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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is the worst place ever....they told mre wrong information from the get go. I thought (and my children thought ) that i had killed 24 gold fish! I kept going back getting more fish thinking it…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I agree that this place as a lot of good deals and a wide selection. The employees were helpful, although the place can be a bit crowded and hard to walk around with all the supplies tightly placed…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I feel sorry for the livestock here. The owner, David, takes horrible care of the live stock. What sickens me is the way they let uneducated customers just buy whatever. They do not care if the fish…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great for getting supplies, filters, tanks, carbon, gravel, etc. But when it comes to fresh-water fish...look elsewhere! I raise Koi fish indoors in large aquariums and have bought Koi…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Why so bad reviews? i like this place. Sure it smells sometimes, sure they play music, sure they got small tanks for fish. But its there buisness not yours they been running for years like this. If…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First off, I AM NOT A FISH ENTHUSIASTS...I like mammals! Walk like a crab when u step into this joint. IT IS CRAMPED but lots to see. Keep your balance so you do not fall into the big koi tank right…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I had high hopes for this shop. That's why they get a one star rating, my hopes were shattered after purchasing my fish friends here.
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
*** WARNING!! THIS STORE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES!!! *** This place is like a BUTCHER!!!! Poor fish I feel so bad for them...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
All the fish are stuck in a tiny little box, I feel so bad for them.. You have to catch your own fish, and that is REALLY dumb..
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
** WARNING WARNING WARNING ** I hate to slam a local business but this place is an exception. I have been keeping Saltwater reef tanks for some time now. On top of the crowded dieing fish problem, rude…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
All my fish died from ick! Terrible Salespeople, Horrible Business, It should be shut down. Their tanks look like the ones at a dirty chinese restaurant, where the sea bass are all lying on each…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is shocking. I have never seen such poor conditions that the fish are kept in, with so many fish obviously under distress. They also trade in dyed fish - injected with Dye. Evidence…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
6th Ave is a great store to browse about in. They probably have the biggest selection of harware and livestock in SF. I especially like the upstairs. It will probably collapse in the next 5 years,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Just don't if you care about animals at all, you will not suport this store it looks like evrything is sick, dead or dying. their corals are drab and their fish are dull allways swimming awkward and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Just don't if you acre about animals at all, you will not suport this store it looks like evrything is sick, dead or dying. their corals are drab and their fish are dull allways swimming awkward and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I told myself I would never buy a fish from here again. Then one of my Burmese Botia died and I tried to find a friend for the remaining one and went here. I bought a fish and am now treating my tank…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It maybe unfair to give this place a 1/5 rating. They have good deals on supplies and on aquariums. 1/5 because the fish are kept in very unprofessional conditions. Its unsaniary, dirty, overcrowded.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had been keeping all sorts of fishes from freshwater to saltwater for over 10 years. All of my fishes and corals came from sixth avenue due to their wide selection and awesome pricing. From the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
let's first make it known that any fish you will buy here will die and most likely kill your tank. not the healthiest little suckers. especially the ones sold on sunday "sale day." but, from a "i'm…
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A lot of variety of fish but I don't like the conditions they are being kept in. The tanks are very small for the amount of fish they have. I was interested in purchasing dwarf puffers but I noticed…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Like Homer eating out of the garbage, I have a problem: I shop here. I know it's voting with my dollar and keeping this craptastic live fish monger afloat. Alternatively I see it as liberating…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I used to shop here because it was the only shop that had live worms for my amphibians. I thought it was a nice place with fish and all sorts of aquarium stuff, but then I realized they sold…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing.. there are all kinds of fish and they are beautiful to look at. I suggest you go here just to look... and buy I mean fish are hard, plus you have to clean the containers of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH: DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS SHITHOLE OF AN AQUARIUM. IT WILL COST YOU DEARLY!! Do not buy anything from this store!
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place, PACKED with fish and other sea creatures. Staff is ALWAYS willing to help with any questions you may have. Convenient flower stand so when you get yourself something, you can grab…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whether you have fish, you want to have fish, or you just think fish are cool, this store has to be the most amazing hidden fish zoo ever. Tucked behind a flower stand on Clement just a couple of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Getting the attention of the sales people is close to impossible here. They won't even bother to answer a direct question. For that same reason it's a great place to browse. You can be there for hours…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Are you fucking serious?!? This is one of the most popular places for fish in the city?!?! I may be new to keeping fish, but any person who has actually done research into the hobby will find every…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Magical. Beautiful flowers and fish. I wanted to adopt so many of both.
