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November 2024 by Chris W.
Great folks. Pretty solid selection.
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October 2024 by Brad Clark
Very good selection and very friendly and helpful owner and staff
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October 2024 by William 316
A lovely selection of fish, coral, and aquarium supplies, I've never had a bad buy from here.
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October 2024 by Mike
I bought a few anthias and a foxface, all acclimated very quickly and we're eating in minutes. The staff were very knowledgeable and helpful! Will definitely return!
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October 2024 by Liss
Great store. Very knowledgeable staff.
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September 2024 by zsoltikau
Took my best friend and his three kids here for the first time last week. I just got done shopping there today. I have to say that out of all the reef and freshwater centered aquarium hobby shops in the area; Cape Coral included, this is probably the best shop. Not because they have the best selection, not because they have the highest end equipment. But because they have the best owners, the best pricing and the most patient staff who are actually willing to help you and spend time answering your questions, and will guide you if you’re willing to listen. For the every day hobbyist, from beginner to expert the store has a lot to offer, both in terms of livestock and accessories. It’s not pretentious and it’s certainly not overpriced.
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August 2024 by Chelsea Pretorius
They have a great range of salt and freshwater and overall pleasant people to deal with. Unfortunately I purchased some Jumbo Neon Tetras, a betta and plants recently and I’m now dealing with a bad case of Ich. 4/5 tetras have now passed as well as one of my Kuhli loaches, I’m now trying to save the last tetra, betta and the rest of my Kuhlis. Be careful with fish from here make sure to quarantine them properly before adding to a tank.
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August 2024 by Tornado Alley
Very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable.
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August 2024 by Brandon Hottenstein
I’ve never done this before but this is a time I will. *Long rant coming*
When I lived in St Pete I went to my usual fish store to get my saltwater for my tanks. (I have two saltwater fish tanks that I’ve been very successful with.) Before I moved to fort myers I got saltwater from my usual pet store to use when I got down here. Tanks were reset back up. Everything looked great and thriving and happy. I do my water changes regularly for these tanks to maintain the happy environment for my corals and fish. I recently went to Boardroom Aquatics to get my saltwater on 7/19/2024. I did my normal water change as I regularly do. The following day I noticed my octospawn, anemones, and mushroom were all acting weird. I started to do my water tests to see if any of my levels were high to resolve the issue. All tests came back excellent and no levels spiked to cause my corals to start acting weird. The last thing was for me to check the salinity of the saltwater that I just put into the tank. I checked the salinity of my tank and it was WAY too high. The salinity of my tanks sit at 1.024-1.026, the test results were sitting at 1.031. It may not seem like a drastic difference, but it is. I tested the saltwater that they sold me and it was sitting at 1.030 when they GUARANTEED that their salinity sits at 1.024 (hence why I went there). I called Boardroom Aquatics and informed them that the water they sold me was high in salinity and caused my corals to melt away and die. Once again I was told they keep their salinity at 1.024 and that I was doing the test wrong and getting false readings. They informed me to bring in a water sample into the store for them to test. So I did. ??♂️ MARK started doing his test that I had done prior and got the SAME results as I did INCLUDING the high salinity level. He kept telling me that he was at a loss cause he doesn’t know what was going on in my tank to figure out why my corals have died. He told me there was room for human error, when I did the same I’ve always done when doing water changes and NEVER had any casualties. After going back and forth with the man, I walked out cause I just lost over $700 worth of corals in ONE tank. Mark was talking at me and not to me, he wasn’t willing to accept that HIS business had made a mistake and wasn’t willing to do anything to make it right. He kept trying to push the issue back onto me, when my boyfriends a marine biologist and has told me what to do when it comes to the tanks to make sure they stay happy and healthy. My boyfriends also had MANY saltwater tanks and has even had a saltwater fish business. The level on unprofessionalism that happened today was not cute, cool, or even remotely acceptable. No accountably on his end what’s so ever.
Needless to say, I will never step into that store again. I will never recommend that establishment nor will I ever give them a penny. If you know anything about saltwater tanks; corals, fish, invertebrates are NOT cheap. The two anemones that melted and died due to this equal $600. Not to mention the other corals that I’ve lost. Terrible business ethics and unprofessionalism endured.
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August 2024 by Jacob Ziegler
Very knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great selection of both fresh and saltwater livestock/supplies !
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June 2024 by Carter Owen
Great costumer service healthy happy fish great prices and great selection they were friendly and even gave me a crab for free I love this fish store and it's my favorite I've been too btw people who go to other fish store go give bad reviews to other fish stores so that's why there are some bad reviews they'll do it for brownie points basically to boost there store and bring others down but all that aside from that this is the best fish store around and it's really nice they even have a station so you can grab rocks and melake your own aqua scape so you know which pieces you want to buy and they also get rare common and just about any fish you wanna find they have the discus cichlids gem tang even i would definitely recommend this store it's awesome.
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June 2024 by Dustin Blythe
We went looking for ghost and cherry shrimp, found what we were looking for and more. Helpful staff and a great selection in a "hole in the wall" type place. On a side street, so it takes some looking but it's worth the effort.
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May 2024 by Greg K
5/5 stars! I came in with concerns about a sick cichlid and both Frank and the owner have been an invaluable resource with recommendations that have helped bring my fish back up to normal. Will be exclusively going here for all of my local aquarium needs. You've won my support and loyalty!
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May 2024 by EDUARDO ANTONIO ORENGO COSTA
Awesomeness customer service!!! Great guys!!!
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May 2024 by Susan Olsen
Best healthy fish by far. Have many unique fish and beautiful tanks. Their saltwater tanks are amazing! I am a freshwater aquarium person. Great live plants too
