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September 2021 by Google user
I was taken here as a surprise and when I walked in, my mouth dropped at the spectacular aquarium set-up of the store. It’s more like an actual aquarium with the coral reef steps and the plethora of diverse livestock and dynamic aquatic scenes! Cara (sp?) approached us in their fresh water section and answered all our questions and was not only incredibly knowledgeable, she was super funny and offered insightful hobbyist tips. We ended up picking up a nice little haul of adorable plants and fish, and left looking forward to coming back after they received their in-coming shipment of shrimp. Today was the day we were able to return and this time Malachi (sp?) approached us while we were gawking at the treasures in their salt water section. Again we found ourselves in the care of an experienced and perceptive aquarium professional. He gave us a tour of the salt water section and fed a grouper that he had made friends with and told us how we could have a mini salt water set-up of our own. After our tour of the fresh water section, he showed us how we can add a hanging filtration addition off of our 10 gallon in order to expand our livestock or we could purchase a new 15 gallon tank that was also in our price range. We ended this trip with new plants, adorable shrimp and a sweet little crawdad. We are still settling in to our new place, but once we’re ready, we’re definitely heading back for that 15 gallon or mini salt water set-up next. Highly recommend Crystal Clear Aquariums!!
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June 2021 by Devin Paulson
My new favorite place! We've been to tons of fish stores and this was by far the best! Incredibly knowledgeable and kind. Very attentive and great customer service! Totally worth the drive from Billings! Will be making this trip often! Thank you Crystal Clear Aquariums for the amazing new additions to our tank!
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May 2021 by Mike Fredericks
WAY OVERPRICED. Owner tries to justify prices by trying to charge you "shipping cost" that you would spend if you ordered from somewhere else which defeats buying local. Would rather order from a fish farm where they are raised properly, get exactly what I'm looking for than overpay and YES ALSO GET TREATED LIKE AN INCONVENIENCE...SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR LUNCH!! For a store that can only stay open 4days a week ..you would think theyd appreciate your business...nope!
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May 2021 by Xev Mezias
I was taken here as a surprise and when I walked in, my mouth dropped at the spectacular aquarium set-up of the store. It’s more like an actual aquarium with the coral reef steps and the plethora of diverse livestock and dynamic aquatic scenes! Cara (sp?) approached us in their fresh water section and answered all our questions and was not only incredibly knowledgeable, she was super funny and offered insightful hobbyist tips. We ended up picking up a nice little haul of adorable plants and fish, and left looking forward to coming back after they received their in-coming shipment of shrimp. Today was the day we were able to return and this time Malachi (sp?) approached us while we were gawking at the treasures in their salt water section. Again we found ourselves in the care of an experienced and perceptive aquarium professional. He gave us a tour of the salt water section and fed a grouper that he had made friends with and told us how we could have a mini salt water set-up of our own. After our tour of the fresh water section, he showed us how we can add a hanging filtration addition off of our 10 gallon in order to expand our livestock or we could purchase a new 15 gallon tank that was also in our price range. We ended this trip with new plants, adorable shrimp and a sweet little crawdad. We are still settling in to our new place, but once we’re ready, we’re definitely heading back for that 15 gallon or mini salt water set-up next. Highly recommend Crystal Clear Aquariums!!
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May 2021 by Diana Potapenko
Was visiting Montana with family and decided to stop by for a minute to check them out. We were so surprised by the variety of fish they had, everything was clean and beautiful and staff were super friendly and helpful. Kids had a blast. One of our most memorable experiences on our trip! Definitely check them out!
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May 2021 by Fergus The Bulldog
Drove up from Butte with the soul purpose of adding both fish and some new coral to the tank.I walked in right at opening and was treated like an inconvenience the entire time I was there.After asking 3 questions to a curly haired kid with glasses I walked out and drove back to Butte. I’ve been in a few times and had great service but I won’t go out of my way to shop there anymore.
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April 2021 by Carissa Emerson
So I had gone into Crystal clear earlier this week looking for some loaches. They didn’t have any but they let me know that they had a shipment coming in and they should have some this weekend. So I went in today just as they were receiving their shipment. There was five or six customers in there and boxes stacked on boxes of fish that the three employees were trying to unpack and acclimate to the tanks in the store.OK so now that you know that it was hectic and crazy in there you will understand why I am writing this review. I have never in my life felt so valued as a customer!!! Even though they had 10 million things to do not one of them had a bad attitude or looked at me sideways when I said that I wanted three loaches and there was only two in the bag. they were more than happy to get another one even though they had so much work to do, their heads were about to spontaneously combust. This kind of customer service is what these big corporate businesses strive for. The knowledge and the care that the employees have at that shop is nothing less than extraordinary!!!!
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March 2021 by Zach Mourer
I have purchased many aquatic species from these guys and every time I’ve been more than thrilled with my purchases. They are very knowledgeable and helpful with everything you need , they have the best prices in the area and definitely the best customer service hands down
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March 2021 by Carissa Emerson
So I had gone into Crystal clear earlier this week looking for some loaches. They didn’t have any but they let me know that they had a shipment coming in and they should have some this weekend. So I went in today just as they were receiving their shipment. There was five or six customers in there and boxes stacked on boxes of fish that the three employees were trying to unpack and acclimate to the tanks in the store.
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March 2021 by LyricallegendX406
Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about everything in the store . Tanks are very clean with no sign of dead fish or sick ones either . One stop shop for everything from freshwater to saltwater aquarium stock. Best in the business by far!!!! Just picked up a arowana and multiple other fish for a incredible price , these guys have the best prices, staff, and tanks .
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February 2021 by Brandt Hein
Cant believe I never stopped in here before now! Tanner was a ton of help. Assisted with setting up proper lighting, plants and advice moving forward. Super friendly and helpful! Highly recommend!
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January 2021 by Arcane Knight (xArcKnightx)
This is the closest you'll be to saltwater sealife and tropical fish within Montana. Staff is helpful and curious of every customer's needs. Just keep an eye out, they got a real life Lion (fish) guarding the front entrance!
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December 2020 by Luke Sonsteng
This is by far the best salt water fish store I've been to in Montana! Huge selection of fish and corals!! They are also very friendly and knowledgeable.
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November 2020 by Sarah Brown
Absolutely the most amazing and helpful! Very stressed due to a pump going out on my home tank while on vacation they came over and fixed the issue and all fish lived due to helpful comments from tanner on what to do before they could get there. My fish sitter did exactly as he said! All fish still alive and happy. In store always have amazing stock on freshwater and saltwater fish and corals tons of information and Always willing to help in anyway! So grateful for Tanner and his team!
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November 2020 by Owen Giddings
Very happy with this place. They have people there who know what they're talking about, and they have a great stock. Picked up several species that one would otherwise have to order online. Equally important: the tanks are in good shape and well taken care of.
