Fish Room

Good variety of fish. The tanks look well cared for. Rarely see any dead fish. They have a 7 day return policy if your fish die once they go home with you. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly. This dogfish puffer is the cutest fish I've ever seen. Unfortunately he needs a 90 gallon saltwater tank or else he would come home with me. I absolutely love him.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Fish Room of Cary is hands down the best! The shop is always fully stocked with everything you need, and their selection of both freshwater and saltwater fish is top-notch. They truly have it all—fish food, lights, filters, tanks—you name it, they’ve got it! Every visit feels like a treat, and it’s easily my favorite place to stop by every week. Highly recommend it to all fish enthusiasts!

The owner is friendly and the store is nice and organized. Beautiful display tanks and a good selection of everything in stock. This is one of 2 stores I’ve found in all the ones I’ve visited in NC and VA that truly has “live rock”! The store in VA charged 3x the amount. You can see it cycling in the store. He also has coral colonies in addition to frags. Every time I go in, I find something new. He has good prices and I love stopping in and visiting when I’m in the area. He stays busy. He isn’t a person that hovers over you the whole time you’re in there, but is someone that will answer any questions and is very knowledgeable. Today while in the store I watched him help several customers. Bagging fish, weighing rocks, selling water that is mixed at the store, helping others select products they need, and even testing a lady’s water. I’ve read in prior posts that he just stood behind counter and didn’t speak. Not sure where people get that. He has never chased me down like a car salesman, but always positive and friendly. I’ve bought saltwater fish, inverts, corals, and a clam. Everything I’ve purchased is healthy and has been living for months now. Look forward to going my next trip to Cary. Thanks Mike!

I have on multiple occasions bought fish from here only for them to one or multiple of them die within a week. The ones who survive are fine, but, without exception some die. They have all been for seasoned planted tanks I've run for over a year, and I am very careful with slowly acclimating them to the water. Very unhappy with yet another fish perishing due to either poor breeding, store conditions, disease, or rough handling in transit to store. And the one time I bought plants here, they had snail eggs and I have not been able to get rid of them since. I really wanted to like and support this local shop, but repeated poor quality fish stock and plants has left me highly dissatisfied.

I've been in multiple times and I have a good experience every time. They are always knowledgeable about the fish im interested in.