Pacific Aquarium & Plant

Jack Rhodes

2024-04

This is my favorite aquarium store in the city! We are so lucky a place like this is here. Their selection is excellent and their customer service is unmatched. Chi is the man - he and his staff are incredibly helpful and generous with their time. If you have a problem, they are more than happy to pause what they are doing and help work you through it. I call them often for advice and I'm sure they are sick of me by now, but I turn to them because they are reliable. They will not tell you something just to sell you a product. They want the best for your fish and it shows. I wish I was closer to them, I would be there all the time!

Lydia Pabon

2024-04

I purchased some copepods here for my mandarin goby. I called before going to ensure they had stock as a lot local shops don’t carry them. When I purchased them the water looked super green which I’ve never seen before. I asked the guy why it looked like that and also asked why the copepods weren’t swimming around. He told me they sit at the bottom and they’re so small that it’s really hard to see them. I’ve never seen this when purchasing copepods but since he’s the expert I decided to buy them anyway. Upon inspecting the bag further when I got home I decided to test the water before putting them in my tank. THANK GOD I DID. The ammonia was off the charts and everything in the bag was DEAD. I threw them out and called the next day to explain what happened. I made it very clear I didn’t need my money back ($20) but that he needed to throw those out immediately and not sell anymore. Dumping that bag into any aquarium would kill everything in someone’s tank. He pretty much blew me off didn’t know what I was talking about and said he’d mention it to the manager. Never heard back from them.

Freyda Rodriguez

2023-10

I was amazed when I walked in. The beautiful selections of fishes and aquarium plus natural plants and sea rocks, I was an awe. The customer service was/is 5 star. The business owner made it so comfortable and even talked to us. I loved it 😍 Thank you so much for making the experience a delight 😊 I definitely will be going back!!!

Suspicious Gay

2023-11

What a fish store should look likeFor anyone who has been unlucky enough to find themselves in the aquarium sections of PetCo or PetSmart, then a visit to this store is a must.Upon arrival, you will be greeted by row upon row of gleaming tanks inhabited by active and healthy fish ready for sale.This is a far cry, indeed, from their brethren in the mass production industry.Pricing is reasonable and staff are on hand to answer any queries you may have.If you want quality fish, look no further than this store!

Judy Chung

2024-03

Got 6 Ember Tetras yesterday. Very knowledgeable and reasonable shop.

Will Cosker

2023-05

By far the best place for any aquarium needs in Manhattan.They have an amazing selection of substrate, plants, fish, wood, rocks, anything a novice or even advanced fish keeper needs. The staff is also extremely accommodating and helpful too which is very important for a hobby like this!Don't waste your time going anywhere else.

Mo T

2023-05

OMG I CANNOT STRESS HOW AMAZING THUS PLACE IS a little pricey but the animals are SOOOO healthy and the Plants are SOOOOO healthy and vibrant!! Will definitely be getting ALLmy plants and animals here!!Edit: after getting multiple shrimp here none have turned up with any problems. Also made friends with one of the employees here and OMGGGG they are all sooooo KNOWLEDGEABLE you WILL NOT be lead astray here which is one of the most important things if you're looking to take the best care of your fish and raise them HAPPY, HEALTHY, and ETHICALLY

George fernandez

2024-04

10/10 for this place the fish are healthy and cheap that's where I bought mine

Gabriel Schneider

2024-02

The owner graciously replaced my dwarf crayfish when it abruptly died! Amazing and incredibly knowledgeable staff with a bevy of beautiful creatures. This is perhaps the best speciality fish store in Manhattan.

Jessica Harvey

2020-05

Absolutely gorgeous store and selection. Fantastic tank setups, huge fish selection, plant selection, tank accessories/ supplies, & unique tanks for sale. Staff is so friendly, very helpful, and all staff members were so so knowledgeable! This is everything you could ever want in an aquatic store. They even have tissue cultured plants! Which are the absolute best for avoiding cross contamination. They are sterile & therefor pest and bacteria-free! Prices for some items were a little high, but most were fair or average. I was very impressed.

Greg Thung

2024-04

A plant I bought from here has pesticides on it which decimated my shrimp population. It was located in the big tank towards the right wall near the end of the store. Nobody informed me about this. Looking back I saw nothing else living in that tank.

Ygael Tresser

2024-04

Pacific aquarium is a very organized and knowledgeable fish store ,if you bring in your fishtank water and its a little sulfuric or a little dirty they will tell you everything you need to do to help balance your water before selling you fish, for free😄, other shop wouldn’t care to sell you fish regardless of the toxicity of the water. I know of no other place with this pursuit of professionalism

Claire Lincoln

2024-04

Incredible, healthy stock and an even better staff- always so helpful and attentive and fair! They care about your tank and its health 👍🏻

Edward Spade

2024-01

I visit here every time I’m in NYC, I enjoy this shop as there is a great deal of plants and hardscape materials. The fish selection can vary. But there is always something interesting in this store .

