Ultimate Aquarium

Reviews

• TC

  Tim COOP

  Aug 19, 2026
  5.0
  You need it, they have it or can get it.
• LG

  Leopard girl

  Jun 5, 2026
  5.0
  This was like unlike anything I've seen before I like how its a aqarim slash fish store I hope you like it 😁
• AA

  Ashlynn

  May 11, 2026
  2.0
  Be cautious with this store. I went there to buy fish, but unfortunately, all of them got sick. The new review is written by one of the owners’ friends, so it’s biased and fake. The tanks looked dirty and store is overstocked. It was raining, and water dripped on me inside the store legit water dripping on me. The store was crowded with things everywhere, and it looked tacky like above tanks piled of things. Lifeless reef tanks plastic to hold coral and the salt water and fish over priced and died on me. The front store to little room to walk. Sorry, but I prefer Petco. The store is completely clueless about what it sells. Some the products are crap and they selling us things that are cheap elsewhere or better food frozen. You have to go look up information yourself. And the building had mold in some places. My kids’ hands came home dirty. They have black mold everywhere
• VC

  V C

  Apr 29, 2026
  4.0
  Since Sam has taken over, the freshwater fish quality seems to have gone up significantly and there seems to be more variety with different fish showing up each time I stop by. This fish store has always been a fine local 2-3-star option under the previous owner Marc, but Sam is really starting to make this a destination fish store worth making a trip for. The salt water side tended to be the star of the show under Marc, and Sam is keeping it up, but adding a lot more for freshwater enthusiasts. There are a *lot* more food options (including frozen and live), decor (seiryu stone!), equipment (lots of Hygger stuff now), medication, and even freshwater aquarium kits for those just starting out. I am not sure if the old staff are still around, but I really like the new staff (who I think are mostly family members) that I have interacted with. One thing I appreciate is that they haven't been afraid to say "I don't know" or look something up. It was not uncommon for the previous staff members to fib or state things that were absolutely not true (e.g. selling terrestrial plants as aquatic even after I told them what the plants were, stating a fish was a certain variety when I knew it was not, etc.). I am now able to make fewer purchases online and get things locally, and when he doesn't have something, Sam is willing to hunt it down. You can tell he is really pouring his heart and soul into making it a great fish store and I am proud to have a store like this local to me. ------ Update: To the reviewer who suggests I am a biased friend of the owner, jokes on you, I don't have friends, just fish. My post is 100% genuine based on my experiences at this store, but I do agree with some of the criticisms as well. It's an older store and run down, as is everything around it, but that's classic Visalia. I just think Sam is doing the best with what he has (which is not a giant corporation funding his operation) and I want to support him and I hope his business continues to grow so he can make it better and earn that 5th star. I also expect mistakes to be made, especially as a new business owner, and the business involves live animals that don't just sit inert on a shelf the way they arrived. If you prefer Petco, I can understand, because we probably have one of the best Petcos around. The manager, Pete, is a treasure and actually knows and cares a lot about fish. Believe it or not, you can actually go to both stores.
• SD

  Stephanie DeNicola

  Dec 5, 2018
  5.0
  The salt water fish and coral selection available at this store is beyond superior. They also have a variety of fresh water fish. Lots of supplies available for all types of aquariums. However the best thing about this store is the knowledgeable staff. Anything and everything you need to know about your fish you can find out at Ultimate aquarium. This will absolutely be our store for all of our aquarium needs. Plus you can special order fish here as well.