About Aquarium Paradise
Aquarium Paradise has operated in Lakewood, south of Tacoma, since it was founded in February 1992, making it one of the longer-running independent fish stores in the South Sound. It is a large-format shop by independent-store standards, stocking thousands of fish across both freshwater and saltwater lines along with invertebrates and live plants, and it runs a professional aquarium maintenance business alongside retail sales. A recurring theme in customer feedback is the free water testing offered before any fish are sold, intended to catch problems with a customer's home setup before they buy livestock that would likely die in it. Reviewers describe the store as clean with a selection noticeably larger than chain pet stores, and praise staff as respectful and knowledgeable rather than pushing unnecessary purchases. Its combination of scale, three-decade track record, and maintenance-side business gives it a broader footprint in the South Puget Sound aquarium community than most single-location independents.
Specialties
- freshwater and saltwater fish
- invertebrates
- aquatic plants
- free water testing
- aquarium maintenance
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- Address
- 11724 Pacific Hwy SW, Lakewood, WA 98499