I spent nearly $200 on tank products only. An employee advised me to buy from them the used sponges instead brand new because they contained beneficial bacteria. Later, on night I saw what appeared to be a large number of parasites (see attached pictures). I obviously didn't want that in my home, so I discarded the sponges. When I returned to the store, he looked at me as if I was ignorant for throwing both sponges away, and the only explanation he gave me was, "Those are worms we feed to the fish here, and they hide in the sponges." They didn't even apologize for not mentioning the worms, nothing at all beyond what I described above. It was so upsetting. I ended up cleaning and throwing everything out that same night, driving myself crazy over it... horrible experience with them. Edited: It's crazy how other customers in their reviews (old post on Google ) are also talking about parasites and worms from this store. Thank God I didn't buy any fish. I only bought things to get the tank ready - plants (which went straight into the garbage), air system; air pump, tubing, sponges, a heater, and other accessories, but no fish. This place is disgusting. I wish I could post the video. read more

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I was nervous about adding these fish to my collection called and spoke to the owner then placed an order on line delivered via UPS. Well packed with excellent instructions for adding new fish. Great quality and color. Larger than expected. I made a mistake entering my address a second quick call issue fixed. Excellent arrive alive fish warranty. read more

Absolutely superlative selection of discus--- plus the fish that can go with them. Gigantic selection, really large. I have not seen this anywhere else. The sales associates are wonderful, understanding and know a thing or two about these fish. Rebecca is particularly good about helping with selections and, of course, Mathias is the master at water advice. I keep going back. read more

Great selection of beautiful healthy fish! I don't buy anywhere else. I am always impressed by how well educated the staff is, my questions are always answered with patience read more

They have top quality fish. I have never had an issue here. I will come back soon. It's nice to have a local store just focusing on discus.

This was the first time i purchased fish online and i had my doubts...I found Discus madness after a bad initial feel from another place and they exceeded my expectations!! My fish arrived in excellent condition and they were larger than i expected! They also included a free shirt to say thank you. I would 100% recommend this company. I plan to order more fish within the next few weeks! read more

Discus Madness - Aquarium Services Near Me - Union, New Jersey

Discus Madness has some gorgeous Discus strains. On their website they state "All of our fish are Grade A quality and hormone free. We strive to provide you with the widest array of aquatic products to maintain and care for our Discus fish and aquariums." I'm including a picture, unedited, from their website, featuring horribly deformed Discus that are being sold as Bulldog Discus. I contacted them regarding the obvious physical deformities of the fish and the reply I received was "You are entitled to your opinion." Fish with these types of genetic abnormalities are typically called "culls" and are destroyed, usually repurposed as feeder fish. Not pleasant, but culling prevents the defective genes from being passed on to future generations. Sadly these deformed fish are being sold as a just another strain of Discus, like a different color variety or fin type. This couldn't be further from the truth. I urge you NOT to purchase the Bulldog Discus from this or any other vendor. Just say NO to deformed fish! read more

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Interested in adding more discus to the aquarium, we stopped by on a Saturday afternoon without an appointment. Note, however, we called prior to actually making the trip out to Union to make sure they were open. The store is divided into three "rooms" -- there's a big, planted aquarium towards the entrance along with tanks full of available tank mates. A second room similarly houses live plants and other tank mates for purchase. Finally, their stock of discus are kept in their "hot" room (the room is kept at a cozy 88 degrees as opposed to placing heaters in the tank) towards the back of the store. It was clear to see that Discus Madness differs significantly from other fish stores. For starters, they sort their discus according to their classification: cobalts, red turquoises, snakeskin, pigeon bloods, etc. Also, Discus Madness is the first store I've come across that have and sell fully grown discus. Even if you know nothing about fish or discus, it's very easy to see that Discus Madness knows what its doing as it breeds beautiful fish with brilliant colors and patterns. Finally, they make and sell their own beef heart mix. This was the primary reason we visited the store. After seeing their fish, it was hard to leave empty-handed. We were greeted by Brian who was informative and patient. We asked a ton of questions and took our time selecting our new fish babies. In the end, we left a pound of food and two discus fish. It's been a little over week now since we introduced the fish to this new food. The discus love it and we've noticed our smallest ones grow before our very eyes within this small time frame. There's a small private lot for customer parking. If you're looking for discus, look no further. You get it all at Discus Madness: great customer service, good-looking fish, hearty food, and reasonable prices. read more

