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House of Fins
99 Bruce Park Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, United States
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Ch
Review №1

From the second I opened the door and stepped inside my jaw was on the floor. Their inventory of live stock was amazing. All their fish and coral looked healthy and well kept. The tanks were clean and so was the store. The staff was so friendly and easy to talk to. I explained that I’m relatively new to the hobby and when asking questions and talking to them I never felt like anyone was being condescending or talking down to me. They’re very relatable and nice. They also have an expansive collection of other products like skimmers, tanks, medications and other additives. They have multiple styles of live rock and were extremely accommodating while I looked through the pieces I wanted. An amazing experience all around. Couldn’t recommend enough

ke
Review №2

This store has Cameron and Kevin who have more nolege than any store i have ever been to.

hi
Review №3

I dont spend the most money there, so Im certainly not one of their most important customers, they just make me feel as though I am. Peter, Joe, Kevin, Cameron, well, just everyone is ready to answer questions and offer the best advice. A knowledgeable staff, quality products and great livestock.Ive tried the rest. House of Fins is the best. Go there. You will thank me.

Ed
Review №4

House of Fins is a great aquarium store. Small in footprint maybe but they more than make up for it with quality service and selection. We were helped by Peter who was extremely helpful and friendly. And I have to say, his knowledge on the fish and other related areas was extensive and free flowering. In a time where it seems like so many stores act like they are doing a favor for you by letting you buy something, this was a fun surprise. I will recommend them to anyone in the market. They have gained a loyal customer.

Ar
Review №5

Found everything I wanted and more. Bad for my pocket, good for my soul. The service is out of this world. Honest, patient and passionate.

Da
Review №6

House of Fins is a one of a kind destination aquarium store. Always treated with a smile by their friendly and well educated staff while visiting. I get the pleasure to deal with them both professionally and personally and whether its for business or pleasure they are sure to go the extra step to make it an enjoyable experience. I get to work with many aquarium stores and House of Fins always has the most amazing fish and inverts compared to anyone else. Rare fish that are scarcely seen in the hobby readily available and top notch customer service to go along with it. I recommend them to any aquarium hobbyist out there, beginner to advanced.

Ni
Review №7

House of Fins is awesome. Clean, beautiful selection but most of all, helpful! We recently relocated to the Bay Area and they took care of our betta fish until we were ready for him...then they packed him and made sure he was delivered safe and sound to us the next day. Moving is hard and so happy to have found House of Fins to help us overnight our fish.

Do
Review №8

Always responsive, punctual and provides options. Personable and professional.

Jo
Review №9

Used to be top tier, but has recently has fallen off a bit. Visually the store looks fine, but if you look closer you will notice sick livestock. Still act like the quality is Grade A, but truthfully you can find better fish online for less.

Ni
Review №10

The House of Fins is more than just a fish store, their abundant wealth of knowledge and experience allow you to leave the store feeling informed and prepared for whichever finned friend you take home. Not only is their selection the best of the best, but their services are tailored perfectly to help suit any of your needs, you will always leave this store steered in the right direction by any of their fantastic staff. Joe and Pete have helped me get back into the hobby of fish keeping, and have always been happy to answer even the most far fetched of my questions.

Br
Review №11

Ive been going here since I was a child. It is beautiful in there and they have the most amazing fish

Ch
Review №12

Guys there know their stuff. Very attentive.

Re
Review №13

Great selections & quality! Extremely knowledgeable service! Make sure to say Hi to Manager Joe O or one of his well trained staff, either Kevin or Keith.

Ch
Review №14

I only ever get rodi water from here. I mix my own saltwater. The prices of livestock are insanely high. The staff is always super nice though

Co
Review №15

My go to shop to buy supplies for my aquarium! Staff are knowledgeable and so friendly, I highly recommend this shop and their services to anyone

Th
Review №16

Very helpful and extremely nice! Great selection.

Gi
Review №17

Best fish store I have ever been too. Not only do they have an amazing variety of saltwater and fresh water fish but the staff there are educated with fish care. They truly care about the fish and it shows by how nice their tanks are kept clean. Everyone was extremely polite and always made sure any questions I had were answered. I will definitely continue to go back there.

Pe
Review №18

Great stuff The staff is very helpful and very knowledgeable

Ev
Review №19

I LOVE ️ house of Fins. They are extremely knowledgeable, something that you rarely find in those big stores. I see people complaining about the prices being “astronomically high” but this is Greenwich...what do you expect? LolI am not rich, but I dont mind spending money in this place because I am receiving the best customer service and on top of that good quality fish and products.

Ma
Review №20

Their tanks are crystal clear. Beautiful live stock. Very knowledgeable people to guide you in the process of keeping marine aquaria.

Er
Review №21

Amazing store. Great prices

Gr
Review №22

Not sure why people complain about the pricing of this store. You pay for what you get in return. I would rather spend the extra money here than buy a fish from Petco that’s going to give my entire aquarium a disease. I was referred to house of fins by a friend and am happy with my experience at this store. The freshwater section wasn’t as large as saltwater, but they still have a pretty great selection to choose from. 5 star experience for me

Cs
Review №23

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Been doing business with them 20 years.

