Lovely Pets Aquarium

I was so glad that i made a trip down to this awesome store despite of being stuck in traffic for hours during rush hour. Knowledgable owner and staffs and their passion in their job/​hobby at this store will give you an awesome experience in shopping for your fish tank and any information you need to take care of your fish.
Bring a sample of your aquarium water, they can test the water quality for you and let you know what is going wrong with the water and how to fix it! For the first time that i was corrected to discontinue my obsessive weekly water change for my 29gal with 5 goldfish as i was told by staff at Petsmart or Petco. I finally found the answer to my question of why my tank has never been cycled even though it has been running for 8 – 9 weeks now. Come and check out this place and support local business!

The fish generally seem to be in good health and the employees/​owner are helpful. However both times I’ve been there and picked up a bag of Hikari food, I was told the Omega food was better (without expressly being told the actual brand name). Why sell Hikari if you don’t recommend it? Something seems strange about that. Also, I didn’t appreciate the store owner’s attitude towards me. I’ve owned fish for almost 20 years and know a few things. Not claiming to know everything but I have the basics down. She treated me like I was some dumb bimbo off the street coming in for an impulse buy. My message to her: please don’t judge so hastily!

Definitely tons of great things in the store. Although, the lady/​store owner was extremely rude in my opinion. Her employee was more helpful and friendly than she was. I was going to walk out but he saved the day. Good job bro! I mean she may have had a bad day, but word of advice, don’t take it out on your customers. 1^st and last time I’ll go there so definitely won’t be recommending this place to anyone. 1 bad experience is enough for me, which is sad because they have some nice fish and equipment. 3 stars but more like 2 ½.

Knowledgeable owner who is willing to take the time to talk to you about what you are buying (even when the store was pretty busy when I showed up). Decent prices, and most importantly, everything I got there has survived (hammer coral, favites coral, 4 emerald crabs, and a pair of true percula clownfish). Definitely recommend this place.

I bought my brother an auto feeder here as a gift. Knowing how picky he is, I asked this place what the return policy was and the owner told me «as long as you don’t open it». Brought it home, come to find that he already had an auto feeder being shipped from Amazon already. After bringing it back and expecting a full return. The owner says «there’s going to be a restock fee. I had a feeling you were going to return it when you asked for the return policy.» Why would I buy something, NOT open it and return it just to get charged with a restock fee? I would never have made the purchase of the restock fee was disclosed. Long story short, I’m never coming back. The place is dirty, not organized, there’s boxes and random stuff laying all over the floor. STICK TO AMAZON PEOPLE! Save yourself the headache!

Great service knowledgeable staff and their prices are pretty good too I would recommend this shop to anyone who likes saltwater or freshwater fish and accessories. I would definitely go with him and have just bought a 55 gallon fish tank and everything that went with it that a great deal on it and I’ll definitely be coming back from a fresh probably the healthiest fish salt and fresh on the south shore

Great place. Have anything you need. Fish are healthy, service is great. I also buy their plants and have to say that Lovely Pets’ plants have consistently been snail free — important to me.

One of the best salt water needs & customer service in Boston
I’ve been coming here since I was little and Steve and his wife are awesome they helped me when I first started out with salt water fish and now I have a 125 gallon tank, plus a seahorse tank.
Steve helped me with curing all the diseases my fish has caught, helped me with my corals and clams and even helping my dad build a sump for our 125 gallon tank.
Steve and his crew never pressure you into buying anything if anything he finds the cheapest ways to building your tank.
Although his wife may seem rude at first, she’s not at all! Maybe that’s just how she sounds haha but she is a pleasure and is very nice!

I went here again today. I bought a large clown fish for my aquarium. Got a great price on it, particularly because it was so large. They have a very nice selection of fish here and I recommend it if you are in the area.

Just went here with my son. Absolutely the best aquarium store in the Boston area. So glad we made the trip down. Great selection and great people working there. Buy here and support local businesses.

This is definitely my partner’s and my favorite aquarium store that we have come across so far. The owner Steve is always so cheery, knowledgable, and willing to help us out. He keeps his tanks very clean and always has a great selection of both tropical and saltwater fish. His prices are reasonable and fair, and if you buy from him a lot I’m sure he’d be willing to bargain with you should you feel it necessary. I’ve been going to him now for about 4 months now and I am excited every time I go. Excited to see what he will have next, and to try out a new plant that he has in his plant tank. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone in the area, or even not as much in the area. I’ve traveled as far as an hour and a half to see an aquarium store, and I’m glad this one is just a half mile from where I live. Be advised they are closed Wednesday’s though, which is understandable. Anyway, good job guys!