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Came here for the first time about a month ago, and picked up some amazing beautiful discus. Seriously just mind blown at their quality of discus. If you are looking to diversify your tank with different discus strains, just go here and don't waste time anywhere else. The prices are worth the quality. It is very clear they take pride in their fish. And it shows when the fish get home and already wanna eat and show off. read more

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Very happy with this place. I've never been to a place with such a large number of tanks. Everything looked very clean. You could tell they are well maintained. I got a new tank and decided I wanted red Belly Piranha and after doing some research online and contacting Brian and Matthias, I decided to drive the 800 miles to make my purchase. It was well worth it. All 14 fish were packaged well for my ride back. Brian made sure that the fish would have plenty of oxygen for the long ride. He was very personable and answered any questions I had. All my fish survived my 800 mile trip home and seem very happy now swimming in their tank. Thanks guys! read more

I absolutely LOVE my new discus. I ordered online and had these shipped all the way to CA. My package arrived quickly and professionally packed. They have great customer service as well. I highly recommend Discus Madness. read more

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I have Ben in the hobby for almost 2 years so I've visited all the fish stores around my area this store is very clean nice tanks and some nice fish but the only problem is the fish are horrible overpriced I would rather drive 30 min away to global fish and get the same quality fish for less then half the price his store is nice and big it's just to overpriced read more

I only come here for my Angels and Discus now. Everything is perfect. Large showroom and knowledgeable eager staff call for a remarkable experience. Fish are beyond healthy and the owners are very appreciative of your business. No warranty on fish, but if anything is wrong with them, Discus Madness wouldn't be the ones to blame. Great fish at fair prices!! See yous soon!! read more

I have. Uses for the past 8 years and the quality of the fish and products is outstanding! I just ordered 8 discus and I am in California. I requested that the shipment arrived on Friday and on Thursday I received notice that the shipment was on its way. Friday morning at 10am it was at my door. I opened the package and found a receipt with a note telling me that 2 of the plants I ordered were in back order and that they would ship at a later date (thanks, very cool). I also found a detailed instruction on how to acclimate the fish to my tank. The instructions were clear and simple. Acclimatation done and by 10:40am my discuss were in their new environment, already swimming (not asleep at all! Yeah!), swimming like a pod and getting used to their new home. The albinos bushy pleco looks awesome, and I can't wait to turn on the light tomorrow as per the instruction to discover the new colorful inhabitants of my aquarium. I have to add that in the past I had a bad experience with one shipment (out of 4) because the delivery happened a bit later that I expected and I wasn't home for several hours... well they replaced all my fish and made me super happy! Very few businesses take customer service seriously... Discus Madness and Marcus do! So thank you for all the great fish you are raising, and for you reading this, I definitely recommend Discus Madness! read more

Mathias Scaglia, the owner, is a very unscrupulous, ill willed, and spiteful owner/merchant. He pretty much has refused to refund my order! I canceled the order before my fish was shipped because after I placed the order he emailed me to tell me he would be shipping my order one week later. A normal merchant would've canceled the order immediately especially when there was no fish ever sent to me. It's been two weeks and he has not refunded my canceled order. I am reporting him to the better business bureau and doing to do a chargeback. read more

This place is awesome!!! They have so much variety even though it says discus in their name; that's not all they have!! I saw several fish species that I'd never even seen before. And the employees were so sweet and helpful, and gave me a tour of where everything was first. read more

I'm surprised to see only 5 reviews posted here. Totally not surprised on the 5 stars though. Mathias and Brian are very knowledgeable and helpful. My discus are growing nicely. Couldn't have done it without their expert advise. If you want healthy beautiful fish and professional support, this is the place. read more

Discus Madness - Aquarium Services Near Me - Union, New Jersey

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Mathias is a wonderful person he helps me with questions that I have about discus fish, I online ordered 7 discus fish 3 inches big, they arrived a little red but that's from red diets they had. 8 months later my fish are big and beautiful with blood worms and beef heart that I also order from discus madness, I live in Florida and the food is cold when it arrives I stick it in the freezer and away I go. My discus fish have paired up and I have eggs and wigglers but unfortunately there in a community tank and don't make it. But the discus fish are healthy every so often I add a dewormer and have no problems. Thank you Mathias! read more

