We confidently recommend Crowley Aquatics…read more They were prompt, thoughtful, and expertly executed work on the small pond at our home. Jonathan Crowley took the time to understand our unique situation and delivered a well-crafted, cost-effective solution. You will not be disappointed with his work and the experience of working with Crowley Aquatics.

From the owner: We specialize in aquarium and pond design, service, and installation…read more 10 years experience + fully insured Axolotls Saltwater Freshwater

Strike three, no more business from me. I am fairly easy going. First off, most of the crew is very…read moreknowledgeable, I will give them that. I bounced back into the hobby after 10 years. I have 6 aquariums in my home all purchased since September. I have tetras, barbs, and south central and American cichlids in various tanks within my home. I love the hobby, especially the aqua scaping aspect. On my 125 planted tetra tank I wanted premium lighting, so I purchased (4) AI Prime 16 lights for around $1200.00 with tax. One of them stopped working within 2 weeks, never submerged, just turned red and refused to light up. I drove an hour to the store and asked for a replacement. I was told to go through the manuf. After reading multiple reviews online with horror stories of customers having to pay shipping back to AI, and then they refuse to honor warranties I said no thanks. So now I only have (3) lights with an 18' span on a 6 ft tank. Frustrating as hell, but OK, I overlooked that and said fine. Then I asked to purchase a large Gold Saum from their big cichlid tank. The employee bagged it up while I was looking at other fish in the back. My mistake for not looking in the brown bag before I left, I ended up with a Redhead Vieja. No big deal, I lost 2 hours of my day returning to get the fish I ordered and about $20 in fuel, the employee was apologetic and grabbed the right fish for me, so I moved on. My last straw was dealing with Dereck. I went in on Monday and asked him for a Starry Night cichlid. I showed him a video of my 180 setup and gave him a list of fish that I kept within it. He told me that the STarry Night would be just fine due to all of the hiding places and he pointed out that my Jack Dempsey's were much smaller than the Starry Nights and assured me it would be fine. He then showed me a tank and said they were in there. I said, where I don't see them, are you sure these are starry nights? He replied, "Yes, they are juveniles they don't get their chips until about 2 years". A Starry Night cichlid is a rare African from Madagascar and is compatible with South and Central American cichlids. But I have never owned a juvenile, I just did some research on the species and did not know if they looked completely different as juvies, so I took his word for it and took 3 of them home. I am looking at these fish in my 180 with all S/ C American cichlids thinking this can't be right. So, I Google searched "juvenile starry night cichlid" in images and NOTHING looked even close. I am scratching my head thinking they look like African Haps. So I search again under "Starry Night African Haps" and see star sapphire cichlids and realize this guy sold me the wrong fish. OK, no big deal, empty the rocks, driftwood, and scoop them up. An hour later and 2 towels on the floor I brought them back 20 minutes before they closed. One thing that was super frustrating was the fact that I didn't bring my debit card, and they said they couldn't give me a refund without the card, so I was forced into searching for fish to make up the $120 difference in store credit that I really didn't need or want. It was a Monday evening, so stock was low, and I didnt want to make a third trip seeing they are over an hour from my home and visiting the store usually eats up 3 hours or more round trip every time. I ended up buying some pearl scale koi angels for one of my planted tanks and was able to buy ONE Starry Night like I originally wanted. I left with my angels and 1 starry night cichlid. The next day I woke up and found the starry night dead and floating at the top of the tank. My Redhead Vieja was biting at it so I grabbed the net, drove over an hour back to the store only for Derek (the genius that sold me Star Sapphires instead of Starry Nights) to tell me he needed the original receipt (even though they could have easily looked it up in the computer) and a water sample. I said, your kidding, right? I told him that my water parameters are perfect, I have well water and a natural PH of 6.8. He said it says that I need these two things next to the register. I said you know I just bought this fish, and have driven out here numerous times, and you know I told you the tank he was going into, and you know you said the fish would be ok, and they are guaranteed, and you know I live over an hour away. I told him I am not spending $30 in fuel and 3 hours to bring a water sample when you have water in the bag with the dead fish. He said that is the store policy, I I asked, if he'd make an exception, I've spent like $3k in this store in the last 2 months alone. He said that the store policy. As I turned and walked away, I told him I wouldn't be back. He started laughing at me with his co-worker as I got to the door. This is not the way you treat customers. I am not a difficult customer, and I am very easy going, I've overlooked a lot of mistakes that cost me a lot of time, let alone money, but this was strike three for me.

