Ellis Aquatics — Local services in Compton

I found this store kind of by accident while online looking for a new aquarium stand. It was listed as a local distributor for the particular brand of stand so I gave the store a call and spoke to Jayson. Initially I got a very good vibe when speaking to him as he was very polite, professional, informative and willing to converse also he seemed to have a passion for what he does along with experience that only adds to the helpfulness and information he conveys to customers. Some time later after our initial conversations/texts, I was in the position to go ahead and order the stand and canopy which would be built and then shipped from Texas via freight to the store. Jayson was once again very helpful and communicative in the process of the order, shipping, and final receipt/customer pickup of the stand/canopy. He reached out to me with updates, what the status of my order was, what information he obtained from the manufacturer of the stand/canopy all the way through to the end. When the product finally came in after about 6 weeks he was quick to inform me and even gave me assistance to load it into my truck. Along with all that, I feel Jayson operates his business with integrity and good values. In my whole experience ordering this stand and canopy some things had changed due to the pandemic and the cost of some things but Jayson immediately offered to assist in that situation, citing that he had made a statement and he would honor what he said even at his cost. That conveys to me an honest man with integrity. I can appreciate that. I live about 85 or 90 miles from this store, and for a fish or two that may be a stretch but I can say I would certainly do business with this store again on another major purchase perhaps an aquarium or other larger purchase. I spent about $1500 on this stand and canopy and have no regrets that my money went to this store, the experience was excellent I would definitely bring my business to Jayson and his store again in the future. Thanks again Jayson, can’t wait to get my tank up and...

Awesome shop. Best deals on frags in Los Angeles. Extensive merchandise too. They have damn near everything for a reef tank. Full bright well line up, two little fishes products, plumbing materials, really high end salt mixes. I’d say the best salt water speciality store I’ve been to. The owner is super knowledgeable. When I came in he was instructing a customer on dosing trace elements with a bunch of paper work. Not sure I’ve ever seen that in a store before. They also have a Hanna checker for pretty much everything you could think of. They test in store for a reasonable rate with the Hanna checkers. Just make sure you specify that you want a Hanna test. I got two sizeable acro frags for $20-25$ each.Once again, not sure you’d find that anywhere else in the city. I think this place will probably become my main shop from now on. They also have live copepod mixes with phytoplankton. Much more diverse colony then you will find in the reef...

i purchased a blue/ green chromis from this fish store about a year and a half ago and my aquarium still hasn’t recovered from it. when i put the single fish into my tank, after about a week i noticed white spots in all my fish (ich; the worst case scenario) . i soon quarantined them all with copper and they all died. when i brought this issue up to other fish stores they pointed out that this fish store had a reputation for selling infected/ unchecked & un quarantined fish. if you want to have a successful reef tank avoid this shop at all costs. if i could give 0 stars i would this store has ruined the hobby as a...