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
prices are cheap but they die. Went to the wholesale on sunday and purchased some clown fish 3 for 12. All of them died in 2 days.
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
WOW, I'm so glad to see that I am not the only one out there that has gotten ripped off by these people! The owner is such a jerk too. In addition to buying homely fishes that died, I had purchased…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Update #2- Walking into this aquarium no longer makes me want to purchase a fish.
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome store with alot of variety. I have to admit that there is a large amount of death and dispair in the tanks though.
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
as you guys probably know by now l love fishes and l shop at almost all fish stores. l like how this store has a lot of varieties and cheap . that is about the only thing good of this place. it is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They definitely have the one of the best prices for salt water fish in town and decent prices for dry goods. Don't expect any customer service here as the staff is not the friendliest in the world.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
UPDATE 07/12/08: I bought some figure 8 pufferfish (and subsequently some food, gravel, and plants) from this store a couple months. Although there's a lot of info on keeping these fish in aquariums…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cheap place to take a date. Unless they have a aquarium and want you to buy them a fish. Even worst if they have a salt water tank. This is my 2nd to last stop on my date route. =D
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
THEY SELL LEAKY AQUARIUMS!!! WARNING: DO NOT BUY THE CHEAP AQUARIUMS HERE. I forget what brand I bought.. but it was dirt cheap. About $120 for a 28 gallong tank. It ended up leaking all over my…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hmm...lots o bad reviews about dying fish. So far, I've been lucky and have had good experiences with 6th avenue aquarium. We purchased a 80 gallon tank from there and it ran for 1 year before we…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
best aquarium store in the city, hands down. The place looks only semi-nice, but the staff is knowledgable, the fish are healthy, and the prices are reasonable.
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place because I actually get to pick my own fishes and they have a huge variety of fishes to choose from. The fishes I bought here are still alive and very healthy, and the prices are…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Like many reviews for this place, I bought 7 fish from here, within a week, all but 1 died. Within two days of putting the fish in my tank a couple of them developed parasites, I called the store…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I got my 2 goldfish here over a year ago. Percy sadly died within three weeks, and I thought it was somehow my fault. Hector has terrible scarring on his side and is a brave and valiant little guy, but…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always used to think this place was a drug front because it's open until 10pm (or sometimes later), but then I finally went in there to actually purchase something. To my amazement, they actually…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I get scared easily and this fish store did it. They have a lot of tanks and it just feels like you could fall inside and be eaten alive - ok jk, but the upstairs is kinda scary. They do have a wide…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone that is into the fish hobby, has heard of this place. Fish at wholesale price (Clown fish for $4.00dollars) etc. Beware though, everything or at least 90% of the live stock is pretty dying,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Honestly, this place doesn't merit all these single star reviews. Granted, some of the guys aren't very helpful, but there are a select few that know their stuff as well. If you know what you need and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
NEVER BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE!!!!! Everything dies within a week from this store!!
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the worst pet store i've been to for somebody who is a serious shopper of pet supplies and not here just to "look around". Although I bought my 50 gal tank and my very first newt…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Beginners ....BEWARE! To anyone starting out a fish tank, you can easily get sucked into 6th Avenue. Cheap fish, cheap equipment, it just seems too easy and affordable. Oh goodness...don't believe…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So fun!! It's awsome that you can pick out your own fish and catch it yourself! Theres tons of different kinds of fish you can pick from salt water to fresh! A bunch of colorful little creatures! The…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Got a bichir fish & some feeder fishes there, all of them died. Went there again despite the fact that our friends told us not to get anything there, but we picked up some clown loaches, all six of…
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
SAN FRANCISCO!!!!!! Please do not buy fish from this aquarium. We need to stop inhumane pet stores like this one from existing in SF. I was tempted by the low pries on the tanks and equipment, but it…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
-Cheap equipment -Convenient location on #2 muni line
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Welcome to fishy hell.... I feel so terribly sorry for the fish that are brought into this place... Sure for those that do not really care about fishkeeping, animal welfare or health and are looking…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Reasons why 6th ave. is the worst place to buy fish and/or aquarium parts: -No parking
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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The prices are the cheapest I have ever seen just like everyone else said. And again, just like how everyone said, you should not buy fish from this store if you are a beginner because of the quality of the fish. They are in overstocked aquariums and they are physically weak. I do not recommend this store for anyone but people with at least a years experience of fish keeping.
openlist - user review - 02/07/2008
2.0 of 5 stars.
