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Life Aquatic

4.3 (8 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Robert B.

What a great experience I just had at Life Aquatic. I've been wanting to start a planted aquarium for quite some time. I went to one other store and they were rather cold so I left. When I went to Life Aquatic, I was immediately greeted and asked if I wanted assistance. The store is spacious, beautiful, and filled with amazing variety. Randy, the owner was very helpful and very knowledgeable. He did not oversell me, which I greatly appreciated. I wanted something small and he cheerfully obliged without hesitation. He made thoughtful recommendations. Randy literally set up the entire aquarium (only 2.5 gal) while I was there complete with tank, rocks, plants, a snail and shrimp so when I went home, all I had to do was add more water plug it all in. It sits proudly on my counter and all the shrimp and snail survived. I believe Randy will be the one I turn to from now on for advice and my aquarium needs. His good service made my entry into this new hobby a joyful one. Many thanks to Randy and Life Aquatic.

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Long Island Aquarium

3.5(363 reviews)
46.5 mi
Family-owned & operated
26 years in business

My kids really loved this aquarium that we came here 3 consecutive days. They have a butterfly…read moreexhibit that had abundant amount of butterflies. You aren't allowed to touch them but if they land on you, you just enjoy that blessing and time with the butterfly that landed on you. All of the staff there are well-trained, welcoming, and friendly with both my kids. You have the option to upgrade your regular admission to a one year membership after your visit. To save yourself from a 3.5% surcharge if you use credit, you'll want to pay in cash. Breakeven for my membership was about 3 visits and we did just that for the 4 days we were in Riverhead. My kids loved it so much that they are already asking to go back. The aquarium is well kept and the sharks are HUGE!! They are definitely well fed. The aquarium is Atlantis themed and you can tell a lot of time, money, and detail went into the making of this aquarium. The aquarium is privately owned and you do see sponsorship (advertisement) from private companies. I am comparing my experience with the NY aquarium in Brooklyn, which I have visited countless times. The Long Island Aquarium blows the NY aquarium away in every way possible. It's new, ventilation indoors is amazing, the sea lion show has shade, the penguins can be seen up close, there's an inexpensive option to snorkel, theres a big tree house, etc. I would totally recommend coming here with your family. If you come on weekdays, there might be a lot of school kids, and if you want to avoid that, you probably should should come around 1 or 2pm. Highly recommend this aquarium.

This aquarium is ok. It is very expensive and small and sad it's the only option on LI. We went for…read moremy daughter's second birthday in May. You are free during your birthday week however the tickets are costly for everyone else. There is a first responder discount which helped a little. The one thing is that we didn't factor in field trips. When we went the whole middle school of Northport was there and it was so loud and rowdy. Of course, they are kids but it seemed that this was way overbooked in field trips. My daughter and us as a family really couldn't enjoy the aquarium due to the crowd and rowdiness on a weekday... There were also limited outdoor exhibits. I felt that we weren't there for long due to the crowd and lack of exhibits. Definitely don't recommend the trip out there.

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