Robert was very responsive, kind, and professional. He seemed to really care about my turtle's…read moreneeds and the questions I had. The person he sent to help me, Desiree, was wonderful to work with and did an amazing job! I highly recommend ABC Aquatic, especially if you want a great attitude along with the excellent service.

So far so good. We've had trouble with our fish tank water levels for months so ABC Aquatics came…read moreout to assess the situation. After the initial visit and some conversation via text, they figured out that our water alkalinity is too low, dropping the pH levels and leading to the tank not cycling properly. They gave tips on how to remedy this and we should be on the way to better water levels!

This is the best kept secret in Polk gulch ..Asian fish tank fish aquarium business ..mom and pop…read moreshop ..what ...did u know ..I walked by ..fish food the old saying ..see the fish tanks aquariums ..it's hard to keep goldfish ..feed your goldfish ..like 1980..what Dear San Francisco ...grandpa said that u r so cute

The owner here has a terrible attitude; he gets very impatient if you ask him even a simple…read morequestion.

Outstanding customer service!…read more I've purchased aquarium equipment from many stores over the years, and Aqua Forest Aquarium has been one of the best experiences I've ever had. Steven took the time to call me personally, answer my questions, and make sure my order was the best fit for my setup. Throughout the entire process, he went above and beyond to make sure I was happy. Everything arrived safely, was packaged extremely well, and the entire experience was seamless from start to finish. They resolved a situation in a way that far exceeded my expectations, and I'll never forget their kindness. I've recommended Aqua Forest Aquarium to many fellow hobbyists, and every one of them has shared positive experiences as well. It's rare to find a company that genuinely puts customers first. Thank you, Steven and the entire AFA team. You've earned a lifelong customer, and I highly recommend Aqua Forest Aquarium to anyone passionate about planted aquariums.

The most beautiful aquascaped tanks in SF, hands down. I visit weekly just to check out their stock…read morebecause it's consistently high-quality. Unlike other shops where you might worry about bringing home pests or disease, everything here is top-tier. Also, special thanks to Max for the great service. While some might find the staff a bit intense or reserved, I find it's just because they're focused on the animals. Once you're a regular, you realize how much heart goes into this place.

This is Clement Street--likely San Francisco's Inner Richmond, a gray, fog-choked corridor where…read morethe air smells faintly of roasted duck, diesel exhaust, and damp asphalt. Step inside this specific room, though, and the world pivots on its axis. It is the low, mechanical hum of the aerators that gets you first. A steady, rhythmic thrum--the heartbeat of a hundred tiny, artificial oceans packed into glass boxes. There is something deeply, almost subversively soothing about it. It's a sensory clean room, a brief reprieve from the exhausting, hyper-caffeinated hustle just outside the door. You stand there, bathed in that eerie, neon blue light, watching the neon tetras and the aggressive, territorial marine life dart back and forth. They aren't thinking about the rent or the rising tides of the city; they're just waiting for the next pinch of flakes, the next fresh catch. If you're lucky, you get the freaks and the anomalies--an octopus lurking in a PVC pipe, a restless eel, or today's prize, a lone turtle, gliding through its own miniature universe with a slow, stoic indifference that borders on Zen. This isn't a trendy pop-up or a sleek, minimalist boutique designed to part tech bros from their equity. This place is an anchor. It's been sitting right here, largely unchanged, for fifteen years--an absolute eternity in a city that eats its own history for breakfast. It doesn't change, it doesn't apologize, and every time you walk through that door, it brings you straight back to an even keel. In a world where everything beautiful eventually gets paved over or corporate-approved, you look around at the salt-stained glass and the bubbling water, and you think: Thank God. I'm just glad they're still here.

1 Star This place is straight up trash. Bought fish here and…read moreevery single one died within 48 hours. They sold me garbage fish that were already on their way out. I got my money back at first, but these greedy fucks actually fought the chargeback and got my bank to take the money back. They literally stole my money after selling me dying fish. 6th Avenue Aquarium is a complete scam. They don't give a single fuck about the fish or their customers. Save your money and stay the hell away from this dumpster fire of a store.

I ordered a 150 gallon tank setup for a reef and Ocean Treasures was amazing to work with. Daniel…read morereally knows his stuff and the team was professional and courteous throughout thr whole process. Ordering was easy and delivery and setup was excellent. They worked with my time frame and got my tank down to the bottom floor carefully and securely. Would highly recommend!

