They have a nice selection of tanks as well as fish. The young lady that assisted me was knowledgeable and was able to answer any questions I had. I recommend this business to anyone interested in purchasing any equipment. read more

Knowledgeable about their craft with great fish. This is the only place I go for information and details about specific fish and how to maintain them. read more

You can find the most unique fish here and the staff is very knowledgeable. My family has been coming here since they opened about 10 years ago read more

The Aquarium Boutique - Black Dragon Betta - Aquarium Services Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It isn't a large store but has a great selection of fish and other things. Went in for a Nerite Snail and they had just gotten some in. We bought 2 and they are reasonably priced. Got home with them and they went right to cleaning the algae. The Zebra Nerite Snail is very helpful for a small tank. read more

1 boo. Store policy does not allow refunds, only store credit, which is only 1/3 the price paid... so arbitrarily unfair and not written anywhere. 2 boo. Prices are 20-400% higher than other places (moss balls are literally $10/ball here, and Amazon sells the same quality moss balls for 4 moss balls for $10). 1 yay. They carry a unique array of fresh and marine fish including dogfish puffers! They used to have a mantis shrimp. 2 pseudo yay. This place gives a speakeasy vibe. Too bad it isn't. It would be an amazeball entrance to a club. read more

The Aquarium Boutique - This face grew on me - Aquarium Services Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Went back here again after a while great business with a quick & easy style to it. Spent over $100 & plan to spend more, yes it looks dirty but it's a more realistic image of fish keeping than Petsmart & petco & at least they care about their fish read more

Staff really could be more knowledgeable instead of answering "your guess is as good as mine" when asked about different types of fish within the store. Otherwise they have a great selection and are very cool! read more

Wanted to buy some fishes but ended up leaving because staff is rude not helpful at all

Great local biz- very knowledgeable of the fish and what to get for your set up. Small, or large! Friendly owner and staff. read more

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A locally-owned and operated fish store. Dallas is super lucky to have this store! They're knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. They always have cool fish in the store and their prices are great. If you're into aquariums, you need to know Aquarium Boutique. read more

The place has potential. But that's about it. It's not clean in there, there's no room to walk around. Most of the time the employees have other things to do. I called one day, was out on hold for 15 min, tried to call back and the phone was left off the hook for the rest of the day. Always see fish together that shouldn't be, do some are getting harassed. There's just plenty of better establishments to support. read more

Best store in Dallas when it comes to knowledge of fish and fair pricing. Would highly recommend it.

We poked around the local fish stores and stopped by The Aquarium Boutique. The place is pretty small and cluttered. The salt water section in the back was full of dirty tanks and sad looking fish. The fresh water fish also looked pretty sad and had a tank full of ill fish. The prices were also higher compared to the other fish stores we visited. We also weren't asked for help the whole time there. read more

This is a wonderful place for fish lovers. Great service and quality has always been excellent. They have everything I needed. Would highly recommend this store if you are looking for quality merchandise and expert advice. read more

WARNING: if you buy fish from here you cannot return OR exchange them if something happens to them. i bought 2 fish from here, one was very nippy at my other fish and returned him, they gave me $3 credit for him when i bought him for $16. my other fish i paid $45 and he died 4 days after i bought him. they did not do anything and just told me "sometimes fish just die." okay, a $40 fish just dies and you can't do anything, i would have been happy just with store credit or something. unfortunately i have spent hundreds of dollars here and i can no longer give them my service or money. their is plenty of other fish stores that will make things right if their fish dies. if you plan on returning a live fish you will get close to nothing for him. please do not go here! read more

By far my favorite place to buy fish. We've recently moved to Ft Worth but even now, it's worthing making the trip. Helpful staff with awesome selection of fish. Haven't had any issues with the health of fish or plants from them, and I got my very first bb puffer here too read more

Checked it out today, awesome freshwater section with a great variety of fish and some not so common stuff, beautiful Mbu puffer and had brackish puffers too. The salt water section had alot of fish dying , gasping for breath, ick on the fish. The guy didn't seem to care we were there either, asked him about a Tang and he ignored me at first. Need to work on customer service and the marine tanks read more

Great place with great prices for plants! Staff is super friendly and helped with all of our questions when we were starting up our tank(now tanks) we have been to 4 other local stores and no one can beat their plant prices. read more

I like this little place. Although, it's a little far from where I live I found the people there very knowledgeable and friendly. I will definitely patronize this establishment again in the future when I work on my next tank build. I just wish they had a more varied selection of plants Which would net them my fifth star (pun intended read more

The customer service was awful the guy with the long hair was very rude and not helpful. When asked about a biological filtration. Granted I made not be as knowledgeable but I was needing assistance not to be talked rudely to. Will never visit again. And it smells awful as well not a lot of tank maintenance goes on. read more

This is my all time favorite pet store. I'm an aquarium guy so that is where my praise is. The staff are beyond knowledgable and they have long term employees. The aquariums are awesome and the fish have always been healthy. I've not been in awhile (live in north Dallas now) but they used to trade out fish which was great. When my pleco got too big (or my oscars) they would take them in and give me smaller ones. If they still do this then they about the only ones that do. I cannot recommend them enough if you are into fish. read more

I was very impressed by the quality of the tanks here! Both fresh and saltwater fish! They had one fish I was interested in but they said he was in quarantine and he would be ready for sale after he was treated! So rare to find a good fish store who quarantine the fish and don't want to sell you a sick fish! Love the chatter of staff talking about the fish and maintaining the tanks! They were excited when a fish was eating again! Best looking Betta fish I've seen in a long time! One of my favorite fish stores to shop at for the healthiest fish, maintained tanks, and amazing saltwater refugium sump setups I've seen! You will not be disappointed shopping here for your saltwater tanks!!! read more