I absolutely love this place! My boyfriend and I go here at least once a week, generally on the weekends and I am so highly impressed with the quality of the fish, the variety, and the professionalism of the staff.
Prices on certain things may be a little high, but they always have a large table of very useful items on sale, of which I wasn’t moving in three months so that I could stock up on as much as I can while here to be able to open my own fish store eventually.
I actually got my first Discus at this store, and they are the most beautiful discus, and I am always impressed with their selection of discus, and any other fish. Ugh! Don’t even get me started on their saltwater selection! If I could start a saltwater tank, this would be where I buy all of my fish to fill that tank.
Such a great place!

I am so fortunate to live near a great family-​owned place like this. The staff are all very knowledgeable and incredibly friendly, and you can tell they’re all passionate about and enjoy keeping aquariums. They’re willing and able to answer a wide range of questions and do special orders on both fish and plants. I can’t speak for their saltwater selection since I only keep freshwater, but their freshwater selection is pretty great.
It seems like every time I go in there they have something new, and they carry a lot of specialty products that the Petco down the street doesn’t, including serious medications and specialty substrate. They sell a substrate there that I can’t remember the name of it, but I think it’s live or something? I was a little dubious because it’s expensive ($ 30something per bag), but that stuff is wonderful, and it adds a really natural look to my aquarium.
My only complaints are:
Their labeling is pretty bad. I know they’re a small operation and can’t always have the same things in the same tank, but it can be really frustrating to find what you’re looking for sometimes.
Their bettas always look miserable. That isn’t entirely their fault because of how bettas are sold, but their selection is always sorry-​looking and ragged. Also I know it’s just business, but I really hate that they sell tiny betta bowls. I get mad whenever I see itty-​bitty betta tanks.
I’m dubious about their plants. I bought some and got a really bad snail infestation. Not sure if it was their tanks, or their suppliers, but I don’t think I’ll buy plants from there again. The snails could have technically come from a Petco plant, but I’ve bought plants from Petco/​Petsmart for years with no problems, so it was either a fluke or it was Lovely Pets.

Just wonderful. Clean well cared for tanks. Knowledge friendly staff. Lots of variety from fish to tanks to decorations etc. One of the best fish stores I have been to. I wish it was closer to me. The prices are reasonable. I had a great experience.

Went to Lovely Pets for the first time today and was very impressed. I’ve been to a lot of places in the Boston area and this is the local place to get your aquarium supplies. Seems unassuming but worth going inside.

Really good selection of fish. The staff is very helpful. I was looking to find a tankmate for my Oscar. After talking to the staff, I actually held off which was probably best for my Oscar. Will definitely come back when I’m ready to build my tank back up.

The first thing I noticed upon arriving at Lovely Pets is the friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable service of the owner, Steve and his wife, Marlea. Their employees are very helpful as well. It is a very «lovely» environment to be in when shopping for my aquatic hobby. I can tell that these folks truly love and care for their business.
I had fresh water aquariums for many years and decided to switch to a marine aquarium. They walked me step by step through the process of setting up my aquarium. They were not forceful to make a sell. In fact, they kept telling me to bring in water samples for tests to ensure the water is healthy and ready for live fish and corals. And now I have an extremely healthy, gorgeous aquarium!!!
Their livestock of fresh and saltwater is quite impressive! I can find just about anything I need for my aquarium. Tank after tank of beautiful fish, two large tanks of live rocks and the back of the store features 5 large aquariums of live corals. Marlea also informed that they have shipments every week; clients can come in on Thursdays to browse for new arrivals. Their electronic and chemical supply is very organized, and they are right there to guide me through.
Their pricing is very decent. I can always trust that what I purchase is worth my money and will be healthy! Their water system is very clean. I am a neat-​freak, so that is quite important!!!
The location, to be honest, was challenging to find at first, but who doesn’t own a smart phone with navigation or a GPS nowadays!?! They do have three parking spots in front of the store and along the side of the store is a parking lot/​garage. If you purchase heavy items, their employees will assist you with the lifting/​carrying.
I have had my reef aquarium for over a year now, healthy, beautiful and thriving! I could not be happier with their service and supply. I am one happy customer!

This place is amazing! They have a small entrance, not very noticeable, but as soon as you walk down the steps the place is enormous! I would guess at least 200 or 300 tanks with fish, plants, coral, and anemones. A lot of different sizes, colors, and water types. The place is very clean, no fish odor, and with the amount of animals and product very well organized.

What an awesome place! Lots of stuff to start an aquarium. I came here for some aquascaping supplies and went away with some fish, plants and wood. Definitely coming back for more. Prices are comparable to petco!

Steve is awesome! His worker helped me a lot too but Steve is the guru. He was very friendly, not pushy at all, had tons of knowledge and gave me a lot of advice. His young worker was a nice guy, helped a lot but doesn’t know as much.
The fish are always disease free, clean and exhibit good behavior. I bought 6 fish for my saltwater, all the fish are eating and doing great. There are only a few places that I trust for fish and this is one of them!
Go here and ask for Steve!