. The owner set it up for me and gave me great direction. I've been coming here for almost 2 years now for goldfish and supplies. read more

Very cool place to come buy items for your aquarium ..The fish selections are incredibly amazing too .I been buying my water Turtle food here for years .Great prices on all of everything here. The owner is a very kind and friendly knowledgeable man. I constantly tell him he all the time he has an incredible Pet Store..You won't be disappointed shopping here too. read more

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This gentleman is a wonder resource if you have an aquarium or are starting one. Awesome resource he is knowledgeable and helpful. Saltwater and freshwater. Helped me so much. read more

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Once you engage with John at Foothill Aquatic & Pets you'll know that you want to visit there again.

I been coming here ever since I moved out here 4years ago and this is 1 of the best place to get fish the owner is very helpful and answers all my fish questions and the prices a very reasonable read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - My blood parrot fish - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

update, can't recommend highly enough, he cares so much about his fish, and mine. So grateful for his help as a beginning aquarium owner. read more

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Came here to check out some cichlids but ended up like other types of fish. Place is organized and labeled and owner was very sweet. Definitely coming back :) read more

The man that works here the owner he is very kind and helpful he takes his time to explain everything to me , also always offers if I have any questions that he will do his best to help , this man genuinely cares and won't take advantage of his customers Thank you for your business read more

John is the best. I get the best advice and healthy fish and coral from him. He has good advice on what fish and corals can cohabitate, and is a good sounding board about what just happened when creatures die. Once I had to move and did not know what to do with my aquarium and he babysat my corals, inverts, and fish for a week while the movers got the tank in place. read more

He sold me sick fish little did I know when I get home my fish died and my other two maroon clown and pajama cardinal covered with ich (white spot disease) watch out what your looking for. I give it 3-5 just for being nice. read more

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John is incredibly kind and loves helping out new fish enthusiasts. We started with a betta 3 years ago and now have a 5 gallon set up with a variety of freshwater fish. We had a loss when perfa water change and John helped us test and balance our water before putting in replacements. He's been in business 30 years and always a pleasure to chat with. read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - John set us up with water testing (our tank was poorly balanced) and even gave us cycled tank water before adding in our fish. - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

Store is run down and dirty. Owner pleasant but not helpful and vague when asking questions regarding fish and accessories that will work with size of tank purchased. You pretty much select a tank and fish you think look nice and are on your own after going home. If you are new to buying a tank and fish you need to rely on the expertise of the owner. Has sold us fish with ick. Attitude changes, not very pleasant when you ask questions regarding problems with what you purchased, wants to blame you, never accepts any responsibility. Would not recommend this establishment. read more

This place is my go to! There are a lot of varieties of fish that are pretty to look at and healthy. I bought kuhli loaches and cardinal tetras here a few months back and they're all still doing really well, no problems. The prices are also fair for the types of fish here. read more

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SUPER SAD AND CRUEL This is really disturbing I have a video of mice eating other mice. I don't know if there sick but this is really cruel there are also other dead mice in that case.We did advise the person working and they just grinned so CRUEL. read more

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This afternoon I spent $5.50 to buy small (50ct) mealworms. Got home and discovered about half are dead and the other half are barely moving. I can tell they've long been dead too, by how dark they are. Other shops in Upland sell for half the price and last weeks. This shop didn't have dates marked on the container. Total waste of my money. Recommend you buy your mealworms elsewhere. read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

John is super helpful, knowledgeable and kind. We use to buy fishes from a store in Covina and they all kept dying. We started buying here and they all have stayed alive. read more

the owner is really nice and seem very happy to help out, just overall a good place to visit and look around at decent prices

John is the best. He has been really helpful in getting my sons little glow fish tank up and running. I think weve been there at least 4 times in the last week. Making small adjustments to get the tank balanced and slowly adding fish as the bacteria builds. Highly reccommend this fish store for all your aquatic needs read more

The best fish shop in town!! Almost all my fish in my 2 tanks are from here. Inside the place there is a few rows of fish, and an area for rocks, fish food, and a few animal supplies. In one area they have birds, reptiles, and a few pets like mice. There are 3 rows of freshwater, and 1 row of saltwater. Some of them are very rare indeed. There's one area that has used supplies like tanks, saltwater filters and a few other things. They also have things like crickets and super-worms. The owner is very nice for sure. This place is a ma and pa shop. It has been here for years. I'm very surprised how long the have been in business. Almost all fish are very healthy looking and pretty looking. This is my most trusted fish place. read more

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Come here quite often and they always surprise you. Great selection for salt and fresh water fish. So far all the fish have done great with me. Really recommend here if you need tips or just looking for healthy fish. Also John, the owner, gets new fish every week which is great ! read more

I've been coming here for years an John has always went above an beyond hes so knowledgeable about the aquatic life an will always recommend what's best an wouldn't want you to buy something it he knew it would work out. read more

Great place was just there buying a pump, nice owner very very helpful with everything, offered too up, set up aaa I could just pOp in, gave me a lot of instruction. I will be back. Nice store. read more

First time here ,, I searching aquarium in the area and I found this place I got what I want and don't have to drive far from my place . Price are reasonable, read more

Been shopping here for years. The service and selection is excellent. Jon has helped me become a good freshwater aquarist. Anytime I have a problem with one of my fish at home he is always willing to give advice to help improve my aquariums. I have bought Platies, Mollies, Tetras, Guppies, Cory Catfish, Angel, Gourami, Pleco, Otocinclus, Shrimp and Zebra Danios here and there are still many more varieties and assorted species to try. The store is well stocked with freshwater fish, but they also keep saltwater fish, hamsters, reptiles and birds. It's good to support a local small business where there is quality and good attention to the customer. read more

