Best Aquarium Shop Saint Louis Near Me

Maria Vera: I have now been there twice. I have been there during their operating hours and there is nobody there. I would be a new customer. But I don't think I'll try this a third time....

Khalyce Lowery: Bought my spider from them, great people

Peter Loo: Always a great experience!

Dwight Williams: Love this place there’re very knowledgeable on what you need to do as a beginner into fresh water fish

Alex Skillman: Good before they closed

Joe Patterson: Great selection of fish, plants and supplies. I was there for aquarium plants. The staff was very knowledgeable in speaking about the different plants.

Brian Van Hoosier: My favorite fish store. Dj is very helpful.

Bill Schmaltz: Knowledgeable and friendly staff/owners. Great selection and best aquarium plant selection ever seen.

Denny Mk: This is an edited review.After talking to the owner about problems that occurred with the fish I bought, I got refunded.Nice people who are willing to make their customers happy.Will visit them again next time I go to St. Louis.

Paul Beck: Staff was nice, knowledgeable, and helpful

Cade Dibadj: I've bought a few fish with no knowledge and the friendly people over at Art of Aquaria have helped me take care of them. Nice, friendly staff and a great location South of Tower Grove.

Juan Vila: It hurts me to do this to a mom and pop aquarium shop but it's places like this that ruin the hobby for many people... Went in for the first time and I didn't find anything I was interested in. Some neat stickers caught my eye so I figured— you know what, let me purchase SOMETHING to support the LFS. They were priced at $3 each and I asked if I could get x4 for $10. No big deal if they couldn’t do that. I use to work at an aquarium shop and would be more than happy to either bargain or politely let customers know that the price is fixed. The individual working there (short haired blonde guy) immediately tells me “This isn’t Walmart or Homedepot, you can do that over there but not here”. I politely told him— “okay no big deal, I’m not saying this is like Walmart. I use to work at a shop and bargaining was never an issue but I totally get.”. I was actually in the process of pulling out the extra $2 to purchase them full price when the guy snapped at me again explaining that this isn’t Walmart, go somewhere else, etc etc in front of the rest of the customers. At this point I put my money back in my wallet, politely let him know that I don’t appreciate how rude he is being, and left. The only first impression this LFS accomplished is losing my trust and business. Best of luck guys.

Jeffery Guilds: The best variety of pretty much everything anyone could ever need involving fish, plants for your tank, salt water supplies and even amphibians/reptiles!Location is amazing and the staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. They'll even test your tanks water.Best shop of its kind in town!They are available for tank installation and maintenance.Corey and DJ are always happy to Answer questions and take care of us.

Suzanne Chisum: Great place. Helpful staff. I enjoyed looking at the fish, plants and amphibians. The spiders were even interesting. South Saint Louis.

Carla Sigmund: I love this place! They are very knowledgeable and helpful. They never try to upsell us stuff we don't need. And it seems like they genuinely take good care of their fish and other critters.

Corey Fitzpatrick: This is the best aquarium store in St. Louis. And I’ve been to them all. No other store comes close to the aquatic plant and aquascape selection. Mind blowing corals, a full reptile, tarantula, and dart frog section. Tons of rare freshwater and saltwater fish. Driftwood, seiryu stone, high end aquatic shrimp. They have it all. Beautiful old building with 10 foot tin ceilings, urban jazz music in the background. Even if you don’t have a fish tank grab a drink or a bite at one of the 6 or 7 restaurants on the block, and take a stroll through the aisles like I did. You may just end up leaving with a new hobby…

Steve C: Interesting fish and other livestock. Great selection of aquascaping materials. Equipment and tanks not sold anywhere else in the area. Helpful service. Reasonable prices. Highly recommended!

Steve's Fish Room: Great selection of fish, plants, aquascaping materials, and more. Knowledgeable, hobbyist owners. Highly recommended!

Jeff Sanders: Very cool place. Lots of great fish on display

Day June: Love this spot. Just started a new tank and this is my go to shop for all my needs.Update: Tanks going great! Starting an aquascape now and just got the things I need. Excited to eventually begin a saltwater and come back. I love their saltwater fish selection. So beautiful.

