Reviews of Discount Dragon Aquarium (Fish Shop)

Jody Lynn Boyd

Been coming here for years...great selection of fish at fair prices! Fish are healthy and range in size

Wilson Le

Both fish and customers are crammed. Too much things and too small of an area. Fish are obviously not treated very well, that being said there is a great variety of both common and exotic fish including saltwater.

Gabriel collaco

Lots of variety. Fish can sometimes be too big for tank. Staff are very knowledgeable friendly and helpful. reasonable prices too!

N Pudd

Nice mall.

Chau Nguyen

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MrNukaCola

Fish always die shortly after being bought, I have never had any fish last and they always die or bring disease. Save yourself the time and just buy somewhere else, the cheaper prices don't help.

Rick Satenstein

Nice shop... Helpful staff. Awesome discus selection.

Frank Schindler

I love this place. They have the best selection of exotic fish. I've bought several fish from them . I drive 200 km to get my fish from them.

Otis Smart

Always helpful Great prices Dont mind driving an hour to shop there I always look forward to every visit

Christina Bissonnette

They have a good variety of livestock that chain stores do not have.

Charlotte Jakubowicz

I usually go here when I'm at Big Al's. They have great customer service and are all very friendly. The prices for fish are fair - I've gotten larger fish for the same amount of money as Big Al's smaller fish, which makes a different if you have a few fish in your tank that beat up on newcomers. I've found fish that I've never seen at other "chain" aquarium stores here. If you are looking for plants it's not bad either. I tend to buy my filters and food elsewhere though. The store is very tiny, but I go there to buy fish, not walk around.

Fernando Pardo

Lot's of Ethical choices for purchase.

Danny Dunlop

Disgusting and inhumane treatment and housing of the turtles. Several adults crammed into a tank without enough water, basking space, or room to move. DO NOT GO. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS.

SavagePursuitTTV

Very good quality fish. Large supply of species. Prices are fair and great staff.

Slowchrome hand

This is a really great little fish store with an amazing selection! Especially if you're Into piranhas and s.a species. They had a serrasalmus manueli!

boosted tony

I love discount dragon, really great fish store. Good prices on everything & the live stock is amazing. Love seeing all the big fish they carry. I have boughten a few fish from them as well, never an issue.

McLovin M

A TOTAL RIP OFF!!! I went their today and thought it would be cheaper than big als. well everything was more expensive. just add $5 to $10 to everything that big als has. 2nd a fish was dying and I asked the manager to care of it. instead of taking care of the fish he starts lecturing me that we are all going to die ( im like WTF) are you kidding me. 3rd they just throw out prices out of thin air, It says $18 for a clown, and then he tells me its a typo its actually $25. go there if you like to get over charged and or buy dead sick fish.

Michael Di Bastiano

Hands down the best place to go for exotic fish! Been going here for over 14 years

Mark Drisch

Was there for the second time yesterday and came home with 2 P. Lapradei(bichirs). This store has the fish that you want but otherwise can't find. It's an independent store and you can really tell they take pride in their business. Amazing selection of rare plecos, predator fish, and arrowanas. Basically your next level of fish keeping! The fish are in amazing health and priced fairly considering what they are. Store also has other things you won't find at other stores(non-aquatic plants and such). My new go to store, well worth the drive from Barrie. Love it!

Avi I

Great selection of plants, aquarium plants, puffers, discuss and angle fish. They have some unique fish that not all stores do. Puffer and angle fish prices are fair. Other fish are decently priced. Store is a bit small, lots of parking. Employees are nice and helpful.

Mohammed M Ahmed

Nice collection of fresh water, but limit collection salt water

John Formanek

Awesome, they have healthier livestock then Big Al's and the staff have a better understanding of products.

Fairy Good Designs Co

Half the store is tanks, but the tanks all have plastic separating the fish. The poor fish were jammed into tanks some the fish were so big they could bearly swim. I found the prices for supply's adverage, they had them "marked down" to the same price you could get the same product next door at big Al's. Save yourself some money and time and don't bother with this place... They should be shut down for how the fish are being stored.

Rohitha Fernando

The place is famous for exotic rare tropical acqurium fish and reptiles. The staff is very knowledgeable. Only negative aspects here is one would wonder if the fish is healthy and happy. There is not much choice in acqurium live plants compared to competitors nearby.