I love this aquatic store! They have such a large variety of coral frags, polyps, and fish! This…read morestore does have more expensive products and live animals than other stores but their quality is top notch! My boyfriend and I used to come here to browse when we first got into fish. Now we both have several tanks and are into the hobby enough to feel comfortable shopping in OSAs price range. My boyfriend got some coral frags that were on sale. 3 for 30$ and a set that was buy one get one free. He loves having them in his saltwater tank and they look so good!!!!! I was looking for a live culture of daphnia for some fish fry. Although they did not have any in stock I got some great advice on some cultures of micro worms I can order online from a staff member there who breeds the same species of fish.

Staff was incredibly helpful with recommendations, amazing selections of live plants, drift wood…read moreand rocks.

It's hard to find any business anymore that isn't either completely useless. Or just trying to sell…read moreyou on things. Let alone a little of both. This place is absolutely neither of those things and the first time in a long time I walked in and out of any business and genuinely was thrilled with my experience. Went in for my first time yesterday every question I had was answered with great info. And learnt a lot more that I didn't no walking into the store. Beyond grateful for my experience and will be back multiple times as I keep stocking up my new aquarium!! Was wonderful meeting Steve and can't wait to be back!!

They have a great selection of items and they are very knowledgeable and helpful,Prices are also…read morevery reasonable.

Healthy fish and a nice small storefront. I've always seen decent prices and never had a sick fish…read morefrom here.

Accompanied our seven year old grandson, who was in search of a fish to add to his 10 gallon tank,…read moreto Fish Mike Aquatics today. Inasmuch as he was spending his own hard earned money, this was a very big decision which took 45 minutes. I think before he had made a determination, he had asked every single employee a multitude of questions. Each one was more than patient and very knowledgeable as to what fish would do well in his tank along with the fish he already had. Definitely a ten star experience. Thank you.

The customer service is horrible. I bought a couple fish about 48 hours ago and some of them got…read morewhite spots and I searched online - it might be fungus. I drove 40mins (one way) to the store and the girl said "it looks ok to me". I asked can she switch the ones with the white spots, then she said "we can't take fish back especially you suspect that they are sick". I said "but you were sure they are not sick!" she went: "you can get 50% refund if we test your water, but can't be this water - it can't have any fish in it". At the end I gave up; I really cannot figure out her logic. I cannot afford another trip of 1.5 hours round-trip to send in water sample either. She even went "if they are sick, now all your fishes in the tank got it". - Very helpful. I am extremely disappointed as I have been with the store for more than 5 years. I only hope my other fishes in my tank did not get it

Sean was prompt, attentive, reliable, and efficient when cleaning our fish tank. He is…read moreknowledgeable and takes care and pride in his work. Highly recommended!

From the owner: Here at Curtis Aquatics, we take care of any and all aquarium maintenance around the greater Boston…read morearea. Normally operate on a bi-weekly or monthly schedule. Our services also include tank installation, dismantling, any aquarium emergency issue, and fish/plant sales. Please contact me at 781-491-9306 or CurtisAquaticMaintenance@gmail.com

Employees.expertise.start to finish expertise .i feel so much better now with fish in my unitread more

Update, unfortunately they no longer sell fish to the public, and seven grown men will completely…read moreignore you even if you try to ask them anything. What a big difference. This place is wicked awesome, thought it might be too fancy for the kids little aquarium fish I was looking for, but they had quite the selection! Very affordable and very knowledgable. The young man who helped us was amazing, and so kid friendly. Highly highly recommend, thanks for all the help!

Top Notch Service! Our technician Pat took time and thought with cleaning our tank. It's never…read morelooked so beautiful. The residents enjoy the beautiful display they've created.

From the owner: We take the stress out of maintaining your aquarium, so all you have to do is feed your fish, relax…read moreand watch them, which is why you have an aquarium to begin with. Aqua Vision Tech, LLC has proudly served Boston and Eastern Massachusetts for over 25 years, offering professional aquarium maintenance service to both residential and commercial clients. From initial design to installation to routine maintenance, quality is in everything Aqua Vision Tech, LLC does.

Sold me a fish earlier this year with epistylis which infected my tank and then died, later…read moreadmitting they were having an active epistylis outbreak (they accept fish from hobbyists but dont quarantine well I guess). Some time later, I special ordered a specific kind of fish, which came in after a long wait, only to have one of the fish deformed - not their fault, but weird kinda judgy vibes gotten from the employee that was helping me that day when I didn't end up wanting them. Placed another special order for the same kind of fish, hopefully not deformed this time, never heard back from them. Last encounter was maybe a month or two back, went in to look for another kind of fish and plants, and was met by a worker who seemed pretty uninterested in being there/helping me. Overall weird vibes here and it's always kind of gross/wet/filthy. I want to like and support the local fish store but honestly I've had better experiences at both pet quarters and petco by the mall (which is a pretty low bar).

Dirty and expensive, very disappointed going there. The guy in the store care less to help or…read morewelcome people coming to his store