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Jungle Aquatics

3.6 (20 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Joey M.

This place is so much fun. They have a large selection of salt and fresh water fish and a nice selection of snails and shrimp. I will say that their fresh water plants left me wanting but the customer service more than made up for it.

Lisa O.

What a wonderful aquarium store. This place is huge. They have unique things like stingray and more. Everyone of their tanks are filled with fish. Salt water and fresh water fish. They have coral . They have a big section of drift wood and hardscape. The variety of fish food is good. They have good selection of substrate. I like the colors of gravel. My Number 1 reason I like this store so much is that they have all different tank ideas on display. I have taken plenty of pictures over the years and have gotten some excellent ideas for my own tanks. Great help from staff. I have asked lots of questions I am only 4 years into fish keeping. They are Knowledgeable about everything. I have really appreciated the help and suggestions

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Christina C.

Every time we come to VA beach my husband wants to make a pit stop here. They have a wide selection of fish, salt, brackish and fresh. My only complaint is their pricing is kind of high for fish in general. The store is clean and well kept. If you're looking for food and fish supplies you can find it here. Support local businesses.

Here is a planaria that I got from them.

Beware buying fish or plants here. They have planaria in there fish tanks. My tank ended up with planaria which killed all my cherry shrimp when I bought moss from them. I went in and told them and showed them the live planaria in their tanks and 2 months later I found that they still have planaria in many of their tanks. It cost me over $150 worth of nano shrimp and I ended up having to trash my aquarium and start all over with brand new substrate, plants, and nano shrimp. I had to bleach everything that I wanted to save from the old tank and start the nitrogen cycle all over again before I can add any shrimp or fish to the tank. I was just in there this week and they still have planaria in there stable tanks, nano shrimp tanks and multiple tropical fish tanks.

One of my new goldfish!
Boska B.

Fantastic store I could spend hours in. The three goldfish I have gotten from here are thriving! Craig has been an amazing help, and so has the gentleman in the pond room. (I don't remember his name, I am so sorry.) The prices are extremely fair, as you're not getting cheap fish like from a Petsmart. This store is a good distance away from me but I will absolutely drive here for any and all my fish needs. Oh! Also the black orchid betta I bought from here last year is still trucking in his gorgeous aquascaped tank!

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6 months ago

Great store! Great help! Large variety! It's a drive for us from Newport News so we dont go as often as we would!

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4 years ago

They had shrimp in stock that no other store (5 others) had. And they had plenty. Their setup is amazing!

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the owner told me to leave after saying "my kind" would eat the fish like sushi. 0/10 Disrespectful

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Jungle Aquatics - localfishstores - Updated October 2026

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