Monster Aquarium Inc.

Ordered fish to be delivered to me . Not only the weather was 20 degrees overnight .The fish came packaged perfectly . I ordered fish online before and this is one of the best packaged live fish I’ve received . Delivery was fast and in time. Even after acclimating the fish in my tank they were healthy and started swimming around immediately . Prices are good and overnight shipping is very reasonable compared to competitors . As soon as I placed my order I gave them a call and gave them a preference . They listened and delivered . Thank you very much . Will purchase again .

I ordered some congo puffer from this store. They were a pretty rare find as not many places have them. The price was very reasonable and I liked that I could order them online and have them shipped avoiding having to drive through NYC. Despite the fedex drivers attempt to kill the fish they are all still alive. The person that packed up the box did a really good job at protecting them.

I bought a 71 gal. AIO setup and when I got home found the cabinet and tank frame damaged. I immediately called the shop and they were very understanding and told me to take whole setup back for a replacement. Although it was a long trip back and forth with Queens traffic I finally got the new tank home. Upon setting it up I couldn't get the front control panel to come on and after trying to trouble shoot it via email and landline I still couldn't get it to work. The owner John offered to come to my home to troubleshoot it. He drove all the way to Manhattan from his home on his day off to fix the problem. Turns out the front panel control module was defective , he was prepared and even bought extra parts with him. Monster Aquarium goes the extra mile with their customer service. A+++ I am definitely a customer for life and well worth the commute to the store. Anyone looking for the perfect aquarium store this it. You have to check it out in person. Thanks again !

Visited Saturday morning with my 4 year old son. Ostensibly, the trip was for me to buy some aquatic plants, but I knew my son would love looking at the fish while I browsed. And he did love it--as well as the two sweet kitties that live in the shop. I was impressed with the selection of invertebrates--I saw pom-pom crabs, golden clams, many many types of crawfish/crayfish, including CPO dwarf ones. I was very tempted to buy one of each of the tiny inverts but I reminded myself that I should go home and research tank compatibility first! Instead, we bought some cabomba and moss balls. It seems that they only have freshwater specimens, which is fine with me, but I'm pointing that out in case saltwater enthusiasts stumble upon the listing. Lots of tank gear too--though the shop is so tiny and crowded that you should plan to do all your research beforehand rather than reading package descriptions while standing in the aisles. I will definitely be back! (But maybe not with my son because he wanted to buy all the goldfish.)

Good selection of fresh water animals including amphibians. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. They have pretty much everything you need for aquascaping. Fish prices are actually some of the best I've seen in the entire NY area. Prices on other items are about average though. Still. I would certainly recommend this store to any aquarists