Reviews of Living Aquarium (Gardener)

Robin RIVERS

Great fish store owned by father-son at lots of saltwater Lotsa know how easy prices and has a sincere interest in livestock and plants

Nicole K. Tersigni

Super helpful owners - Steve and Rick - these guys know their stuff and are passionate about the 'hobby'. We've been a few times and they always have helpful suggestions. Prices are reasonable too.

Ashish Porwal

Great knowledge and help

Brian Leitch

Best fish store in town. Family owned, competitive pricing and well cared for livestock and corals. Always a great selection.

Karen Murray

Great experience.

Virginia S.

Great friendly service.

Em Galloway

Nice, helpful owner. Beautiful selection of freshwater and saltwater creatures. Not the greatest selection of aquatic plants and very, very overpriced for the amount you get. We passed on purchasing any. Big Al's or Petsmart has best bang for your buck. Fish are also over priced. Guppies cost $5.99. Other places you can get them much cheaper at 3 for $10.

Stephen Gammage

Great place for all your aquarium needs. Relied on them for years before getting out of the hobby. Awesome and very friendly people. Very knowledgeable about saltwater and fresh water aquaria.

Nick Wood

Awesome store. I go here mainly for the hydroponics and the guy who runs that part really knows his stuff. He's a master grower and I have no doubt could answer any of your questions. They carry everything you need to get going and more. They'll also calibrate your equipment if needed.

Phil P

Steve can be rude and condescending over the phone.

Nancy Munro

Love Steve and his dad...they hook me up every time!!

Alyson Scott

This place is amazing! They take such good care of their fish. I went in with my son today and they were so much fun and patient with him because of course every second fish he saw he wanted. They are so friendly and knowledgeable. Took the time to answer all my questions and concerns. I would highly recommend visiting if your looking for a new fish. We are super happy with our new family member.

Craig Stevens

They are very knowledgeable and always ready to help. My total go-to!

Workman Family

Best place in town to get your pet fish and aquarium supplies. Friendly staff that goes above and beyond to make you happy. Highly recommend!

Sean

If you are into salt water reefs, this is THE place to go!

Cat Q

Great owner, very knowledgeable.

jason zahra

The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Matt P

Pretty good variety

A Hutchins

LOVE IT. The staff here goes above and beyond. They have a great selection of saltwatet fish inverts and corals. Corals I have never seen before and of course the staff was very knowledgeable and went above and beyond for us. Definitely a must stop when in the area.

Curtis de Witt

Helpful and knowledgable staff. Focused on saltwater aquaria & livestock. They have some freshwater fish as well though.

serenity robertson

Love the staff, especially the owner who was super into the conversation with my boyfriend and I and pre literally knew every single answer to every single question we had, the dogs Sophie and Libby are so cute too!!

Miss Posh Paws

This place is amazing! My first time coming here and I’m more than happy! Very polite and knowledgable staff, great set ups, cheap prices, healthy fish and crazy cool hydroponic set ups! I’ll for sure be making the trip here again!

T Maure

Great selection and prices. Wonderful staff!

K Hylands

Very knowledgeable owners.

Ryan Smith

good selection, and knowledgeable staff

Jacob Watters

So many of the coolest fish, salt water and fresh, both hard and soft !! :)

Nour Draw

I like the sea (salt) water vast collection!

Gayle Labuz

A tiny store with a big selection of fish. Super friendly, helpful staff who clearly enjoy the aquarium life. Tanks we're well stocked and looked very clean, with healthy, active fish. Fresh and salt water livestock, as well as plants. Prices are excellent for freshwater fish and plants. The store owner mentioned to me he brings in fish weekly.

Paul Meyer

The shop is kinda dingy id say it's worth the drive to Big Al's Aquarium in kitchener.

