Some of the best service I’ve ever…
Some of the best service I’ve ever experienced with how detailed the shipping setup was to ensure a safety arrival from my beautiful fish. This is the place you want to order from simply outstanding.
Online Tropical Fish Store & Pet Shop serving the San Diego area. We specialize in Aquascaping, Flowerhorns, Arowana, Cichlids, Rare Plecos, Discus & many other rare & exotic Tropical Fishes from all around the world! We also carry a huge variety of f...
Pet Zone Tropical Fish (petzonesd.com) has a 2.7 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 101 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Animals & Pets and its reputation is poor. 48% of reviews are 1 star, a relatively high share; The business has replied to 81% of negative reviews; Reviews mostly discuss Product, Quality. Last updated 2026-08-12.
Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers generally appreciate the broad selection of available aquatic animals and useful website information. Many people note that shipments arrive quickly and items are usually well packaged for transport. Reviewers frequently mention that healthy creatures successfully adapt to their new environments. However, some customers also noted serious difficulties when trying to get in touch with support. Some people experienced frustrating delays or long shipping times that left orders unfulfilled. Buyers occasionally found themselves receiving dead animals or items that failed to match descriptions. Others mentioned missing parts in their packages or a lack of proper temperature controls.
Auto-generated from all reviews of this business. For reference only.Some of the best service I’ve ever experienced with how detailed the shipping setup was to ensure a safety arrival from my beautiful fish. This is the place you want to order from simply outstanding.
4/6 of my fresh water clams died, one came dead, three were seemingly okay, but died close to a week later with great water parameters (yes I checked with the API master kit) and the tanks had always had cuttle for shrimp/crabs so that was covered. Shop is slow to respond, never received DOA refund, and other aquatics shops are far more accommodating, understanding, and responsive.
Delivered quickly. Ordered 5 Sterbai Corys. Bought 5 from the Convoy location 4/7, among other items, before. Carry a good stock of fish and plants.
Fish were super skinny Fish all had ich I lost one bass due to the ick Lost my arowana due to it being sick and have a messed up tail Lost both my red tail catfish All my fish were starved and didn't make it a week will never order again really pissed spent 360 dollars for nothing
Hi Carter, we’re sorry to hear about your experience. For illness or arrival-condition concerns, our policy requires clear documentation and full order details submitted in a timely manner upon arrival so our team can review appropriately. Please reach out with your order number, shipping method, photos, and details of the issues observed so we can follow up promptly. As noted in our DOA policy, USPS shipments are not covered under the live arrival guarantee.
This store is complete garbage, DO NOT buy from them. Their ownership and employees are trash. They will not ship items paid for online, you can not get in touch with anyone, and they do not return emails. A complete fraud and dishonest business.
Hi Brandon, we’re sorry to hear you feel this way. We take these concerns seriously and would like the chance to review the order details directly. Please reach out with your full order information so our team can investigate what happened and follow up promptly.
I received all frogs, fish and plants in a timely matter. Everything was alive except for 1 snail; which I thought was pretty good. The only issue is I did not receive the black worms. I have emailed this company with no reply. They lost a star since I lost a product AND money.
Hi Sarah, thank you for the feedback and we’re glad most of the order arrived alive and well. We’re sorry to hear about the missing black worms and the issue with the snail. Please reach out with your full order details so our team can review both the missing item and livestock concern promptly. For any live arrival issues, timely documentation is required, and USPS shipments are not covered under our DOA policy.
My pleco arrived died and so did my kuil loach i will never order from you guys again
Hi Joel, we’re sorry to hear your pleco and kuhli loach did not arrive well. Please send us your full order number, shipping method, and clear photos/documentation from arrival so our team can review promptly. As noted in our DOA policy, USPS shipments are not covered, and all live arrival concerns must be documented and reported in a timely manner upon arrival.
5 of the wrestling halfbeaks died. I wish they would have replaced them for me but they didn't.
Hi Jeff, we’re sorry to hear that. For live arrival or health-related claims, our policy requires timely documentation and full order details upon arrival so our team can properly review the issue. Please reach out with your order number, photos, and any relevant details so we can follow up promptly. As noted in our DOA policy, USPS shipments are not covered under the live arrival guarantee.
Lack of communication through order processing. They only emailed me once for weather delay. They haven't reached out since to let me know anything
Hi Sherry, we apologize for the lack of updates and understand how frustrating that is, especially after a delay notice. Please reach out with your full order information so our team can review everything and follow up promptly with the details.
