Alpha Aquatic Arts (formerly The Purrfect aquarium)

Wow what a hidden gem . My husband and I have been planning on a large tank in the future after our home is built and with it being a rainy day wanted to check some fish out and came across this store on google . Holy cow ! It is beautiful, the fish are so well cared for and the owner is extremely knowledgeable. Even the comets “feeder fish” were in a clean nice tank . I’ve never been to a pet store and seen thriving betta fish . We are planning a large guppy/planted tank in acouple months after my husband is done building the stand and we got some excellent ideas . I highly recommend to anyone in the hobby new or life long . The owner even told us he does a program that gives free tanks to children . How wonderful . Looking forward to being frequent customers of this shop and will refer all of our friends

Very clean shop, probably the cleanest local fish store I've seen so far. Good variety of freshwater fish and nano fish. There was also a nice saltwater section, but I don't know much about saltwater. The Bettas were all in proper tanks just like the other stock, which was nice to see. All the fish looked very healthy and active. There was also a nice variety of live plants. Stopped in looking for fish bags since the big chain retailers don't carry fish transport items for some reason. The man at the counter was kind enough to give me three bags for free. If I wasn't moving I'd definitely come back to buy some livestock from here!

I’m in the market for a new tank after not having one for the last decade. I’m still in the research phase so popped in here to obtain more information after reading other reviews. Ernie was fantastic about answering my questions and encouraged me to continue my research. At this point I’m on the fence on if I want live or artificial plants, which he explained changes the substrate and the color of glo fish I am interested in. However, he included suggestions on how those two can work together. Overall I was really impressed by the knowledge and care given to these wild life creatures. Thank you Ernie, for allowing me to me to explore at ny own pace and for sharing your knowledge with me! I’ll be back once I’ve decided which direction I want to head and look forward to any guidance you’re willing to offer as I rekindle this passion.

I recently went to Alfa searching for a Honey Gourami as a show fish for my 15 gallon planted tank. I found the most colorful, energetic, playful honey I’ve ever seen. He’s super healthy and has such a beautiful pattern to him - this is the first time I’ve ever seen one with reddish fins! He’s got a great little personality, and was zooming around checking out my shrimp and Cory cats as soon as I released him. When I come in the room he comes to the front of the tank and will follow me around the sides as if to say, “Look at me!!!” Overall great experience, reasonably priced, kind staff and super healthy fish. 07/25/24 Update!!! Once again super friendly, knowledgeable staff. I went back to get some juli corydoras, and these guys are so lively!!! Adding a picture of them having their first family dinner while the Honey monitors them.

I’ve been going here for several years and the service and livestock quality is always top notch. I’m an experienced aquarist (saltwater, freshwater, planted, reef) and his stock is always vibrant and healthy. Recently custom ordered some juvenile discus and they are beautiful and healthy (pics included). Quality store setup with custom plumped saltwater systems and a nice coral frag tank. A+ highly recommend!