Canadian From Belarus

Always buy food for my turtle, pleasant service.

Sughra Shadab

Good place

james apolonia

Very rude staff

Justin Joyce

Nice little shop with a wide selection of salt and fresh water fish. A very good selection of tank equipment, found my nano tank hydor glass scraper at a great price. Check it out.

Richard Smith

Friendly neighborhood aquarium store. Not big box..get you out... neighborhood.

Patrick Peltier

Always amazingly great service!

Joe Stan

Knowledgeable staff amazing fish and price

Jason Merucci

Great selection . Knowledgeable staff.

Jackie Muller

Great place to buy fish

idenity n

i started aquarium hobby over ten years ago and i started with this place and i always love this place steve is the man

Trinh Chau

It's not bad as a fish store, but kind of a small spaced shop. They do have a variety of fish for good prices and the service was not bad. Just wish the place could be bigger.

G R

Really friendly staff and good prices

Maryna Lupandina

Beautiful guppy fish!!!

abi

Really good prices. Bought four goldfish for 2.99 each. Some places we went to had the same type of goldfish for 9.99 each. I do recommend this place, it has a nice selection.

Paul Thornton

Excellent store with knowledgeable staff. Very good variety in higher quality livestock and quite reasonably priced. It doesn't get much better.

Anthony Willem

Generic selection and no plants. Good prices though.

Iv D

Aquarium shop, good varieties of tropical fish and plants.

Dung Phan

good place good food services

kimberley Mc

Nice but small

Hood Kage

Boss always has the fish no one else has. Very humble and not elitest unlike the staff at big als, he gives simple and knowledgeable advice. 5/5 always

Ray Liang

I love going to this shop, they fit a large variety within such a small space. Lots of choices when it comes to Bettas. The owners here are also very friendly and tries to give you genuine advice.

Joe Puglisi

Large selection in a small store. Great prices and very healthy fish.

richard muszynski

No long line up wait times here friendly staff good selection of fish, plecos and Aquarium supplies with reasonable prices

Manpreet Brar

Cheap and good

Nhut Wu

Great price, friendly staff

Robert Dament

No hassle shopping good service good variety of choice and lots of different product

Bradley Hillson

Very honest staff. Good selection that turns around quick.

Matt Fuller

Best prices for exotic fish.

Krafty kids

When I went to Discount Dragon Aquarium I got 3 guppies that were healthy and active. The guppies looked show quality. Compared to Big Als guppies the guppies I got from Discount Dragon Aquarium were healthy and inexpensive. The guppies from Big als died 2 days after we bought them.

joseph michael ong

Service was good with good varieties of fishes and good owner

Jasper Napier

The people are nice, though do not know very much about what they are selling. Labelling on tanks/fish is very poor, often incorrect and/or impossible to read. The store is tiny, and service is hard to get, as the employees are typically busy doing other things or get distracted when you are asking for fish and go off to do something else. I purchased 3 Discus from them, and soon found out that they had Hexamitiasis. The 3 died, only after killing my 4 other discus, costing me well over $200, and they have no guarantee on their fish, so a complete loss on my part. Will not be purchasing from them again. Would definitely not recommend purchasing from them, as I'm sure they do not quarantine new fish, and I have often seen ill or dead fish just left in the tanks.

Mattea Ma

Knowledgeable staff. Great variety of fish products you can't find anywhere else locally. Great service. All in all just wish the place was bigger.

Helena Ye

Three months ago, I bought some fish from this place and they are still very healthy. Will definitely come back again if I need anything.

Thamer Al-ogaidi

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A Girl Has No Name

Friendly & knowledgeable staff.

Super

this place was a lot better than I thought.when I went in I did not expect that much things in there.large selection, not too pricey and healthy fish.I do recommend you to check this place out.

SeancGilchrist

Horrible service. The creepy/ socially awkward owner (I assume from the way he acted) insulted me before I had a chance to even give him my money (and I never will). The first time I was there with my girlfriend and he was very pushy and weird, I did not like his vibe. My second time there I went back planning on spending at the very minimum $60... Again right away he was being pushy. Called me cheap because I wouldn't but his stupid theoretical app. Said "Boy, I hope all the younger generation isn't like you..." Oh.. you hope that they all are not able to and happy to spend money in a niche market. I know a few people in this hobby who will never go to this store. This idiot lost at least 4 customers... there are only so many stores, I don't care what selection you may or may not have. No one can afford to insult and alienate customers. Don't waste your time here!

