Little Amazon Fish & Pets

The fish are healthy here, they know what they are doing in taking care of the marine life. I bought corals and fish have not had problems and are still healthy. My only complaint is that the prices are not labeled clearly and the lady will say prices off the top of her head, and overcharge you, she is a good sales person and knowledgeable about fish. It is pricy here but, I’ve always received healthy marine life, other pet stores will sell you cheaper fish but they often are sick, it’s no fun to by a bunch of fish and then they get ich and die on you after spending hundreds of dollars. I like buying my marine life here because they take good care of fish, if you want to see garbage marine life go look at petco or other pet shops. It is expensive here but your getting great quality marine life, from my experience.

The discus fishes and corals are beautifull here, but OMG about the prices, Very expensive!!! Better buy your discus at King’s discus… Same quality and more cheaper!!!

Went there for saltwater coral. Selection is SCARCE. Everything is dying and still overpriced. If you come back the next day they will 100% give you a diffrent price. Which is funny, but still dead fish in every other tank. Zoas and mushrooms only and only eagle eye and extreme green zoas. Saw a small hammer they want 110 $. It’s sad. I love this hobby but seems like there is no legit salt water stores. A lot of overpriced stuff and a lot of stuff at that. Will never go back due to the mis treatment of the fish and coral. I put this place on a petco level. But more expensive for the sick and dying I livestock.

Good place to find items for your fish tank or reptile display but the place is over priced. I have salt and fresh water tanks and most of the fish and coral are not labeled with prices as other stores do so they can quote prices differently for each customer and their prices for livestock are outrages! $ 50 for a small rock of polyp, I was able to find the same thing at Petco for $ 14!!! I normally research the salt water fish on Doc Foster and Smith to see if they would be ok with my other fish and when I ask the Owner, he usually says it’s okay, contradicting Doc Foster’s recommendations. Be careful people!

The quality of fish and corals are good here, but OMG about the prices!!! A small stone with less than 5 polyps for $ 35. Blue Tang fish $ 110!!! If your money is easy money you can let it go here. I will never buy a thing from here.
P.S
I bought my blue tang a week ago from Petco Lynwood for $ 35. You do the math.

Place is ok… I get my fresh blood worms from there every couple of weeks.

…this place is exactly what you’d expect.
Aquatic Department
I feel the owner has a soft spot for discus as they appear healthy BUT as for the rest there is a generic selection of fish & plants. There were a lot of sick, diseased & dead fish to be found. but not a single tank was marked ‘quarantine/​not for sale’ .so simply put its not a good idea to purchase fish here unless you have a solid understanding of how to identity disease & treat accordingly prior to introducing them to your tank at home.
I’ve read a lot of negative reviews but feel most of them are by inexperienced keepers who purchased sick/​weak fish without doin research prior to purchase. This is not a good place for beginners who don’t know the difference between alive & thriving.
Reptile Department
The enclosures were not filthy & some were surprisingly spacious & appropriate. However you can tell that they are not thriving. a few young water dragons showing metabolic bone disease, snakes with patchy sheds/​retained caps, thin chameleons. etc.
Small animals
Small cramped spaces & the usual results follow, some animals have upper respiratory infections, injuries, parasites, the weaker individuals won’t survive, no enrichment. terrible life for these guys. but they are mostly feeders & let’s face it, this is normal for pet stores.
Summary
Obviously this place is not in business for the better interest of the animals, it comes down to profit. The owners run a business. That’s the industry standard so if you do bring any animal home from this place (or most others) be aware that it’ll probably need to be acclimated by an experienced handler. good luck & always do your research before buying any pet or better yet rescue one instead!

I love this store! They have a great selection of supplies for reptiles and fish. They even have cheaper prices than petco! For a UTH (Under Tank Heater) their smallest sells for 9.99 while petco goes for 14.99. They love their reptiles, and I say this cause many of their reptiles are tame and are use to human handling. Oh! And they have a big selection of care books for various animals from fish to reptiles to birds to even specific dog breeds!
This business has been open since 1996, they’re obviously doing something right to be open for almost 20 years! And if they don’t have anything you want, they’ll order it for you! They really know their stuff, believe me.
And for snake owners, if you ever want to get a live rat or mouse to feed your snake, just come to this place! Even petco employees told me this is the place to get live food for your reptiles :) they have super great prices as well and have many sales.
Please don’t judge this store by the bad reviews. You should have your own opinion, so go check out this store for yourself!

