Fintastic Aquariums of Wake County Inc

Courtlyn Hardy

2024-03

This store is so neat. Their prices are one of the best we have seen. We would go more often if the lady that worked there was not so rude every single time we’ve went in. The other employees are very friendly…she just does NOT want to be there and does not like to talk to people and it’s so obvious and makes you want to leave. Other than that we love this cute little fish store! Their selection of fish is awesome.

Latoya Hightower

2024-01

Awesome local fish store! The prices are great and depending on when you shop you can get really good information about what they have in stock. Weekends are busy due to the weekend sales. Overall this is my go to place for corals.

Silas Mayes

2017-05

Great staff! Great everything! I could not afford anything there, but I knew that coming in. This store is great and I hope to be a costumer in the future. Also none of the fish were abused like in pet smart.

Greg Williams

2023-10

This is a great little shop with good prices. Beautiful corals and selections of detritus cleaners for tank maintenance. Not a large showroom for fish but the tanks were very healthy and their relationships with suppliers give them an edge over competition for frags. snails, and invertibrates. They're doing a good job with their mangrove filter beds as well.

Brian Barnhill

2020-05

Went today with a couple friends to check out the store and get my buddy a new fish for his salt water tank. The staff was very friendly, knowledge, and helpful. They had a wonderful selection of healthy fish at very reasonable prices. They also had a great selection of both soft and hard Coral.

Wise Old Traveling Mouse

2023-05

The title is not misleading. This place is FINTASTIC! Great fish and nice employees 10/10 on the mouse scale

jimmy lau

2024-04

Min was very nice, patient and knowledgeable. He gave me great tips and resources. Thank you!

Cynthia Helms

2024-05

Great place for all your saltwater needs. Employees are always very helpful & friendly.

Good “Luckofphoenix” Good

2017-05

TRUST ME! This place is Fantastic. Great exotic corals and fish that are sold for hundreds of dollars on the internet, but they sell it for ridiculously inexpensive prices...really affordable. I know because I bought from the internet and they're expensive and they come dying. All of their corals and fish are healthy TRUST ME. I bought a lot of them and they opened 6 months ago and I have been there from day one. COLORS ARE RIDICULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL. I'm originally from So. Cali. and I've been in the hobby for over 22 years and I'm 35 now. I've been to wholesalers and fish stores and have seen the most amazing colored corals you won't believe, but once I moved to NC I couldn't find anywhere, which sold exotic beautifully colored corals. They were all the same all over the place and they sold me dying corals at very expensive prices...I won't mention the store, which recently sold me dying corals and they have been for years to me and beginners...Now, I'm not an expert at this hobby even though I've been in this hobby for a very long time, I'm still learning a lot about corals, but when corals start dying always stop buying from them and report them to BBB. Now Fintastic doesn't sell dying things, if things go wrong it has to be your water quality, but you know what, I've been in there and they're SUPER NICE and they really HELP PEOPLE to get their water quality back on track. They really will I heard them talking to customers multiple times, while I was viewing their coral tank. David, Kevin, and Jeff are the owners, they're what I call them the 3 Musketeers. Now, I know them by name because like I said I've been going their from day one and I got hooked. I'm sure you will to. They will never force you to buy something, lie, nor sell you anything sick. Just like my first words were to this post 'TRUST ME'! DON'T FORGET TO COME BACK TO TERIYAKIN'!

Jessica Royal

2019-05

The store is nothing less than amazing, and the workers are wonderful and it's clear they care about their fish more than just making money. They make sure the tank you have is big enough for the fish you would like to get. I will definitely be coming back. Thanks for everything you guys keep up the great job.

Carolina Shore Fishing

2023-07

Favorite shop in the triangle area! Best prices, selection, and knowledge. Fintastic is always looking out!

Tylor Helms

2022-05

Really happy to have found this place. Very helpful, great service, and awesome coral selection.

Jerry Li

2023-05

I've been shopping at this store recently and it's been great. They have an excellent selection of fish and corals and the staff are very kind and helpful.EDIT: In my original review, I had thought the store treated their sell tanks with sub-therapeutic levels of copper, given the swift demise of a Flame Angel I bought from them. After calling the store for clarification, I learned that they only use copper whenever an issue is detected. However their sell tanks DO fluctuate salinity. The Flame angel's sell tank had a salinity of 1.015 gravity, whereas I keep my tank at 1.025. That's a quite large difference and the poor Flame just could not deal with my 45 minute acclimation.I realize it was my fault for not asking about the salinity/parameters of the sell tank. I had assumed it was in a common range of 1.020-1.026. That being said, I feel like the Fintastic should've warned me that the sell tank had a current salinity well out of normal range.However, after speaking with the owner, they offered a heavily discounted price of any new fish. Even though I might not take up the offer soon (since my current display tank is full), I appreciated the apologetic sentiments and the effort to make things right. And this is in-line with my other positive experiences with the store. Therefore, I'm amending my review to five stars. Not everything goes perfectly but the response is what matters the most.

Brian Miller

2023-05

David and his team did a great job moving a 100 gallon established reef tank to my home. They worked for 12+ hours to make sure everything was up and running before leaving for the night, and gave me their cell numbers in case any problems came up. Tank looks great less than 12 hours later. They obviously care about the animals and spent a lot of effort to protect my home as well. I will be shopping there for my livestock moving forward. Highly recommend!

