About
Step inside Global Fish Co. in Elmwood Park, NJ, and the first thing that registers is how clean it all is — rows of well-maintained tanks where the fish show vibrant color and look genuinely healthy. This is a dedicated fish store, not a neglected big-box corner, and it has become a destination hobbyists drive an hour or more just to walk.
The headline draw is the monster fish: by repeated local account, this is the place with more arowanas, fire eels, stingrays, and black wolf fish than anywhere else in the area, with four-foot giants cruising display tanks beside large albino pacus and flowerhorn hybrids. It is just as strong on the everyday side. Shoppers come for medium and large cichlids — several call it the best cichlid store around — plus discus, angelfish, albino corydoras and other catfish, gold-spotted plecos and rare L-number plecos, Amazon puffers, blue snails, freshwater shrimp, and live plants for planted-tank builds.
If you're hunting unusual freshwater species for sale in Elmwood Park, NJ, the rotating stock means there's almost always something new on the wall. They also keep koi and goldfish available in Elmwood Park, NJ for pond owners, and have walked first-time pond keepers through proper setup. What earns the loyalty is the staff.
Anthony, Hayley, and June get named again and again for patient, honest advice on tank cycling, species compatibility, and feeding — owner Ryan is often on the floor helping too. People describe being let in before opening, encouraged to wander and take photos, and treated like an old friend rather than a sale. Hayley is repeatedly praised for putting the animal first, even taking in a surrendered pleco that had outgrown its owner's tank and coaching newcomers through fish-less cycling.
In-store water testing and beautiful aquascaped display tanks round out the visit. Pricing on high-end monster fish draws the occasional debate, but the consensus across hundreds of reviews is that the livestock quality and depth of guidance make Global Fish Co. worth the trip.
What they offer
Fish & livestock for sale at Global Fish Co. in Elmwood Park, NJ
Global Fish Co. stocks rare and hard-to-find species, arowanas, cichlids, plecos, catfish, pufferfish, discus, angelfish, aquarium plants and freshwater & pond fish for sale in Elmwood Park, NJ. As a fish store serving Elmwood Park, NJ, it also offers aquarium consultations, water testing and aquascaping.
- Livestock & products
- Rare SpeciesArowanasCichlidsPlecosCatfishPuffersDiscusAngelfishInvertebratesShrimpLive PlantsPlanted TanksKoiGoldfish
- Services
- Specializes in
- FreshwaterPond
Highlights
What makes them special
- More arowanas, fire eels, stingrays, and black wolf fish than other stores in the area, with four-foot monster fish on display
- Repeatedly called the best store around for medium and large cichlids
- Anthony, Hayley, and June — plus owner Ryan — give patient, honest advice on cycling, compatibility, and feeding
- In-store water testing and beautiful aquascaped display tanks
- Hayley takes in surrendered fish that outgrew their tanks and coaches newcomers through fish-less cycling
From keepers
Customer reviews
“Anthony was amazing and super communicative about my Amazon puffer order! 3 months later my puffer is thriving!”
— Lindsey Lowe5.03 days ago“Absolutely thrilled with our experience ordering fish and having them shipped…. Always really scary when you’ve never dealt with a business before. We saw a social media post with the rare fish and jumped at the opportunity on a whim, we’ve never seen one locally, even our local fish stores were excited! We are now thrilled to consider ourselves customers. This definitely opens up our possibilities for variety within our tanks. Fish showed up alive, in under 24 hours, healthy, hungry, and ready to meet their teammates. Can’t wait to see what comes in the next box! Thank you guys so much for your help with our order. Keep up the posting! We love to see what’s new in store!”
— sarah5.02 weeks ago“The friendliest store around! Some very unusual fish.”
— Jim Coughlin5.02 weeks ago“Great selection and reasonable pricing”
— Ryan Keiser5.03 weeks ago“High quality beautiful fish, large variety, also the best store around for medium/large cichlids/fish. Staff is always super friendly even while they are running around busy. Always feel welcome in this store. Highly recommend.”
— Mark5.03 weeks ago“The employees are very knowledgeable and friendly. The owner Ryan is always there to help.”
— Mustafa Bayram5.0a month ago“if your not a professional monster fish/cichlid keeper then I wouldn’t be surprised if your one of the people in these reviews claiming that they have “fair prices”. If you are talking about small community fish then maybe I would say you’re correct although the store mainly targets monster fish keepers. I have fish I’ve spent over thousands for due to me knowing their worth however there’s fish here that are worth only about 70 being listed for 300. I’ve seen them mentioned before here and I would like to mention them as well, thewaterfront slc has pretty much anything you would find here (maybe even better) on their website for far more appropriate prices. They’re not as greedy, they actually had a Midas cichlid 2x the size of the one on global fish co’s website right now for less than $70. Global has a smaller one for 300 which is kind of sad and pathetic.”
— David Martinez2.0a month ago“Very friendly great customer service and very knowledgeable”
— Marisol Palermo5.02 months ago“Exactly what you want to see in a fish store. It's clean, tanks well maintained, they really took the time and effort to take good care of the animals and keep them healthy. A shining star of what a tropical fish stores should be.”
— Joel Bernhardt5.02 months ago“Ordered 2 L600 plecos, one of the best order experiences I've had yet. Ordered at some stupid time on a Tuesday morning, like 2am, got an actual call to confirm that Wednesday shipping was ok, got extremely well packed fish delivered on Thursday. 10/10 will use again.”
— G Wink5.0Edited 2 months ago
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Frequently asked questions
Note — Store information and services may change. Always call (551) 224-8103 to confirm current availability, hours, and services before visiting Global Fish Co..