MC Aquatics - Virginia Beach - Tropical fish store in Virginia Beach - 2029 Lynnhaven Pkwy #560, USA

Staff was super nice and friendly, especially Brandy. Store and tanks were very clean. I got 3 angelfish while I was there and they are healthy and perfect. I absolutely love them.

Experience wise they've always been great. I get my CO2 filler and the employees are always helpful and knowledgeable. Top notch. But since they moved from the old location next door and changed their name from Fish Safari, their selection of fish has gone down terribly. They have maybe a third of what they used to carry in fish and plants. It used to be a treat to visit and just browse. Today was actually depressing, as I wanted more sharks and they have none. I dunno if they lost a lot during the move or what, but they have upgraded their equipment and it seems the upgrades came with a loss in live stock.

I was sad as I thought jungle safari had closed, but it turns out they just moved and changed their name! They are now next door in a larger space and I am excited to see what they do with it. So far they still have an excellent selection of plants and livestock. The staff is very helpful and friendly!

So boring. Staff does not know anything about the hobby and resorts to using a scanning app to identify the fish? disorganized fish displays. Nothing really unique. Not many tanks, lots of open unused space. Beautiful cylindrical tank up front but has comet feeder goldfish in it?? I’m confused. And staff does not know the prices of the animals. Will not bother visiting again.

Best plant selection I've seen in the area so far. What this store lacks in hardscape, they make up for with live plants. Also, tank prices here were reasonable and the staff were very helpful.

IThey have all kind of cool fish here! Most likely if you can't find it at another store it'll be here. They also have a large variety of plants and saltwater fish to choice from. All the chemicals and tank treatments you can thank of. They also have some awesome drift wood here. The staff if not to busy almost make sure to ask if your finding what you need as well. The only issue is that some of the products here are a bit over priced and can find them else were for a bit cheaper.

Updated Review Sept 3: I will preface by saying that my wife and I have NEVER left a second review about one location, and we frequently leave reviews. I don't recall the date that I wrote our first review, however this is update reflects our most recent visit and our current tank that was previously described. First, WE LOVE OUR TANK that we bought here. The bundled price was WELL worth it. ANY AND ALL fish and coral we have purchased from this location has survived and thrived. Unfortunately, I cant say the same for other local locations Nor amy I putting blame on any other stores.The thing that has most impressed us is that the staff whom have taken full interest in OUR tank and whats best for it. Its safe to say our tank is looking so good and thus far have an outstanding survival rate, due to a combination of positive attributes this location offers; Knowledge, customer service, very fair prices, clean. We are always kindly greeted, asked about a specific fish or corals we have (showing they remember us). The knowledge the staff has is incredible and you can tell each employee enjoys the hobby and express it through their work ethic. I can speak specifically for Brad, Tanner and Brandy (sorry if misspelled). They ALL have made the journey of our once lost, now refound, hobby with our reef tank well worth it. We cant say enough about this place and we now make it a weekly place to simply visit or purchase the things needed to help our tank, fish and corals. We can't thank this location enough for all of their help. Lastly, in the few months we first visited, the inventory has near doubled and is always clean and easy to shop. Keep up the good work! MY wife and I have to many words to say about our experience today. I will sum it up as easily as I can Many years ago I had a reef tank that I killed by mistakes and light penetration. I basically would say im new to it again. We went shopping today to 2 different location, i wont say the first. It was simply to shop. Upon arriving at this location customer service was 10 out of 10. Welcomed by Brandy (sorry if spelling is wrong). Layout of store was simple, clean, straight to the point, easy to shop, selection was just enough to not be overwhelming. Move forward, after wife and I had asked a million questions (sorry guys), we decided to take advantage of their 20 percent off sale. Keep in mind i have been shopping around online to get ideas and for what i wanted (without live rock and fish) was going to run me around $800 to $900. We were then greeted by a Gentlemen , with such passion and great customer service named Brad. He then took over to start talking about setting up rock, to make a good base, and have the caves i wanted etc. Even demonstrated and stacked it on Styrofoam so we could visualize and take pictures to remind us of a great idea. Needless to say, after just wanting to shop, without ANY SALES PITCHES AND B.S, we decided to purcahse, get all the sand, rock, live rock, 2 fish to start the cycle, i came out under 800 and got wayyyyyyy more then i wanted. The customer service alone would have allowed me to easily pay 1000 without a doubt. I was shocked to see prices of certain things to be close to 10 to 15 years ago. All around 10 out of 10. THANK YOU BRANDY AND BRAD for such a wonderful experience and guiding us through this process again. We are thrilled to support this buisness as I once did with Fish Safari.

This place is the worst fish store I have ever been to the staff are horrible and don’t know fish. Also it took them to be bought out by a different company to even have a slim chance of being a good store