Before I address the haters, I want to say this place is my top choice for a local fish store. John…read moreand all of the crew greet me with warmth and casual professionalism everytime I walk through their doors. Now if you are still on the fence about coming here due to some people questioning the durability of MA's fish with them getting sick" within a day or two after bringing home" or that "Selling sick fish is unacceptable". Let me ease your mind. Yes, fish do get sick sometimes. That is always unfortunate. It is also sometimes out of a LFS's control at times. Pathogens, parasites and protozoa are always present in aquaculture. Symptoms may remain dormant or negligible and cannot be detected from a glance. Hence it is why we in the hobby quarantine new fish, not just for diseases we can see but also those we cannot. However sickness can sometimes not be preventable. Something you CAN prevent is a massacre of your whole tank by simply QUARANTINING YOUR FISH. If you allow time to do its thing you will most definitely know whether or not any action needs to be taken. Simply dumping new fish into established tanks just means " I dont care about my fish", " If they die its not my fault since I didnt know they were sick". Now alot of people in this hobby are beginners and thats great! Just learn to ask for help. If help is coming from a person who "pretended he didn't understand what I was saying", GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. There's this pretty neat place call the internet. Oh? you're on it now? WOW! SEE look at that! Not so Hard right? BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!! :) All in all, sorry for the rant. It is just frustrating to see such a good and hard working establishment come under fire from people who dont do their research and go "oh no, the consequences of my actions" when they screw up. K Bye ;)

Very disappointed. I've been buying fish from this store for years, but the prices have become…read moreridiculously high, and the livestock quality has clearly gone downhill. Last week I bought several fish here, and they turned out to have ich. Within just a few days, every one of them died, and worse, the disease spread to other fish in my tank. This ended up costing me far more than just the fish I bought from the store. Selling sick fish is unacceptable, especially from a store that specializes in aquarium livestock. Longtime customers should not have to worry about bringing disease home from a fish store. After this experience, I seriously question their fish health standards and whether they are properly monitoring the condition of the fish they sell.

He is extremely knowledgeable. He took his time to teach/explain so many things to me. I highly…read morerecommend Bay Pkway Aquarium.

My girlfriend and I are the proud owners of Coney Island carnie goldfish and Ming was the absolute…read morebest! He shared valuable information about goldfish and aquarium care. He even did a demonstration for us on how to properly clean a tank. We will definitely be lifelong customers... or at least as long our goldfish stay alive!

They had the most beautiful fish that I was looking for for a long time, and I found it over here…read morein this place

Been years since I've been back, but the prices for the fish are still great! I was looking for…read moreendlers, and they had beautiful, lively specimens for only $2/each, while the other stores closer to me have them at $5-$6/each. Last time I mentioned the bettas, but this time they were on an endcap display with each in large cups, so much different from the last time I was here. Be aware though, as they are cash-only.

Recently got a custom-designed, solid wood table built by Chris at Creative Aquarium Nation, and…read morecould not be happier with the result!! It's NOT an aquarium stand actually... It's a work of art, and now the most beautiful piece of furniture in my home! My cichlids were previously in a 20 gal and obviously deserved an upgrade to a 55gal tank. Chris consulted with me to build a custom table that houses the new 55 gal on top, with the 20 gal tank and a storage cabinet on the bottom. He even went so far as to take note of the other furniture in my room, and incorporate similar elements to match it perfectly, all the way down to the stain. My fish are SO happy in their new home that they immediately bred and I now have 8 fry living their best life too! If you have an idea for any woodworking project, but need an artist to complete the vision - Chris will exceed your expectations. Thanks dude!

Read all the reviews here, and Chris is the man! He gave me simple advise how to treat the ich…read moreproblem for my Betta, Peixe. After two days, I see that the white spots are fading on my Beta's head. Thank you, Chris

This place is amazing all of the fish my dad has are from here I can here last Sunday and this…read moreSunday and probably next Sunday and the week after that but I got shrimps like anamo and red fire they survive and the best part is they breeded and now I have a colony of shrimp

I missed this place when they closed for months due to COVID safety but they're back and operating…read morefully. Sometimes there's a slight language barrier but they have some awesome fishes in here. They have mostly fresh water fishes and other needs. There's a lot of packaging going on every time, I think they must have some shipping services for fishes as well. Another spot with great prices and a great selection. Their rare fishes tend to sell out pretty quick, guess this is where the serious fish owners come.

Got my first fishies here, (who were both Betta fish) and they surprisingly lived for 4 years :)…read moregreat owner, great service!

