Lucky Ocean Aquarium

Visit this place last weekend. I can see why people like this store, as the employees really do help the customers with all questions. I mostly review saltwater specimens when I visit fish stores and Lucky Ocean had a nice mid range variety. Their saltwater fish do look a bit healthier than other stores and had decent pricing of saltwater fish. They don’t really have a selection of corals as its only two small tanks in the front of the store. Good place for beginner freshwater and saltwater aquarist.

My son and I made the trek over here to buy a betta fish after the great recommendations. We were complete newbies. We went home with a fish, some food, and the water conditioner (although difficult to use as it was for a much larger tank so I had to do some serious math to figure out how much to use for a small tank). Two days later our fish was dead :(I went to my local pet store, Bernal Beast, who told us about cycling the tank to add beneficial bacteria and other important info for having a fish. Two months later, our new betta is still swimming happily. Lucky Oceans was not good for inexperienced fish owners!

Today we were looking for a simple cold water fish for our son. We were in the area of this high rated store so we stopped by. I’m very happy we did. It’s a cute store with everything you need. the fishes are beautiful and healthy. The person who we talked to was very nice and helpful. He took his time to answer all our questions and gave us the best pieces of advice. we left very happy :-)

You can drive by this place a dozen times and never notice it. What a gem of a place. My daughter wanted an aquarium and Steve outfitted everything I needed and walked me through step by step. The prices were as competitive as Amazon so please support your small local business. I actually had already purchased a tank online and decided to buy one from Steve because his was nicer and less expensive. The fish are happy and healthy and I didn’t realize how much I would enjoy having an aquarium even though these fish are my daughter pets. Thank you Steve.

Love this place. Have never gotten a sick fish from these guys. They are friendly and knowledgeable, give good advice. And they always seem to have what I need.

Great fish store. Everyone is knowledgeable or knows how to get the information that you need. They have just about everything you need there. Will test your aquarium water for you! Great service.

The store owner is very honest and helpful. I’d definitely start coming here instead of 6^th ave aquarium.

Ray was very informative and helpful. He made sure we didn’t overfill our tank (slow and steady). He also pointed out which fish we should get and which fish we shouldn’t because of the fish we already inherited.
Will be back for more fish when it’s time!
Only thing tough is parking.

This placee is awsome. the owner is very nice and very helpful. GREAT PLACE OVERALL! They give advice that is 100% right. sweet neighborhood aquarium store… I think the owner name is steve and is very nice. FANTASTIC SERVICE.

Fantastic service from a real expert who did not try and sell me something instead he was genuinely worried about the animals’ well being and helped me solve a problem which could have been pretty disastrous.
The shop is clean and nice with a fantastic selection of product and fish. My little one loved looking at all of the Nemo’s in the tanks.
Heartfelt thank you.

Moving to San Francisco came with a need for a new fish store. Although the merchandising is less than desirable, the owner has always been helpful with purchases. At the end of the day it is about healthy fish, and they can provide that.

Great staff and service. Steve helped me get my first tank which is just awesome and has helped every step along the way. Perfect place to go if you’re a beginner and if you want friendly outstanding service.

The guy working was extremely friendly! He answered the phone right away, had in stock exactly what he described! I will definitely return!

I posted a previous post but now so happy even more my fish are thriving after two weeks and friendly! I have been to a lot of fish stores but in my mind this place is the best!!!

Steve is awesome in preparing us to be successful fish keepers. He can be busy at times, but his dedication to providing the best service possible is over the top. We have had happy experiences every time learning about how to give our fish a happy life.

The best fish store in SF with amazing staff! They are always so helpful and very passionate about their job! Excellent customer service and genuine staff that are willing to go above and beyond to help new fish owners. Going here for all my aquatic needs!
Thank you! Thank you!

I went to Lucky Ocean Aquarium for the first time to set up a larger aquarium for my turtle. Tho they do not sell turtles, they had everything I needed at a fair price. They were very knowledgeable and helpful when giving turtle advise and getting the large aquarium into my car and home.
Six months or more later, when I went back to purchase a log for my turtle, I was surprised to be remembered when he ask how my turtle like the new tank.
This is a great neighborhood store.

Recently purchased a red beta fish from Lucky Ocean with all the accessories (tank, gravel, food, water cleanser, etc).
The place was very small but had a large assortment of fish which was cool. The two men behind the counter were very attentive and friendly. They helped me get everything I needed for my new beta without trying to rip me off (like Petco seems to do at times).
Their variety of beta fish was very small. They had literally 5 or 6 and nobody knew how old any of them were. They also didn’t give me too much information about taking care of the beta fish. I had to look some stuff up once I got home and tried to set it all up.
Overall, prices are fair and my fish was very cheap (only 3 bucks!). I would come back to lucky for tropical fish in the future because they had a gorgeous assortment.

SO happy I found this place! I’d been going to another place nearby but after they sold me some infected plants that killed my poor fish (boo!) I was going to give up on fish keeping completely.
The guy who helped me here was very polite, friendly and super knowledgable. I had to wait as it was a Saturday and they were busy but he acknowledged me and said he’d be with me soon. No prob — there were lots of cool fish to look at. Healthy happy fish with no grunge in the tanks like the other place…
I got the info I needed and decided to try again with a goldfish. The guy gave me discount cuz I had to wait but better than that said to call if I had any problems or questions. They would even test my water for me for free. Yay!
My fishy friend is happy, I’m happy and will go back to Lucky Aquarium for all my supplies.

«There was a mollusk and a sea cucumber. The sea cucumber walks over to the mollusk and says: «With fronds like these, who needs anemones?»
Ok, ok, not funny?
What advice did the Godfather Clownfish give? «Keep your Fronds close but your anemones closer».
«For a clownfish, he’s not that funny…»
They may not be funny clownfish at Lucky Ocean but they are healthy and happy. You ever go to different stores and see fish in the tank that look sick or even dead? It’s like checking out a new hairstylist and noticing that everybody getting their hair done there comes out looking like Don King or James Brown’s mug shot hair-​do. Not a good sign. You probably don’t want to patronize neither.
I’ve set up to reef tanks up in the past few years which included live rock, corals, and fish. Both times I purchased my clownfish pairs here, a true percula mated pair and a pair of tank raised false percula.
Nothing is worse than taking home a Nemo and «Finding Nemo» floating at the top of the tank. But what sets Lucky Ocean apart is the great customer service, and the advice for keeping a healthy tank and fish is extremely valuable information especially when a novice aquariumist like me walks in.
Prices are reasonable and there is always a decent selection of products and fish to choose from.