I love this place!…read more You know how your kid bugs you for a fish tank and promises to take care of it only to lose interest as soon as the first pair of guppies dies? Well, that was me over 50 years ago except I never lost interest. I've been keeping fish and visiting fish stores around the country for my entire life. The people from World Of Fish who started RiverShore Aquariums have done a great job. Located not far from the original World of Fish, RiverShore has clean tanks, friendly and knowledgeable staff and they are super keyed in on planted tank setups. These days my tanks are relatively simple just to keep things easy, rocks and driftwood mostly, but I've been wanting to do a planted tank for a while. I know the basics but had some questions on substrate, plant selection and lighting for what is basically going to be a freshwater nanotank. The staff person who helped me was super knowledgeable, answered my questions and gave me some good advice for getting started. They had a good selection of different kinds of gravel as well as an assortment of driftwood and rocks. I liked that they have a table where you can do a little aquascaping trial and error before you make a final selection. The fish were high quality and appeared healthy. Most were smaller species suitable for planted tanks. I even discovered a new species that I had never heard of - anchor catfish. Super cool and perfect for my little nanotank. I know enough about fish and have been to enough fish stores to know which ones are really good. Rivershore is at the top of the list if you live in the Twin Cities, and especially if you're interested in giving planted tanks a try. Even if its plants aren't your thing or you are new to the hobby, I'd checkout Rivershore for your first aquarium.

This is such a fantastic fish store. You know that one friend whose house is always immaculately…read morepristine, such that -- no matter how recently or how well you've cleaned your own house -- you always feel a little self-conscious & guilty when you visit theirs? Rivershore Aquariums is that friend: All the tanks are SO clean, and so perfectly lit, and all the fish are ready for their closeups. It's like an aquatic Parade of Homes in there -- 0% chance of the "Oh gosh, that fish looks so sick, should I mercy-buy it & set up a hospital tank & try to save it? Or should I not give this place my money?" experience. You should definitely give this place your money. They also sold me the sweetest, most industrious little pleco I've ever had in my life. I bought her as a bristlenose pleco, but she's secretly some kind of Turbo Pleco -- as in, my tank gets direct sunlight (can't be avoided), and it had the algae to match, but a week after I brought my new plec'ling home, I found myself asking a visitor, "Hey, you didn't clean the inside of the 55gal while you were here, did you?" (Spoiler: No, I do not have tank-cleaning houseguests. I just have a magic pleco.)

Such a cool spot to buy fish or anything you need for fish tanks!…read more There was a variety of cool fish, salt water fish, piranha, turtles, cat fish and more Tip: You can feed the turtles for 25 cents so bring quarters! The machine was out of food at the time so just go to the front and they'll give you some. I fed the turtles and they were so fun to watch They had Salt Water fish but not too many at the time so maybe call before if that's what you're looking for Workers were awesome and answered all of our questions Free parking lot No public restrooms

This shop has been around forever! I use to come here as a kid after dance classes I took across…read morethe street nothing has changed and I love it! It was a pretty busy day but the employees made sure everyone was being helped. I believe it was Todd that helped us. He was informative and knowledgeable! This place has just about everything you need for an aquarium! They have a wide variety of tanks in the back plus many decorative plants including live plants! We will definitely be back for our next aquarium

I had Mark come to clean a tank for the first time. He did an excellent job-gave good advice and…read morehelped me a lot! He didn't try to sell anything.

From the owner: Family owned and operated for over 35 years, Aquascapes has provided the Twin Cities with…read moreexceptional aquarium service. We take pride in maintaining clarity and health of your aquarium by thorough cleaning in a timely fashion. We bring our knowledge and experience to both freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. Aquascapes allows you to enjoy the modern aquarium without the time consuming maintenance tasks.

Saltwater only store. Friendly, knowledgable staff. My only…read morecritique is you can get conflicting info depending on who you talk to but I find that common when dealing in this hobby. Store is always clean and organized. Tanks always look healthy and clean too. At times the live stock can be low but doesn't bother me. They recently expanded the retail area of the store and it looks less cramped. I buy my saltwater here since I have a smaller tank which brings me back to browse and chat.

This is the cleanest fish store I have ever been to. Beautiful selection of salt and freshwater…read morefish. I was worried that it was going to be mostly salt water fish like many fish stores are but they have a wide variety of both. Owners and staff are also very friendly.

Amazing staff, wonderful selection! I am going to give them a lot of my money and I don't care who…read moreknows it!

Wonderful experience. Nick was super helpful and who I'm assuming to be Joe told us to call if we…read morehave any questions. Our son is happy with his make and female beta fish.

I've been bringing my dogs Sam and Daisy to Lucky Dog Pet Lodge for over two years and couldn't be…read morehappier to have found it. The employees are the best and have always done a great job taking care of my kids; even when I've been out of town for several days. If you are looking for a top-tier experience for your dogs without having to worry about their health and safety, then I'd encourage you to give Lucky Dog a try.

Great service. Easy to get to, lots of parking, friendly staff. Best of all a large outside play…read morearea.