Alexandria Atkins

2023-11

This store is an amazing resource for aquarium hobbyists with wonderful knowledgeable staff members, such as Julie! She guided me around the store, and we had a wonderful chat, while my siblings bought some of their wonderfully cared for plants and aquarium equipment. Everyone in the store is great, and the store itself is also great!!!

Peter Loftus

2024-04

great spot, recently converted half the store to planted tanks. staff is knowledgeable and was able to answer lots of questions from aspiring aquarists!

Ryah Mesch

2020-05

This place has some serious aquarium inspo- I wanted to build an aquarium even half as amazing as the display aquariums. It’s so lovely to see that they not only sell live plants, but they know how to compose an amazing tank. We bought our betta Jeff here and I feel so inspired by the gorgeous homes they have their fish in. I’ll be back for more plants!!!

Raheem Brown

2023-08

The manager and staff was very knowledgeable about the compatible fish species to use to create the aquarium community.

David MC

2022-05

Great variety, prices are a bit higher than other places but I love that they have many options to choose from. I wish they could put a little more info about each fish besides the name.

Hilda Fernandez

2023-05

Got my first betta sorority, and everything I needed to get started. Here is the temporary tank while I cycle the new tank. Team at Pacific Aquarium is always super helpful and I got advice how to get started.

C Ortiz

2024-04

Amazing staff. Super helpful and knowledgeable with anything aquarium related👍

Daniel Carrazana

2019-05

Very clean shop the staff was very friendly and their prices are very reasonable. good collection of very unique corals and fish freshwater and Salt water. This store also has good assortment of fishing equipment such as fishing poles and fishing reels, you can also get bait and tackle here. I really enjoyed looking at their redsea reefer peninsula tank. Next time you’re in New York City make sure you stop by the Pacific aquarium store. If I didn’t live in Florida I definitely would’ve been making a purchase and taking them home with me.

Marc Dilinila

2020-05

The place is beautiful. If you're looking to do some aquascaping, they have some nice resources and plants to help your scapes. In addition, the stock is healthy and there's a wide selection of fish.

Kenza Sakrouhi

2024-03

Go to salt reef aquarium shop in the city. We bought many coral and clean up crew from them. They’re super helpful and never disappoint. Highly recommended.

eli

2023-05

You know, I really really enjoyed this store. The interior and everything, the fish selection, it all was fantastic. Staff we’re polite too. On the other hand, all staff and what I’m assuming to be people ranked higher on their team repeatedly told me that the fish would be “perfectly healthy”. Shortly after I got them, internal diseases, extreme fungus disease, and such was present on the fish I had purchased. I have a large community tank, and hadn’t purchased any fish in a very long while (from any stores) and this disease they had, after I had purchased them, left a toll of death on lots of my larger, perfectly healthy fish in the community tank too. My parameters were in good condition as well. Please, I advise you, be careful. Below is a photo of the fungus on one of my fish (that is alive) in a quarantine tank I recently moved him to.Edit: He passed away shortly after that night—The fungus present appeared approximately 3 hours before this photo was taken, and he passed about an hour later. It was very sudden and rapid. I also had called to complain and they kept on dodging the complaint, not offering a refund of some sort, simply just responding with the ways in which I should treat the fish (which I had told them multiple times I had already been doing so). All fish are well now, but about 5 of my fish died (including extremely healthy large, adult angelfish), including the 2 large sailfin mollys I purchased.

Dean Lorenzo Tartaglia (DeanLorenzo828)

2019-05

As far as aquarists concerned, this is one of the must visits of NYC. and perhaps further.The setups and selection of fish are exceptional. And of course the coral variety and quality are spectacular.Rekindleds the feelings of entering the deep blue mysteries of the ocean. As a child, or an adult who is young at heart.And offers lots of new inspiration for your own aquarium. Most highly recommended. 💙💜💙Love the Deep Blue 👍👍👍

Brad Windsor

2022-05

Don’t let the unassuming entrance fool you, this is a huge aquarium store with an extensive plumbing system that’s been running for 30 years. Lots of expertise, a place where serious hobbyists will be at home.

Skyla Rayne

2020-05

It takes a lot for me to rate a pet store of any kind with five stars.This place was so clean, a lot bigger than expected, full of happy thriving fish, and the employees are very knowledgeable.It wasn’t humid, smelly, or gross like most aquarium shops are.They had beautiful aquascapes.They actually wait for their fish to acclimate to their new environment before selling them with labels saying “not ready to sell” which I’ve never seen before.They have a very large variety of food and necessities for tanks.We bought 9 neon tetras 3 days ago and 8 of them have made it. Better than the 9/9 that died slowly and painfully when purchased from a dirty store in Brooklyn.I think the one died of shock despite proper acclimation technique.Despite the large amount of koi in one tank, it’s very clean. I’d assume they’re going to be purchased or picked up soon.

Mark Zarutin

2024-04

My fish and shrimp died before I made it home

XGeezyboyz Tv

2023-05

I really like this place, the best customer service, they sell very beautiful and healthy fish, I recommend 100% betta fish ♥️😍