Tropic Waters Pet Center

They always have a fantastic selection of f/t rats and mice to choose from for my babies!

Staff is very helpful and knows exactly where things are when you ask for them. Extremely friendly as well!!

Very knowledgeable for some things. Great selection in aquatic plants and fish.

Awesome selection of fish and aquarium vegetation! If you need something specific I recommend asking the staff - very knowledgeable about what's available and where it is! If you don't ask for help, be prepared to hunt a bit because different varieties of the same fish may be in different aisles. But at least you'll enjoy the hunt because the wide range of fish is fun to check out.

Great a super helpful staff it great to know the staff even own the same pets u might have

Very helpful.

I love coming here for fish and other fish adjacent things the employees are always super helpful and knowledgeable! The fish are always high quality and healthy. I get alot of cat treats here too! And ive even hoping to get ine of there reptiles!

I've been there a few times over the past year and I'm extremely unimpressed with how they handle their goldfish. The shipments of fancy goldfish they receive are much better than most around the cities, which has led me to drive all the way there for goldfish. Once inside though, it's become very obvious that they can't take care of goldfish. I can't imagine how much money they spend ordering these fish, because they're actually good quality, but then they feed the worst quality foods to them, destroying their swim bladders so they all get really floaty, and then mark all their tanks as "under observation," so nobody can purchase them. I bought three broadtail ryukins last summer that I was extremely happy with, right after they came off quarantine there, and they've grown very quickly and are some of my favorite fish. I went back a month later, and all of the remaining tankmates were floating on the top and struggling to swim, just like the others in the tanks and tubs near them. This is entirely avoidable by feeding quality food made for fancy goldfish, like sinking Bug Bites, but the staff didn't care to listen to me. Fast forward to today, I went back and their goldfish options are VERY limited. I found a couple of goldfish I think would grow out alright and asked for them, but the employee told me they're new arrivals, so they're not available until next week. These fish aren't great quality, but could grow out well with the right care, so I'm not going to make the drive back for them. I also asked about a great looking fish that was "under observation," and asked if there's any way they'd let me buy it with the understanding there aren't warranties. They said absolutely not, which is a bummer because it's very rewarding to take "sick" fish and watch them come back to life. I asked what goldfish are available then, and I was pointed to a tank of small, sick, really poorly bred ranchus and orandas as well as a tank of large, nice orandas for $100 each. I decided to instead go home and order larger, thai goldfish online for a third of the price where I've had great luck with shipments before. My point is, this place has HUGE potential if they put the work into it, and they could really fill a niche for goldfish enthusiasts in the area, extending to the twin cities. They're really losing a lot of money with the lack of care they're providing and not selling anything. I totally understand not wanting to sell sick fish and have your reputation reflect that, but I think it's worse having them visible to the public, yet unavailable, and the same issue happening for over a year (at least since the first time I went there) without changes made. I've heard and seen great things for the aquariums and other aspects of the store, but I think their goldfish care and support is extremely lacking, much more than any other pet store I've seen, chains included. I'd think they'd invest more into fixing this issue as a store that specializes in aquatics. I'll be pushing referrals back to Quality Aquatics and Forest Lake Pets until I see a change for the better. The bird, cat, and turtles are great!

Great place. Happy staff. Always have what I need.

Very helpful and knowledgeable!