Black Shark Tropical Fish

Joe Payton

2017-05

This guy is full of knowledge. His selection was a bit lacking when we were there but it looks like he has room for a lot of fish. There must be 100 tanks. He also has some large tropical fish and plenty of supplies. And his prices were not bad ether.

Monique Larue

2017-05

Ok so yes this guy seems "grumpy" but that's simply because he cares about his fish like his own kids! He was wonderful towards me n all 4 of my young kids! I'll never buy fish from any of the local pet stores again! I've been in and out for over 3 yrs in those pet stores trying help my daughter (10 yrs old) to get a fish tank and fish and it's never once worked out!! They always die shortly after from getting fish from the LPS until we went to see black shark! Now my daughter has HEALTHY fish plus 2 going be mommy's :) and yes he refused to sell her fish the 1st time going but that simply was because for 1 he DOES care about his fish and his customers but why sell a fish to a different tank if not good for the fish!? ( fish die = unhappy customers) Come to find out after all these yrs the LPS NEVER once told us you didn't just need a filter and heater and regular water changes etc but you also needed oxygen flowing throughout the tank plus must pH test regularly or the fish will NEVER live for long but he corrected ALL our mistakes and helped my daughter by not only selling the correct equipment but he also taught her n physically showed her all she needed to know in order to make this all work and also taught us cheap ways to correct her pH! After it was all corrected we went back a few days later and came home with 3 fish (to start) but that was only when we fixed our mistakes and showed him a perfectly pH water sample and he then was willing to sell her some fish knowing that his fish would survive and she'd finally be happy! So he may seem unprofessional and not super friendly but he really is a wonderful man who's not just looking out for his fish but his customers happiness as well (he may at first refuse to sell fish the 1st time etc but what's the point in buying fish that WON'T survive!? After all you didn't just buy a fish tank for fish to die in a month or less or did you cuz if you did then simply stick to the LPS cuz proper fish care takes time n learning which is why I'll never go anywhere else but here and the fish were cheaper or at least the ones we had gotten from him verses the LPS)! He's looking out for his fish and having HAPPY customers that their fish are in fact HAPPY AND HEALTHY (Hints why he may refuse to sell at 1st simply cuz there's no point when he knows they'll die and you as his customer WON'T BE HAPPY...! So in my opinion he's got 5+ stars!) At the end of our adventure he left us with a smile on my daughter's face (her finally knowing that they'll survive) and said we was welcome to call anytime if any ?s! Plus he's got some really HUGE fish n 1 that's 39 yrs old if that don't tell you his expertise then I don't know what will!

Katie Averill

2013-05

The owner knows his fish he has turned his lifes hobby into his job and he is very pasionate about it. And yes he will be argumenative with customers because he knows what he is talking about he has been doing this for years and if he refuses to sell a certain kind of fish to you it is because u may not have the right size tank or experiance... he isnt going to sell you a fish that wont thrive in the tank you have.

Joe Payton

2018-05

The owner has been great to us. His selection was awesome. Unfortunately, health issues have forced him to close and move. It's too bad.

Jeremy C.

2013-05

I do believe you need to know this man as he could be misunderstood.I dont believe he is intending to be in business to make others feel not welcome.He ought tho to have a more greetable person to do his job lol.He has always answered and diagnosed exactly my problem and issue with no question.I think he could do much better with his business.He says hello to our kids and they like him even tho he is grumbly lol.

RCbuilder247

2016-05

The selection of fish is awesome, and the customer service is the best. Decades of knowledge there, experts at what they do!

Sam Pike

2019-05

Good local pet shop always bought my tropical fish there very knowledgeable

Sami Lombardo

2018-05

All tanks for sale. Got 2, 30 gal for 20 dollars.

Joe Duchette

2018-05

Been going since in was a kid great place

tyler kimball

2018-05

Love this place