C K Fish World — Attraction in West Covina

I go out of my area and drive 30-40mins for this place. Although the store may seem small and a bit cramped, don't let it deceive you. This is my favorite go-to store for all marine needs. Their selection on plants, fish, invertebrates and marine frags and corals are amazing imho. I have been here more than 5x as a treat for myself and I always end up splurging (which I already expected). All of my newly acquired marine friends (plants, fish and shrimp) have been disease/pest free which is great and makes quarantining a short 7days only. They even gave me berried ones and I now have 60+ shrimplets and counting! The hardscape materials are cheaper compared to other stores along with most of the items that I ended up scaping my quarantine and cull tanks lol. What sets them apart from the others is how knowledgeable they are, customer satisfaction oriented, honest and happy to help. Unlike the Riverside big fish store, they on the other hand will gladly refund or replace purchases that have died as long as they are within 72 hrs and ofcourse no-fault of yours and reasonable means, which I believe is fair. If you're honest. They will order for you if you need anything specific, you can also call in beforehand so your items are ready for pickup and just drive up. The owner is wonderful and made me feel so welcome even on day 1 like we are old fish buddies and will happily give discounts, making the already great fair prices on their items better and better. They were also THE ONLY store that has the 1 item I have been looking for everywhere (from LA to Riverside) if you don't want to order online (only buceplant and marinedepot have it online). I'm coming by in a few days to drop off strawberries from my newly set up aquaponics that I promised him, and maybe not end up buying half the store this time. Fingers crossed. It really is a fun and wonderful place if you love anything fish and may spend 2-3 hours just going around and...

We found this place right before they moved. They were amazing — the tanks were clean, the selection was staggering, and the fish were healthy and happy. We bought several fish and they all survived. But little did we know that was the end of their glory days......

We decided to visit right after they moved. Their fish were all pale, sickly and dying, but we could understand that such a large move would stress the fish and they needed time to recover. We took a chance and bought the healthiest fish we could find, but only half of them survived. But we understood they would die because we thought they needed time to recover.....

On our third visit, only two weeks ago, we realized that this condition would never change. Their fish are 50/50— either happy and healthy or sick and dying. There is no in-between. We just started up our new big tank and wanted fish and plants, so we took another chance and spent $230 on the purchase. The fish we chose all looked happy, but then disaster struck. We discovered ALL our 20 tetras had incurable Neon Disease, and were doomed to die even before they were purchased. Then the disease spread to the rest of our community fish. We lost all of our 4 glass fish, and our cardinal tetra. We lost 90% of our purchase, and many of our community, because of CK's disease-ridden stock. CK Fish World is a wreck now. We will never go back. I'm furious with their abuse of their stock, and extremely sad because I thought we had finally found a good fish store. It makes me sad to see how far they have fallen. From now on we will go to our PetSmart because they have good variety, treat their fish decently, and their fish are NOT SOLD WITH INCURABLE DISEASES STRAIGHT OUT OF THEIR TANKS. DO NOT SHOP AT CK FISH WORLD. Save your money and your community tank...

Sweet shop with knowledgeable people working behind the counters. the shop's a little intimidating if you're a novice starting out since they have a huge selection of fish, but the guys will guide you in the right direction if you ask for help. the shops run by a bunch of males and they were nice enough let my 5 year old in back to use the restroom. I bought a piece of driftwood for that alone since I wasn't ready to purchase fish. The shop is big, clean, and not a trace foul smells in the air. To me it seems these guys care about the shop and what they're doing. I'll be back for sure. killer planted tanks!

update 03/2016 - i finally purchased a small pot of baby tears from ck fishworld and was concerned since they didn't have any roots. he made a pot for me from clippings in one of his tanks. i less than a couple of miles from ck fishworld and i can say they're growing mad like weed in my lil planted tank! they didn't shrivel then come back to life or do anything that happens when you sometimes bring aquarium plants into a new environment. they just shot up like wild insane weed. i included a picture as an update. i'm gonna head down there today and buy a lil pot of dwarf baby tears and see what happens. :)

update: 05/2016 - make sure to check in on the tablet by the cash register and you should get $5 off your first purchase and $5 every 5 purchases...