Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish

This is a great place to support small business at. Nice selection of high quality foods. We buy our raw food here because they carry brands that are US made and ethically sourced

They didnt have any Oscars and wasnt sure when they would get some more. Other than that my visit was okay. I wanted to edit my review and give your store 5 stars. I was always a fan of the big aggressive fish I was looking for Oscars and left with Barbs. These Barbs are pretty cool. They are active and have nice colors and I enjoy watching them.Thanks for having healthy good looking fish. Ill be back to purchase some more.

Healthy animals, friendly & knowledgeable staff. Warranties and prices may not be AS competitive as a chain pet store for ALL items but there are definitely great deals and their animals are so much healthier / better cared for. The prices for many accessory items and certain fish are actually a little lower than most chain stores. Amazing variety for a small store (also lots of beautiful uncommon fish and saltwater fish). I would definitely recommend you walk around and see what they have to offer.

Really sad to see this store has lost its touch. I use to come here a long time ago it was very well kept back then. Decided to stop in and saw how bad it is now. Dirty tanks not well maintained. Saw their coral selection was small and very overpriced considering most of their stick coral were dying melting and bleached. Not alot of selection. Not like it use to be. Very disappointing. I wouldnt recommend it now.Reply: I wouldnt go back if you paid me....reading the reviews on here proves my point.

Service is amazing! All staff are knowledgeable and friendly! Parking is tight but definitely worth supporting this independent store!

Love this store. Staff is so friendly and informative!

A great local shop. Great customer service!

I love these kind of pet stores vs chain stores cool staff tanks looked amazing you can tell they care about and know about their fish

I am a new loyal customer to this small business . I buy 2 specific products here I cant get in the large chain stores. There was nothing wrong with the service or layout of the store. I was treated (and always have been) with respect and helped very well. Thanks for being here and trying, folks. I appreciate all you are trying to do.

They have decent quality fish. I used to go there a lot when I was a child and staff was best back then with old owner, Pete, who was the big guy, and an older lady who told me patience is key which will never leave my mind. The guy with the dreads gave me tons of knowledge about fish keeping. Right now I was looking at the reviews of the place and one stood out to me about the guy with the dreads. The owner responded to naturally kimmy that he retired, but that isnt true. The guy with the dreads and other older employees had told me a while back that he was fired. Even my dad agrees that the store has gone downhill in the recent years. I hope this store can improve on staff quality and prices because many of the items of the store are overpriced.

Always friendly! Very helpful with figure out the best foods for your dog and or other pets.

Great selection of amazing dog Food Products. Awesome selection of treats. Friendly staff. And local. I love the store.

Great service, very knowledgeable people!

Very clean place with great customer service! The employees are very knowledgeable and experienced with about pets and the products. Their selection of fish is also great! Thank you for such awesome service!!!

I have been buying my fish here for over 5 years, and everyone is always very friendly and helpful. They have a vast selection to choose from.

I love this place. They’re very knowledgeable about saltwater fish reef tanks. Julian is the best. I come past many pet and aquarium stores to get to this place, and it’s worth the drive.Great place if you really want answers to your aquatic questions.

Very friendly and a great selection of quality products!

Great place with great, and knowledgeable, employees. Not only are they stocked with everything you need, not only do they know what theyre talking, but theyre small and home grown. I definitely suggest supporting this business and its employees!

Very interesting place. Yes, they do have unique and hard to find fish. A little on the very high price side, but its well worth it, if you enjoy hard to find fish. I was will to pay every penny, for a fresh water FLOUNDER or how about a 8 huge fresh water Discuss! Or A FRESH WATER STING RAY!

They are very nice. know what they talking about. Good beautiful selections. Will be back.

Used to be great. Now not so much. This woman was super rude while I was in there and come to find out she was the new owner. Terrible. I will absolutely not be coming back here after years of loyalty. What a bummer.

The staff really cares about the health, quality and diverse selection of their fish. they are very knowledgeable about pet nutrition, health and care. employees will take extra time to help you choose proper/better nutrition for your pet. even though the only live animal they sell is fish, they always refer customers to Animal Care League of Oak Park, which is just a few blocks south of the store. there are a lot of new faces, but each employee seems very eager to learn and will try their best to get you the proper information.