Steve M

Great place; Definitely my "go-to" LFS for now on. Only regret I have was not splurging on the designer clowns I wanted :( Andrew is also great; A wealth of knowledge, and quite the character.

Dimitar Boyanov

Good please for fish and fish supplies

Diverse_Insight T.O

Honestly Andrew is an amazing guys and he actually cares about the fish but the owners of the store are a joke. I have purchased 200$ worth of fish from them (blue tang and 2spot bristle tooth tang) and I have had my new tank set cycling for 30 days then had 2 clownfish 2 pink skunk clowns and a lunar wrasse all purchased from them and a clown tang from big als then when I added the two tangs 3 days later my fish had "ick" i had to pick up an old tank off my friend to set up a quarantine tank to dose copper. While waiting for the QT to cycle I purchased a medication that wouldn't kill corals the treatment was supposed to be 5 weeks long 3-4 days after the treatment before I even got them into the qt my blue tang and two spot bristle tooth tang had died I caught the remaining fish and treated them with copper for 30 days I ended up losing the clown tang to but all the other fish have survived, I walked into discount dragon aquarium and spoke to some guy there and he laughed in my face and said it was my fault the fish died then kicked me out of the store as I started explaining how they should run a business.. I came to the realization that they don't care about the fish at all they only care about the money they can make off a fish. They don't quarantine or Medicate any of there fish. At the end of the day I had to call my credit car company explained the situation and the $200 was returned to me. But for me it's not about that usually don't do google reviews but this place is trash I really hope everyone takes this from me I had to wait 3 months from setting the tank up to getting rid of the ich. I have started shopping at Mississauga aquarium Aquatic kingdom and sometimes Big Als. If your in the area go to Mississauga Aquarium they don't have as many fish but they dose there tanks with cupamine and they only have 3-5 fish per tank. I expect to see this place out of business soon

Matt Quinn

Friendly and helpful staff. Gave me a great deal on some products!

Pakho Zheng

Fairly decent store

Felix C

One of the best aquarium shop in GTA

Hitesh Arjun

how is this place still open? conditions are AWFUL

Cool Chicken

Next to Big Al's with a good selection of fish and plants.

Sam Cauchi

Fantastic service, great selection and excellent prices! Have not been here for 20 years and just got my son his first starter tank.

blaster blaster50

Nice cashier lady works at limited supplies store

adam baker

Today we bought some fish from them, the owners are very knowledgeable and kind , they're fish are healthy and in great shape I personally prefer to support family businesses rather then big box stores would definitely recommend

Vinh Hoach

My Uncle took me to this place when I was a teenager. Now I'm taking my son there to get aquarium supplies and fishes. Steve and the guys been in business for 23 years at this location. He always took care our needs. The service is excellent. The price lowest

COLLIN MORAGHAN

Fish are kept in tanks way too small, and I have never had a saltwater fish last from this store, they always die, or bring disease. Save your self the trouble, and buy from other stores.

Jack Liu

About a year ago, I bought 5 fish labeled as "Siamese Algae Eaters" but they were actually the flying fox. I even asked the employee there to make sure it was the true SAE because I never kept them before. That's not the worst part, 3 of them died within two weeks. Recently I gave that store another try. I bought 5 white cloud minnows because Big Al's next door were sold out and 2 of them died within two days... I know I acclimated them correctly because I've been doing it the same way for years with 100% success with other stores. I didn't want to take the time and effort to go back for refund because the fish were not very expensive. I will save myself some time and trouble and shop at Big Al's next time.

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Elizabeth White

Very nice people and are ready to help

Steve N.

Bought some Plecos from there, the guy helping me didn't know how to catch the fish. chased them around for 10 mins before catching 1 of 3 that I wanted, then finally caught the other 2. The fish looked stressed. brought them home to acclimate. I should have quarantined but didn't have a spare tank. I decided to let them out after an hour. Bad decision. One developed Ich after a day which infected my tank and another died a week later. Don't expect to take home quality fish.

Jim Lapps

Always great service!!!!