Daniel and his team brought together my dream for the past 26 years. He recommended and set up the…read moretank, supplies and livestock for the initial appointment . A while later and I have my Seahorse tank I wanted since I was 2. I couldn't be happier. Daniel and his team are knowledgeable and passionate, I would trust them with any questions or concerns I have. Thank you Ocean Treasures!

I contacted Cesar for a "custom" set up including base stand, basking condo, and filtration system…read morefor a 5-year-old red eared slider turtle. I could have saved a lot of money (and time after the results) if I had purchased everything myself with tips from turtle forum sites and YouTube DIY videos, but I was willing to pay for a "professional" to have peace of mind and support a local small business. While Cesar was nice and knowledgeable about general tanks and filtration systems, the outcome of what we received shows that he is not an expert on what turtles fully need- he's more a filtration and fish expert as shown mostly on his website and Yelp photos. The setup we received was not adequate and required extra money (over 2k) to fix cosmetically and functionally for us to have good access from the basking condo to the tank. Let's start with the pricing issue. I had called Cesar to get some ballpark figures which he had provided with a guess. But when the final quote came ... it was around 1k higher than the ballpark pricing (a big difference!). Knowing the new higher prices, I still contracted him to help me since I wanted an expertly set up and permanent home for our 5-year-old red eared slider. Cesar presented himself as a knowledgeable trustworthy professional. The base stand was the first to arrive (about a month after deposit was paid). Please note that we never told Cesar to do a rush job as we were more focused on moving into a new home at that time. The base stand was about 40% of the total cost. He provided photos of the stand prior to delivery, and I approved it by looks only. When the stand arrived, it did look like the picture, but it seemed very basically put together despite Cesar's claim that the manufacturer said it was polycoated to help with waterproofing. I knew it wasn't stained since I didn't want to change the color. At that time, we had a contractor on site at our new home for remodeling who looked at the stand and confirmed that this was an incomplete unfinished product, with the front portion being anything of quality and purely cosmetic. Upon arrival, the stand had doors that did not open properly. The magnetic closures for the doors were cheap and crooked. The top and back was just plywood. The back and inside had many splinters and open drill holes. The overall wood was not smooth to touch and did not seem it was coated enough to be considered waterproof. Please see provided photos and note that the photo Cesar posted himself on Yelp on Sep 24, 2021, is NOT an accurate depiction of the quality he provided us. The blue stand pictured in his photos was AFTER our contractor spent 3 whole days having to sand down the door and paint it blue. Had I known the door would have been that big of an issue, I should have let the manufacturer fix it prior. But overall quality of the stand would probably have remained the same. The door would have been just rotated to match the grain, which would have caused less work for our contractor, so that part was my fault. During our initial complaint (before we put our own contractor to work), Cesar said his manufacturer was willing to fix it but at that point we didn't trust them to do so since there were many issues we had complaints about. To add fuel to our fire, Cesar initially claimed that he did not use his regular guy for the job (why did we get a 2nd tiered manufacturer when we paid the same rates as others) and later said this guy also does stands for him all the time. Then why did ours come so incomplete compared to what he shows online? After our initial complaint, Cesar did help us discount us a few hundred dollars but ultimately it wasn't enough to justify the amount of money spent after our contractor worked for days to make it right. However, we tried to be a good sport and continued to entrust Cesar to complete the rest of the contracted turtle filtration system and basking condo set up. When the condo arrived and filtration was set up, we were so excited to be able to transfer our red eared slider into his new larger home. The condo itself is good quality in materials but was not a custom structure. At first, we did not notice any issue with the condo but contacted Cesar after a few days. The ramp length was a bit short, and our heavier, older red eared slider turtle had a lot of trouble pulling his weight up to get on top to bask. This will only get worse as time passes and he grows larger, and turtles should bask comfortable daily for their shell health. The other issue was that we could not get our arms into the tank to move anything around which presents a HUGE ISSUE FOR SAFETY. It is also not easily able to be lifted off during emergencies. If you research custom turtle basking condos in forums, you will find that the ones that sit on top of the tank are mostly 50% in length so that you can still place your arm inside the tank to clean/move things around or perhaps save your turtle if stuck. Or the ones that have a full 100%

Cesar and Jarrod are amazing. We have three (3) different tanks that they set up and service for…read moreus. A community tank 30 gallons, a cichlid tank 160 gallons, and finally my Flower Horn who lives in a 75 gallon tank. What started as a hobby has become so much more. My husband and I have learned a lot and recently our cichlid tank just had some fry!!! How amazing and how they are all thriving. Cesar over communicates and has been fair and upfront from the start. Honest, direct, and kind as he has a lot of wisdom when it comes to the fish world. We are very thankful for his service and time and looking forward to the future. Thanks Cesar!

