--- type: store name: "Nature Aquarium" city: "Culver City" state: "CA" rating: 4.5 reviews: 245 url: https://www.fishstores.org/california/culver-city/nature-aquarium --- # Nature Aquarium Fish store in Culver City, California - **Address**: 10028 Venice Blvd., Culver City, CA, 90232 - **Phone**: (310) 829-6180 - **Rating**: 4.5/5 (245 reviews) ## Hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | | Tuesday | Closed | | Wednesday | 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | | Thursday | 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | | Friday | 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | | Saturday | 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM | | Sunday | 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM | ## About Nature Aquarium in Culver City is one of Los Angeles's most focused and meticulously curated planted tank destinations. Owner Toru has been running this shop for over 15 years — first in Santa Monica, now in its current location — and his expertise in aquascaping is evident the moment you step inside. The display tank near the entrance alone is worth the visit: lush, pearling plants set among carefully arranged hardscape that showcases what's possible when skill meets patience. This is an exclusively freshwater store, and that singular focus shows in the depth of inventory. Nature Aquarium carries one of the largest ADA (Aqua Design Amano) selections in the region, alongside DOOA and UNS lines — brands that serious aquascapers specifically seek out. The plant selection spans tissue cultures, emersed potted plants, and various mosses. Hardscape offerings include a curated range of stones and driftwood that customers describe as genuinely exciting to browse through. Livestock leans toward nano and community species suited for planted setups — endlers, butterfly loaches, shrimp, and other small fauna that complement an aquascaped environment. The shop also caters to the terrarium and vivarium crowd, stocking bog plants, tools, and reference books. Multiple reviewers mention leaving with their first vivarium supplies after coming in just to look around. Toru is known for honest recommendations — one customer noted he talked them out of buying sand they didn't need rather than making an easy sale. The store is compact but densely stocked, and the immaculate tank maintenance sets it apart from most local fish shops. A few visitors have noted inconsistent hours and occasional plant quality issues in the retail tanks versus the display setups, so calling ahead and inspecting purchases carefully is wise. But for anyone in the LA area pursuing aquascaping, planted tanks, or high-end freshwater setups, Nature Aquarium delivers a level of specialization and curatorial care that's genuinely hard to find. ## Specializations - **Water Types**: Freshwater - **Livestock & Products**: Planted Tanks, Live Plants, Aquarium Equipment, Shrimp, Invertebrates, Livebearers - **Services**: Consultation, Aquascaping - **Known For**: Knowledgeable Staff ## Highlights - One of the largest ADA product selections in the Los Angeles area - Stunning aquascaped display tanks showcasing expert-level planted setups - Owner Toru brings 15+ years of specialized planted tank expertise - Carries ADA, DOOA, and UNS brand equipment and tanks - Curated hardscape selection including stones and driftwood for aquascaping ## Brands Carried Ada, Dooa, Uns ## Customer Reviews **"Hilary Asher (Silent Music Photography)"** - 5/5 - 2 weeks ago > Once upon a time before Los Angeles traffic was this bad I used to go to their location in Santa Monica from my home in NELA. I got out of the hobby for a few years and when I got back in traffic seemed to have doubled so I didn’t go for a long long time. I was delighted to go in today to find the store is immaculate which can be said for a very few LFS. The owner is still one of the most knowledgeable planted tank experts. The selection is extremely well curated and elegant. Whether you are looking for a full set up hardscape or stock I wholeheartedly recommend you at least go for a visit to see how good it can be. Biggest ADA selection I’ve seen. **"Stephanie Rivera"** - 5/5 - 3 weeks ago > Very friendly and knowledgeable owner, good prices for plants! **"Keyon Solamany"** - 5/5 - 5 months ago > amazing, i would go there everyday, great small business. has a lot of options, amazing guy. ❤️ **"Ethan Eghbali"** - 5/5 - 5 months ago > Best small business in the world **"William The Wretched"** - 5/5 - 7 months ago > Very clean establishment, very good for all aquascaping needs **"Ina Clavano"** - 5/5 - 8 months ago > Truly awesome tanks with happy little critters and clearly made w lots of experience and love. Didn't realize I could get so excited picking out stones and sticks but this place managed to to do it for me 🤭 **"Grant Hyun"** - 5/5 - 9 months ago > Incredible variety of plants, moss and vivarium/aquarium supplies. Beautiful types of stone too. The owner is very knowledgeable and welcoming. **"Graham Friedman"** - 5/5 - 11 months ago > Best aquarium store I’ve found in LA for planted tanks. Toro is super helpful. Small store but there’s a ton in there. **"Alexis Chavarria"** - 1/5 - 11 months ago > Drove from the valley expecting at least more hardscape very badly kept store. Also the person working there was rude to the questions I had. Pretty dissapointed I had this place recommended by alot of scapers. Also no restrooms better go somewhere else for that. **"GraysonStubby"** - 5/5 - a year ago > Passionate owner and local community. 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