THE ONLY STORE I BUY ANY FISH FROM! I started my first aquarium a few years ago, and quickly…read morestarted learning how much there is to fish keeping more than just throwing some food in the tank. First I learned through trail and error, but quickly I realized that won't suffice, so I started really studying up on it and learned a whole lot about it. So when I finally figured out how to correctly set up the aquarium, and water. To give the fish a chance to survive and thrive. But that's when I also realized something else, that now, after more than a year of tinkering, and learning about fish keeping, that now that I knew more, I realized I'd have to be crazy to buy any fish from any of my local chain stores, like Petland Discounts, Petco, Pet smart. Etc. Cause if you look closely at those fish, you can clearly see all kinds of signs of diseases and illnesses. I guess the only way they sell any, is to people that really don't know how to tell if a fish looks healthy or not. So basically for the last 3 or 4 years now I've been buying every single of my fish from Temco here. Of course there is the occasional dead fish that didn't take to my tank well. But at least for the most part if I treat them right, they live and prosper. I wouldn't let you put a fish from any of those stores in my aquarium, if you gave it to me for free, and even if it looked perfectly healthy. Because I've seen the tanks they're coming out of. I'll attach a photo of my goldfish aquarium. I have now a beautiful exotic collection of different types and colors of goldfish. All healthy and beautiful, and diseases and parasites free. So yea, maybe I pay a little(!) More power fish than the chain stores, but it's well worth the headaches and stress it saves me. (And it's not really that much more expensive)

Hello. These folks are the real deal. Top quality corals. Top quality customer service. Best…read moreprices. Best guarantee in the hobby. Active ownership. Everything exactly as advertised and pictured. Awesome weekly (most of the time anyway...) auctions. This is a local fish store with an international reach. Super knowledgeable staff. I cannot say enough good things about pieces of the ocean.

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Been shopping here since I moved in this neighborhood.. always spend $60 or more on dog treats the…read moreold man seems nice but I felt some type of racial undertones anyhoo never thought twice about it until the other day I casually went in he is casually talking to another customer "of his kind" seems cool I start looking for the products I'm in search of I don't like to interrupt people chatting but I'm kinda in a rush I'm on my lunch break so anyway he never looks up or acknowledged me after like 2 minutes or asked me did I need help he ignored me... to tend to "his kind" we were the only ones in the store he wasn't busy...so I just left he can ignore my money too I went home found out the treats are actually cheaper on Amazon ! This whole time I've been paying his store $20 for these treats when on Amazon they are 11.69 with suscribe & save

In today's world where we are counting every penny this is your go to place for fish & birds!!…read morePrices are right, staff knowledgable, large assortment of birds.. ( my preference are finch and they have many healthy variety) My go to place and even better cause it's not a chain store! Go check it out !

The owner and employees really know a lot about what is good for dog nutrition and health. They…read morewill not carry food from countries that are known for adding adulterants to food and stock a lot of food from the US, including family owned producers. They have a huge variety of products in the warehouse space directly attached to the store, and are super helpful and nice.

ruffino is amazing and the selection is great and they're really lovely to pets! We buy all our dog…read morefood and treats there and our dog loves going!

I had a great experience here when I recently adopted a kitten from Sean Casey Animal Rescue. The…read morestaff was very personable and helpful, and seemed genuinely committed to what they were doing. I have heard that trying to adopt a cat in NYC can sometimes be a trying, time consuming and overall unpleasant experience, but my experience here was the total opposite. I spoke to someone nice on the phone to get details about the cats they had, and they offered to hold a female kitten who sounded perfect until I was able to come in. Well, perfect she was and in less than an hour they had all my paperwork processed, called my references, approved my application, went over her medical records with me, and recommended a great food from their pet store to me. Not to mention that she is the sweetest little lovebug anyone could imagine and has been a total joy- used the litterbox from day one, gets along with my dog, only scratches her scratching post, I could go on for days! While in the store I also took a peek at all the exotic animals they had- I can honestly say I never thought I would see a tortoise the size of a dog just freely roaming around a pet store in Brooklyn! They also had snakes, iguanas, lizards, guinea pigs, hamsters, and parakeets (due to legalities regarding the keeping of exotics in city limits, certain types of animals are only available with proof of address outside of NYC). They are the only place that I've come across in NYC that offers its (excellent) rescue services to these cast off exotic animals and it's wonderful to see a place committed to helping every homeless animal that needs help- not just the ones that are cute and fluffy and easy to find homes for. Their facebook page is great too! Staff members check the page and love to see updates on pets that have found homes!

This place is fantastic! Great array of supplies and pet foods for all kinds of pets. Pretty…read moreremarkable for such a tiny place. And i love that they adopt out animals in need of homes. Sean Casey has done the neighborhood a service by opening this great little shop, and the animals of NYC a service by helping them find good homes. hes not hard on the eyes, either. :)