The Fish Store — Local services in Lincoln

Me and my daughter visiting the store I have had fish before and was pretty educated on it but I've been out for so long I needed re educated that's why I went to the fish store because years ago I've been to the fish store and it was a great place to go to buy fish get fish and they quarantine their fish before they sell the fish so you're not going to get sick they new what fish hurt other fish and snails and stuff all the things that I need to know the medicine the water purifiers all that stuff that I can't remember now..... but definitely was not impressed they asked if they could help us we first said no we're just going to look at the fish right now but thank you later I seen the tanks against the wall on the Shelf asked about the 30 gallon or 29 gallon tank and if they had a low profile one he wasn't getting what I was asking I reset it has like you know a wide TV not a regular TV size. Still wasn't getting what I was trying to get a crossed I'm not very good at explaining stuff sometimes but I thought there was only two kinds of Tanks you know the regular type that is square and low profile I chuckled and said okay thank you well we got done looking at the fish pretty much knew what we'd like but had another question for the only salesmen that was out and wanting to help out of the 3 people in the store maybe it was his training and they just let him go by himself not help him I don't know. But we asked about the LED lighting paired to the old fluorescent lighting has the effect on the fish like the neon fish on how it made the fish glow if it was better either way he did not answer the question he went on about this and that and how the lightning is the water clear I didn't ask that so bluntly asked how long have you worked here he said about a week I circled and one of the other employees behind the desk said yeah he's new well we were near the front door so we said thank you. I headed out the door not one word from the two other two employees behind the counter.........well sir are you sure you don't have anymore questions or something that we might be able to help you with nothing nada...... or maybe answer the question that they both stood there and listened to the new employee not be able to answer I'm not saying I was going to spend $1,000 that day but eventually they were going to get $1,000 out of me Fish are expensive to keep up and living I know this from experience of having as pets before. Well I looked up on the internet to see if there was any other fish stores in Lincoln it looks like Fish World here I come wish me luck cuz I'm not going to spend that kind of money unless I can get reducated so I can keep my fish healthy yes I know $1,000 is a drop in the bucket for fish as pets but I'm cheap I remember when you can go down there and the owner was in the store every once in awhile I thought I weekend as well but maybe he's only there on the day the week I don't know I wish there was a way he could tell me to come back and he would help me because it's like 3 blocks away from my new place Pier to Fish World which is 2 miles without putting information here like my phone number oh well like I said life's not fair everybody knows that if they...

:UPDATE: 90% loss, only 1 tetra left after just 4 days, clearly sold us a bunch of sick fish, will be visiting them for a refund, will post on what their response is, if they can earn some stars here:

Kind of unhelpful and/or rude employees that seem annoyed when you ask them a question. The store is much brighter and cleaner/open than it used to be back in the day, still a large selection of fish, still cool rare fish to see there at crazy prices. But when all you're getting is a school of 10 tetras, a 50% survival rate kind of pisses me off. I'm an experienced freshwater aquarist, and I haven't lost a new fish from anywhere else in quite a while. First time I had been to fish store in years so I thought it was worth a chance, guess not. 1 floundered in the bag during a 10 minute drive home, and I had 4 more gone then next morning. Hoping the survival rate doesn't drop below 50%... all I have is 5 tetras left from them. And again I'm pissed that they seem to have a bad habit of leaving dead fish to float in tanks, and they're in my eyes responsible for 15 bucks of lost tetras. You gotta take corpses out, I know the one one in the tank from my tetras was a gourami or something, and shouldn't have afflicted my fish, but apparently something has, and now I'm stuck quarantining until the deaths stop. Pretty pissed fish store, pretty pissed. Looks like lazy fish keeping to me with that kind of success rate. For example, my school of 12 other tetras in a different tank has been perfect with zero deaths from Fish World, please go there instead, he can order anything you might find at fish store, except it will be a higher standard of quality, and is properly cared for before being sold. I'll never make another purchase from the fish store, very dissappointed...

Go to Fish World instead,...

Been coming to this store since the 70's. I have to say that it is a shadow of it's former self from back when Gary owned it in the 70's and 80's and up to about 93'. Gary had a passion for fish keeping and was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The guy running the store now lacks that passion. He doesn't come across as a fish lover, more like someone who got stuck with running the store. I've also found he isn't well versed in all things related to aquariums. If you want someone truly knowledgeable, I would suggest talking to John at Fish World(a former employee of Gary's). As far as the store itself, they have a good selection of fish and supplies(for Lincoln). The prices seem to be reasonable. As far as fish health, it's not like when Gary owned it. I typically see ich in a couple of the tanks but my main complaint would be that many of the fish are emaciated. I'm not talking about newly acquired fish, but ones that have been there for weeks. Feed your fish! Again, Fish World has them beat in regards to health. Also, I know that over the last several years, I've heard many complaints from acquaintances that they give very little credit for trade-ins for locally raised fish. Even fish they carry, they want to give less than wholesale prices. If you don't want to support your local breeders, don't expect them to support you. If you are looking to trade in fish and want someone who is fair, try AJ's Reptarium on Cornhusker Hwy. Fish World won't give you...