Joel Benevides

2022-05

Came in today for the first time. I live in Burlington but read great reviews online so I had to check it out. Jeff was awesome. Extremely knowledgeable and super friendly. Nice variety of clearly well kept fish and coral. Absolutely worth the visit and glad to see Raleigh has a first class salt store. Keep up the great work and thanks again!

Anthony Saad

2023-07

They have a great selection of both corals and fish! Everyone there has been very friendly and more than happy to answer any question you have and genuinely want to help you and your tank do well!

Lilly Hall

2023-05

I have been going to this store for a very long time and always noticed it was quite sketchy, but they had a few good items to purchase. I continued going here like normal and had picked up a few sketchy interactions with one of the staff. I thought this was an “ok” go to fish store until a recent experience I had. I was interested in buying a sand sifting starfish however they only had 1 left in stock. One of workers checked it out and we both agreed it wasn’t looking too great to buy . Another staff member took the starfish completely OUT of the water to it to air which can kill a starfish that small. Exposing a starfish to air any amount of time can trap air bubbles in the starfish which can kill it. She then proceeded to say it was fine to buy this starfish. I obviously did not buy this starfish. I think you guys have a great selection but please be careful with delicate animals like starfish.

Antonio Severino

2018-05

Great guy very friendly the best place in the area for fish and coral

garsons grams

2023-05

Horrible experience talked down on customers. Wouldn’t come back with the lack of respect they have for the people that come into their establishment. Their saltwater fish selection was fair, but definitely saw some that looked sick. Recommend other local aquarium shops in the area that have far better customer service and way better fish selection that look healthy.

Jacob Butler

2023-05

I told them I recently setup a 20 gallon water box. They questioned me on if my water parameters were correct, I didn’t know the correct numbers I go by the colors on the API reef masters test kit chart. They treated me I like I didn’t know what I was doing it was very belittling. I ended up going to the fish room and was treated very well and bought what I needed and a fish. I went home and retested my water parameters and everything was just fine as I knew they were. I wasted an hour driving to fantastic aquariums I will never step foot in that shop again.

Thomas Belt

2024-04

The only salt water shops with 1.) Excellent fish selection 2.) Corals and 3.) The owner who is knowledgeable about the hobby. Takes the time to know his customer and makes recommendations for your tank.

Icharis

2021-05

While they are a saltwater store their prices and service were great for my 180 drilled with a very nice sump. Their installation was prefect the first time and very well done. I’ve had my tank now for 6 years and no issues and still go back for certain supplies.

Hesham Elleisy

2019-05

A really cool place, great fish, best prices I've seen around, and most importantly very nice people!

Paul Thorpe

2022-05

Went in last weekend after deciding to get an old Biocube i had in storage for a while back up and running. Last time I maintained a reef was 7 years ago, and last time a started a reef about 10. Things have CHANGED! The staff at Fintastic was over the top helpful and gave what i consider to be sound advice. The staff really went above and beyond and were super pleasant to deal with. The displays were clean, everything looked maintained. I cant say enough good, they have earned all of my business here forward. Thanks!

Jennifer Simmons-Bage

2021-05

The shop was great. The owner who assisted us was very knowledgeable and patient with me as a newbie. My dh has experience with aquariums and had a good conversation too. Prices seemed reasonable and a good variety of fish. Looking forward to growing our aquarium with Fintastic.

Jeremy Costa

2018-05

Awesome and intelligent staff with great prices. I'm thankful I have a new home to find all my saltwater fish needs. Came from Ohio to holly springs and worth the trip. Chain stores are horribly priced and know next to nothing about salt water tanks. Happy New customer!

Jacob Hambright

2023-05

Wonderful staff. One of the employees, Luke, was very helpful and seemed to be tending to everyone's needs while keeping the shop in order simultaneously!I was feeling anything but 'salty' when I left!

James Daniels

2022-05

I went there today (based on a reference), and there were decent prices but their tanks were pretty underwhelming... Couple little niceties, but didn't see anything worth buying.There were also some people standing outside (including employees) one of which had really dead face and bad vibes and was open carrying a fire arm. Not really what i want to be around at the fish store.Edit: I have to make a fair shake at this store and say that the subsequent visit or two was actually pretty nice. They have since gotten a better looking stock and they have not had the loitering they had previously. I have not purchased fish or coral only shelf products.

Troy Pain

2022-05

I use to love this store. But I won’t support anyone who stands for taking freedoms away. It’s their business and they have a right try to require (which is really against the law but now that we live in clown world common sense has left the room) people to play stupid games to come their store. I have found that online has better replacement for fish that die in a day or two. Plus there is a place in wake forest that has more coral than you can imagine. I loved the people but I love my county and freedoms more.

Dale Burkett

2021-05

Awesome awesome stuff through and through. The knowledge, help and support that you receive make you want to keep coming back. The internet is great. However you cannot put a price tag on the team's knowledge. They effectively cut through the confusion with sound advice, education and recommendations. The offering is also quite good. I may be looking at additional tanks at the rate in going!