Do you know what a chambered nautilus looks like in real life? I do, thanks to 6th Avenue Aquarium, and holy crap are they some ugly mother fuckers. I have mixed feelings about this place, the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've walked by this place a few times but today I stopped to look at the flowers and discovered they're a aquarium shop as well ! I had a 10 gallon fish tank as a kid and loved it so I always check…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yes this is a cool looking place but looks only get you so far. I'm been an avid aquarist for years and when I started buying fish from this place years ago I marveled at the prices of the Sunday…
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place - love walking around this place. I met a first date here - it was perfect bc there was so much to look at and talk about. Plus they play loud hip hop music and it can be hot and…
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Review only on saltwater related goods and livestocks. People = Its self serve buddy.
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Been going here for cheap supplies and sometime almost healthy fishes...true alot of the fishes seem like thier sick or dying, you have to know alot about fishes to gamble on buying a fish here...it's…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
LOL they def have some illegal shit going on back there, but eh, they are chinese and proby don't care. huge selection of fishies, fresh, salt, or brackish; huge, small, colorful, etc. most fish…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The only thing going for this place is their massive selection of fish. DO NOT BUY THEM, though. Seriously. ALL my fish problems have come from this place. I have to treat every fish/tank any time…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Prices are insane cheap!!! You have to visit if you in town on sunday for their bag lot. Becareful though because alot of them are sick and won't even make it home though. Look carefully and you'll…
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Random note: Mistreating fish isn't considered animal cruelty because by law, fish are considered ornaments and not animals. Anyway. 6th Avenue. Not the place to go if you're new to aquariums. They…
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can understand the 1 star votes for the first time/average customer - the fish quality is poor, the store smells, everything is packed tightly and can be hard to move around with lots of people, and…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was relieved to see that it wasn't my neligence that killed all the fish I bought from this store but was the already poor health and short life expectancies of these sad sad fish. I've been into…
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Well, it true that the store have many interesting fish, but the bad part is let see..... if you are someone who like the cheap fish good luck, -dead fish
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
EW. We were out, exploring the neighborhood, wandering, when i suddenly remembered that I want a fish! And look, lo and behold, there is an aquarium (and flower shop?)
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
this place been along for hella long... each time going there.. i juss Look straight for dead fishes.. why? i dunt want to go here BUT noo.. my Fren is a fish Lover... he loves lOoking at fishes 247..…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Think of this place as the Costco of FISH Stores. Self serve, poor quality china products, cheap prices, purchase in bulk, very little costumer service, and finally pay for what you get. Cool factor…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Reasons Why The 6th Ave. Aquarium is 10x Better Than The Monterey Aquarium: -- It's free
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection of fish with frequent shipments. Wholesale merchandise yields wholesale prices but their livestock can be risky to buy. Staff doesn't know much and aren't willing to give any info on…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I will give the advice that was passed to me at the start about this place: "Only go there if you know what you are doing". I myself have a rule to never buy fish there, for reasons listed on other…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have heard horror stories about this place - fishies that were dead or dying crammed into one tiny little studio apartment. I ventured in, past the flowers, to save a fish or two when my faghag…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store has been judged too harshly. If you know about fish- this certainly is the best place to get a good price. I typically work with Coleman and Ricky. They are both very nice and informative.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place just feels sketchy. I'm glad I was only there to buy flowers. I really can't complain about the arrangement they put together for me. But the inside part looked like an old-style stereo…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I could give them - stars. YELP please do something about it. Okay here is my review:
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so this place has been around for a while. They have a lot of inventory and cheap prices, but man...these guys don't get it. Fish keeping is not just about knowing what equipment to get, what…
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty dirty and smelly, some of the fish are dead...others are very sick....but they do have a great selection and the price is very low. This place is really strange, but everyone…
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love 6th ave aquarium and always drop in, but i have to agree with what other people have said here. their fish are cramped in the tanks and while they do have good stock of certain species (green…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Incredible selection and very good prices, but all fishes I have bought there died shortly. I have a 20 years experience on freshwater fish tanks. Maybe it was just bad luck? mmhh.
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've always had a dog or cat up until now, so going into pet stores makes me weary. Looking at tons of Betta fish brought back childhood memories, and now I'm thinking about picking going back for…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It has long been my dream to cut out the wall seperating two rooms in my domicile and replace it with a large fishtank, full of exotic fish and sea creatures. I didn't think such a thing was possible,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sells fish. lots of 'em. and stuff that helps keep fish alive. sells flowers, too, for the multi-tasker I guess.
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
been in the neighborhood for as long as i can think of, ive watched it grow into a bigger and better service. staff is great and informitive. its great.
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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