Cassandra Connors

After setting up my brand new 55 gallon second fish tank, I was eager to get to the store to buy my new fish. I headed to three different stores that sell fish, all of which are highly recommended places said to have a huge variety of fish. I was sadly disappointed at all three stores & left empty handed from each one. When I found Living Aquariums, I walked in & immediately had my jaw drop to the floor! The fish there are incredible. Three days before visiting this store, I was in the Caribbean & I went scuba diving in the reef & I didn't even get to see such amazing creatures. I was in fish heaven! & as a huge animal lover I was happy to see how happy the fish seemed to be & not a single dead or sick fish made an appearance. Rick helped me choose the right fish for my tank. He was so friendly & knowledgeable that he really enhanced my experience even further just by chatting with me. He even stayed past closing time to make sure I wasn't rushed & when I offered to come back the next day he told me it was no problem to stay & get my fish & he really made me feel comfortable & not rushed as I finished choosing my new aquatic pets. I left as an extremely happy customer & I am currently watching my lovely fish swim around as happy as can be! They are almost as happy as me! Thank you Rick & Living Aquariums! I'll be back again soon (:

Aaron Wood

Great stock of fish and hydroponic equipment. Thanks guys

DDOT

Awesome

Josh Francis

Courteous knowledgable staff.

Tony Bercowski

Truly love going into this store. Almost feel like I should be paying them just for visiting. It's like a sea museum where one can buy whatever they see, and there's lots to see. #celebrity_bucks

Rajiv Chattopadhyay

Was feeling some seafood after a long day swimming in the grand so I thought I'd stop by and see what this place had to offer. To my surprise it was not a restaurant - it was a pet store! Even better. Purchased a few live fish to put in my tank at home. Super happy with the quality of the fish here, they all seemed healthy and they absolutely hit it off with my other fish.

joshs161

Great place to go for marine fish and supplies. Shopping there is always a pleasant informative experience. The fellows are honest and know their stuff! Best service in town!

Elizabeth Cronk

Love love it!!!

John Kuntze

My first visit. Great place to go for all your aquarium needs - fresh and salt water. Not a fancy retail outlet, more like a no frills warehouse outlet. Owner is very helpful with great knowledge and experience. Had all my questions answered. Was satisfied with my purchases today.

Chris

Great selection of saltwater fish.

kirks22m

Always good service. always friendly, willing to answer questions, and helpful. I see people have commented on the appearance of the store. Cause it's not a franchise. Doesn't mean the fish or other products are of lower quality. Also if they had a fancy looking store probably would translate into higher prices to pay for the better appearance of the store.

Reiner Strenzke

Friendly and welcoming ....these folks have a wonderful selection of not your typical selection of fish. Salt water and fresh water. Great place!

Joe Stan

Absolutely amazing service and knowledge

Coralie Hare

Great customer service, really nice fish and corals

Rafael C.G.

Awesome selection of salt water fish and very knowledgeable staff

James Gordon

Hidden treasure. Knowledgeable staff

Darryl Cobb

I like this place, i use to go there for the hydro equipment and supplies but now i go for the fish and aquarium plants. I find this place to have the best variety and healthiest of plants. Always super friendly and knowledgeable

Ron Shantz

Knowledgeable staff that is very helpful and informative.

Miljana Miocinovic

We were here today for the first time and it is super clean, owners were so helpful. Prices are unbeatable! Fishes are so happy and heatlhy! Definitely we will be back!

Miki Bercowski

The dude working there is always informative and friendly. Helped me a lot when general pet stores were lacking.(I had a bad tank infection with ick, which came from a local pet store. The guy told me what it was, how to treat and sold me the right medicine plus gave me a lot of spare stuff to keep my tank healthy, free of charge. I would hangout there sometimes just because of the cool atmosphere.)

Mitch

Knoledgeble staff and great selection

Xap Leachy

The best fish store ever.Great livestock.Nice people.

Steve Jackson

Awesome local store, it is great always dealing with a knowledgeable owner(s). The 2 guys I've dealt with are always helpful and don't oversell if you don't need it.