Jeff Brueckmann: Knowledgeable service at both locations, wide variety of in stock aquarium products, lots of aquariums with healthy fish and plants.

Brian Van Hoosier: A store for a true hobbiest. Their selection is versatile and priced accordingly. Sometimes the staff seems a little edgy but any questions get answered. Never had anything but success with all their plants and animals.

Catorb: Lovely little store

Kirin Pax: I don't have the words for how much I love this place & the people who work here.

rustler boyz aka45: Best customer service ever!!!! I found exactly what I wanted and more!❤️

Alan Brandt: Great fish store. High quality fish and plants.

Angie Earlywine: Hands down best place for fish, plants, etc in St. Louis, I won’t go anywhere else.Their staff are very knowledgeable about not only the fish, but the chemicals, plant care, water issues, best food options, and how to treat diseases. Their tanks are individual (vs. all connected like petco and petsmart) so no risk of getting a diseases from one of the other tanks. They check their fish constantly and would never sell a fish with any issues. Mike and Garret are very helpful on specialty fish and which fish do best together based on your tank size.Highly recommend this place.

Peter Loo: Staff is always consistent and knowledgeable.

Zach Whitehead: Incredible store with great employees. Both employees I've met have been very knowledgeable, friendly and went the extra mile to help me with any questions and suggestions they had. Best place to buy fish and aquarium equipment in St. Louis.

Alex Skillman: Great place tons of healthy fish

Jacquelynn Gillie: Friendly knowledgeable staff with a large selection of fish

Delon Johnson: Went in to grab a few items today and didn't realize how close it was to closing but was still taken care of. And the rewards program just put the icing on. Thanks Garrett if I got your name right.

Kaylee Cox: The employee was rude, wasn't helpful, and cold. I'm never going back!😡

Kayelynn Hastings: First time there today, and was so amazed by their tanks and different options of live plants! The employee that was working was so helpful and knowledgeable of the live plants and what plants were light maintenance and high maintenance. Definitely will be going back!

Joel Dupree: Fish people

Philip Gawlak - Realtor: Garret was awesome, very knowledgeable and friendly. Store was clean and well organized, all the fish and plants are obviously well cared for.I highly recommend a visit.

Denny Mk: Went there for the first time today and was very pleasantly surprised of how professional the employee was! While all aquariums appeared to have diversity of healthy fish and plants, there were two with tape on the front glass. I wanted to buy a fish from one of those tanks, taking the risk on my own, but was prevented by the same guy because they will not sell sick fish! That's a HUGE plus in my book. I think if most of the aquarium fish stores stick to this policy we'll have happier aquarists and less people giving up on fish keeping because of buying sick fish that die in few days.Ended up buying some Prime and water wisteria plant.Highly recommend this place to any aquarium fish keeper and will definitely visit them again!

Renee Chandra: Very pricey

Braelyn Hall: Great selection of plants and fish. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable.

DaMusicMane1: Let me start by saying the employee who I spoke with a couple of times is VERY knowledgeable about aquarium fish which I greatly appreciate, HOWEVER this particular person's demeanor towards a customer who is new to aquarium fish or learning is kind of "brash" and off-putting. I spoke with this person a couple of times and his tone was very condescending, as if I was dumb for asking questions or if I get my terminology incorrect. I called him before and it felt as if he was in rush. Just not a very pleasant, friendly experience in my opinion. To me, you can have all the knowledge in the world, but if your tone is unwelcoming, then I will avoid that person for a better experience. Now I don't know if it was because there are other factors that determine how he treats customers, but to me if I speak with respect, I expect the same in return.

Kevin Ely: Great selection and knowledgeable staff.

Brad Bowyer: I have shopped many of the local reef stores and continue to return to and recommend Gateway. The store is smaller than some of the others but they get to focus on the fish, corals, and customers. I do quarantine everything I buy from all fish stores, but everything I buy from Gateway seems to be very healthy.Check out their Facebook page for walk throughs and livestock videos.

Peter Loo: Sets the standards and stays on path.