5 stars just cuz thier salt tanks are awesome. I’ve been trying to find a good saltwater aquarium store and I live in Seattle I used to go to redC but that’s just too far I recently stumbled across this place when in yesterday… there freshwater selection is very large as well as their selection of food there location: was capped nice and neat and both staff were very friendly ling is a funny lady. I’ve seen reviews how people are upset about this woman forcing animals on to other people and I just don’t see that possible. first off you shouldn’t send somebody else into by animals for your aquarium the matter what it is. when I asked about certain frags and corals they were very knowledgeable, the prices were damn good for the size and left with some nice zoas and a snowflake eel 90

I think this is a great store if you are on a hunt for a good looking Discus. In that regard they have every shade and color pattern you might desire. Otherwise, I could take or leave this place. Also, not a fan of the location or the inattentive service.

I have been a customer of Little Amazon for more than 15 years. The husband and wife that own the store are always polite and helpful, and the fish I have bought there are long-​lived and healthy.

My mother went in on Dec. 24^th 2013 to buy an aquatic pet for my son. The owner, Ling took advantage of my mom’s inexperience and convinced her to buy a lot of fish that should not be put in a tank together and a bunch of unnecessary tank accessories.
We only had a 2.5 gallon tank and were thinking she’d get a dwarf frog. When my mom texted me that she’s getting a gold fish and possibly others, I called her and reminded her of how small my tank is and that there is no filter. I heard my mom repeat all the tank information over phone. The owner insisted that their purchase would be ok and the fish they are getting do not need more room. I find out on Christmas morning, that the owner told my mom that it’s fine for 7 animals (goldfish, betta, 2 salimanders, 2 dwarf frogs and an algae eater) to go into our tiny tank.
I’ve had my tank for over 10 years, and knew it wouldn’t work. Also, my mom was tricked into buying 5 different water conditioners, most of which were previously opened.
Rather than insist she take back a Christmas gift in front of my kids, I went to Petco and bought a 10 gallon tank, filter, heater, etc. within a few days. After doing research on each animal, it turns out that the goldfish, frogs and salamanders should never be in a tank together because they produce a lot of ammonia, the frogs need warmer temps and the salamanders need cool temps, the sucker fish should be in an established tank first with a lot more room to grow and pretty much all of the animals are going to die unless I buy another large tank with a filter.
So I called Little Amazon to talk to the owner. The guy who answered the phone said that the owner is not in, he did not know the owners name, and he didn’t have a manager. Ling called me back 1 minute later and then told me that my research and the Petco workers are wrong, and that my fish look sick because I didn’t have a filter in the tank 2.5 gallon tank. Even though I told her that I went out and bought a 10 gallon with a filter, and it’s still too small, she refused to return any of the animals.
Don’t get animals here. They don’t know about the animals they sell and they will mislead you to make money. Luckily, Petco will take 2 of the fish from me, but I will still need 2 tanks for the ones that they will not take and I have to deal with sad kids.

I came here many years ago and for whatever reason, I was unimpressed. Years later, I came in with a friend who lives in the area and I was like, HEY! Looks pretty good for a local pet store. Let’s talk about the HUGE selection of fish supplies for the tank and rows and rows of filters and pumps. Amazing. I was there just for the fishes so I can’t comment on anything else. The owners were nice, friendy, and helpful.

This place has gotten some bad reviews in the past but since I’ve been coming here for about a year and a half and its a cool little shop! Yea it smells a little funky (but what fish/​reptile store doesn’t??), which I know was one if the complaints from some people. They gave a great and varied selection of reptiles and both fresh and saltwater fish, as well as supplies. The owners (their only staff) are incredibly nice and remeber meceach timebi come in and ask how my reptiles are doing which is very cool. It’s definitely worth checking out!
My main reason for shopping here is for their reptile food selection. Their large crickets are truly LARGE, unlike petco/​petsmart who’s «larges» are more like small /​mediums. They are also the only place in the area who sell feeder roaches (both discoid and hissers). I talked to the owner about ordering me some dubia and he said since I come in so frequently he would include some in his next order!
My only complaint is their prices on roaches. Their crickets prices are the same as petsmart/​petco, but their large roaches are $ 3/​ea. which is waaaaaaay overpriced. But seeing as my only other option is to drive to Everett (Seattle reptile) I continue to go here for the convenience of being only about a mile away. Btw Seattle reptile charges $.50/​ea for adult and large nymph B. Dubia. So for larger quantities its worth the half hour drive. I do like supporting local business though so buying a 2 – 3 a coue times a week is ok with me although I leave feeling a bit ripped off.
In closing, this is a cool little spot and worth stopping by. They can also special order specific species of reptiles or fish if requested. I will continue to shop here… Although less frequently as I’m starting my own roach colony now :)