Jeannie Boyd

Great friendly staff, nice variety of fish but the store smells of mold. I have a mold allergy and the plants my daughter bought were full of mold as well

Lisa Aquatics

The owners are very nice and very respectful and helpful. Always a pleasure to go there. Never once have I had issues with anything I've gotten always 5 stars in my opinion! Wish their store was bigger!!

David Peterson

Very friendly caring and knowledgeable staff t that offer the best service in Cambridge.

FB Girl

This place is really cool, there are so many cool fish. The owner is really nice and helpful.

Liane Navarra

Love this place. The owners are very nice and super helpful. I had an email exchange with the owner over a particular fish I was looking for and he did everything in his power to find it for me. The owners are very knowledgeable, this is the first place I go for all my aquarium needs.

andrew Bray

Staff were awesome, went to a different fish shop, and then back to the living aquarium and they basically got me the same products for a third of the price

Sid C

Amazing selection of fish. You can find all kinds of exotic fish here like freshwater stingrays and pufferfish. We just bought two gorgeous Nemo Candy Koi Bettas from them. Will definitely be returning for more fish

Josh the Squash

Good place but pretty cramped. The staff is nice and helpful. As for hydroponic supplier they're not great. They have a few bottles of nutrients and some rock wool but not much other then basics.

bill smith

Love it here there knowledge is great service is the best and Marine fish selection my favorite.

Robert Grima

Not good

Byron Holmes

Good stock. The owner has always been friendly, and knowledgable without the extra flourish. Straight to the point in everything we talked about.

sheldon white

I was new to town and bought a rescue red belly piranha. They helped me with knowledge and everything needed. I love this store. The owners are awsome.

Andy Jolly

All the staff are very helpful, knowledgeable and helpful. The fish are healthy and last longer than anywhere else I have tried and the shop dogs are super friendly.

Jungle Princess

Best place around for all your fish needs.The owner is super friendly and helpful. Highly recommend this store .

Ann Normon

They are the most knowledgeable caring friendly staff. Always a joy to go there. As a novice they gave me the knowledge so I have a beautiful tank that they helped me set up. You don't need to go anywhere else. You won't want to go anywhere else. Love this place.

Yeshua Ja

Amazing assortment of salt water livestock. Everything you need is there. Lights, pumps, food. They have it all.

Aaron Ewing

Friendly noliglble staff and good source for aquatic needs

Cat

Great place for salt and freshwater aquarium supplies. Lots of happy fish, and hydroponics too. Friendly, knowledgable and clean. Love it!

Rob S

I have owned marine aquariums for over 25 years. I have shopped every LFS in the K-W area and most in the Toronto/Mississauga areas. All, at one time or another, will have an unhealthy specimen. This is the reality we face in of our hobby and requires us to do our diligence.Yes, there are stores that are sub-standard but Living Aquarium isn't one of them. It may not look appealing...but it's the quality of their livestock, products and knowledge of their staff that keeps me coming back. I find their livestock to be plentiful and healthy. I don't mind paying a little more to compensate Steve for the time he takes to give me helpful tips and advice (I need guys like this around to support my hobby). He is always willing to share his knowledge and after 25 years, I am still learning. I highly recommend Living Aquarium. Keep up the good work Steve!

Dan Paul Nguyen

It's a little hard to find, a little chaotic but very friendly. Worth taking a trip to visit. They specialize in saltwater mostly

Mike Caughell

Really awesome marine store.

Blundermore

Very helpful!

Sasha Tomanec

Made an unplanned visit to The Living Aquarium, and walked away impressed. * I had a number of items on my wish list, one of which I had been hunting down for quite some time (display tank macro algae). This was during COVID so I wanted to be courteous to anyone waiting and just fired off the items I was looking for. Walked away with some long coveted dragons breath plus come coulerpa (bonus) and a couple left-hand hermits as colorful additions to my clean-up crew. No hesitation recommending you stop by, just be aware it's 1 person in the store at a time. *Edit - Can't believe I left out the best part: they make an attempt to keep their current stocking list posted on their web page, which makes browsing and choosing prospective purchases so much easier.

tyson van hazel

Great place to get all your hydroponic needs.