Mary Hart: One of the better reef store around

Mia Bier: The people in this service follow these living creatures teaching everyone that they are not just decorations they're living breathing lives that when you go in to adopt one of those living breathing lives that you are responsible for them the people in the store teach you how to do that and direct you in the steps that keeps these creatures in the best life that you can give them it is a sincere pleasure to know those in Gateway Aquatics for it is from whom the education that they that my other family that swim away and happiness around their little enclosures with their ecosystem healthy in the way the that taught me and I'm an eager student

shawn o'keefe: Nice and clean.

Bill Rice: Love coming in here. We drive over and hour to shop almost every other week

Spencer Hippler: Love this place! Great staff!

Renee H: Store clerk was very helpful. We were looking for frag shelves and he gave us a number of options. They were having a buy 2 get 1 free deal on frags/coral. It was a very cool little shop. There was a lot of healthy looking coral and both salt and freshwater fish. I didnt check it out, but I could see they had pond stuff on the side of the shop.Update: Went there to purchase two standard clownfish for $25/each. They had other color morphs that were a bit more pricey $65+.

Alyssa Giger: Best selection of fish, and thy we are healthy! Salt water tanks are beautiful, and inspiring to start a coral farm.

Joe Allen: Great place to go for a fish /supplies

Dan Johnson: These guys are very knowledgeable and professional!

Joseph Sage: Always my go to store! Everyone there is incredibly helpful and super knowledgeable!

Rick Abel: Best around!!

Justin Brents: Amazing place

Phillip Cook: Beautiful corals with not bad prices. Have bought corals from here before and will again! Love the atmosphere the employees provide.

Brandon Haley: Great customer service. Very good selection of salt and freshwater supplies.

Chris B: Great store big selection for the size got 4 corals, a sailfin tang, and a lawnmower blenny they advised about the tang being in lower salinity water. I drip acclimated and all are doing great. I will definitely return again despite the hour and a half drive to get there.

David Hopple: These guys were fantastic! Knew their stuff, very patient with my many questions, and had an awesome selection. Wanted a particular fresh water fish, but they didn't have it, but took the time to figure out what I was looking for and why, and found a great substitute!! Will be back for more fish and maybe a really good canister filter!

Amanda Rusnak: Very helpful and extremely nice. Took time to explain to fix our current issue, and even offered advice to prevent it. I will be back and recommend to anyone with an outdoor water feature or fish as a hobby. The fish inside the store were beautiful everything looked clean and well taken care of.

Jason Lehde: Always helpful, great layout and clean tanks.

Josh Dixon: Great place! Had a great experience, Nathan was very informative and helpful. I'll definitely be going back.

Gerald Laplant: Very knowledgeable. Fair prices

Doug Alsip: Look no further than seascape. My experiences their is that there knowledge they're friendly, and fun to work with. Their selection on coral and fish is from beginner to Expert. They truly love, what they do and it show.

Mack Deez: So nice here

Dillon Blind: Pretty solid spot! Really good selection of fish and the coral game seems to have elevated within the last few months. Definitely worth a stop for any saltwater hobbyist.

The Wrasse Reef Channel: I absolutely LOVE Seascape! Great selection of fish, coral, and inverts. All healthy....clean tanks! Everyone is so nice and helpful. I have been driving from Illinois to Seascape for almost 10 years. Also if you love wrasses like me they have the BEST selection of wrasses, even more difficult wrasses like leopards that are eating and in great shape! In the pics the Red Carpet, most of the corals., and the fish came from them! Thanks Nick, Joe, and Luke for everything! Some others to but I can't remember their names!

Lauri Shedd: Seascape helped us get started with the salt water reef hobby (addiction? LOL) a few years ago and I trust all the folks who work there and the livestock I get from there. They’ve always been friendly and patient with us as we always have a lot of questions. Special shout out to Melissa and Luke who have went the extra mile for us over the years. Love you guys!

Jerry McDonald: This is easy. Spent 8 years protecting this country. Apparently not good enough to clean fish tanks. Please boycott this business

Zachary Wilcox: Spend your hard earned money somewhere else..

Eric Stimpson: Best place on earth if you are into saltwater aquarium life . I have 2 saltwater aquariums and this is my must go to storeEveryone that works there treats us like family and always always great customer service! Whats in my tanks All came from seascape studio ! They always take care of us no matter what ! Thank you to all the staff members for being their for us and knowing us by our names

Bill Rice: Great staff

Daniel Dassow: Amazing collection of saltwater aquarium fish. Staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The shop is definitely worth a visit.