Phillip is the best. We have three tanks and I found I wasn't enjoying them much bc I w could never…read morekeep it clean. Started working with Phillip and trust him so much. We love our tanks just don't have the time. He comes with all the supplies and we are now enjoying our fish again. Thank you Phillip :)

We are running a medium tank and despite following instructions from the fish store to the letter,…read morewe developed a ton of brown algae. Scheduled Phil via text message (super convenient) to clean the tank. I was worried about hygiene but Phil wore a mask, set out a tarp, had cleaned out his buckets well, and wears booties over his shoes upon request. He cleaned our tank thoroughly. He protected the fish while they were out of the tank. He unplugged and re-plugged everything, cleaned off the ornaments, squeezed out the sponge, fixed the air pump. He also graciously answered a million questions and recommended products that were as or more effective that happened to cost us less as well. If you just need lessons on running your tanks, I'd call him for training. Friendly and professional. Highly recommend. He was referred to us by Tony from PureAqua so clearly professionals recommend him as well.

Dean was excellent I called him after my former maintenance…read more person got out of the biz. On his first visit he spent hours cleaning the tanks, rearranging and was super knowledgeable about the fish and tanks I highly recommend him for business

Dean is a guru on all things aquarium care. We couldn't be happier with our aquariums and his…read moreservice. Our aquariums are clear and clean and he was even able to remove some of the existing surface scratches in the plexiglass! A bonus I hadn't anticipated. Dean created the optimal breeding environment in our tanks. Our angel fish are happily laying eggs (although they are still learning how to protect them) and our live bearers are steadily reproducing. My mom spends several hours a day enjoying the action in her aquariums; watching her tetras dart in and out of the lush plant life and her plecos play hide and seek in the drift wood. Her aquariums have never looked better and she has never spent so much time enjoying the view of the underwater sanctuary Dean helped us create. Thanks Dean! You rock!

Kent and Matt thank you for the great job on our messy pond. You brought it back to life. Our Koi…read moreare dancing. Very quick and efficient. Left our yard as they found it. Vickie and Leland Wardell.

The place had a bit of a smell and a lot of the tank hardscapes were covered in algae and not the…read moreclearest waters. Not the cleanest aquarium store I've been to but at least I didn't see many dead animals. The shop was dimly lit in some areas so I'm assuming that they're in the middle of re-organizing or something. Livestock price wise, i think it's reasonable. Although some tissue cultured were on the pricier side. The selection of plants and livestock were OK, I would probably only visit if you need equipment though. They have some ADA, UNS, Chihiros, CO2 tanks, etc. Here are some of the livestock prices to give you a sense of what they charge. This is not a comprehensive list but rather some livestock I was personally interested with: Prices as of June 2026: FW Fish Assorted Male Bettas - $10 Ember Tetra - $5 False Bandit Cory - $12 Kuhli Loach - $6 Longfin Bronze Cory - $10 Pea Puffers - $8 Pygmy Corydora - $6 Sterbai Cory - $15 Super Red Bristlenose - $30 Whiptail Catfish - $20 SHRIMP Amano Shrimp - $7 Bamboo Shrimp - $10 Black Tiger Shrimp - $15 Cherry Shrimp - $8 Opae Ula Shrimp - $5 Super Tiger Shrimp - $15 SNAILS Jade Mystery Snail - $5 Japanese Trapdoor Snail - $9

They really care about fish and create beautiful tanks. I'm very happy with their service and…read moreexpertise.

Worked with Jake based on recomendation from a existing cutomer. Was a great decision. Jake has set…read moreme up with a larger Freshwater acquarium, discussed and I accepted his recomendation on fishes, he integrated that with some of my request and discussed the pros and cons of the setup, fish, lights, plants, etc. Jake is a no pressure type of guy and is easy to work with and very resonable.