Sean Terkildsen

Great knowledgeable staff

Christina

Very experienced in all he has there,,

Chris T

First time here. Love this place. Will be back for cichlids once I'm cycled. Amazing quality specimens.

Rob Godby

Courteous and informative

Keith Simpson

Good store good service

Dad G

Great people great fish and great prices

Tabby Donohue

Love very friendly people great help

Rob Catley

Good selection, knowledgeable staff and great prices. Privately owned and operated. It's the only place I'll go.

Colin nantais

Best knowledge around town.

Witold Sosnowski

I really like this shop.Lots of unique marine species.Recommend

Jennifer-Mei Albay

Highly recommend checking out Living Aquarium! My bf and I went in yesterday to check out their juvenile starlight plecos and I left with that and much more. They owner is a very kind gentleman who is incredibly knowledgable about all things aquatic - from fish keeping to aquaponics. There is a great selection of products and everything looks very well taken care of/healthy. I even found the most beautiful male koi plakat Betta that was incredibly health for an amazing price. We had a great time discussing and learning about aquaponics as well. I will definitely be coming back for my future fish keeping needs and may even start aquaponics! Thank you very much, Living Aquarium!

Will O'Neill

Great customer service not the biggest selection but the staff have very good knowledge and the selection is small but we'll thought out

Tonia Walker

A little tricky to find as it's tucked back in an industrial section but they have a large sign out front. You're generally greeted with a good sniff by one of the 4 legged friends they have visiting and the selection of fish is incredible. There's plenty of fish varieties from fresh to salt water, live plants, coral and any supplies you might need. I've received some great advice how on to maintain my tank and the quality of the fish I've gotten from here are fantastic.

Kare

Lots of healthy fish and corals. Steve is a very friendly guy, especially to those who are new to the hobby. Has answered lots of questions and offered guidance to us along the way. Love that they 2 week quarantine. Some of the other LFS don’t quarantine their fish like these guys do.

Andrew DaSilva

The store is dirty and looks more the a warehouse then a fish store, the fish i have got their have all died in Quarantine, Steve and his Father are very knowledgeable but they have tried to sell me useless stuff for the extra buck. Go to Big'als or Aquariums by design

Jordan Brown

Best place for salt water fish in area hands down. Healthy stock always.

Thomas Root

Excellent selection and knowledge for marine and freshwater fish. The owner takes the time to answer any questions you may have. The store is quite large and has one of the best marine fish selections I have seen in southwestern Ontario

Judination O

Best LFS in the area. Kept us stocked through the pandemic. Prices remained reasonable even though small businesses have taken a hit.

Aditi Sharma

Costly but this guy has variety

Shelly Clarke

Awesome staff

Asif Bakhsh

Good variety

Alex S

Great place to buy fish and have all your questions answered! I will definitely go there again for my next fish purchase!

steve ziegler

Best place to buy any fish and great customer service

Dilon Gein

The best place in thd Waterloo region for anything and everything aquarium related! Staff are super friendly and helpful, I had a issue with a rock I bought from a different company and they helped figure out the cause and what it is they also recommend solutions that I could do at home and other stuff they had to help without breaking the bank. I recommend them to anyone and all my family /friends that have tanks 10 out of 10 for everything can't stress enough how great they are and how caring for the fish both freshwater and salt water thank you for everything and keep up the great work

Samuel Sedore

Awesome store

Furiousboot 211 2

excellent service very knowledgeable might pay a little more but is worth the quality.the only place i will buy my fish from and would recommend to friends

Hope turnbull

The people that work here are very nice and take excellent care of their fish

Lisa Springall

Amazing

Tania Humphrey

First time here. Very clean and lots to choose from. Helped answer lots of questions as we are new to the salt water.