Co
Review №24

I’m not one to write reviews, but I love supporting small local businesses like this! I’ve walked past this store every day for the past four years and finally decided to go inside on my way home from work. I had a lovely experience. I never knew there were so many types of fish!

ja
Review №25

The place to go for tropical fresh water fish and plants and for salt water aquariums. Ive gone to Petco and places like that and the people serving you in the aquarium department may not know anything at all.At House of Fins, you are getting the expertise of every person who serves you. They can answer any question and can help you create the aquarium that you want. This hobby is as much art as science, so it is an ongoing challenge. That is why their advice is so important. Also all the live fish and plants are healthy. They know what can go together and what cant. Highly recommended.

Ja
Review №26

Proper experts. They help you do it right. Healthy and beautiful livestock.

en
Review №27

The best please

Ly
Review №28

The House of Fins is the place to go shopping for your fresh or saltwater fish dreams! If you dont see what you want, just speak up and theyll order it for you! Many of the fish are very exotic with some super rare saltwater varieties that blow my mind! Go and enjoy but be sure to bring your wallet!

Ja
Review №29

Great place, wide selection but at a very high cost. Thats their only drawback

Ro
Review №30

Excellent store for all kinds of aquatic species. Will assist or build an aquarium for you. Very knowledgeable.

Mi
Review №31

I have been a customer at House of Fins for several years now. This is my hobby, so I go to several stores to look, but I always buy my fish at House of Fins. The fish and corals are always healthy and the sales staff are very knowledgeable and happy to help. As other reviewers have said, they can be more expensive than other shops, but the quality and advice are well worth the premium!I do my own maintenance, but have used their service department while I am away or I dont have the time to do water changes or filter changes. My experience with the service department has been great as well.I cant say enough about House of Fins- my experience has been great and I cant wait to see what they have the next time I go in!

We
Review №32

Very social shrimp were purchased here. We are so happy to watch them flutter around the tank.

Ma
Review №33

I can not say enough good thinks about House of Fins! Such a friendly and knowledgable staff. They make every trip a pleasure! Will not be shopping at any other store, unrivaled service.

Jo
Review №34

Great service very knowledgeable nice selection Definately a great choice

Pe
Review №35

Knowledgeable staff, the best salt water aquarium supplier in CT. Recently toured every supplier within a 60 mile radius (Western CT), still the best. Healthy and abundant stock.

rj
Review №36

Great selection and awesome service.

Je
Review №37

Always friendly staff eager to help, answer questions, or chat.

Ed
Review №38

Great store, very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Awesome assortment of saltwater fish and corals.

Th
Review №39

I stopped in over the weekend for the first time and found the staff to be very helpful. I did not purchase anything but will be returning for a few things I had my eyes on. Thank you

Ri
Review №40

Great store. Fish are healthy. And their displays are Always. amazing. A little bit on the pricey side. But worth it. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and very friendly.

Na
Review №41

An exceptional fish store with knowledgeable, friendly staff who give you solid advice! We talked to Peter but other staff there were also patient and gave us excellent service. Everything they advised checked out when I researched in depth. They cater more to marine but still plenty of freshwater choices as well. Excellent variety of fish, corals, equipment, invertebrates, anemonies. They provide a full line of services like maintenance, setup, moving, vacation, etc. Only reason they do not get a 5 star is that they are comparatively expensive but they are in Greenwich and for the location and their customer base, it is fair to expect this. They were willing to work with you in case another store has more competetive prices but theres only so much they can do. An excellent establishment all in all and if you live in the Fairfield county area, you should at least visit them to see what they can do for you! PS: the large, cute puffer is irresistible and wants to interact, but Do Not put your finger in there!! Really cute though!

Jo
Review №42

Always a great experience. Awesome selection. Very knowledgable staff. Joe always is very helpful.

he
Review №43

Very nice people! Very knowledgeable staff and top notch fish! Best fish store in Greenwich!

Va
Review №44

Tanks are spotlessPeter and Kevin have lots of knowledge

Ma
Review №45

They had me at free coffee!! LolI was greeted immediately by a couple of workers when I walked in and the staff was very knowledgeable and helpful! Im looking to set up a saltwater aquarium and was helped by an employee named Damien. He gave me several recommendations and ideas for my tank and seemed to know everything about saltwater fish/corals. Damien was able to give me much more help and knowledgeable information than the staff at PetSmart could!The coral and fish collection in this shop seemed to be very healthy and I will definitely be returning to pick out some cool/unique things!

Aq
Review №46

Lot of saltwater, freshwater fish. Gorgeous little storefront, well cared for, tanks and all!

Ro
Review №47

Nice fish store friendly owner and staff

Wi
Review №48

I loved the staff and the selection of fish.... The staff were a great help in fixing any problems with my tank and I would recommend them to anyone.

