Aquarium Workshop

Tucked along Highway 14 in Millbrook, Alabama, Aquarium Workshop is a local fish store built on one man's passion and expertise. Owner Greg has earned a devoted following in the river region — the kind of shop where people drive an hour and a half just to browse the tanks and end up feeling like longtime customers. The first thing you'll notice is how clean everything is.

Reviewers mention it constantly, and for good reason: Greg takes visible pride in tank maintenance, often spotted mid-cleaning when customers walk through the door. That attention to detail translates directly to livestock health — fish, shrimp, and plants here consistently arrive home in excellent condition. One customer with over 40 years in the hobby called them some of the healthiest fish they'd ever seen.

Aquarium Workshop stocks both freshwater and saltwater fish, with a strong freshwater selection that includes fancy goldfish, shrimp, and a solid variety of live aquatic plants. The saltwater side features coral frags that one regular said make them want to spend hours browsing. The shop also carries dry goods, accessories, and occasionally used and new tank setups, though some visitors have noted the equipment selection is still growing — understandable for a relatively young business that continues to expand its inventory.

What really sets this place apart is Greg himself. He's the kind of owner who gives you extra plants with your purchase, replaces fish that died from an honest mistake, and patiently walks a first-time fish-keeping family through everything they need to get started. When one customer's tank started mysteriously losing fish, Greg helped diagnose and fix the problem.

He's military and veteran friendly, endlessly patient, and genuinely invested in every customer's success. Pricing is consistently praised as better than competitive — not just fair, but genuinely good. For Millbrook and the greater Montgomery area, Aquarium Workshop is a shop worth making your regular stop.