Monster Aquarium Inc - Shop in Queens New York

My favorite place! John the owner excellent service. A lot patience from our a million questions! We go to a lot aquarium place and I like to shop here because those care with the fish it is healthy fish.Highly recommended!

First time visiting this aquarium and I got 12 green neon tetras and two Amano shrimps. They all look pretty healthy and happy in the tank. The owner was communicative about new inventory arrivals.

Went to pick up 5 Geoserarma Vampire crabs. I should have just left since they were in 80% water with only a few pieces of wood to stand on and these crabs live in 80% LAND and 20% water for an ideal setup. Each Geosesarma Vampire Crab Species must be kept SEPARATE as they do not breed or get along between species. They also need hiding spots to minimize stress and fighting between each other. This place did exactly the OPPOSITE of this. No land for them. all species mixed. No hides. This is 100% the reason that 3/5 died on my 20 minute drive home and 1 more dead a day after. Granted i came back immediately and asked for a store credit which i was given so i can appreciate that. But in regards to this specific animal i would NOT recommend whatsoever. Little care is known about this species and little research is being done to do it properly.

Sometimes the fish are great, sometimes they are not. I bought some chili rasbora two days ago and after they colored up they have the worst case of ich I’ve ever seen. Make sure you inspect the fish before purchase; do not trust them to quarantine, they will sell you diseased fish.

EDIT: They replied to my original review with context so I’m changing it! I loved this location. I found it via recommendations on places to stop at while in Main St, and this one was heavily recommended, so me and my partner tried it out! The first thing I noticed is that it’s a very hole-in-the-wall gem kind of spot. This place is not only very big, but they have an unbelievable variety of fish! There’s probably about 3-4 rooms wall-to-wall with all kinds of exotic fishes, and you wouldn’t expect it to be that large from the outside! A lot of fish I never even thought I would see for sale in my area. Some are at really good prices too! Others not so much, but they’re rare fish, so I won’t judge the prices at all. They also sell a ton of fish supplies and food here, so if you buy one I’m sure their staff would be able to give you some good recommendations on what to get for your fish! My only downside to the place is that it’s in a really strange location. You have to walk alongside the side of the neighboring mall’s block, with tons of trash on the walk down. You also have to pass this very scary looking house, that I’d hope gets renovated soon to help the neighborhood out. It’s at the very end of the street, and I honestly had almost given up hope we would even find it until we made it to the end and found the entrance. I still adore their selections of fish, though. Frogs were at such cheap prices, and I even got to see axolotls for the first time! They were very cutely adjusting to their climates in little containers. With the amount of fish tanks in the store, it must require a lot of hard work to upkeep with staff on all of them. I think they do put in a lot of effort to keep the tanks healthy & clean, even when there may be the occasional straggler fish who looks a bit sickly. It happens. Overall, I found this store to be way better than any other fish store I’ve had in my area before. I’ll definitely be back if I’m in the area and I’d recommend others should too! This store definitely deserves the support, there isn’t a lot like them left!