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    Bakersfield Aquatic Pets

    4.3 (24 reviews)

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    Everything in this 300 gallon tank is from Bakersfield Aquatic Pets.

    I cannot praise enough the personal and passionate service and quality of "products" at Bakersfield Aquatic Pets. This family--owned business should be on the list of "places to go when in Bakersfield". The selection of fresh and saltwater fish, corals, plants, crustaceans and rock is enough to entertain the whole family if you take your time to wander through. If you are serious about owning fish tanks/aquariums, the knowledge, care and personal service is second-to-none. We would not be having such success with our tanks without Steve, Melissa and Larry's guidance.

    My son named the eel in the store, Eel-vis
    michelle k.

    This place was great! I was in town visiting CSUB for my daughter so while in town my son and I went to this little local fish store (LFS) since I was in town (fish geeky I know).... the selection of fish were pretty slim but they said they were running low this time because they had sold a lot, no biggie, heard that before too. The coral looked AWESOME, frags and great starter pieces were healthy looking and happy too. I didn't like that (unlike most LFS) there were no prices written on the glass for the frags, I had to ask. The fish were priced on the glass though, which made browsing within my budget more realistic. The guys were very helpful and way nice about answering questions. I ended up buying about 11 lbs of live rock, since I was going to be chancing it going over the Grapevine in the winter I didn't want to purchase fish without being sure the 'vine' would be open. The guy wrapped the rocks in newspaper, wetted them and put them in Styrofoam for the long ride home - we did made it the 3 hour drive over the Vine and the rocks look great in my tanks! The live rock here is wicked inexpensive and the service they provided will keep me stopping here when I'm in town - it's always nice to support the LFS instead of the big chains where they really don't care about their fish or their customers since they filter in and out all day. The next time I'm in town I hope to remember to bring my transport buckets or I'll be making a trip to Home Depot for the rock ride home! Thanks guys, great store, great service and glad to have helped support the local fish store! p.s. it's almost on the corner of North Chester and China Grade Loop, almost missed it!

    J H.

    My husband loves this place he likes coming here for his salt water tank and supplies. My husband brings our tank water to the store and they check it to see if it's looking good or something missing. Very knowledgeable person when it comes to salt water, tanks and proper maintenance to have a good looking and thriving fish tank.

    Betta

    Nice owners and great customer service. They have a decent selection and the fish I've received from here have all been alive for at least a few months. I've bought some plants here as well. It can be hit or miss but when you find some good plants, they grow up to be very healthy in my tanks. The owners quarantine their sick fish and won't sell them. You know that you're getting healthier fish. They have good prices on the more uncommon betta fish varieties. Bought a show quality crowntail dragon scale betta for $11.99!

    Giraffe S.

    This store is very clean and well maintained, all the fish look healthy and their aquariums clean. The staff is very friendly, knowledgable, and clearly passionate about aquatic pets. They have the best price for live rock in town. They also have some freshwater aquatic plants.

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    DO NOT RECOMMEND! Arthur was hired to re-epoxy our koi pond. After three months the epoxy began to…read morechip off. The spot began small and is now the size of a small basketball. Epoxy is supposed to last at least 3-5 years. He did not do the prep work correctly which required sanding down a few bumpy spots which he said he would do in the contract. When we asked Arthur to remedy the solution he told us not to worry about it and that it had many layers of epoxy and it was not going to leak. The spot is black and the rest of koi pond is light blue. Not pretty to look at. We asked him to fix the work he had done incorrectly and he made excuses and would take days to respond. He has not taken any kind of responsibility and refuses to fix his sub par work. We are now taking him to small claims court for refusing to fix his work.

    Arthur has no idea how to treat customers, which is surprising because his low quality work is not…read morecheap. Many months, hostile behavior toward customers, and a whole small claims court case (which ruled against Arthur by the way) and it seems like he hasn't learned much. It's unfortunate because I usually am all in favor for supporting local businesses, but when your bad attitude speaks louder than your horrible quality work then it makes it hard to support your business. Hopefully he can turn it around though as judging from his past reviews it seems like he once did quality business.

