Cinco Ranch Aquariums

My dad has been coming here since we moved to Katy. This is where he got his tomato clowns as well as the corals for his saltwater tank. The tomato clowns are still alive! They are probably 13 years old now. Recently I visited this place and realized they added freshwater. Yay for me! I've been coming here more often because the lady attending the shop is super sweet and nice. I got my beautiful angelfish from here and they are really healthy and growing fast. Here is a picture of the Lion fish they had there 😊

Love that Cinco Ranch Aquariums is so centrally located in Katy. Specializing in marine aquatic needs, but can get anything needed. Will answer questions, give advice, and assist you in a personally engaging way that is never condescending. Really appreciate this place and highly recommend.

I was very close to getting rid of my tank. My husband and I have been trying to get rid of hairy and purple algae for a while, and could not control it. Our tank was looking terrible, so I decided to give it one last try and went to Cinco Ranch Aquarium. I spoke to the new owner of the fish gallery, we did a three way call with her husband, he explain everything we needed to do step by step. He took the time to talk to us even though he wasn’t at the store. I was impressed by how kind and helpful both of them were. Needless to say my tank is looking so much better, and I can’t wait to add additional pets to the family.

You definitely want to shop for your marine livestock at CRA. I bought a gorgeous red macro algae for my “nitrate-challenged” five-gallon aquarium, and it looks absolutely beautiful (see pic). It quickly started sucking up the nitrates. Priscilla (the manager?) is a saltwater expert who not only can answer all your marine questions but is a very sweet young woman and very enjoyable to talk to. She’ll even give you her email to answer your questions. If all that wasn’t enough, her brother-in-law coworker even threw in the bag a different small red algae for free! (that you can see in the bottom of the pic.) And that’s not all. DO NOT buy your mandarin fish anywhere else. They sell them “pre-trained” to eat frozen mysis! Priscilla somehow knows how to get them eating dead non-swimming morsels. You don’t have to worry about your tank having enough copepods for them to survive or buying live brine shrimp all the time; you can feed them yourself! They won’t starve to death like often happens with mandarins. Oh yes, it gets better. They sell just about everything, including octopi and cuttlefish (even cuttlefish eggs)! Even if you don’t buy anything, it’s neato-mosquito just watching the tiny octopus do his thing. I’m looking forward to going back—and I live in Houston Clear Lake!

This is the 3rd time I have stopped at this store. All 3 times have been during THEIR posted times of operation that they have on a sign in their window next to their door. All 3 times they were closed. Take down your sign and put up a sign that says we will open when ever we eventually show up. Why do you bother to post hours of operation when you do not adhere to them. I will continue to spend my money at my regular stores and forget about this one.