Shark Aquarium & Pet Center

This place is hard to get to on a busy section of highway. You’ll miss it if you aren’t familiar with the place. The store was great about 20 years ago. They used to have huge tanks with eels & sharks. A selection of coral, seahorses & a knowledgeable & friendly staff. I was there recently and disappointed to find it has changed. They have a big selection of fresh water fish but prices are not really competitive & staff was rude when they finally got around to helping us.

Kind of hard to find since it’s tucked in a little corner but the place is pretty big inside and lots of fish to choose from. There’s a variety of freshwater and saltwater species and some very large fish as well for the dedicated aquariumist.

Excellent hidden Gem of a place. Even with only one worker on duty sometimes, however the service & quality knowledge given on every fish before you make a single purchase is SUPER. Thanks again Mike.

Huge fish showroom with a great selection. Much better selection than the chain stores. Prices are similar or in some cases a lot better than other stores. Just wish it was closer.

Visiting NJ and searched out saltwater aquariums on Google Maps and Unilocal.Up pops Shark Aquarium. Drive out there and after spending 5 minutes going out of my way to get to the other side of Route 22 (thanks NJ for screwed up U Turns…) I make it to the store.
Walk in and it looks tiny, but I find the back area with the fish. WOW! 3 aisles with probably 30 tanks per aisle and 2 rows per aisle. That’s A LOT of fish. Walk down one, and another, and another… I ask «where’s your saltwater section» and am told «No salt, just fresh».
You kidding me? A store this size called SHARK Aquariums that comes up when you search saltwater aquariums on 2 separate sites? Kinda annoyed I wasted my time driving out here. For fresh water hobbyists I’m sure it’s amazing but for me it was a waste of 30 minutes of my time…

I’ve been in here a few times and it’s really hit or miss. More misses than any other fish store I’ve been to.
I actually had an employee refuse to sell me a figure eight puffer because they are poisonous and some other such bull. Unbeknownst to him, I’ve owned all kinds of fresh & brackish puffers and currently have a saltwater species.
One visit last year, I purchased an aquarium decoration and was told that I could return it as long as I had the receipt. I got it home and it did not fit so the next day I headed back with the decoration (tags still attached) and my receipt — for STORE CREDIT.
I wish the girl at the register had told me I wouldn’t be getting a cash refund — I wouldn’t have bought the décor.
Now I’m stuck with $ 50+ to a store I’d rather not patronize. Live and learn.

Looks are deceiving. I walked in and said to myself, that’s it? Then i walked two feet in and saw the largest selection of fish I’ve ever seen.
They had every single fish you could possibly want and more. Everything was neatly organized, even though it looked like a mini warehouse. Great prices and the fish all look to be healthy. I finally found the dwarf puffer I was looking for and so far, they’re doing pretty good.
I’ll definitely be back here if I’m on the hunt for new fish, they’ll definitely have what I want.

The owner and staff are rude to customers. I wanted to pick out my own fish and the sales guy replied «oh ok, well we are here until 6». We asked a few questions to make sure the new fish would get along with our existing fish and he assured us they would. Yet when I googled the combination everyone agreed that the fish should be kept at different temperature and they would not be an ideal pairing.
I purchased 10 neon tetras to go with my existing neon tetras because they like to be in larger groups. About an hour later, I have 6 out of 10 that are dead. I’m so frustrated and very angry at the store and its staff. I will never be a repeat customer. What a mistake on my part. I should have left when the sales guy made me uncomfortable.

This place has a huge selection and is organized. They may be understaffed, but at least the people they’re staffed with know what they’re talking about.
I went in there to buy a green terror that had passed, and they fixed me up really nice. I had a million other questions, and the sales guy was super helpful and knowledgeable. Love it, definitely going back.

All the sales people know what they are talking about and are super friendly. I couldn’t and shouldn’t single any one out! Each one is fun and different and again knowledgable! Shopping there is genuinely fun. Oh… and the fish are healthy and well cared for.

Been there many times. Friendly staff. One of the biggest fish stores in the area. Also has snakes and other small pets.
Kinda old looking. Poor store front, you can barely see it from the road. This place has moved location a number of times and this is worse of all. Prices are low compared to chain pet stores. Large selection of fish. When its busy you have to wait because typically they only have 2 people working the entire store.