The service here is awesome, the owner and employees are really nice and helpful. The fish and tanks are well cared for. There're tablets set up on each row that tell you about the fish, shrimp, etc. that are for sale. Honestly my favorite aquarium store in the Memphis area by far. It's pretty out of the way for me, but I'd rather go out of my way to buy from here than go somewhere closer. read more

What a great aquarium shop!!! This place is just awesome. I am a saltwater reef aquarium enthusiast, but this store made me want a freshwater, planted tank, again in a bad way. I have been contemplating setting up a tank in my office at work. I wanted a clownfish and anemone tank, but planted freshwater is much easier to manage when traveling for work and not being around to take care of it. Small saltwater tanks (under 150 gallons) are not ideal really. The evaporation wreaks havoc on the salinity and trace elements. One gallon of evaporation on a small salty tank will alter salinity big time. Salinity is measured in "Specific Gravity". Specific gravity is the ratio of a substance's density to the density of a reference substance, usually water, and is a unitless quantity used to compare the density of substances. A specific gravity of 1 means the substance has the same density as water, while values greater than 1 indicate it's denser and will sink in water, and values less than 1 mean it's less dense and will float. So what that means really is, as the water evaporates, the salt stays behind and raises the "density" of the water thus putting more pressure on the inhabitants within. Sorry.... Went on a tear there.... now you know though.... You are welcome. The owner of the place is super cool, very helpful, and extremely knowledgeable. Win. Win. Win. He only does fresh water and is an authorized Fluval dealer with all of their lines of aquatic goods, as well as small nano type tanks all the way up to the all in one 80 gallon tank. Nice stuff! Built in Fluval filtration makes it easy to maintain. If you are curious about freshwater aquariums, I believe this is the best place to go. I do dare say that this is by far and away the best fish store in the Shelby County area. It's clean, well kept, organized, and the tanks and fish look fantastic. '25 - 97/111 read more

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Saw an article in the DM and had to check it out asap. Called the number I found and after a brief pause, Warren, the guy who runs the joint answered. They're open 12pm-6pm Mon-Sat. After getting side tracked, I pulled in hot at less than 10 'til 6. The store front was unassuming. It was a bit challenging to find, and despite showing up last minute, the guys in the store were cool with me poking around. Inside I found a really, really well done shop. It's simple, but top notch. Clean, organized, well maintained. This has all the indicia of a well-run, well-managed, professional enterprise (unlike some other fly-by-night aquatic warehouse stores that may or may not be in business in Memphis in some seedy part of town at the moment). The tanks inside almost seem to be too well-maintained: it's like they first take care of the fish and then if somebody wants to buy them, that's cool too. This is in contrast to big box and other (limited) LFSs in the area that just want to turn over product, ich and all. That said above, it is a bit on the small side (though, honestly, probably the same size gallon for gallon as the freshwater portion of Memfish). But, the selection is remarkably good for the space they have. Some niche stuff: the best discus I've seen in town, ever; double red Agassizi apisto pairs, figure 8 puffers, black GBRs, huge Kribs in a display, and what an actual nano setup should look like. More interestingly, they have displays that give you in depth info on the fish in the tank. Why's no one think of that before? All the fish looked healthy, well acclimated, and well cared for (i.e., no dead's floating about). Aside from the fish, their hard goods look to be too-notch. I'm a fish nerd, and I buy Fluval for infrastructure and Seachem for water treatment and condition religiously. That's what they sell, so I take it as Warren is a learned hobbyist who knows what he's doing. A friendly conversation confirmed my suspicion. The guy knows what he's doing. It's the right mix of a hobbyist running a massive fish room and selling out of it. This is exactly what I've been looking for since Something Fishy and whatever Kermit's Reef became known as (the one off Macon and Dexter, 10 years ago, at least) went away. I'll update as things progress, but I'm looking forward to buying frequently from FFA. I waffled on 5-stars. But to my knowledge, there isn't another reputable, consistent LFS in Memphis. So 5 stars it is. read more

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This is a really nice store. They have a great selection of fish and a ton of info. Aquarium shops don't really come much better than this. It's near my house, so it's easy to drop by after work and pick stuff up without anyone noticing I'm gone lol. read more

Awesome store. Super helpful and kind staff. Will be back. I was looking for some exotic and cool fresh water fish, this was the spot!! If you don't want goldfish from petsmart this is it read more

Family owned and operated. I have been VERY pleased with everything I have purchased. Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Very nice selection of fish, snails, decor, food, plants, etc. Store and aquariums are kept neat, clean, and all fish seem very healthy. Highly recommend!!! read more

Owner very friendly, patient, and knowledgeable, actually talked me out of a couple expensive fish because he didn't think they would get along with the fish I have, also has a wide selection of fish and live plants! read more