Came in here to buy fishes a couple of months ago, to start off my tank I had to cycle it for a couple of weeks so they gave me a bag filled with dirty water with supposedly good bacteria. 2 weeks went by and my fish tank had snails in it, went to a fish store with a sample of the snail and they said that it's a parasite snail. Had to restart my whole tank over ! read more

The best discus fish I've ever purchased; bar none! The showroom in union, New Jersey is spotless, amazingly diverse and very hot and humid. I love looking at all the various strains. My favorites are the albino mother of pearl and albinos rabbits. I just picked up 2 large albino red melons that are exquisite. Can't wait to bring them home. They also sell their own house formula of frozen beef heart to feed your fish. They make it on premises. If you can go to their showroom, you can purchase from their website at www.discusmadness.com. read more

Best fish store ever! Lots of options beyond just discus fish. The discus are so amazingly beautiful though. Lots of room and tanks. Staff was very knowledgeable about helping us set up our new tank and the ins and outs of changing the water safely. I've never ordered fish online but that is a lot of their business. If you are near enough in New Jersey, stop by for inspiration. read more

Definitely worth going to the store if you can! This place is a pleasure to visit. The owner is very nice and there's nothing like choosing the fish (and seeing them all) yourself. Will never buy from a Petland Discount or Absolutely Fish again... These discus are just gorgeous: healthy and happy. Also pricey but not really much more than either of the two stores in the area I just mentioned. And the quality is hands-down better. read more

You simply can't do any better than to buy your fish from Mathias at Discus Madness. We had an appointment on a Saturday and he had at least 13 appointments that day. What an amazing business that speaks for itself. We just got our second round of Discus for our new tank. His fish at extremely healthy and their colors are simply gorgeous. You need to go to the store to watch Mathias in motion. Pointing out the best fish, answering technical questions, washing/disinfecting his hands as he switches from system to system. I feel like such a rookie watching him in action. Mathias is a great guy to deal with, very personable and his fish are the best I have found. You have to buy your Discus here. read more

Quality and healthy discus fish, fast shipping. The best place to buy freshwater discus fish online.

Wasn't sure what to expect because it is an unusual storefront. But Incredible selection of beautiful fish I have not seen elsewhere. I was impressed. staff was friendly and knowledgeable. (I think it can be a bit of a wait on weekends since they seem to take time to give attention to customers.) read more

This is my go to place for Discus and other more rare fish species. The staff is very friendly and great to chat with. They have a lot of tanks and fish always look healthy. Keep up the great work! read more

I visited the store itself, and the owner was really informative, friendly, and helpful to my needs. I personally did not buy anything because I just went to check the store,, but when first entering, I saw a a beautiful aquarium set right in front of me. He's known to have a lot of discus in stock, all beautiful, colorful, and healthy. Will definately come here in the future once I get a bigger tank. :) read more

Great shop.....they have a great variety of hard to find synodontis and pleco's. Their Discus tanks are 10 out of 10. They also had the most amazing tera's available. I have never seen C ardinal Neons that large and that deep in color. The owners are very knowledeable and helpful. I made my first purchase of some hard to find syno's recently and the fish were healthy and @ very reasonable prices. read more

We just made our second trip to Discus Madness, and we cannot say enough good things about it. Their inventory is vibrant and healthy, the facility is clean, and the staff are second to none. Our fish from the first trip 1 month ago are thriving, eat very well, and have had their color come in so vividly. Our fish adore their beefheart mix. They also have a great selection of tank mates. We are happy to recommend, and plan to return. read more

I just received five baby discus and I could not be happier . the colors and size were better than expected. I will tell anyone looking for discus to get them from discus madness read more

This company is the best. I have shopped for Discus at other places only to be not pleased with the fish. Very small and sick, But Discus Madness has the best Discus fish available. Fish come larger than expected, very good selection. I have had my Discus from this company for over two years, setting up another tank and will only buy from Discus Madness.Very good packaging for shipping across the states. read more