Do
Review №49

Good to bring the kids in and get the answers I need

Cl
Review №50

Nice to see a place that feeds their fish good frozen food, fish seem very healthy, nice selection

Ke
Review №51

This fish store is pretty good. I like the selection of coral and they have salt water from the ocean which is preferable to measuring and mixing your own salt water and the water chemistry might not be right for your anemones to thrive in.

Ja
Review №52

I have had freshwater fish tanks for 40 years and now only buy fish at House of Fins. The fish are beautifully kept, healthy, more mature specimens and every fish I have bought there is still alive. This is in contrast this to the appalling, infested condition of fish at most shops. You pay more but get more. The store does cater more to marine aquariums but there are usually plenty of quality fresh water species.

Ma
Review №53

Nice store with friendly, knowledgable staff and a variety of livestock. Their dry goods stock was truely amazing!

Ca
Review №54

Went in for the first time the other day after being referred to by a friend. The staff was very helpful and was well versed on information about the fish. The prices are a little steep, but the answers and services the workers provide to you makes it all worth it.

Mi
Review №55

They have a great selection of marine fish. They take great care of their fish and they are always great quality.

Jo
Review №56

Great selection and service

Th
Review №57

Fish are great Peter great salesperson very great personality with customers will recommend this tropical and salt water store to all my friends that have tropical fish tanks been coming this folll months love it!

Be
Review №58

Best fish store in the area and most knowledgeable staff

Sq
Review №59

All of their fish are extremely good quality and they treat the water with medicine so you dont have to worry about any sick fish.

Ke
Review №60

Very happy with our new fish

Jo
Review №61

Love this store they have what you need and they take care of there animals the correct way

Ju
Review №62

Service was good up in till you have to talk price, way to over price but does have a very high quality coral. not a large selection of frags

ra
Review №63

I was blowing away by the amazing service there I would recommend everyone to go there

Lu
Review №64

House of Fin is one of the best fish stores around. Awesome staff and great quality fish. The staff does not force you to buy anything and has good information on most of the fish there. It is VERY overpriced but you arent only buying the fish you are buying the 7 day warrenty to on the fish. When my fish die which is not a lot, they die in the first 7 days. With House of Fins warranty they refund you ALL of your money spent on that fish. So you are buying the fish and fish insurance in that sort of way. The reason why I gave this 3 stars is because I bought API stress coat + from them for 20 dollars that is 16 oz. that same bottle sells for 5.99 at most other pet stores. NEVER buy any medicine or equipment from them. But I have to say this is the only place that I will buy my fish because they have AMAZING quality. I have been going for 5 years and all my fish look amazing. I have 2 very colorful Bolivian Rams, 3 Pearl Gouramis, a Candy Cane Tetra, and a pleco that I bought from them that is 5 years old, first fish bought from them!DO1. Buy fish from them2. Buy fish food from themDONT1. Buy equipment from them2. Dont buy medicine from them3. Dont buy fish in bulk from them

G.
Review №65

I have been a customer of the House of Fins for over 20 years.I say emphatically that my HoF experience has been 5-Star year-in-year-out.The staff is knowledgable, courteous, and many-yeared tenured. Joe has been offering me excellent service for 20+ years. Remrkable...really.The only time the service has been maybe slower than usual is because the staff is dealing with each customers questions...and they dont rush their customers just to make a sale. Quality-Commitment to customer service.The selection of aquatic life is truly of highest quality. At times animals die, the the HoFs staff never contests the issue. Their guarantee is gold.The HoF store just feels great to walk into. It is clean, great energy, and alive with aquatic wildlife. Being a HoF customer has been a pleasure all these years.Heres to many more years of great aquatic experience. Cheers-Scott D.

b
Review №66

They seem to have a great selection of saltwater fish but I came there for the freshwater fish and those are seriously overpriced. I drove to petco afterwards and got the same fish for 20% of what this shop was asking. I dont mind supporting small business owners but there is a limit somewhere. On top of that they only have a very small selection of freshwater fish and plants. Plant tank looked neglected. I went there to get a customized tank but considering the overpricing for the fish and plants and the poor selection I decided to go elsewhere.

Da
Review №67

Prices were astronomically high. Cant imagine anyone buying anything in there

Hu
Review №68

Sick Fish And way overpriced i mean $75 for a shrimp come on!!! the only nice thing is there setup

RI
Review №69

Great selection of fish and corals.

Ma
Review №70

Know their stuff

Ja
Review №71

Great selection and great fish

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  • Address:99 Bruce Park Ave, Greenwich, CT 06830, United States
  • Site:http://houseoffins.com/
  • Phone:+1 203-661-8131
Categories
  • Aquarium
  • Tropical fish store
  • Aquarium shop
  • Fish store
  • Pet store
  • Pet supply store
  • Pond fish supplier
Working hours
  • Monday:10am–7pm
  • Tuesday:10am–7pm
  • Wednesday:10am–7pm
  • Thursday:10am–7pm
  • Friday:10am–7pm
  • Saturday:12–5pm
  • Sunday:10am–7pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
  • LGBTQ-friendly:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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