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Allan's Aquarium and Pet Center
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Categories: Pet Stores, Aquariums [Edit]
Neighborhood: Venice845 Lincoln Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
(310) 399-5464
- Hours:
Mon-Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
8 reviews for Allan's Aquarium and Pet Center
been coming here since i was a kid. got 2 bunnies here when i was 6, and lots of fish since. i would have given it 5 stars, but many fish i have bought from here (opposed to other places) died within days.
i love how the second i walk in one guy that works there (cute guy that reminds me of spencer from the king of queens) hands me a bunny to hold.
i remember thinking it was hilarious as a 13 year old to see "bitch pads" for dogs in heat HAH HAH.
anyway whenever i am on the 10, i go here even with no intent to buy anything. when i go here, it is like going to disneyland but free.
What an awesomely bizarre store. They have rabbits, ginea pigs, crabs and fish, among other things. There's your usual assortment of pet supplies, but what stuck out to me was:
a) A store bird that had a snarky sign describing said store bird's circumstances. I laughed out loud, not gonna lie. (DONT ASK TO BUY IT! THE SIGN SAID THAT TWICE!)
b) SQUIRREL UNDERPANTS. Totally the only reason I came in (my good friend is a squirrel lover, so it seemed fitting) and I am very pleased with my underpant purchase. The guy told me it was "to hold their nuts." I was equally pleased with this corny joke.
Come here instead of petco/petsmart. Support your local businesses, guys! Especially when they sell novelty squirrel underpants.
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Allan's is one of my favorite places to go when I'm looking to add another critter to one of my tanks. I can only speak for the aquatic stuff and they've got a pretty decent selection of equipment, tanks and fish (both fresh and saltwater).
My favorite thing is their fish room and I like to stop in every once in awhile to see what kind of odd creatures that they've got. Unlike larger pet store chains (Petco, Petsmart, etc) who often carry the same types of fish week in and week out, Allan's often has ones that you normally won't see and sometimes one's that I've never even seen before. They also have the standard gold fish, etc as well, but I prefer ogling at the weird looking ones with crazy colors, funny shapes and eyes all over the place.
Their prices for fish and tanks are really good IMO. Their pricing on equipment, food and supplies are just average though and I'd suggest shopping around for filters, pumps and bigger ticket items online first. Allan's is definitely worth a visit if you're setting up a new tank and want to stock it up without breaking the bank or if you're in the neighborhood and want to check out what kind of exotic critters that they might have.
Good assortment and good pricing of freshwater and salwater fish.
Staff is funny and nice.
Have a lot of large aquariums (some up to 125 gallons) in all shapes: hexagonal, corner, rectangular, cylindrical.
Nice amphibians, although I don't know too much about them. I would say buy them here vs. Petco though. They are nicely kept with great lighting.
Parking lot in the back. They also have bunnies, rats, mice and hamsters and pinkies for feeding your pet snakes (ewww!)
A lot of unique oddball type fish and bottom dwellers too.
Really neat to take your kids to.
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I won't lie, I only really like Allan's because I get to hold the bunnies without some cranky store lady looking over my shoulder asking "you buy??" For a while they even had chicks that you could try to catch and coddle before they looked at you with those "I'm gonna peck your eyes out" look.
As for the rest of the store, I've never been let down. I have 5 fish requiring two tanks and some tadpoles-turned-frogs that I got from Allan's in the first place. Unfortunately, 1 of our tadpoles never developed, prompting me to wonder if I had some evolutionary marvel in my frog tank but miraculously the damn thing disappeared one day just out of the blue. I'm still not sure if it got sucked into the filter, my cat got it somehow, or the two adult frogs were just REALLY hungry but its gone now and that's all I have to say about that.
Their merchandise is moderately priced. Goldfish food is less than other places and fully equipped tanks are relatively inexpensive. I generally go now for crickets (1 dozen for $1.07). The only downside is a recurrent bum that tends to lay in the middle of the parking lot driveway. I don't really know what that's about but it can make parking a little difficult.
4 stars. My search for crayfish presentations is over. Allan's has a big tank of crayfish and sells each for 99-cents. and they look pretty healthy. The crayfish are about three inches long and look pretty healthy. They also carry elodea/anachris but were out of it today.
Other than that, Allan's sells other fish, rabbits, birds, reptiles, and live crickets. The store isn't as well-kept as a big chain superstore, but it appeared to be well-stocked with aquarium accessories, pet food, and other "pet stuff". We were helped pretty quickly.
They take credit cards and are open weekdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There's a parking lot out in the back, but the entrance is on Lincoln Bl.
Verdict: Not a big pet-store person myself, but I have found a good source of crayfish and elodea for life science projects.
Very cool pet store. I've been coming here since I was a kid.
Tropical fish, reptiles, amphibians, exotics, dog and cat supplies... this place has pretty much everything. They specialize in fish, hence the name. A very comprehensive selection in back!
Back in the day my pops bought me all my tropical fish stuff here. Now I buy all my chinchilla supplies here. The inside isn't as neat as your local Petco, but you end up paying a price for that presentation. I also like that this place is an independent.
If you love pets, give Allan's Aquarium a shot.
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I dont like this place at all. I used to go all the time. Ok, so I go and I look at the rats. They are attacking or the one is attacking all of them. There is blood everywhere. I complain and they didnt do anything about it. I came back and saw the same thing. Plus my fish i bought here all had ick before they got into my tank and killed everything. Thats why i give it no stars.
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