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“I drove 2 to 3 hours just to get the flower horn that i want in their store!” in 3 reviews
“Stopped by to pick up some fancy goldfish for my pond and was pleased with the selection, quality, and service.” in 3 reviews
“Good quality fish as well, all fish I've bought from them have been healthy and thrive in my tanks for years.” in 6 reviews
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Paul, Roger, Jenney M.
We specialize in a whole variety of freshwater tropical & exotic fish. You will find everything from Flowerhorn Cichlids to Arowanas, koi, goldfish and many Oddball fishes too!
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- Darrien D.Encinitas, CA2114Jan 16, 2024
Great service and selection! Good quality fish as well, all fish I've bought from them have been healthy and thrive in my tanks for years. Definitely my recommended go-to LFS!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Weston S.La Mesa, CA24926Dec 27, 2023Updated review
Pet Zone is the best place in SOCAL to buy high end, healthy Flowerhorn cichlids. I always love going into this amazing little store. They are friendly, inviting and have a very unique display of high quality fish. But most importantly to me, they sell Flowerhorns! And not just any Flowerhorns, but the highest quality Flowerhorns I have seen. If you have not had a chance to stop by this business- You should!
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Paul-Jenney-Roger M.
Dec 27, 2023
Woohoo! Thanks so much, Weston! We truly appreciate the love and support. Happy holidays!
Apr 15, 2015Previous reviewFriendly service, reasonable prices, healthy fish, and a great selection. I've been shopping here for years and I've never purchased a fish from here that had diseases or ended up dying. I particularly appreciate their diverse selection of imported goldfish. Give them a try. I've been keeping fish for 22 years, so I know when someone is good at caring for their stock. "Check'em out!"
- Jimmy T.CA, CA02Jan 7, 2024
This place is always helpful. Has a great stock of neocaridina and is very knowledgeable about tank balancing
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Brittany B.Cary, IL26685Aug 28, 2023
Ordered some cave tetras from here. Paid twice as much in shipping than the actual fish costed (for overnight with the live delivery guarantee). I'm glad I did! Fish shipped asap and arrived asap. They were packaged well in a temp controlled container. All 8 have been in my tank for about a week now and seem incredibly healthy
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Javier A.North Park, San Diego, CA184Dec 12, 2022
Amazing business. The couple that owned the store were very nice and educational. All the tanks were cleaned to the brim and didn't spot any dead fish. We ended up walking away with 8 beautiful fish. My girlfriend and I are very excited for our new fish hobby and this was a great first stop.
I also recommend their Kearny Mesa location. We stopped by and the staff there was very friendly and helpful with the plants and 3 fish we selected.
Definitely a life long customer of this business.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - TAMARA P.San Diego, CA17774May 28, 2023
Horrible place
The first time I went I bought two Oranda goldfish one was orange and white and one was black. The next day they had parasites.
Then I got new fish for free both black orandas.The fish I just got one had eggs and I asked the man about eggs and all he said was "Oh I don't know google it". The next day the fish had a fungus. And on Thursday morning when we left they were swimming fine but when we went to clean their tank When we got home they were dead. I am very disappointed in this place. Never going back.0/10 I do NOT recommend.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Paul-Jenney-Roger M.
May 28, 2023
Hi Tamara! Thanks for your feedback and review. We are here to serve and hope you can give us a fair chance to make things right before you jump into a bad reviews as we take a disparaging comment like " horrible" to the heart and it makes us feel horrible, fellow fish keeper friend :/
- Axel B.Atlanta, GA02Sep 21, 2023
They sent me a wrong item even though packing list states the correct one with hopes I won't notice it. Explanation was the item was not in stock (not according to their website) and they sent a different one instead. Ate communicating with support they refunded the item price but not shipping I payed for. So, I lost shipping money even if it was 100% their fault. Shady practice, stay away!
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Paul-Jenney-Roger M.
Jan 7, 2024
Hi Axel! Sorry to hear about your experience, can you shoot us some about your order? This is our storefront and our online store is ran by a separate team but we can send it over to them and have it fixed
- Dec 7, 2021
Went to San Diego to get away from work for the weekend. Being a fish hobbyists, I went on their website a few times in the past. Decided to actually check the store in person and was amazed by the stock they had. I was a few days late but it was still worth it. It was a mom and pops store ran for years. Spent a good amount and if you check on Yelp you receive a free comet. The monster fish selection is greater than their other location. Worth the drive from Vegas in my opinion. Customer service was excellent. The parking can be busy though.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Melissa M.San Diego, CA494625Aug 5, 2022
I believe this is the original location! Although this location is smaller than the convoy location, they still have a wide variety of fish! Customer service was on point here! She was a joy to talk to when she was catching our fish for us! Parking is limited, but we got lucky and was able to find street parking a few stores down, would definitely come back here!
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Paul-Jenney-Roger M.
Aug 5, 2022
Thank you so much Melissa! Truly appreciate the kind words and your support!
- McKena P.Denton, TX077Sep 9, 2020
Placed an online order on August 25th, it just arrived today, September 9th (overnight delivery). I called a few days ago to check in, since I hadn't had any email updates on the delay. The guy I talked to was super nice and helpful on the phone, explained what was going on. I'm okay with the delay, understand things are slow with COVID. Also, I'm in Texas, and the weather is in the 80s today, so the delay was good to avoid temps in the 100s.
Anyway, ordered 5 glass catfish, all arrived alive and seem to be healthy. Three stars because I ordered 8 halfbeaks, and 4 were dead on arrival. The other 4 are looking pretty bad, probably because of the ammonia in the bag from the dead ones. Instead of acclimating them, I just threw the live ones directly into the tank (heavily planted 55g). I don't think they would have made it much longer in the bag, and hoping they may be able to pull through.
Just disappointed because I've had a hard time finding the halfbeaks here in Texas, and I was really hoping to have a nice little group of them for my tank.
Update: All 8 halfbeaks have died, think the ammonia in the bag was too much for them. ):
The glass cats are doing great, though!Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0
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