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February 2024 by Paul L.
Staff was helpful and friendly, however I found their and knowledge was a little questionable. The 20+ fish that we bought are alive but visibly emaciated and came accompanied with unwanted pest snails.Prices are standard - (spent close to $100) so you aren't saving money.However, by spending your money here; it's my opinion you are perpetrating the owners' personal fishkeeping hobby vs. contributing to an LFS and fishkeeping community.I've been keeping aquaria for over 25 years. My background in Customer Service is as extensive. I have never seen this level of unprofessionalism from a business owner.His attitude and actions made us feel we were unwanted guests entering his private space vs. welcomed customers in a public place.Why are some things for sale to some people, but not to others?&It's my belief that using abrasive and foul language (albeit directed at adults) in front of 7-year-old children is unacceptable in public spaces... but maybe I'm old-fashioned??I give them 5-star for the owner; Tuons', transparency. Having this happen at the get-go ensures that you, as the consumer, can see exactly what type of character you are supporting by spending your time and funds at this establishment.Tuon's attitude is visible within 5mins of stepping in the door: if I had to visit twice and find this out; I'd maybe give a lower rating... but 25 minutes and $100 is a small price to pay to see the truth of any matter.5-Stars!Edit: I suppose Tuons' response sums it up: where did I mention masks?He seems to promote foul language and discrimination in his private space....Would you support this business?0-Stars.
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December 2023 by Summer Lebsack
Steve was such a big help! Sent me home with the prettiest guppies, a couple shrimp and some beautiful plants. Staff is patient and knowledgeable, and it’s so nice to see the fish so colourful and well loved! ♥️
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October 2023 by Noah Morgan
Very helpful staff. I have little knowledge of the aquarium hobby and they didn't hesitate to help me figure out my setup
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October 2023 by Joseph Larochelle
Always have a great time here, very knowledgeable, super helpful. Huge selection of beautiful stock, live plants and supplies! 10/10 would always recommend!
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October 2023 by Brendan K
I know I will just get the typical low iq response from the owner on this review repeating the same thing to every negative feedback (read previous replies from owner) obsessed with calling people anti-maskers. We spend a lot of money at fish stores but we will go anywhere else over this place. Scroll down and find where he calls a customer an “ultra maga trump supporter” for not wanting to wear a mask in his store almost 4 years after covid lol. Absolute insane behaviour and immaturity and I recommend you spend your money at literally any other fish store in Edmonton. This owner will talk down to you if you are new to fish keeping and/or kick you out of his store if you disagree with him. Sad to see an owner of a store resort to all sorts of attacks on his customers when he hears something he doesn’t like. I recommend aqua market or planted tank! Great friendly knowledgeable staff and they aren’t as overpriced as this place. You also won’t be forced to wear a muzzle 4 years after covid! embarrassing behaviour and i’m quite frankly surprised this place is still open from the amount of customers he’s banned from his store! Take a look at some negative reviews on here and see his responses and ask yourself if this is really someone you want to be supporting.EDIT: The response from the owner couldn’t have been more predictable
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October 2023 by Taylor Marlowe
Very nice aquarium store. Amazing selection at competitive prices. They have lots of aquarium plants as well.They have unique aquascaping products and a planning area where you select your aquarium size on a bed of sand and create a layout you like. Snap a photo and recreate it at home with the purchased materials.Very clean tanks and building.Definetly worth checking out if you're a aquarium enthusiast.
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September 2023 by Matt C.
Best place to buy fish in Edmonton. Fish are always looking colorful and healthy. Wide variety of fish. Staff are super knowledgeable and helpful.
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September 2023 by Dhillon Dawinder
I bought 4 peacock cichlid from them, they sells them $40 each, I thought they are rare thats why price is little high, but petsmart sells them $25 each. I paid $60 dollars extra for same fishes I could buy from petsmart. I wish I visited petsmart before them.
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September 2023 by Greg Stone
Went to check out Bettas and was not disappointed, huge selection and extremely knowledgeable staff, absolutely love this place and will be getting my Bettas and other fish from her for now on.
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August 2023 by Russ Vanderleer
This is the go to store in Edmonton. Staff are super knowledgeable and there is a great selection of fish and plants. The store has individual drip filtration for each tank - no disease outbreaks from tank to tank.I recently had some problems with a Sicce filter I purchased there - I brought it in and Tuan (owner) helped trouble shoot it, ensure it was fixed and problem free and had the parts in hand too. It was a fantastic customer service experience that I wish we could see from more retailers.Highly recommended!
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August 2023 by Parker L.
despite even hospitals dropping the mask mandate this place decides to keep it. lol what a joke
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June 2023 by Ryan H
My go to store for healthy, quality fish. The staff here is very friendly and knowledgeable. The fish and plants are reasonably priced, some stuff may be more or less than the big chains sell for, but I trust what I'm getting is going to be properly quarantined and cared for and likely won't give me any headaches. Tanks are individually filtered instead of in groups and always appear well maintained. I actually usually test the water the fish were sold in out of curiosity and every time their parameters were spot on.There have been some fish over the years that I wanted to see about getting special ordered in that he absolutely wouldn't even consider sourcing due to either high mortality rates in shipping or some other ethical reasons which I would've had no idea of, it's nice to see a store with that kind of all around integrity.•Also worth noting that currently in mid 2023, masks are still strictly enforced here but are generously provided, which I completely respect, they care about people diseases too not just fish, plus as an added bonus from this masking measure you can rest assured you won't come into any unnecessary contact with any of those silly anti-vax folk while you're browsing for your next fish... yay!
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June 2023 by Rondel Hunt
Friendly knowledgeable staff. Awesome selection of healthy fish. Definitely my go to store for fish from now on.
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June 2023 by _SENPAI
Bought 6 Kois from them and floating lettuce and water treatment for my newly built pond. Awesome stuff, very knowledgeable and the price on the Kois were good deal. Will keep coming back for pond stuff in the future.
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May 2023 by K Gordon
Our go-to place for fish and aquatic plants in Edmonton. Knowledgeable and friendly staff, clean store, and reasonable prices. I've looked at other stores and online for fish and plants and always end up coming back to Aquarium Central. Masks are still mandatory here, but they provide them for free as well as sanitizer at the door.Some fish stores have dirty tanks and dead fish but nothing like that here. Convenient location and plenty of parking - we'll most definitely be back.