I emailed, texted, and called several times and could get ahold of anyone. The shipping schedule was absolutely helpful but when my order didn’t come for over a week without any correspondence I started to think how long it actually would take. I bought 1 fish and 2 plants. They had a huge selection but I would put a little time into customer service. Other than that so far so good.
Hi Paul, thank you for the feedback and for noting the selection and helpful shipping schedule. We’re sorry the communication did not match the rest of your experience. Please send us your order details so our team can review what happened and follow up promptly. We agree this is an area we need to do better in.
Lack of communication and customer support. Was told order would ship, then nothing just radio silence. Tried to follow up and no one responds.
Hi Evan, we’re sorry for the lack of communication and understand your frustration. Please send us your full order details so our team can review the status, see where the breakdown happened, and follow up promptly. We appreciate the chance to make this right.
I never got the item and I sent an email for a refund. No response.
Hi Alia, we’re sorry to hear this. Please reach out with your full order number and details so our team can review what happened and follow up promptly. If there was a shipping or fulfillment issue, we want to look into it and help get this resolved.
Receiving the review of how they did before the order is even fulfilled is crazy.
Hi Kevin, review invitations like this are sent automatically through the platform and can sometimes be triggered before an order is actually fulfilled. We agree that is frustrating and not ideal. Please send us your order details so our team can look into the order itself and follow up promptly.
Amazing fish. Awesome quality. Thanks.
I bought 4 Delhezis and they sent me 4 endlecheris which I could have bought from a local store. They dont respond to emails too. Will never use this store ever again.
Hi Jamel — I’m sorry you had a frustrating experience. I do want to clarify that online orders are packed and shipped by a separate fulfillment team at a different location, not by our storefront staff. That said, if you ordered delhezi and received endlicheri, we absolutely want to make it right. Please email us your order # and photos so our online team can resolve this quickly. We also take your feedback about communication seriously and will review it with the appropriate team.
Why on earth would they knowingly ship usps from CA to CO? They ship dead fish. It was not apparent that I needed to see find then chose overnight. Otherwise I am at fault. Any professional with integrity knows better. I would have paid over night twice over but I have a feeling that with all the dead on arrival fish this is their scam
Hi Louis — we’re sorry to hear about your experience and we understand how stressful shipping live fish can be. For transparency, our checkout clearly presents multiple shipping options and includes a required disclaimer that USPS shipping is not guaranteed for live fish and voids live-arrival/DOA coverage. Overnight is offered as the recommended method and is the option covered under our Live Arrival Guarantee. Our policy is posted here: https://www.petzonesd.com/live-arrival-guarantee/ We also want to clarify that our online orders are packed and shipped by a separate fulfillment team at a different location than our retail storefront, so the in-store team does not handle online packing/shipping. Lastly, at the time this review was posted, the shipment was still in transit and not yet delivered, so a DOA outcome could not have been confirmed at that point. We’d still like to help and review the shipment details. Please contact us with your order number and (if applicable) the required photos/video per policy so we can check the tracking timeline and packing notes and respond accordingly.
I called multiple times and sent messages with no response.
Hi Trevor — sorry about that, and thanks for flagging it. We definitely want to help, and it’s not our intention to miss your calls/messages. Please reply here (or message us) with your order number and the best email/phone to reach you, and we’ll look into your case right away. If you called outside business hours or during peak in-store periods, we may have missed you — but we’ll make this right and get you taken care of.
They told me I'd get a follow uip with information for my seriously late never shipped order. They have not. Addition 1/8/2026 The reply from the company here is somewhat frustrating, since I called, emailed, and have been messaging repeatedly with them on Messenger, including giving my order number, which I was GIVEN when I called to ask why I never received my order. Interactions with customers should be logged as part of Customer Service Best Practices. To get this message, today, makes it clear there is a need for greater communication and proper systems to prevent such service issues. Still no word on my order from NOVEMBER
Hi D. Davis — we’re sorry about the missed follow-up, and we understand how frustrating that is, especially with a delayed order. We’d like to get this resolved ASAP. Please reply here (or message us) with your order number (#35246) and the best email/phone to reach you, and we’ll pull up the ticket, provide an immediate status update, and confirm the next steps (shipment, replacement, or refund as applicable). Thank you for your patience — we’ll make sure you’re taken care of.
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