at first I thought this was a great store to buy aquarium fish. I bought a couple of fish and about a week goes by where I notice a fish dies I don't think much of it because it tends to happen alot due to stress, change of water and all that sort of thing. But then a couple days later another one dies, and I start noticing more start to die over the next few days and then I see that they start to get covered with white spots I did some research and found out its a parasite called "ich" and now my whole tank in infected with them. I've never had this problem until I bought those fish from this store. So no I do not recommend it.

Best aquarium shop I have been to. Their water is very clean and their fish are excellent. I have also bought a few tanks off them as they have a lot of options (small and large tanks). They offer fantastic after sales service, very helpful and supportive you need advice. They have goldfish, tropicals, fighting fish etc. I highly recommend this shop.

I'm new to fish keeping and highly inquisitive. I've found Barry and staff at Matraville to be extremely helpful and patient with my never ending questions. I cross reference all I'm told and find Barry has given me the right advice every time. I've on a couple of occasions taken stuff to the counter to buy and Barry has simply said "You don't need all that. Here, this is what you need." He's saved me money and undoubtedly disappointment.

Came in to browse the axolotls, and they had the exact colour morph I was looking for. Tanks were in good condition and axolotls in good housing (no gravel, yay!). Friendly and knowledgeable staff, who knew specific needs of axolotls compared to fish (don't usually encounter this in a lot of stores). I know a lot about keeping them so was happy that the staff asked me about my set up, to make sure it was suitable. Thank you very much! Steve is loving his new home :)

Best fish prices around. You won't find better. Awesome service. Super friendly, solid advice. Never an unnecessary up-sell.

I was all excited to check out this shop, to buy stuff for my Cichlids, but after entering with my little Terrier, I have been advised by the staff, that dogs are not allowed in there, I replied, that I find this very strange -we have been to so many Aquarium Shops but the answer was, you cant bring dogs to any shops, and that there is even a sign on the door! I did not want to spend any money at this place,so we left and walked a few metres down the road to Stefmar Petcare and I bought all my Hikari, Nutrafin, Tetra, Spectrum and Seachem Products there. Dear B+C Shop Owner, I hope you get all the nasty kids in and banging at your tanks and breaking all your ornaments- little Terrier don't do those things! And all you Fish (and Dog) Lover go to Aquaristic in Beaconsfield, not only Expert Advise and a fantastic Range in Livestock and Accessories, they have even a Treat for your Dog behind the Counter

It is a nice shop, with some well priced marine fishes. They don't have a vast range of marine stock, but when there is stock, it is always healthy and with a great price. Barry is also makes the visit worthwhile as he is always keen to have a friendly chat.

Barry is the best! will be back here every time. my fish and tank have never looked better!🤙😉

I've been going to Barry since I was a kid... he is always friendly and knowledgeable about the stuff he sells.

Barry was very helpful and knowledgeable. Prices were cheap and fish are still healthy after several months now

The owner took our fish when we were relocating, which my partner and I very much appreciate!! They have beautiful, clean tanks and take great care of their fish. The display tanks are also very impressive!! Definitely worth a visit. To all the one star reviews on here that are complaining of their fish dying - fish are very delicate, they can die easily for a number of reasons, common ones being dirty water, inadequate water filters, putting them in the tank before it's cycled, not adjusting them to the water first, etc. I wouldn't refund you either unless you had some kind of proof that your water wasn't the issue. It's not always the shop owners fault, and coming from an experienced fish owner, they take excellent care of their fish.

Barry, the owner, was extremely helpful and went out of his way to answer all of your questions. Save your time and head straight to his store for all your aquarium needs!

Bought some honey gourami, angels and cardinals this week. Just gorgeous. Great shop, easy to find a parking spot AND the shop is open WEEKENDS YAY!!! Loving my aquarium and pet fish. It's such a great hobby. I will post more photos of my fish in coming weeks.

Good fish stock. Great service. If they don’t have something they’ll get it in quickly. Have been getting them to come out to do monthly maintenance on the aquarium and the prices for the service are very reasonable. Overall very happy.

I took the kids here after our trip to the aquarium. The staff were very helpful and walked us through the best entry level fish for my children.

Everything was nice and tidy. Fish and accessories were really cheap. Only the downside was i saw a dead fish in a tank and other fishes were feeding on it.

Friendliest aquarium in the east! Good range and good prices.

We wanted to do a sea change with our aquarium and Barry gave very good advice and helped us set up a captivating new look.