Michael Ridler

Richard was very friendly and helpful. I bought our first supplies for hydroponic vegetables and he went out of his way to answer questions and refer me to some great local suppliers for seeds. If you are new to hydroponic and want to get started great place to visit

Yousaf Bhatti

Excellent Customer Service

angelolehzel ricafort

Very nice to buy aquarium fish here And mr. Steve the owner so nice ...and frendly

manny araujo

steve and rick are very helpfull, when asking for info on certain things and never to busy for me, good service, of most stores i visited, they are more known for there salt water fish, which they have nice selection, would give it 5 stars if more selection of cichlids, bigger , more fish were available, they are always helpful to me .....thanks rick, steve.

s c abt

I think they make up prices as they go don't show much interest in something or it will cost you more they should clearly post their prices for their livestock

Esenje Bonga

Rick knows what he's doing and very willing to help out! Great service!

Patrick D

Great store, very knowledgeable staff, amazing selection.

Dave Gill

The shop looks very sketchy. Once you go inside it still does. That said, I have always had good service, and all the livestock I've bought has been healthy. If you can get past the appearance I'd recommend it to anyone.

Brandyn Reinhart

Awsome selection of salt water fish. Like a candy shop of fish :)

stevie nicks

Great place to spent time

Mike Webster

Always great, Steve and Rick are reliable and very knowledgeable

Chris Guest

Always get great service and pricing here...I found the staff to be quite informed

Lee Killoran

Great store very helpful

Jennifer M

Not the first place i'd look for an aquarium store but definitely worth the small detour off the main road

Jaime Renner

This place is awesome!! Lots of fish to choose from! The owner is very knowledgeable.

Glen Litwiller

Great service

Jennifer Ross

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff with a casual feeling

Marcie Hutchinson

Great for saltwater supplies and fish. Not alot of freshwater. Very knowledgeable, I love this store

Jeremy Picard

Everything you need for the beginner or the advanced hobbyist.

andrew rastel

Wholesome, homely environment. It is a tad on the dirty side, but for a ma and pa shop, its rather nice. The owner is very personable, and makes it feel as though he opened his store just for you. Way nicer quality livestock than big Al's kitchener. Also, he uses reverse osmosis water, so if you don't take the time to properly acclimate your fish they will die! That being said I have not lost any of the fish I purchased from them as I was informed upon purchase that they use r/o water. R/o to tap water will kill if not done correctly. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but it will happen. Molly's and other ultra hardy, domesticated fish would be the only likely exception. Definitely worth a trip, a little pricey, but it's worth it knowing you're getting a good quality fish.

Scott Bales

Even though they are open to the public, I wouldn't recommend going just to browse. It's fairly small and doesn't have a "come in and browse" feel to it. The looks I got made me feel like some sort of NARC. They have 2 dogs in there walking around freely (they are friendly and just come to sniff ar you), but I got told sternly not to pet the dogs. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say they are COVID worried, and that's fine, but the dogs come to the customer. They actually did have what I was looking to buy, but at a later date. But I won't be going back. My recommendation is to definely call first!!!

Mathew Louasz

Great service and qaulity

Matthew Wolf

The guy who owns the place is very nice. Not a huge selection but it is mainly salt water. You wont find much freshwater fish here.

Matt deJonge

Steve here is an accomplished grower and is ready and willing to share his knowledge. Takes time to help out a rookie grower. Great dude Salt water livestock here is top notch

michael schoba

Best fish store in the tri citys

Tim Howey

This is the only place I will ever shop for fish and equipment. My wife and I drive from out of town every other weekend (sometimes more frequently) to buy all of our supplies. The fish are well cared for and the owner stands behind the products he sells. Staff are extremely knowledgeable. If you're not certain what kind of fish you can add to your tank, just tell Steve or Rick what you have, and they'll steer you away from problematic combos. If you haven't visited this place yet, I would highly recommend you do.

Dan E

Very cool store!! Owner is a friendly guy.