Charlene Fenech

This is my go to store for any of my aquarium needs. The staff are always very helpful and friendly and many times have guided me when I have a problem with a certain fish or my aquarium in general. They have a beautiful variety of fish, sometimes I just go to look at them. They also carry some very nice potted plants and lucky bamboo which my aquatic frogs love!!

R Sorrenson

The place is small, staff are friendly, I found equipment prices to be good . Fish look a lot better then big als which last time I was at big Als they had floaters in every marine tank. Staff dont B/S like big Als which always try to sell you hugely expensive equipment you don't need Dragon has been in the mall 20 years so must be doing something right

Erika Kosubek

We like shopping at Dragon Aquarium because their stock is above average quality and the service is great. Andrew has been very helpful with his knowledge in making proper choices and solving problems. Thank you! Ron and Erika

Silvio Spano

One of my aquarium supplier for more than 10 years now, great people

Jagpreet Mann

Great assortment of fish and salt water in habitants

Bonnie Ho

Good selection and good prices on betta fish! Range from $4 to $14! NOTE: only the betta fish was purchased from this store

Anil Menon

Good variety of fishes and healthy ones too. Service too appreciated.

The Man

Bought fish from this place and they ended up having ICH. For those that don't know ICH is a parasite on the fish that looks like salt. Ended up going to a different aquarium to buy medication for the fish and thankfully they are doing well. Service is not very friendly, the lady is always grilling at customers and the younger larger employee is rude. Fish prices aren't bad but i suggest you go to aquariums with higher quality fish.

chefboy RD

Best aquarium store in Ontario. Knowledgeable staff, kind owners and great variety of exotic fish you can’t find anywhere else. I love my piranhas, all fish are healthy and the store is kept nice.

Adam Stoneham

Best in the city better selection and healthier fish the big als hands down nice small ma and pa shop

james

All the fish look diseased. Also, very dishonest. I asked about a fish in the tank and he claimed it was the more expensive species even though it wasn't.. Go at your own risk..

lumpy orange

Best fish store I've ever been to. Good selection of dry goods and live stock. Its a small store but there is no wasted space. Everywhere you look in the store there is something to look at. The isles where the fish are kept is quite intimate, But its something that I look forwards to in a fish store. Good selection of fish and at a reasonable price. Everything that I see is generally healthy, and if not there are meds in the water. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly.

Chiquita Roque

Big selection of fish and plants

Tanya K

Good variety

Sam Sim

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Denmar Logistics Inc

Great selection of saltwater and tropical fish. Friendly and helpful staff. Good prices

Duy Le

Can u show me some betta fish in ur shop..we looking for betta dumbo ear

Raiden DB

Great place, nice healthy selections, friendly and helpful staff. Thank you for staying open during the pandemic.

Jashan Swaich

I will admit I shop here from time to time but it pains me to see the way the turtles are kept. They need some UVA and UVB and a place to completely dry off, it is pretty basic but sad. I will try to avoid this place as much as possible as a result.

Abby Martin

The tanks are way to small for the size of fish. It's disgusting and should be shut down.

Alex Delic

Excellent selection and great knowledgeable staff. Super friendly

Andrew Justine

The best place to go for any type of fish

Post Alone

I couldn't be happier with my little guys purchased here, I'm a novice and they are surviving it well, I strongly believe they were loved before I got them by this place.

Jon P

Some of the Dry products are a bit on the expensive side. They have a lot of Uncommon types of fish you typically won't see anywhere else in Mississauga. The live stock appear to be as well as they could be... also there was a comment by a lady complaining her fish had HITH (Hex - Hold in the head syndrome) . If she didnt notice this when she purchased them more than likely it was caused by her tank conditions and general care for the Discus. Anyone who cares for them know 99% of fish carry this parasite and it usually has no effect on the fish unless it has been under poor living conditions. Anyone who has been to this store can clearly see that the fish are in good clean tanks. Like I said great store and great live stock selection , just be prepared to pay .

Gorilla Vanilla

Best aquarium place! ..clean an lots of stock

Dmitri B

Best Piranha selection hands down

J L

Found great deals and super helpful staff. Will definitely be back.

