We were visiting Mystic and came upon this gem! We had an…read moreincredible experience with the owner and learned a few tricks for our puppy at the same time . See for yourself you won't be disappointed!

The store has great selection and healthy items! The owners are kind and truly care about pets'…read morequality of life. It's a large space with lots of choices for pet food, toys, and good curated items. We will definitely be back.

I've been coming to this place off and on Since the old…read morelocation - Hands down the best - every time -

Friendly and helpful staff with a great selection of fish and fish tanks. My go to stop for all my…read moreaquatic needs!

I love coming to Blake's! The service is always friendly and the staff are always happy to help…read more They have fresh and salt water fish, as well as anemones and plant life. I have come here many times and always leave with something in hand! The move to the bigger store really makes a difference! The store is inviting with a variety of fish, accessories and cleaning supplies for your tanks I can't wait to see what Blake's continues to add. Their supply of exotic salt water fish is limited, but there is a variety of fresh water fish to choose from

Amazing experience every time I've gone. This time, Liam went above and beyond in taking the time…read moreto help me pick some wonderful corals and fish (even going past closing time just so I'd have the right ones for my skill level and tank sizes so we'd all be successful and happy with one another for years to come at home!) You cannot ask for better service or cleaner pets!

Strike three, no more business from me. I am fairly easy going. First off, most of the crew is very…read moreknowledgeable, I will give them that. I bounced back into the hobby after 10 years. I have 6 aquariums in my home all purchased since September. I have tetras, barbs, and south central and American cichlids in various tanks within my home. I love the hobby, especially the aqua scaping aspect. On my 125 planted tetra tank I wanted premium lighting, so I purchased (4) AI Prime 16 lights for around $1200.00 with tax. One of them stopped working within 2 weeks, never submerged, just turned red and refused to light up. I drove an hour to the store and asked for a replacement. I was told to go through the manuf. After reading multiple reviews online with horror stories of customers having to pay shipping back to AI, and then they refuse to honor warranties I said no thanks. So now I only have (3) lights with an 18' span on a 6 ft tank. Frustrating as hell, but OK, I overlooked that and said fine. Then I asked to purchase a large Gold Saum from their big cichlid tank. The employee bagged it up while I was looking at other fish in the back. My mistake for not looking in the brown bag before I left, I ended up with a Redhead Vieja. No big deal, I lost 2 hours of my day returning to get the fish I ordered and about $20 in fuel, the employee was apologetic and grabbed the right fish for me, so I moved on. My last straw was dealing with Dereck. I went in on Monday and asked him for a Starry Night cichlid. I showed him a video of my 180 setup and gave him a list of fish that I kept within it. He told me that the STarry Night would be just fine due to all of the hiding places and he pointed out that my Jack Dempsey's were much smaller than the Starry Nights and assured me it would be fine. He then showed me a tank and said they were in there. I said, where I don't see them, are you sure these are starry nights? He replied, "Yes, they are juveniles they don't get their chips until about 2 years". A Starry Night cichlid is a rare African from Madagascar and is compatible with South and Central American cichlids. But I have never owned a juvenile, I just did some research on the species and did not know if they looked completely different as juvies, so I took his word for it and took 3 of them home. I am looking at these fish in my 180 with all S/ C American cichlids thinking this can't be right. So, I Google searched "juvenile starry night cichlid" in images and NOTHING looked even close. I am scratching my head thinking they look like African Haps. So I search again under "Starry Night African Haps" and see star sapphire cichlids and realize this guy sold me the wrong fish. OK, no big deal, empty the rocks, driftwood, and scoop them up. An hour later and 2 towels on the floor I brought them back 20 minutes before they closed. One thing that was super frustrating was the fact that I didn't bring my debit card, and they said they couldn't give me a refund without the card, so I was forced into searching for fish to make up the $120 difference in store credit that I really didn't need or want. It was a Monday evening, so stock was low, and I didnt want to make a third trip seeing they are over an hour from my home and visiting the store usually eats up 3 hours or more round trip every time. I ended up buying some pearl scale koi angels for one of my planted tanks and was able to buy ONE Starry Night like I originally wanted. I left with my angels and 1 starry night cichlid. The next day I woke up and found the starry night dead and floating at the top of the tank. My Redhead Vieja was biting at it so I grabbed the net, drove over an hour back to the store only for Derek (the genius that sold me Star Sapphires instead of Starry Nights) to tell me he needed the original receipt (even though they could have easily looked it up in the computer) and a water sample. I said, your kidding, right? I told him that my water parameters are perfect, I have well water and a natural PH of 6.8. He said it says that I need these two things next to the register. I said you know I just bought this fish, and have driven out here numerous times, and you know I told you the tank he was going into, and you know you said the fish would be ok, and they are guaranteed, and you know I live over an hour away. I told him I am not spending $30 in fuel and 3 hours to bring a water sample when you have water in the bag with the dead fish. He said that is the store policy, I I asked, if he'd make an exception, I've spent like $3k in this store in the last 2 months alone. He said that the store policy. As I turned and walked away, I told him I wouldn't be back. He started laughing at me with his co-worker as I got to the door. This is not the way you treat customers. I am not a difficult customer, and I am very easy going, I've overlooked a lot of mistakes that cost me a lot of time, let alone money, but this was strike three for me.

I love this aquatic store! They have such a large variety of coral frags, polyps, and fish! This…read morestore does have more expensive products and live animals than other stores but their quality is top notch! My boyfriend and I used to come here to browse when we first got into fish. Now we both have several tanks and are into the hobby enough to feel comfortable shopping in OSAs price range. My boyfriend got some coral frags that were on sale. 3 for 30$ and a set that was buy one get one free. He loves having them in his saltwater tank and they look so good!!!!! I was looking for a live culture of daphnia for some fish fry. Although they did not have any in stock I got some great advice on some cultures of micro worms I can order online from a staff member there who breeds the same species of fish.

one of the last great tropical fish stores highest quality…read morefish with super clean tanks every type of food and equipment

my family has been going to Emmons monthly for supplies. Extremely disappointEd with the level of…read morecustomer service today. I spend any where between 75-100 each month. today I asked for and extra bag for the fish. cashier said I already have one that the fish are in. I was shocked to say the least. I would have even been willing to pay for the extra bag, but he was so out out that I asked. sadly I won't be going back.

An amazing store! We have been coming to Critter Hut for close to 13 years (starting at the old…read morelocation by Stop & Shop). Our most recent purchase was about 2 weeks ago. We bought a Skink Lizard and Jeff, the sales associate was so incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. My son loves his new pet and named him zucchini. We also just had some issues with our fish aquarium and fish. Again, Jeff guided us on what needed to be done to clear up our problem. Having such knowledge and nice staff is why we keep coming back. We love Critter Hut! Thank you.

Pets welcome what more do you need to know? Food, environments treats, crickets, meal worms, fish…read morefresh water, bird and so much more for you to love. the owners support local shelters and will go out of their way to help animals and their human friends to be happy together. They also have books and treats that help support the local shelters on the counter.

Amazing costomer service provided great knowledge and helped me pick the tank right for meread more

We're new to fishkeeping, but we've been here 3 times in the past few months. Every time, they've…read morebeen great. They've helped troubleshoot issues with our tank, medication with a sick fish, and the fish and shrimp we've gotten here have all been really healthy (the sick one was last week and it was our fault; we've had him for a few months). They're always willing to take time to give suggestions or answer questions - haven't seen a single unfriendly employee. Their selection of everything from food to plants is pretty large. Highly recommend them!