Josh Hussy

Bad experience

Mike Terry

One of the best aquarium stores around

Evan Cook

Huge assortment of fish and coral all the supplies you would ever need and great staff with lots of knowledge.

slawomir tomaszewicz

Great place

Heather Feather

If you're into freshwater don't waste your time. Owners cant even tell the difference between a CHINESE algae eater and a SIAMESE algae eater. I drove over an hour after calling to be sure they had SAE's in stock and was assured they did. They did not. sick and dying bettas on the shelf and everything is WAY over priced. Like I said, don't waste your time.

Katharine McCoy

Love this place!! Such a great spot with some beautiful fish

Mike C

Great and very knowledgeable! This is and always will be the only store I deal with when it comes to my aquarium needs.

Mike Westover

Very knowledgeable and great service

peruviankurustew

A shop for real aquarists. if you're looking to over pay for your fish to compensate for the cash spent on pretty displays and tacky ornaments, go to a chain store. if you want quality animals, good prices and exactly what you're looking for, go to Living Aquarium.

Stay Z

The guy inside is very nice. Explain everything well and help to understand more about fish and products

Kayla Coulter

Owners are friendly and helpful and knowledgeable! Great service.

Trevor Rae

Amazing selection of fairly priced products and livestock. Clean store, expert staff.

Cheryl Hendry

Absolutely love this store!!! Very pleasant and knowledgeable.

Krista Gray

Great experience. The owner is very friendly ans knowledgeable

Lisa Hall

My son loved looking at all the fish

Hudson's Dad

Amazing, very friendly and helpful.

Paul Pearson

An amazing place! These guys know their stuff!

Kyle Jardine

Great livestock, well cared for with knowlagable staff

Shawn Nagle

Great folks here. Lots of knowledge. Helped me build and ACT TEA brewer.

Maria G Suarez

Awesome service everytime! Very knowledgeable and willing to help

Rachel Jacquot

Small and knowledgeable staff, wide selection of fresh and salt water animals, huge selection of corals

Nelson Garcia

Very neat spot check it out

Matt-o R

This place is amazing for all aquarium and indoor gardening needs.

Ray Duffy

Great place for salt water fish. And advice

Steve Cook

One of the best aquarium stores I have seen. Everything is well fed and clean. It was a pleasure finding this great store. I will be returning again.

Kevin Fagel

I called looking for potassium bicarbonate for a friend who is local I called a bunch of stores nobody knew why I wanted it till these guys pick up the phone they knew exactly what I needed it for and have been selling it for a while this is the type of knowledge that is missing from most hydroponic stores great place

Roberto Deluca

This place is amazing the owner and his staff are very nice i will be going back if you dont now this place you should check them out

Tamer Samour

Great products. Clean fish and corals. Love going there. Very friendly staff.

Desmond Zinck

Great place! Owner is very knowledgable and helpful! T dogs are awesome too!

Grant R

Friendly place. Fish I'd never seen before

Pablo Chacone

Great store. Great selection. Great staff. Healthy fish and knoledgable people. Highly recommended.

Candie Miller

Very informative and big selection

JEF Enigma

great variety .wealth of knowledge for any level aquarist. talked me out of purchases not suited to my system.

Susan Brown

Great guys and they found me the fish I was looking for

Jorden Gmen

Don’t let the positive reviews fool you some are from the owners them self that should tell you something right there shady and don’t care about there customers

Jesse Servant

Nice guys who took the time to talk with me about my new saltwater setup, and gave me a great deal on everything I needed to get started.

Jason Hergott

I have been going here for years , The owner is very helpful , and has a wealth of knowledge on every product he offers. I literally make a list of questions before I go there , and he always takes his time to answer every one. He stands behind his products, and makes recommendations based on your needs not his pocket book. By far my favourite place to visit.

Chris Michaud

A good variety of stock

Faith Woodley

Cool stingrays,, the guy was very knowledgeable and friendly.

2005YellowMustangGT

This is the best stocked saltwater fish store that I have been in. They have a great variety of marine fish at reasonable prices. I purchased a 3 1/2" Koran Angelfish and he has been doing great, Ate a variety of foods after only three hours of being introduced into my 100 gal. aquarium. Definitely worth the 1 1/2 hour drive from my place to the store.