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Having visited every fish store in my area with this new found hobby, I have found this store consistently has the cheapest best prices on saltwater fish. He is very helpful and my falco hawkfish is very happy in my aquarium. read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - cheapest price within a 30 mile radius. - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

John's the best! He is always super helpful, when we finally get his attention. The hours are a little tough but the shop is clean, john is fair and friendly. read more

This is the best place to buy your fish and supplies for your tank. Owner is very knowledgeable and honest. He will tell you to wait, when to come back for fish, and how many your tank can handle. read more

This local fish store has been open for many, many years. The owner keeps a good variety of freshwater and saltwater fish, a few basic aquarium plants (sorry Planted Tank owners), as well as a few birds, reptiles and rodents. The livestock seem relatively healthy and I haven't encountered a tank where the fish had obvious disease. The owner has been in the aquarium scene before I was born, so he knows quite a lot and is willing to offer you good advice if you are a serious fishkeeper. He is more interested in the health of your fish rather then making a quick sale off you. He isn't the type to sell you sick livestock. My most prized fish - a very healthy metallic scale Shubunkin was purchased from here. Occasionally, certain rare fish are available; for example my visit today had an Archerfish and a large Gold Nugget Pleco for sale. A previous 1 star reviewer who also posted today mentioned the African Grey. I wonder if he bothered asking the owner why the tail feathers were gone in the first place? I asked, and he said that the previous week a large group of kids came in and taunted the bird to high stress, which made the bird tear out it's feathers. Unfortunate, but not exactly his fault. In my past experience, other large birds here have been very healthy and vibrant. In conclusion: a decent shop, the owner is knowledgeable, and if interested would recommend you check it out despite negative reviews. read more

You will see a photo of our now dead Koi fish, and our others remain sick and likely dying thanks to the owner of Foothill Aquatic & Pets in La Verne, CA. My wife went in to purchase a small box of Tetra Algae Blocks, but the owner said he did not have those. Instead, he talked my wife into purchasing (6) large blocks, several times the size of the small blocks, and said to place all of them into the Koi Pond. We normally place (2) of the small blocks. The owner then pushed my wife into buying API Salt for the Koi Pond, which we have never used. Now one Koi is dead, and the rest are sick and/or dying. In typical (IT"S NOT MY FAULT) fashion, the owner blames Tetra and API for killing the Koi, and not his greedy desire to sell products too strong, and unnecessary for our size Pond. When I called the owner to tell him what happened, he could not have cared less. This was our experience with Aquatic & Pets in La Verne, CA. read more

Foothill Aquatic & Pets - Here is our now dead Koi thanks to the owner of Foothill Aquatic & Pets. - Pet Stores Near Me - La Verne, California

Small but deep. He really knows what which fish need.

This store is wonderful and so is the owner. If your looking for a new pet or supplies here is where you should go. I've been coming here for many years everything is well taken care of the animals are being properly taken care of just a beautiful store owned by a very helpful and amazing owner thankyou so much I will continue my business here. (: sorry to see the negative reviews but everytime I've come he's been so sweet and nice to everyone in the store I'm sure many others would agree as well ! read more

$10 clownfish? I'm Sold! I Love This Store Because I Feel Very Valued As A Customer and the prices are always great. Saltwater selection is pretty great. He also tries to get you what you want the following Wednesday. Wednesdays are the best days! read more

Very nice employees and owner. Had a large variety of fish to choose from. The owner gives you advice on how to take care of the fish. Unfortunately, I bought goldfish here for Persian new year and they didn't even last four hours!! I get that they are gold fish but come on, two died within two hours! I should mention that our family has a huge fish tank and we know how to keep fish alive. We've had fish that live for over 6 years. We are not careless pet owners. I guess I've never had fish died on me so quickly and I'm upset that something may have been wrong with them from the beginning. read more

If I could give zero stars I would sad depressing store animals not well taken care of .... I told the owner one of the dwarf hamsters was injured chunk of his skin was missing and he looked at me irritated and shrugged his shoulders and kept reading his paper!!!! I would never ever support this store! read more

This place is nice and clean, good prices on food and fishes. I cam here a few times to buy some fishes for my tank and they were cheap. I also bought a turtle a cheap price as well. Better than going to petco or petsmart for those types of things. read more

Cane here to buy some roaches for my bearded dragob. Great store, the man working there is very knowledgeable and kind. I must've asked him a thousand questions and he was nothing but informative and kind. Will be coming back here. read more

By far this is the best pet store in la Verne. Not only do they carry aquatic pets they also carry furry little pets , jhon which is the owner is very friendly and knowledgeable about everything in his store...don't be afraid to ask him questions or advice on your pets! read more

Disappointing and depressing. The extra star is for variety, but the quality of the fish is very poor. Most of the large cichlids looked very unhealthy ie sitting at the bottom of the tank, not moving etc. All the fresh water was cloudy, without exception, and the filters probably get cleaned very rarely if at all. The living conditions for the terrestrial animals was rancid and depressing as well. Seemed like the owner doesn't really care about the health and happiness of the fish/animals, as long as there's profit. My guess would be that if you buy your fish here, they will likely die shortly after. read more

This is by far the best store I've been to for saltwater fish and supplies. And don't forget the knowledge. John is helpful and very knowledgeable. He'll get you through and recommend only what you need, not what he sells. read more