RMS Aquaculture

Doesn’t compare to many other fish stores was very disappointed in the selection and size of fish.

This business has been in the Cleveland area for over 30 years for your saltwater and freshwater aquarium needs (with the random puppy and small furries thrown in for sale). The store is triple in size compared to most of your average run of the mill local fish dealers. You really cannot beat the prices for aquarium needs such as filters, media, food, nutrients. Sadly though, we were disappointed to find a bare bones saltwater stock and an even «bare bones» knowledge of the staff assisting us on our visit on 01/​04/​2015. We purchased a tomato clownfish and inquired on their recommendation to acclimate the fish. The staff member said «eh, just throw him in the tank». After speaking with several fish dealers we learned that not only is this method frowned upon, but can cause undue stress on the fish (we didn’t follow the blasé instructions we were given). One would think that a store priding itself for being in the Cleveland area as reputable and long lasting would ensure their staff is properly educated. The aquariums that house the fish are in need of a good scrubbing, and overgrown with algae. RMS, do you even take pride in the appearance of your tanks? Clean up! We will probably never purchase fish here again, which is too bad– I really wanted to walk away impressed!

I need to give this place one star down at least because of the parasites they’ve got in the tanks. When I shopped there recently, I saw a section of the tank that’s on sale for no obvious reasons. The plants in that tank looked perfectly fine to me. Upon further inspection, I saw planaria crawling on the tank glass. NO WONDER. I thought to myself whoever bought stuff from this tank is going to regret. Then I bought something else. I did NOT realize that this place does not have individual filtration systems for each tank — which means ALL WATER is being filtered together, which means if you have ONE tank that is infected, all other tanks are potentially infected as well! Sure enough, 1 – 2 week into buying that plant, I started seeing planaria crawling in my tank as well. It takes just ONE parasite egg to be hatched and grow to infect a whole tank. Thankfully, i don’t feed my tanks that often so the parasite population has not grown crazy but it’s certainly very annoying. Once you introduce them into your tank, it’s realy hard to get rid of them, unless you use meds.
This is not the first time I’ve had parasite infection from this place. From previous experience, I’ve got codepods and tiny thin worms, which are less harmless than the planaria, so i didn’t mind as much. But this time, the planaria has annoyed me and i really think that this store need to be on top of their water treatment if they want to serve their customers the right way.

Good variety of fish and invertebrates. Prices are hit or miss, service is great, but make sure that you get a knowledgeable staff member. Nice assortment of products, food, chemicals, treatments AND repair parts for filters. A fun trip even if you’re not buying.

I’ve heard so many good things about this place and their selection is awesome. However, I recently bought some fish for the first time here and the experience has been quite disappointing. I have a 55 gallon tank that I’ve been planning out for a few weeks now and the time finally came to get the first few fish. I knew exactly what I wanted and went to find someone for help as soon as I walked in. The guy I talked to couldn’t have been more unenthusiastic about being there, and when I politely asked if I could have 6 head and tail light tetras, I was greeted with a curt grunt and he begrudgingly got my fish together. I wasn’t even being picky about which ones; I simply asked for 6.
So I get home, acclimate them (over an hour of adding bit by bit of tank water to their bag) and leave them overnight as they get used to their new home. I did notice the water they were in in the bag smelled kind of bad, like ammonia. Two died by morning. They had small bloody spots near their gills when I pulled them out. My tank water was perfect, I tested for ammonia (0), nitrites (0), nitrates (1.5), no chlorine or chloramines and nothing was at any unacceptable level. By the third day of having my 4 remaining ones, 1 has now developed a fungal infection. These are the first fish to be introduced to a brand new (fully cycled) tank, so I know they didn’t pick up anything that was in the tank. I’m now treating these poor remaining four for a fungal infection and probable ammonia poisoning (based on the bloody gills of the two that died and how stressed they all seem to be) and I really hope they pull through. If I wanted to buy sick fish, I would have gone to any of the chain pet stores around here and would have paid less to boot. This and the rudeness of the employee I encountered have really turned me off from this place. It’s really too bad.

What? Only 3 reviews for this place? Are you kidding me? I’m going to have to step-​in and give my contribution here, for what it’s worth!!!
Okay. So I moved to Cleveland recently from LA, and since I love having fish so much, I had my 18 gallon tank shipped here! I didn’t, however, bring my fish or aquarium supplies (I blame it on the 3 oz airplane rule — that damn airplane rule)!!! After looking at the store’s website, I decided to pay this shop a visit, and I am glad I did.
What’s good about this shop:
— LARGE variety of fish; salt and fresh
— Plenty of supplies; you can easily get any missing aquarium parts here for major brands like Marineland
— The staff are knowledgeable and helpful in answering any questions you may have regarding breeds of fish, pH levels, etc
Why I took off one star:
— SOME of their things can be a tad pricey compared to online prices. Example: a decorative aquarium castle here is $ 26, the same castle sells online for $ 8. However, not everything is that pricey, depending on what you’re looking for. Just be smart about it and buy online where it makes sense. (p/​s: no, i’m not the type of person who would buy a castle for their aquarium, just pointing out price point differences)!
All in all, solid place for your aquarium purchases. If you’re looking for aquarium supplies, you’re missing out if you don’t pay this place a visit.

I can’t say enough good things about this local, awesome pet and aquarium store.
First off, you don’t walk in and feel like it’s stocked by some nasty puppy mills. I asked the worker here where they get their dogs to sell and he confirmed that they don’t get their dogs from places like that. Most of them are rescues from local folks. I dig that.
Secondly… holy hell this place is huge! Tons of fish, aquarium equipment and almost anything you could think of for your pets – and cheap too! We bought a 10 gallon tank for less than $ 10. What?! Where am I? Savings heaven?
Thirdly (if that’s even a word), the staff here know what they’re talking about and they want to help you! I am notorious for asking tons of questions and this particular employee was so accommodating. He walked us through all the fishy owner basics we needed to know and didn’t try to up-​sell us on a ton of crap we didn’t need.
Did I mention they have baby ducklings? Yea… little yellow fur-​balls waddling around. We almost left with one (just don’t tell my boyfriend…)
This pet store is the perfect example of how shopping locally can pay off. Really. Try it.

This place is HUGE. Plenty of freshwater and marine fish, as well as coral, aqua plants, reptiles, and more. They also have all of the equipment I think I would ever need. Their animals looked really healthy when I was there and the staff I talked to was knowledgeable about the fish and plants I had questions about. I think this is going to become my new local fish store of choice.