Joel Austin: Excellent service

Pamela Dawes: Great shop for all things saltwater! Friendly staff that knows their stuff makes this place worth the trip!

Richard Lyons: Great place. Best selection of marine animals that I know of . And I am from an hour and a half South

Sam Prichard: Love this place. Even if you don't have a marine tank you should at least come check it out. There's usually a ton of livestock (fish) and just about everything you'd need if you want to get started in the hobby and if they don't have something they'll get it for you fast. The staff is always super helpful and knowledgeable. I bought my tank from them a couple of years ago. They delivered it an hour away and set it all up for us and guided us through the entire process. Highly recommend.

Jessica M: Knowledgeable staff and great selection of all kinds of saltwater products. Far above the other local fish stores. Wish their website had e-commerce!

keith Eversole: Awesome place to buy fish

michael bauer: Good store with nice selection of fish and dry goods. Ok selection of coral, but less than some of the other saltwater stores in the region

Rose Johnson: This place will not disappoint you when your looking for your next purchase of fish for your aquarium lots and lots of different varieties of fish they take pride in keeping their tanks clean and keeping their fish healthy.

Erica: My favorite place to shop for fish , very professional and knowledgeable about thier stock

Cindy Holtmann: Always have staff on hand to assist you very knowledgeable

Danae Taylor: I've been coming in for years now and I'll continue too.

Sharon Tyson: A great place to shop for all of your aquatic products!!!!! They also provide excellent service for cleaning fish aquariums! I highly recommend this company!!! Professional, friendly and courteous!!!

Amber Hayden: We drove an hour to get here and I was not disappointed! They had the best selection of cichlids that I’ve found so far. Really great staff and some really unique fish. Great prices as well. I am super happy with my purchase. I will be back :)

Anthony Johnson: I love this place, always have what you need, great prices and are always very professional

Steve Roth: I drove about 100 miles to get African Cichlids and I wasn't disappointed. I will go back, staff was very friendly and helpful.

John McPherson: Purchased some Blue Dream shrimp. They are sweet! Billy and Reggie were friendly and knowledgeable. Duncan was very helpful as well. I will certainly go there again!

Peter Loo: Experience and quality.

Andrea Cass: I visited this store for the first time yesterday and bought several fish from them. They are very informative and take great care of their fish.

Tony Higgins: Great Place to Shop with for your Fish and Fishing supply, Great Customer Care and information that's needed for your fish care needs.

Gwen Wooten: This is my favorite pet store they always have everything that I need the service is great people are nice I enjoy going to see the new fish and anything else that they sell.

helen wolenter: Nice people and SO many fish!

Denise Edgar: Best assortment ever. CLEAN Tanks nice service. The men who work there know what they are doing and are willing to help. This is a real fish store. I'll be back . I love the vibe.

Philip Gawlak - Realtor: Cool store and well worth a visit. Great people here, can’t recommend them enough. First time here and will definitely be back for more.Support your local businesses STL!!!

Markell Bolden: The best there is

Aaron Snow: Been around a long time

Andrew 123: Favorite fish store in stl, knowledgeable friendly employees and great selection of cichlids and other fish

marcus s: Great place full of knowledgeable people. Have purchased plenty of fish and rocks from this place

Derek Gremminger (Redtank22): Staff is always great and helpful!

William Young: Very friendly and informative. Need to stop by for some corals.

Jose Rodriguez: Simply put this store is the best store I've visited for my aquatic needs. The type of marine fish they receive and sell are amazing looking! The prices are great and the staff is second to none. They make you feel like more than a customer and go out of their way to make sure you leave excited and looking forward to coming back! Do yourself a favor and stop by!

Carl Hofer: Excellent place great atmosphere lots of value thanks 😊

Aaron Methvin: Hands down the best Reef Aquarium store in the St Louis area. Great selection of healthy fish and thriving coral. They are also the only store in the area with a fully stocked dry goods section that has every size pump, fish medication, food etc that you could need. I go here for everything other than toilet paper......