Sarah Cole

Came in to look for a fewvsupplies for my aquarium and was rudely approached by the owners son What r u looking for? Not really doing the looking around thing we already have one person in store. I have been doing tanks for 5 years and havve only come here a few times for this reason. They are always rude and prefer saltwater to freshwater. Ill be shopping at another place...thanks

David Gillies

Awesome little hole in the wall, decent selection for the area for freshwater fish and plants as well as coral, fish and all things reef related.

Peter Wedge

Went in couple weeks ago I got a few plants there are dogs in the store told not to touch rudely the plants I got home with had mildew and bugs on them after inspecting them the store smells and the owners son isn’t very nice

Shari Bennett

Amazing variety...good prices

Dianna Ricketts

awesome people and very knowledgeable on their fish and hydroponics!!

akpro2u

Extremely helpful with all my questions and will definitely be back.

Ronald Parle

I have been getting great advice,from nutrients to how to use an EC pen that Steve recommended , worth every penny. My crop is looking better than ever Thanks and keep on growing Ron

Gary Leger

Good knowledgeable service good selection of saltwater fish as well as freshwater. Hydroponics and aroponics suplies

Ashley Silveira

Friendly staff with large selection of fish & supplies. Had a good experience with my children, when fish shopping.

Scott Reist

Good selection of saltwater fish and corals. Friendly service. Weekly specials.

Andrei Gheorghe

Had a very good experience will never go to another store again!!!!!! The owner was very helpful at explaining different fish and also kept us within budget. Fish looked VERY HEALTHY !!!

Nick Cavanaugh

Always helpful and knowledgeable. I like to spend money to support their business

David Duguay

Best place for hydroponics and fish. All the products u could need and great staff that help you threw any questions or concerns

Dwayne McIntosh

Very nolagable owner and while take the time to answer your questions

Frankly Yo-yo

Wow just wow don’t bother

Mark Wolters

I have travelled to every aquarium store from Toronto to London in recent weeks! They each have their own unique personalities, strengths (and areas that are not their strengths). Few of them are as well-rounded as Living Aquarium. This store has a very organized system for quarantining new fish to minimize any unfortunate surprises and was one of the best I saw on my travels. You can choose to bypass their process if you wish - but they will encourage you to be patient so that you minimize any health issues with the animals. Their collective knowledge of the saltwater fish and coral and systems is very thorough. I can’t speak to the fresh water side of that as my own experience is with salt water. It is fairly small space, but it is clear that their passion lies with their livestock and their customers. It does have more of a warehouse feel but still feels welcoming and accessible for those that are new-to-aquariums and those who are more experienced with the hobby. They focus on the core, and they do it well! New technology is not their area of focus, so equipment like Neptune’s updated APEX is not something that they would carry in stock or be focused on (they would certainly order for you of course). However, if acquiring and using the the latest-and-greatest is your focus, there are other aquarium stores who specialize in that. If travelling to see a store - this one should be on your list!

Briand Fyfe

Best aquarium place I have been to.no guestions unanswered and there nowlege second to none

Erik B

Came here recently. Lets just say the whole experience wasn't great. Will not be returning. Nothing special as for freshwater fish and everything else was expensive.

Wayne Howe

Great prices. Lots of help. Very knowledgeable owner

Mark Baxandale

Great shop very knowledgeable people can help with more than just aquariums

ziom ziom

Great store lots of different stock especially into saltwater they really know there stuff and are honest about there stock also sell live phytoplankton and rotifers I have been buying from them for a long time and the fish always survive and thrive

Universe Dragon

I love that I can find things here that I can never find anywhere else! The fish are healthy and diverse, and the staff are polite and kind. Definitely need to shop here more often.

Raymond Duffy

Very knowledgeable

Amy Caldwell

Excellent, friendly, and knowledgable service. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience at Living Aquarium and left with a brand new family member.