Rosemead Aquarium

I came here because of a recommendation and saw the high reviews and have shopped here three times because it was just down the street. Looks like a nice, simple shop but be sure to inspect the fish you’re buying before you leave the store. Bought 5 Rummynose the first time from them and three of them died from something that was causing them to be extremely thin. Second time I stopped by to pick up some supplies. Third and last time was when I bought 5 black tetras which had slight signs of ich — but then died overnight anyway.
While I was in the store, I was looking at some of the other community fish — seeing some swim erratically and others with broken backs/​tails. The discus and some other cichlids looked very nice though, so maybe they’re just putting all their focus into that. But from now on, I’d rather drive further somewhere else to get fish.

Great looking place!!! Tanks look nice and the fish look good. And the customer service is on point here! They are very informative and don’t just tell you some BS just to make a sale … Can’t wait to go back and make another purchase!!!

Amazing knowledge and resource. Beautiful fish. Great place just to stop by. Grateful for all the help!

The owner is really nice and has enough knowledge of goldfish. The price of goldfish is quite reasonable and the quality is good.

Great aquarium if you like cichlids and related tank mates. As far as I can tell, all the fishes are happy and healthy, and they have some beautiful specimens of flower horn for sale here. They don’t have too much in the way of inverts or plants, definitely a nice niche shop.

This little aquarium place is really nice. The place has a lot of variety of fish. I met one of the owner, Amy, she is so helpful and nice. I was upgrading from a 28 g tropical fish aquarium to a 45 g and asked her for advice. She didn’t hesitate and gave me the best method to transfer my fish from the old tank to the new one. All my fish survived and after a few days, I went back and bought a few schooling fish to add to the new tank. Then I converted the old 28g tank into a goldfish tank, after it was all done, I was so excited that I went back and was ready to buy goldfish. However, Amy advised me not to rush but to give the tank a few more days to cycle the water. So, patiently I waited and then went back and bought three fancy goldfish and two cory cats. So far, all the fish are doing fine. When I need more fish in the future, I will definitely come back. I like that they are honest, friendly, and helpful. Oh, they have good quality and reasonable price on fish/​aquarium supplies. I found the cheapest on gravel here than Amazon.

Unilocal doesn’t allow me to write a new review when I’m using my mobile app. So here’s an update. Came in today 11/​10/​2015 they have Clown Loaches yay! Been waiting for them to be in stock to complete my 55 gallon show tank and I bought in Septemer.
Always greet you with a smile, having great customer service is the key for any successful business.
Here’s a rundown of all the fishes that I still have. 1 clown loach from 2013 now 4″, 3 large black neons from 2013, 5 black neons from 2014, 3 salt & pepper cory cats from 2014, I common pleco and 1 bristlenose pleco from 2015, 5 lemon tetra, 5 pristella tetra and 5 serpae tetra from 2015 and my 3 new clown loaches from today. I also have 3 yo-​yo loaches, 1 snowball pleco and 1 royal pleco that I bought from another fish store.
i think I may need a bigger tank, do you think? Running 2 Aquaclear 70 changing out the foam every month and the chemi-​pure every 2 months.

If you need aquarium supplies, then look no more! Friendly people, great prices!

Just bought 2 fishes here (Red Parrots) and I must agree with these other posts that the owner (or staff, not sure) was very knowledgable and friendly. He answered all my questions and gave me honest answers. I would buy fishes here again.

Stopped here the other day to pickup some fish for my small outdoor barrel pond. They were helpful and showed me which food I should get as well. Nice small mom and pops neighborhood store.

I’ve stopped here a few times and was always greeted by the owner. I’ve been in the planted aquarium hobby for some years now and I wish that they stocked more micro-​fish at this location. Most of the fish are just standard fish that you can find at major pet supply stores but it’s always better to purchase fish at Rosemead Aquarium instead of those.
The water and tanks here are always super clean. I can tell they take pride in how tidy there shop looks. I haven’t experience the person relationship that some of the other Unilocalers have with the owner but I know it’s a great thing to have. Even though this place is pretty small, they can order alot of things so be sure to talk to them if you ever plan on setting up an aquarium.
Overall great place to start your aquarium hobby, but if you are an advance hobbyist, I would look else where.