Do they have new management? Owners? The employees here now are trash compared to the old employees. I dont recall their names, but wheres the heavy set, kind and knowledgeable man and the kind, chivalrous man with the long dreads. I think I need to find a new store

The selection of dog stuff is extensive. The cat options could be more. They are very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, and fun. I love the shopping experience. They have lots of fish, although Ive never been in the market for them.

A little on the pricey end, but there are some people there that really know their stuff. Important when dealing with fish or specifics related to pets. A little wrong info can cause big problems! So that is comforting. They do have a nice selection of mid to higher end supplies, including pet food and chew toys. My dog loves deer antler and their price is pretty fair on those. As is on a handful of items. Also, fairly high on a bit when compared to the almighty Amazon. Want it now or need some expertise? Good spot to try.

Friendly staff, and a great selection!

Wow, this place has gone downhill. So sad what has become of what used to be a great local pet shop.

Great pet supply and fish shop.

Friendly people and good service

Awesome people supplies and selection

Great big ol crickets for my lizzies!

Staff was amazing, and extremely knowledgeable... I had an amazing experience. Support small businesses like this!

My all time favorite pet store. Full of knowledgeable hippies, top line products and they always have that one thing that im looking for that I cant find anywhere else.

Great staff, knowledgeable and great selection of fish and aquarium needs

Sold me sick fish. Of course they only have a 24 hour return policy, just go to PetSmart its cheaper. Guy was nice though.

The owners are pretty chilled out and tend to be reasonably knowledgeable. Its a great location and you can tell the owner cares a lot about the fishes health.Tanks are always crystal clear, almost all have a sponge filter, and very few if any dead fish are in the tanks. Solid in my opinion.

The people are experts! I knew nothing about betta fish. But they helped me understand how to take care of the one I have. Thanks!

Everything is extremely overpriced and I don’t think anything is healthy because everything I’ve bought there has died within a day or two of buying it they have a 24 hour return policy with the dead specimen which is ridiculous if the specimen is so tiny the other fish eat it or it starts to decay. Spent hundreds of dollars in that store on shrimp and 90% of them have died. But 20 shrimp online only lost one. This is a bad store for anything fish related. Every tank is overly packed and you can tell they look unhealthy

I have called in for an advice on my sons new fish tank. Scott was super helpful and knowledgable. We are definitely coming over to buy fish after our tank goes through its first cycle.

This is a really nice place to get your fish they have a nice variety of fish and also dogs food theyre will give you the time if you have any question if you are looking for good customer service this is your place

Good variety of fresh and salt water specimens

Great selection and customer service

Ooh Iove it. The lady at the front is so nice e and friendly takes time to talk to you about you aquarium needs and consider. You have a speciality rimless thanks for aquascaping that is so artful done and I love the mini fresh water shrimp. I got a yellow one and red cherry shrimp

We have a pet turtle went to get him some food they had food for turtles but didnt sale the kind he ate. They took the time and ordered the kind he eats for me. That was great.

Staff were very friendly. I bought a dog toy from them recently and its still in 1 peice. A week later.. And that NEVER happens.

Everything natural for your pet here. Very knowledgeable

Excellent people, my favorite fish guy is here, excellent suggestions for care, selection, and even breeding if thats your interest! Also, amazing ideas, and helped with tank maintenance, also for my dog, many toys, chewing items, treats, and my favorite Fromm dog foods, many varieties!!

Good selection of fish & they have red belly piranhas!

The Prices of the Fish Are an Ridiculous Insult, The Owner Needs to visit Other Pet Stores for compatible Pricing information...

I found the gem on an emergency mission for my pet axolotls a few years ago. They always have exactly what I need! They are super helpful and knowledgeable. I went in to buy a air pump splitter back in the day and they helped me and found me a valve splitter so I could use 5 hoses on 1 machine instead of just 2. Something I eventually returned to buy another of! They also carry sponge filters which you cant find at any pet store chain. And when I had an axolotl emergency with a rescue I brought in last month, Jasmine was 100% there to help me find what I needed. I came in all in a tizzy and she calmed me down and pointed me in the right direction. From Indian Almond Leaves, to sponge filters, to fish, to food... They have it all!