I came here looking to stock my aquarium with cichlids. After getting the "third degree" from an eleven year old employee as to which fish would be best for me I made my selection. I have over 15 years experience with cichlids, but whatever, I let him have his moment in the spotlight. I spent $50 on TWO fish...one of them died within hours of getting it home...the other lasted four days. I called and asked about their return policy for fish that didn't make it...they don't have one. I explained what happened and I was told they may be able to "help me out" by giving me 50% back after testing my water. I came here thinking I would receive better product and customer service than say...petsmart...but that apparently isn't true. The only good thing I got from here is the texas holey rock. read more

I love this place! They are super knowledgeable, and if they don't know the answer to your questions they ask the other employees. They are pretty well stocked with a variety of fish and other things. They also have good deals on plants! read more

Doesn't look like much at first glance, in fact it looks rundown and a little messy. If you can overlook that then you will see this is great store., Take the time to walk around. They have a very large selection of fish. Lots of stuff no other stores have. The fish themselves look very healthy. Their staff is very knowledgeable. They have an average amount of equipment. Worth the drive. read more

Ignored by employees for a good 5-7 minutes. Once someone finally engaged with us he seemed pretty disinterested. We ended up going to Dallas North Aquarium in Carrollton and received the absolute best treatment and assistance. read more

Yuki came to the house to "restore" my 140 gallon SW setup. I never thought I would see it look this good again. He worked 4 hours on it and the charge was absolutely fair and worth every cent. Now I am looking forward to restocking it this week with fish from his store. Great selection, pricing and knowledgeable employees. read more

RUDE!!! Called here to ask a simple question and was cut off before I could even finish. Based on the phone interaction and lack of common social decency, I wouldn't step foot into this store! He proceeded to interrogate me and was extremely condescending and unhelpful. I ended up going to another local aquarium shop who was MUCH more friendlier and helpful. read more

My boyfriend bought goldfish for $0.15 each and a background for his tank. We spoke to a younger boy most of the time and he was very knowledgeable about everything and answered all of our questions. The store owner was nice and he even offered to test my boyfriend's tank water! The prices were reasonable and there is a nice selection of freshwater as well as saltwater creatures. read more

I love this place. There is always an incredible selection of fish (freshwater for me, don't know about salt or coral) and the folks that work there are extremely knowledgeable. And nice, and helpful and honest. They won't sell you anything that is not compatible with your tanks/fish. Just moved back home to Louisiana and am already at a loss. Miss ya'll already--especially Jackson! read more

Ok, I am fairly new to the aquarium world, been about a year and a half since I started. I have 3 tanks now. I must say I'm bad about getting online and looking for answers for my aquarium needs. With that being said everybody has a different way of doing things. I have talked to Yuki a few times now with very dumb questions. He always breaks things down to where I can understand what is actually happening in my aquariums. In my ear and a half, I have only lost 2 fish and I'm going to be starting another tank very soon. Go check out Yuki, and his shop, no question is a dumb question. He will leave you with the knowledge you need to have successful fish tanks. Thanks for all of your help! read more

Ho hum. Even with quality control small things can get swept under the rug. I wanted to buy my younger brother a betta and decided to try a small local shop in the hopes that the fish would be in better condition than the ones sold in larger pet stores. At first I was excited to see so many gorgeous big tanks full of healthy-looking fish. Then I went to the back and was disappointed to find the usual row of containers with bettas gasping in a scant inch of incredibly filthy water and showing signs of finrot and starvation (by contrast, when we went to the nearby Petco we were surprised to find the bettas looking way healthier in much cleaner water). For the record, I happen to be a betta splendens enthusiast who probably walked into the wrong place at the wrong time, and I even signed up here on Yelp because I felt the need to address the issue. I think/hope it can be improved on in this case. The big tanks did look nice, so I'm sure the workers are capable of handling a few bettas in the same professional and capable way they do everything else. It's just that the small things count sometimes :) read more

They are always nice and friendly. The price is cheaper than another place. You have to call them before come make sure they have more option of coral. Sometime they run out of corals so not much of choices read more

The conditions in which they keep their fish are very poor. The tanks are small, overstocked, and generally unclean. Several tanks had multiple dead fish in them, which had obviously been there for awhile. Customer service is terrible. I purchased a combination of 12 fish yesterday afternoon and by the next morning, they were all dead. I have an established tank and water parameters were safe, and we spent an hour drip acclimating the fish, and tested to make sure the parameters and temperature matched before adding them. They would not give me my money back. read more

I love this place. It's my go to for supplies, amazing fish. The staff is EXCELLENT!!

I always buy my live plants here, their Anachris is always so green and healthy! Also bought an algae eating shrimp a month ago and he's still going strong :) read more

This place is filthy especially the salt water section. There are hardly any salt water fish. The owner/ manager knows nothing about fish and is very rude. Very Unamerican. read more

This is our favorite fish store around a town! They're so knowledgeable and help keep our fish and us happy! Thank you!!

I ordered my custom made planet aquarium tank from here in early January. Since then, all my fish and a majority of my corals have come from Yuki at Aquarium Boutique. He is very honest. Won't sell things to you he doesn't think will be a good fit even if it means losing a sale. All the fish and corals I have bought were healthy and are still doing great. 100% recommended. read more

This place reminds me of the aquarium shops of the 1970s and I mean that as a compliment. The gurgling water, the plentiful and healthy fish, and lots of plants. A store you could fall in love with. read more