One time I spent a day visiting all the pet fish stores in Seattle and Little Amazon was easily the cleanest. The floor was relatively dry and the store was clean and didn’t have a dirty fish smell that some shops have.
The fish selection was pretty good with a small room inside with saltwater fish inside and fresh water fish outside in the big room. The fish looked healthy enough for me. I didn’t see any dead fish on my visit. Inside the saltwater room there were some baby boxfish that were to die for, sooo cute!
Prices were ok. The owner was friendly enough and there was street parking outside. There are a lot of complaints on this page about their fish dying but it’s not easy to keep fish. There’s something called new tank syndrome where your fish will die if a new tank hasn’t matured and equilibrium hasn’t been reached. It is not the pet store’s fault if your fish dies, however the pet store should be a little culpable if it tries to sell expensive fish to a new owner knowing that NTS will probably occur. However, these days there is so much info on the internet that anyone should be able to research keep fish before spending a lot of dough.
I don’t really recommend one fish store over another because every store’s selection is going to be a lot different and a fish enthusiast will usually visit all the fish stores regularly to check them out.

Checked out this place, because people said it was sketchy and not worth visiting so I thought I’ll check it out for myself… Well a little on the pricy side but it wasn’t a bad place, only thing that was bothersome to me was walking around and seeing some «BIG» dead fish stuck behind some rock and they look like they’ve been dead for awhile :(… Other than that it was ok.

I live near this store and have been coming here for 12 years. The owners, Huey and Lynn are two of the hardest working people I have ever met. They work every single day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Huey and Lynn are also very personable and know most of their customers (and our pets) by name.
What they sell is fresh and saltwater fish, some reptiles, and supplies for most any kind of pet often cheaper than what you can find at a mega monster store.
THEY NO LONGER SELL PUPPIES.
Some time ago Huey and Lynn did the right thing and stopped selling puppies. While they treated the animals very well, there are always unknown issues with a supply chain and the owners admirably responded to community pressure, yet the activists are still unfairly dogging the store (pun intended) with negative ratings.
If you’re in the neighborhood or in North Seattle, check them out.
Don

I finally decided to check this place out after inching by it dozen of times during rush hour.
I walked into an empty store lined with aquariums and filled with the sound of bubbling water that makes fish nerds flush with glee. The tanks were fairly well kept, and the fish were pretty standard. There were some discus an other unusual fish, and the saltwater section had nothing in the way of coral or inverts – just fish. Overall, The Fish Store on Roosevelt would blow them out of the water.
I wandered into a back room that housed a pretty extensive collection of reptiles, a few hamsters, and what looked like a bunch of exotic insects. Spying a species of turtle that I thought I recognized I went to take a picture of it with my phone to ask my friend about it. The woman behihnd the counter was on me in a flash.
«Excuse me! Excuse me! No picture! No picture!» Startled, I apologized. What would be the issue with taking a picture of an animal? It seemed really strange, and given the awkward feeling I had gotten from the place when I walked in, I decided that my time was up. I didn’t try to go through the door marked «puppies» for fear that I’d get yelled at again. I just left.
Customer service isn’t great. Fish selection is average. Salt water was unimpressive. Meh.

This is my pet store. Yes, it is so sketchy. But Mrs Nguyen has never steered me wrong as I set up my first tropical aquarium. Yes, she hands you the two-​pack that you figure out later you didn’t need. And yes, she doesn’t give the ‘sale price’ that was handwritten on the shelf unless asked. But she is quite knowledgeable and answered all my questions and so far, she’s given great advice. None of her fish have died, even when living in a bowl (which she did say was ok…) Anyway, I love this petstore. Just to walk around and look at the fish and not be in Petco. Also, their prices for tank supplies, Stress Zyme etc are often better than the big stores. All I can say is, her fish are hardy and I enjoy going in, sketch and all.

I stopped by the store the other day to get a larger fish bowl and some new rocks. Most of the fish were well kept and housed in large tasks, with only a few per tank. It looked good so far. However… when I got to the section where they kept their beta fish I was shocked. Not only were they kept in those tiny cups but the water was half full and brown. Some of the fish even had their fins exposed from lack of water. Appalling! So I bought one and took him home. Then called my friend and she did the same. Well my fish was dead within two days and hers in 4. Both seemed to have the same issue, convulsing for about a day and then dying.
I am not even going to get started on the room the puppies are kept in.
The proprietor seems like a nice woman, but she really needs to get several things together before the health department or animal control shuts her down.