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    Chinese Golden Loach, a shy fella
    Esther L.

    Healthy hardy fish and water snails. The Chinese loach is a favorite and guppies are reproducing like crazy, as a novice fish owner it's been so easy and a joy to take care of and watch. My toddler enjoys as well and we look forward to fish feeding time!

    Every time I come in they are always the sweetest!! This shop is very cool and i love the different shrimp varieties they have. Would definitely recommend coming here. Prices are fair.

    Clean and neat space! We got guppies and shrimps and our kids just love them so much!! The owners were so nice and kind. Lots of on sales product! For sure we will visit again!!

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    2 months ago

    Great shop good customer service inconsistent hours call first don't asssume they're open according to posted hours

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    6 months ago

    Beautiful fish, great price. Will be back when I am looking for fish or snails. You should visit.

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    Nice selection of freshwater fish and shrimp! Friendly service. Will definitely come back!

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    1 year ago

    Nice store with a good selection of healthy fish and shrimp. Great owners, would recommend!

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    1 year ago

    Stopped by during soft opening and they were very friendly and had a wonderful selection

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    First found this shop on Amazon then once I found out, they were local, made the drive to check them out in person.

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    Nolan's Aquarium - Store Logo

    Nolan's Aquarium

    (255 reviews)

    Just happen to drop by after another lfs recommended. after walking in, i am in awe of their…read morerimless tank selection. they have the exact tank i want that is sold out everywhere else. and, it happens to be on sale. i am so glad i dropped by. service is very chill. very happy there is an aquascape specific store somewhat local to me. no more driving to santa monica or west covina.

    I was shortchanged…read more I spoke with nolan that I would like to order 6 cory habrosas for pick up the next day (today) and 5 CPDs. He says he will send me the invoice to pay over the internet. I told him i would pick up from San Diego (more than 100 miles of driving each way!!!) I did not pay yet and asked to change my CPDs to 3 otos. I told him i would like 6 habrosas, at least. When i drove up to santa ana (the next day), with an invoice of 6 habrosas there were only 4 in stock. I understand that Corys prefer larger groups. Had it been disclosed ahead of time that there were only 4 corys, i would not have driven up from SD to Santa ana and the INVOICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY THE SELLER If there is not enough stock. There were not even enough otos as i requested. -This wastes my 3 hours of round trip driving (100+ miles) and gas to be short changed. ----------------- -i will have to report this to the BBB as well. -after speaking directly with Nolan, i will wait for his business to rectify this situation before i take additional actions. --------------- Edit on 12/2 after seller's response below: 1. 85 miles or 100 is an approximate. It is a trivial point given that it is a long distance drive from sd to santa ana. The crux of the matter is that you sold me 4 cories when you knew ahead of time i wanted 6. I acknowledge you are closed on Wednesday. You had employees in the shop anyway on Wednesday--they said they had to come in anyway to feed the fish for the long weekend whether i came or not. 2. The invoice i received is an automated email invoice. I can email it to you like. It has 6 cories written on it, not 4. And to your reply i am not looking for other cories, iam looking for the habrosas. 3. You knew i was there to pick up six (that is why the invoice that you personally emailed me stated 6 habrosas, which you wanted me to pay). So Eiither you or your employees did not take stock before you emailed me an invoice or you knew ahead of time that you did NOT have 6 and tried to sell me what you have. 4. The 4 habrosas and the oto cats have SEVERE red gills when they were pre-packed in bags upon my arrival. Either this is due high ammonia or red gills disease. I regret buying them. 5. A local fish store in san diego says it is bacterial and recommends medicine treatment. Since the day i picked them up They have been in medicinal treatment and it is nearly a week where the red gills have been present even with daily water changes and 0 ammonia.. I never had this experience with other local fish stores. 6 aside, i have received unsolicited yelp correspondence from your employee. Note i was courteous with your employees. They did not need to initiate any involvement in yelp which was not appreciated. 7. The only correspondence was that you would send 2 cories free of charge on monday and i would not take further action until we resolve this problem. 8. Please do not send the 2 cories, i am wary of the quality of care from your shop given the state of the cories and oto cats. Going forward I will not be ordering from this "guppy mill". And i will report this to the bbb and to other social media sites

    7seas Tropical Fish of San Pedro - The redtail shark I found here after a month long search for a decent sized redtail

    7seas Tropical Fish of San Pedro

    (139 reviews)

    San Pedro

    7seas is a bit of a mixed bag for me. On the positive side, they have a really great selection of…read morefish and dry goods. Tanks, lights, filters, hardscape, supplies, you name it. They also clearly know what they're doing. The staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions without giving you that blank stare you sometimes get at other aquarium shops. But the pricing is honestly kind of shocking. A lot of their equipment is outrageously overpriced compared to what you can find online or even at other local stores. For example, I saw a UNS double valve connector selling for about $60 when the same thing is easily available online for around $20. They also had the Kessil 35° reflector priced at $50, and I've never seen those go for more than $30 or $35 anywhere else. I get that local fish stores have overhead and can't always compete with online pricing, and I'm totally fine paying a little more to support a brick and mortar shop. But some of these markups feel excessive. If you need something immediately and don't mind paying a premium, it's a solid store with good selection and knowledgeable staff. Just be prepared for some pretty steep prices on certain items. Overall I'd say it's worth visiting, but definitely price check before buying equipment.

    New to the neighborhood and found this gem incredible selection very very clean tanks and happy…read morehealthy fish we've already purchased a few puffers and a loach from here as well as plants. The owner was actually kind enough to recommend we come back the following day because he was getting a fresh shipment of plants. This kind of attentiveness is very valuable. Plus they test your water for free.

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