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    Contacted this company, Those Two Fish Guyz, to give me an estimate. Left a voicemail. Jeremiah…read morecalled two days later. He said he got a miss call from my number and was calling me back. I asked him if he had time to come out and give me an estimate. Jeremiah said he did and would. It wouldn't be a problem. We both agreed to meet between both our schedules. On the day before the meeting of the estimate, Jeremiah texted and assured that he'd come accordingly to what we both agreed. On the day of the meeting, I thought he was running late. So I waited... and waited... and more waiting. He never showed up nor did he make a courtesy call that he wasn't going to show up. It's been several days. Still silent. A coworker mentioned the same thing about this company as well. This company pulled the same stunt on her too. Word of free advice to Those Two Fish Guyz. If you can't make it to a meeting, common sense says to give the customer a courtesy call. If you can't take on a job, give the customer a straight answer that you can't. It'll be a miracle if this company stays afloat when they're already giving potential customers red flags.

    My family contracted Those Two Fish Guyz to repair our large family pond. Initially our…read moreinteractions were pleasant and professional, however after we paid our deposit our experience with Those Fish Guyz drastically changed. During our consultation on June 6, 2024, we were ensured all the holes in the pond would be sealed, cracks in waterfall would be repaired, a new pump would be purchased and installed, a UV light would be installed, pump box wooden lid would be rebuilt, and the pond would be cleaned, refilled and would be treated with good bacteria. My mother paid the $1500.00 deposit on July 1, 2024, and work on the pond was scheduled to begin on the following Monday, July 5, 2024. After no one showed up on Monday, July 5, 2024, Tuesday, July 6, 2024, and Wednesday, July 7, 2024, my mother texted Those Fish Guyz on July 8, 2024, to inquire when work on our pond would begin. She was informed work would begin later that day; however, no one came to our residence or informed us they would need to reschedule. My mother messaged Those Fish Guyz on July 8th, 10th, 12th, 19th, and 22nd. Those Fish Guyz finally found time in their schedule to come to our residence (they also brought one of their minor children) on July 23, 2024, and spent approximately two hours "working" on our pond. They informed my mother they would be out the following day to install our wooden lid. My mother reached out to Those Fish Guyz on July 25, 2024, after they missed their previously agreed upon return date. My mother was informed they could not make it. My mother messaged Those Fish Guyz again on July 26th, July 27th, and July 29th. Those Fish Guyz finally returned to our residence on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, and informed my stepfather they were "99%" done with our pond. My stepfather informed them they did not rebuild our wooden top (they instead installed netting and plumbing pipes without speaking to my mother or stepfather), our pond was still leaking, the UV light was not installed, and the pond still had dirt, debris and was not treated. Those Fish Guyz agreed to come out the following day to complete the job and install the rebuilt wooden lid. My stepfather requested an itemized statement of the work completed, their hourly rate and the amount spent on supplies. Those Fish Guyz refused to provide the requested information because they stated they were not finished. After Those Fish Guyz did not return to our residence the following day, my mother messaged Those Fish Guyz on Monday, August 5, 2024, to see if they could complete the work that afternoon. They responded and stated they would out around 1:00 p.m. After several hours passed my mother called Those Fish Guyz and was informed they could not make it out again. My mother requested an itemized statement of the work completed, their hourly rate and the amount spent on supplies. Those Fish Guyz again refused to provide the requested information because they stated they were not finished. My mother informed Those Fish Guyz she was unsatisfied with the work completed thus far and she would like to know what her deposit was spent on thus far. Those Fish Guyz again declined to provide the requested information and disregarded our concerns about their professionalism and overall work completed. Those Fish Guyz became combative with my mother and ended the call. Minutes later, my mother received a text message stating they were going to send her into collections for not paying the remaining balance owed. Please avoid using these individuals at all costs.

    Bakersfield Aquatic Pets - aquariumservices - Updated June 2026

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