This is one of the best fish stores I’ve been in. Great selecting and the owner was so nice. Even told me to call him if I ever have any questions at all. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! I’ll be back again for sure.

The owner is one of the most coolest guy I ever met. Very knowledgeable and helpful. He has good prices and awesome inventory. He will answer all your questions and will give you the best advice. The store is clean and fish look really happy and healthy.
Trust me … The best place for your aquarium needs
Art

I made an account just so I can praise this place. Used to seeing dirty places with no star service but 5 stars on Unilocal??, I had to check it out. Just like everyone said in the reviews below «Clean» «Small» and best of all «Friendly Service». This is a small neighborhood shop the way it used to be in the old days. I didn’t look at the price because I need to keep this place in business. I bought some supplies here and I am going to come back to support our local business. Did I mention «Friendly Service». Hard to come by nowadays. Owner loves fish and it shows in his knowledge of how to care for them. GOT FISH? Come and do business here.

First thing I noticed about this place is that it’s VERY clean. There’s no algae in the tanks and the water in each tank looks clear. I like how almost all their tanks are acrylic because acrylic makes everything look sharper than glass tanks. This shop specializes in discus and other freshwater fish. The selection of discus was very good. I saw some types of discus here that I’ve never seen in any other shop before. They all looked big and healthy.
They carry a large selection of koi and fancy goldfish too. That’s not really my thing though. They also had a bunch of African Cichlids, blood parrot fish, and a couple fancy plecos. I’m more into arowana, datnoids, and South American Cichlids though but they really didn’t have many of those.
This place is a great shop if you’re looking for discus fish. I’m tempted to start a discus tank because of how cool theirs looked. I give this place 4 stars because even though they didn’t have the fish I wanted, they had very clean tanks and very nice discus.

There’s a reason why this place has 5 stars. Not only are they really friendly and helpful, but the variety of fishes they have and the presentation of their fish tanks are pretty nice, too.
My dad usually relies on me to find food for his koi fishes since I scold him for overpaying near our home in SF (roughly $ 60 for 5.18 lbs). I would usually make a purchase on Amazon for the same thing for $ 32 but seeing how food is running low and I’m going back home for Thanksgiving, I figured I can find an area where I can exit off the freeway while passing by. I’ve made about 5 phone calls (all of them charging $ 55 – 60) until Rosemead Aquarium gave me a quote of $ 38. Not bad at all in comparison to Amazon’s price and I’d rather support a small business anyway.
Once I got there, I had noticed how small and kind of crammed up it was but everything was clean and tidy. Fish tanks were clean and they had different fishes that looked happy in their homes (well, lol, let’s pretend we know their emotions). They were just as helpful as they seemed on the phone and their general prices were much more reasonable than at any other places.
Overall, I’d come back if I ever needed anything again. So glad to have found this place!

Great friendly service ! Very knowledgable about their fishes and how to care for them. No wonder they have been in business for 26 years !
Recently bought a new tank from them and more fishes for my son. Prices are affordable and very good quality products. Whether experienced or beginning fish enthusiast, i highly recommend Rosemead Aquarium for all your needs !

The wife and I purchased an aquarium from Rosemead over a year ago. The owner was very patient and helpful. We really really wanted koi because they had a small but nice selection. We looked around at other stores before returning to this store. Despite most of the research against keeping koi in tanks, we were still stubborn about wanting them, until the owner gently directed us to the goldfish. He was right. They have a great selection of goldfish. I am now hooked on this hobby and have been to tropical fish stores throughout LA. Rosemead may not have the largest selection, but what they do have is the nicest and healthiest goldfish that we can find. Our Ryukins and Blue Oranda are doing well and are getting huge.

I always enjoy coming here because they’re very knowledgeable about their fishes and how to care for them. The kids always love going to the Rosemead Library right afterward to borrow books on how to care for their fishes!!!

ME and my dad love this place he has been going here for over 10 years. The people are great and the prices are great as well. I recommend you to go to this fish shop then other ones like Petco or Petsmart. The fish are healthy too. And if there not healthy the owner will tell you, and recommend other fishes for you. He helps you find
which fish will be great in your tank. If your really in to fish you should check this place out!