They are nice BUT they no longer have the workers who are very informative about fish like they use to! That was one of the reasons I shopped here because they use to have 3 older men there that could really answer all your fish related questions. Now they have more younger ppl who know somethings but Not as much as they old employees did. ALSO wish they had more tropical fish selection.

Great staff to educate you about everything. Love this place.

My experience at the pet store was very nice having coming there looking for angelfish and I finally got angelfish with took a while but I got it the employees are very nice I really enjoyed coming into the store

I really like buying fish and cat food from here prices are very reasonable and the staff is very helpful and friendly. However, everytime I show up around opening time they are never open at the specified hours. Maybe they should change their hours so they can make it to work on time. Basically if you want to shop here come an hour after they supposedly open.

I used to go to this location almost every weekend to purchase saltwater fish. I stopped in today to take a look, the prices went up dramatically! Overall, Scott, Julian & Victor were very helpful and friendly during my process of beginning my saltwater tank.

This pet store offers a broad variety of high quality pet food and treats for affordable prices. Staff is very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. They have a vast selection of fish tanks and all kinds of fishes too.

Great local fish store. Also stocks quality dog and cat food brands!

Visited the store not expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. They have a large selection of fish and inverts at really competitive prices. Their coral selection looked a little picked over and sparse, when I asked they said it was a busy weekend and theyd be restocked soon. All in all a nice local fish store with fair prices

We love this pet store. They have a wonderful selection of natural dog food. They carry Fromms which is what we buy for our dog. They have a wonderful selection of both fresh and saltwater fish. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Quality products. We visit at least one a month.

Very nice place, very clean and the fishes look healthy well taken care of.

Very knowledgeable staff and very dedicated to animals

Very informative.

Awesome pet store. Great knowledgeable staff. Love the small home grown business.

I always get good service here and prices are comparable to, if not lower than, most stores that sell high-quality pet food.I definitely feel good about supporting this independent store over a chain pet store.

The staff are super helpful. Sometimes its a little busy here but everyone is so attentive, knowledgable and willing to spend time talking to you about the fish and product.This is a gem of a store.

Management changed hands and the business and customer service is horrible. I came to claim my Fromm dog food through thier program and after they admitted they misinformed me, They would not honor my free bag of food after collecting UPCs for over a year. They misinformed me and then treated me like I was just another customer. They just lost a long time customer due to thier negligence and horrible customer service. Pet supplies plus has way better prices anyways.

I LOVE THIS PLACE!! They have such great deals and CARRY ONLY HEALTHY foods for my family members (my pets) and by that I mean NONE of that CHEAP CANCER CAUSING DOG FOOD which tells YOU they KNOW THEIR STUFF. The staff are ALWAYS so helpful. I buy my fish from here as well because like I said THEY KNOW THEIR STUFF AND ONLY SELL TOP QUALITY HEALTHY FISH. We bought our red- bellied piranhas from here as well and always our dog related products such as their food, chicken and duck feet, elk antlers, and much more. I RECOMMEND this place to EVERYONE because they have such a variety of HEALTHY pet products.

Learned a lot about a variety of fish from the sales rep. Also purchased 2 beautiful female Bettas

Very helpful employees, and a terrific selection of fish saltwater and freshwater

Friendly staff that did ask if we needed any help. Good selection of marine creatures. Wish they had more fresh water fish. Great selection of tank accessories.

The pet store here is amazing and one of the best. They are kind to the customers AND their pets they make sure the animals Are going to a good home and they care. The inside is cool and amazing animal supplies are there im sure youll find everything you need there. Nice job

Friendly they will help you get what you need

People were friendly and very knowledgable. Got my daughter her first pet fish.

What a super place to get quality pet supplies! The staff is friendly & knowledgeable. Proves that if you shop locally where the owner has an investment in the community, you get a better product, better service. My dog says THANKS FOR THOSE HEALTHY PUPPY CHEWS AND STURDY TOY. GO BACK, MOM!

Clean Tanks NOT like big retilers you can trust when u buy ur fish it wont die the next day... GREAT and FRIENDLY satff....