Lexi Lou

This place should be shut down for the way they treat their fish and turtles. Big fish crammed into tiny aquariums, sick, injured and blind fish, turtles without adequate basking space. This is the only store I have seen dead turtles floating around the tanks. Some of the staff are helpful, while others will tell you anything to convince you to spend more money buying fish. They do have a great selection of rarer fish, but nothing you can't order at Big Al's. Their prices aren't that great either, pretty much the same as other stores in the area, or more expensive.

Katherine Reid

The owner is really helpful

Gleb Sitnikov

The best selection of clownfish

Abdul Sachedina

Just lovely to walk up and down the aisles of fish tanks

Dwayne McIntosh

Great place to buy fish

Jo nathan

A level of trust is needed as they are small scale compared to their neighbors. They are very nice ppl. You can msg them thru Facebook and they respond which is super convenient.

Tommy Gun

Great place for rare oddball fishes. Never had any major issues with fishes. They treat new fish with salt, which is a bonus. Nice family own store with really good prices. Weekends can be diffifcult if theres a large crowd due to small narrow ailes. Id recommend on weekdays.

Elias O'Quinn

This place is amazing. It has a huge selection of very rare fish, I am into piranhas and they always have multiple species(many of them are very rare and hard to attain) that are always fairly priced and in good condition. The staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend this place to anyone to considers themself a fish enthusiast, or even to anyone who wants to see some amazing fish!

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jason caetano

Always visit "Discount Dragon" when I stop next door at "Big Al's". Keep in mind that these are two completely different stores that serve the hobby. This store is somewhere that hobbyist should make an extra effort to attend and purchase from loyally. Regardless of a few extra dollars price difference, if any. There is no corporate or franchise backing over here. This is an owned and operated private buisness that counts on its customers support and it shows in their commitment and quality. "DD" is small, friendly, and definitely has a more exotic feel and selection. You will find fish and products not available in mainstream aquarium stores. If you look carefully and closely, you will find exactly the equipment, part or additives that you have been searching for. Personally, I have tanks at home ranging from "fully planted", "community" and "fish only" and have a couple stores that I frequent weekly for supplies, sometimes more. "Discount Dragon" is definitely in my top 3. Recently I purchased a "Short body flowerhorn" from "Discount Dragon", and have never had more fun or been happier with a fish. "Shorty" is super smart, extremely healthy, has a huge perfectly round kok, long perfect fins and eats like an absolute pig!!! Very impressed with the way my wife and I are treated when we visit. Keep up the excellent work and please know that your hard work is truly appreciated and respected. Thanks so much.

A B

Its a nice store friendly people and plants sell at cheap and great prices, I bought hot chilli peppers and they are fantastic! Whenever I am at big als I always pass by to see what is new and look at the fish, I have two BIG problems though, one being that they over price their stuff way too much! My good friend bought a small baby turtle for 20$ and the biggest deal we go was 2$ off, I mean they have tons of baby RES why not give a better deal. Also The way they treat the animals is awful I have bought some goldfish and they fave lasted 2 years so far but there are big RES there that have a 20 gallon tank, and all that stuff. I was looking at the fire belly toads and there is one dead one there and each time I come I see it and it looks worse and worse, last time I went it became a sceleton. I would rate it a 6/10, because they give you deals that suck and cuz they mistreat their animals

Louis Rumantir

Been going to see Steve and the guys at dragon aquarium for almost 20 years and they have always been accommodating. The livestock is far greater than you will find at big als and often times for less.

Wilson Luk

Good price and wide selection of fish, plants, inverts despite being a small size shop. I was really happy the owner decided to sell the goby and the shrimp together knowing they have bonded together and are good friends and didn't wanted to separate them since they're the only pair left.

Mat Raff

Everything I get from there is top notch and they have some rarer stuff that few other stores have. Super awesome.

James Speedy

Great store, have been dealing with Andrew and he has given me some awesome advice on how to keep my saltwater alive and it has been doing great. Best selection of designer clown fish in the GTA. Got my Gold Nugget Maroon Clown from there and he is awesome. Never had any trouble with their live stock, you just need to make sure you know what you are buying and ask questions.

Andre Butler

Nice selection of all sorts of marine life

Darcy Dog

Good deal on used equipnent. Nice selection of fresh and marine fish but coral and invert is hit and miss

Mark Scrimgeour

Great place excellent prices