Ross Landry: Great store 1 employee Mark knew his stuff about what I needed to knowThe other employee smelled so bad management

Maria Vera: By far the best salt water dish store in Missouri!! Excellent service and very knowledgeable. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

Brandon Dawson: The guy that helped me and was totally awesome and was very helpful.

Ridge Burrell: Great selection of saltwater fish and a very helpful staff that is knowledgeable on both salt and fresh

Wayne Snider: First off, consistent. They always have a ton of corals and livestock to choose from. You don't have to come back on the day the shipment is arriving, which lots of places will tell you. Secondly, quality. They always have great healthy fish and corals to choose from. Some places look like they raise aptasia, or 30 types of algae and and don't seem to care. Or have a whole wall of empty tanks. You won't encounter any of that here, they always do their best to fight any pests giving you great quality fish and coral. Third, they stock a good amount of tanks and equipment. I can almost always find what I need right then. This can be a huge help when you encounter any kind of tank emergency. Fouth, their huge coral selection and price range. They have everything from beginner to those designer named corals that everyone wants. They even frag out those high end corals down to affordable prices to allow you to find something in your price range. Finally, I've never gone here and been ignored. In fact it's always been the opposite. They have always been extremely helpful and knowledable in my experience.If you haven't been here or haven't been in a while, make a trip. Something is always new here. They are always moving the store forward from new display tanks, new equipment, new corals, and much more. This store will have you coming back, even just to look. Which of course, means you'll be going home with a new item, no one ever just looks. ;)

Bill Rice: Great place so glad we found you!

Kris Kirmess: Steve and his staff are friendly and knowledgeable! I've never had a saltwater aquarium before and The Corner Reef got me setup with everything I needed and talked me through the process of maintaining one. Absolutely fantastic store!

Brad Murphy: Great selection of high end corals, and the tanks are all very clean!

Annette Marie: The coral's and animals were beautiful! The staff very helpful and knowledgeable!

Lee Grill: Has a little of everything new & used. Owner was very knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely will be going back.

Dustin Clary: I think it was the owner I spoke to today if not their staff is very knowledgeable anyways very nice and willing unlike some other similar places.

Matt McLaughlin: Very helpful/knowledgeable staff

Phillip Cook: Great place with a great selection of corals and fish.

D Garrett: Great customer service. They know their stuff. Great selection.

Charlie Maher: Awesome store....great selection and great prices..

Daniel Lally: Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Not sure Price for adult entry $11–15More

Martin Wilhelm: It's expensive but if you take your time and really try everything it's worth it. They took us on a backstage tour.Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Not sure Price for adult entry $21–30 …More

Kent Craighead: Really nice Aquarium well maintained and beautifully themed. The price seems reasonable for the quality of the exhibition. I have been to several major American aquariums ( Chicago Boston Dallas ect. ) and the St. Louis Aquarium offers an experience on par with these, with only one caveat, it’s a bit Smaller. It’s not that it’s tiny, but when you come savor the experience from the Beginning. The end isn’t to far away. The price is commensurate to the size of the exhibit.A solid recommendation

Lacey Huling: I really wish I would have read reviews before wasting my money. We bought the tickets online as suggested, since they only allow so many people in every 15 mins. $63 for 2 adults. We were all the way through in about 30 mins...and that was taking our time! No otters anywhere to be seen. Since we had 9 am tickets, none of the food places were open when we got out, so we just left. So disappointing. This is the smallest, most overpriced aquarium we have ever visited.

chase shearer: Unbelievable lots to do. St. LOUIS has been great

coty vinson: Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait Reservation recommended No Price for adult entry $31+More

Christopher & Amy Hitt: Visited on Public holiday Wait time Up to 10 min Reservation recommended YesMore

Terri Glenn: Visited on Weekend Wait time Up to 10 min Reservation recommended Not sure Price for adult entry $21–30More

Jacob Martin: The touch tank parts were fun.It was way too expensive.The weird train theater thing that they do before you get to the aquarium wasn't bad, but... not what we were there for, obviously.