Started shopping here about a year ago, now I go here for everything. They help me keep my axolotls happy and healthy.

I absolutely LOVE this place, and Scott is phenomenal! My friend and I both have started with aquariums over the past year, and this place is a GEM find! Scott is very knowledgeable and helpful - he got me started with a 10 gallon tank for my office at work and suggested exactly the right fish for it through the cycling process. I went back to get 3 more fish plus 2 catfish, and all 8 are doing very well! From there he suggested I come back in a few weeks to get 3 of the HY511 Tetras (I think thats what theyre called), which I plan to do today! Also, Im starting a 27 gallon aquarium at home, and plan to get my fish from Scott next week. VERY exciting and wonderful hobby . . . and an excellent resource in Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish! Love it!

Good selection, GREAT Service ... could use a little more Koha cat options though

I love this place! Great friendly staff with an abundant amount of knowledge. The quality and health of their fish is subpar! If you want to save some money wait for their 20% off all fish. Shop local!!

Best pet shop ever great employees and amazing attitude! Amazing beautiful fishEspecially the ORANDAS

Friendly, clean, and wonderful selection for raw dog food.

By far my favorite place to get things for my dogs. The prices are competitive. the staff is knowledgeable and they get to know you. They literally make an effort to get to know you

Some of the most knowledgeable and best customer service. Always worth the trip

Got scammed here, was told that two oriental goldfish would be fine and healthy in a two gallon tank, was charged almost 100 dollars and the reason that is bad is because gold fish get huge and if you keep them in a small tank their organs will get too big for them and they will die

Great products for pets and very friendly staff.

This place is goated.

Better prices than other businesses offering same quality brands. Easy parking.

Best selection of both freshwater and marine fish (and other aquatic critters) that I have seen in years. Crystal clear tanks and healthy fish. Gorgeous aquarium behind the front counter with a great display of African cichlids.

Awesome knowledgeable staff that truly care for animals!

Always a great place. Usually work with Vic and Eric. Both knowledgeable and never pushing to just sell products you dont really need. Take their time to explain proper care of the fish. Great experience.

Too expensive and the fish warranty is ridiculous 24 hours please trust me go to pet smart

MY FAVORITE PET STORE OF ALL TIME!!!! STAFF IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FRIENDLY. THEY ONLY CARRY THE BEST FOR YOUR PETS.

Love the knowledgeable staff and the new owners have made huge improvements!

Usually helpful if you know what youre looking for.

A small store like this one should be able to give a one to one service. The guy wasn’t much of a customer service person. The reason i came to this store was the dog ice cream. It is the birthday of my puppy and I thought why not since I always see someone wearing a a dog outfit to attract attention to the shop. So it caught my attention to buy her the treats. I asked the guy about the ice cream and he opened the freezer by the register and then he pointed to a sign that was hanging by a string. It was the sign of the flavors. He went to answer the phone and closed the freezer while I was looking at the sign. Since I was determine to get my puppy a treat, I just opened the freezer and started browsing for what I had to figure which was the ice cream. Then as I checked out, I asked him if there was an expiration date for the ice cream. With no emotions tone of voice, he tells me it’s a one time use treat. To freeze it. Really? Who wouldn’t know that ice cream needs to be frozen? The question was if it expires.Variety of things: I give it a Service: I give it a Price: varies. But it would make the price worth for anything if the service was good. So for price I’ll give it a mid range but not worth it.Bottom line? I’m going to PetSmart for the regular items or Amazon to find organic treats and I’m sure I’ll find ice cream. Service is the reason that people would still go physically to a store. Thus the reason amazon is taking everyone’s business.

Very informative and has a nice selection.

Great selection of food for both cats and dogs .if you are into naturall foods you can get fresh Natural Foods dried or even Frozen. for cats and dogs. some toys plenty of treats. also theyre really known for their fish and aquarium expertise.

Extremely helpful and friendly guys. Tanks are always full of healthy and vibrant fish. Nice selection of marine and fresh water fish. Best source for aquarium supplies and fish food. I drive here from Michigan twice a year.

I was sold fish that had Ike on 2 different occasions... will not buy fish from them again

Great friendly staff and very knowledgeable. And very well priced on fish and other accessories.