Isaiah Southward: This place was amazing! I loved the light show! Staff was very helpful and friendly.Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes …More

Dale Gauch: Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes Price for adult entry $31+More

JonMichael Deisher: Not worth the money. Very few exhibits.There were some fun exhibits.I expected more For the price

TJ Herring: Very small aquarium. Not worth the $60 my wife and I spent. It took us 15 minutes to walk through. A few hands on exhibits were ok. The river otter exhibit was tiny. Shark tank had a few large species.. but was a very small tank. Save your money

Howard Fine: Excellent facility! We had visited an aquarium in Charlotte previously, and the St. Louis facility was by far much nicer in my opinion. The aquarium was well stocked and interactive and was a great place to spend an afternoon.Visited on Weekend Wait time 30–60 min Reservation recommended Not sure …More

Caroline Herrera: Amazing experience ♥️. I definitely recommend it.Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes …More

Joe Stahlman: Love the activities. Big wheel, Mirror maze, Rope coarse, Mini golf & Carousel. Aquarium was awesome!Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes Price for adult entry $31+ …More

Jerry Pfeifer: It was great being of wild life fish and snakes sharks I bin noticing about 19 percent of hammerhead sharks are killed by llegel fishing I was asking about making a donation to saint Louis wild life aquarium

Lauren Gagliardi: Wonderful experience for young or old peopleVisited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended Yes …More

Jason Lenox-Krug: Enthusiast interpreters explain the displays. Cool displays. Lots of interactive activities for kids, and a few for adults. Great views of the aquatic life, but it is a small aquarium.Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait …More

Tiffany Brown: The experience before walking through the Aquarium was one-of-a-kind and I really enjoyed all the hands-on stations. Definitely a great place to visit as a family or even as a couple!Visited on Weekend Wait time No wait …More

Paula Chor: Local aquarium supply store. Very knowledgeable staff. Excellent selection as well as advice. My most recent tank setup. Sourced from Aqua World.

Jim McGarry: Great store, nice selection and knowledgeable staff!

Morgan Brown: We showed up looking for clown loaches as they had a whole bunch of them there for sale. We stood around waiting for someone to help us so we could get a school to add to our tank and work the bottom of the tank. Very rude and they were discussing lunch instead of making some decent money as we needed a round 6 of these $30/piece fish. Traveled from the southern end of Jefferson County to be ignored wasn’t fun in any manor.

D Sweat: “My brother is the owner” is the response I got when I tried to warranty my pump here. Went there twice but was brushed off by the owners sister. The other workers tried to help me, one even calling Mike, but miss “my brothers the owner” wouldn’t let it happen. I’ve bought a lot here over the years but I won’t be back.

Tech Ops: Great shop with lots of goodies.

Keith Adaway: The lady I just talked to was horrible very short with me asking questions and I was not very happy with her service!!

Jamie S: Great selection of freshwater fish and so many aquatic plants. Everything looks very healthy. Prices are fair. Staff is helpful. We are still setting up our tank again and we will be back for fish later. They are beginning to get restocked on saltwater fish too and they look great.

Ryan Raney: Very well stocked store with impressively clean tanks and a great selection of aquatic plants. Will definitely be back.

Sara Vandable: They are so nice and knowledgeable!

Lou Brueckmann: Very nice neat, healthy fish that are well taken care of and very good customer service.

jasmmo Morales: Always have gotten great ,HEATHLY fish from here love this place ❤️

Zachary Whitehead: Absolutely my go to place for all things fish. From start to finish they have helped me build the most wonderful fresh water aquarium. You will not find a more knowledgeable group of people.

Chris harrell: Answered all my questions and were very helpful

Logan Lawrence: Nice staff clean tanks and good selection!They have freshwater and salt water fish

dheeraj mekala: Mike and Zelle are the best. They care for their fishes and their customers. They're are always down to help when you need with respect to fishes, aquariums, invertebrates, aquarium plants.

Gaurav Kaushik: Always good choice for plants and freshwater fishes.

Jessica P: Great people, healthy fish and plants. Staff is knowledgeable and friendly. A+

Christina Morr: We stopped by Aqua-World on our way to Petco and couldn’t be happier that we did! This is our first aquarium experience and these folks are so knowledgeable and helped us make the right decision for healthy and happy pets. We will be back when we decide to add to our crew! Highly recommend!

Jerry G: Mom Pop shop.Very friendly .Always service with a smile.

Jeri Pruitt: Very nice employeeVery helpful and they don't try to rip you off.