Went here for the first time yesterday. My daughter heard about it on Facebook. At first glance, the main shop front seemed a lot smaller than we imagined with not many fish...... However, there is a much bigger section to the side of it that has loads of different varieties of tropical, freshwater and saltwater fish. Also a good amount of pond products, plants and accessories.The staff were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. We will definitely be returning here when needed.

Have a problem with my pond fish dying. Today I visited Wharf Aquatics for advice. The staff were brilliant and very knowledgeable. They tested the water and then a fish, found the problem and a treatment. All this attention on a common goldfish which is fantastic . The member of staff took the time to show me the problem and explain the treatment. All this came free of charge, the only thing I was charged for was the bottle to treat the fish. Thank you wharf Aquatics.... If I could award you more stars ...I would..

If I could give 0 stars I would. My partner is unable to wear a face covering due to a hidden disability. And she has a lanyard stating this. But when we visited last month they let us in!!!! But all of a sudden they don’t allow it and she was refused entry!!!! They offered to get what she wanted and bring it out to her but we wanted fish as well as other things so we wanted to hand pick them ourselves. Not to mention they can’t refuse entry according to the government website and they can’t discriminate either. Will never go back again!!

Excellent shop! Top quality fish and very helpfully and knowledgeable staff. I picked up a great Flowerhorn at a good price too. He’s grown to into a cracking beast!

My 1st visit and well worth the trip too. Went with the idea of buying quite a few fish for our new set-up but after a chat with a staff member and listening to his advice to stock up gradually we came home with 6 small tetras. No hard sell from these guys, just good advice. I'll be returning in a couple of weeks for some more advice and more fish recommendations....can't wait👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

Been visiting here for years. As always top service and helpful friendly staff, even during busy times. 👍 picked up a lovely male adult dovii on Sunday. Was served by Tom who was really helpful and knowledgeable. Prices aren't cheap, but you pay for what you get at wharf. Well worth the money for quality fish. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely so glad myself and my Mrs went today, we had the pleasure of meeting snowy who works there and wow what knowledge and advise he has given us is priceless, just want to say a massive thank you for the help with the testing etc and that you will have our custom for life, made us feel very welcome and part of the marine family. And the refractometer works a treat snowy thanks again and will see you all very soon, if carlsberg did fish shops they would own wharf Aquatics :)

First class service, very helpful staff.

Covid safe

If you like all things fishy ,a great place ,I'm kind of glad it's so far away as it would be to tempting "ooh just one more fish"..

Looks like a small shop but inside is actually big and full of interesting, cute, and beautiful fish (marine, local and big huge fish) and live coral reefs and everything you need to build a aquarium at home... I'm not sure if the price is reasonable as I'm just a visitor, but it's so interesting that made me think of having some cute fish and coral reefs myself haha

Visited this establishment because of good reports from other fish enthusiasts. Was not disappointed. Great selection of aquatic goods and an amazing fish house - whatever type of aquarium you are interested in, this place has so much to choose from. Plus, the staff really know what they’re talking about. They are not just trying to make a sale - they genuinely want the best outcome for fish and owner.

A wide range of fish of Tropical, cold water and marine. I purchased 3 Clown loaches to go with my others in my 785 litre tank and 3 of them died by the morning for no reason. I called the store for advice and to try and come to some kind of resolution. They advised me to bring in 2 water samples, 1 of tank water and 1 of general tap water to test. As expected the water was spot on and no issues. The gentleman who dealt with me was extremely helpful and polite as I was not a happy man and feeling very distressed about this situation I had found myself in - Wharf Aquatics were more than happy to replace the Clown loaches I had lost for free. Very good customer service. 5 stars for you. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Very good fish with all the friendly staff having lots of knowledge. i dont drive for 6 hours for nothing. i dont even like traveling but this place is worth it.

Awsome shop to visit whether you are a fish enthusiast or not. They have a Marine fish department, Tropical fish department and also cold water fish. 🐟🐠🐡 They have a good variety on real plants and also decorative bits for your tank or pond. They also stock all goods that you may need. All staff are very knowledgeable in all departments and are always happy to help. Certainly worth a visit 😊👍

Went in today picked up a lot of fish straight away got helped out with getting all the fish I came for and left with everything I needed, very happy with service and everything I got have been before few years back and service has never changed always greeted nicely and service is always top quality 100% would recommend going here for any fish or reptiles I purchased White Cloud Mountain minnows Long fin zebra danios Guppies Black mollies And 1 wild Axolotl

What an absolute treat it was to visit on Wednesday 8/3/23. For us it was an 11 hour round road trip from a different country. And it was worth every minute. A phenomenally cool selection of fish, I'd wager to cater for every keeper going. All the dry goods, tanks and scaper stuff you would ever need. Marine, tropical and a huge cold water department. Staff clearly working hard away, and yet extremely warm, friendly and attentive to our needs. Browsing that many tanks takes a while (I had snacks with me) and with such a diverse stock list? We had lots of questions. Tom (cheers again!) picked me out a cracking pair of Bankanensis and my pal came away with a stunning wee light base Scobina. Tanks are all independent, clearly labeled with some stats when appropriate, which is great. Oh I like that 4" something... I wonder.... Gets to 24". Cool. Not for me then. It's such a helpful little detail. Needs soft acidic water. Tropical. When most of their species is temperate. It's Brilliant. You guys keep doing you, and I'll always look forward to a Wharf trip.

A Visit to wharf aquatics is well worth it. Its an Awesome shop, Always has some Awesome Fish and theres usually some Awesome staff knocking about, full of Knowledge and experience. Big shout out to Deano. Second time hes served us this year, Absolutely Gem of a fish keeper. (Even if he did used to have a Perm) 😂😆 Keep up the good work guys, ill definitely be making the cross country trip a few more times this year. Best Tropical fish in the country. A really good selection of predatory fish and snakeheads are always available!

Been planning a fully planted aquarium for a while now. Been to a few local shops/chains but have been really put off by the staff who have either been dismissive or unhelpful. Took a punt and drove the 25 mins to visit Wharf and my experience couldn’t be more different, had a great chat with a lovely guy who gave lots of options and ideas and helped me to choose a substrate system and plants. So pleased with my purchases and will be back to fill my tank with fish. Thanks again.

Great shop. Massive variety, I wasn’t expecting the amount of shrimp they had. I didn’t even go there for shrimp but I came back with some! Huge amount of wood. Good choice of rocks although the dragon stone wasn’t the shapes I was after, not exactly their fault though 😬. If you’re traveling from the north like I was be careful on the roads heading there, never seen so many speed cameras in all my life, I know the whole don’t speed and you won’t get caught but 1mph over is points now so be careful! Well worth the 2 hour journey!

Great friendly staff, covid restrictions all in place..made my visit a happy one.

Great place for all your aquatic needs

Great service, advice and product knowledge with recommendation of products and why, never pushy. my experience is based on Marine and Tropical which are both looked after I have never had a problem. highly recommend.

Best of the best! This is my goto place for anything I ever need for my tropical fish. Knowledgeable staff, unlike most online sellers these days!! Keep up the good work guys 👍🏻

Great place, very clean and tanks immaculate, fish well kept too. Fish were on the pricey range but I guess u get what u pay for quality wise. Came just to look this visit but will come back again to buy some fish when I next need some.

Good

Very helpful and knowledgeable. Lots of beautiful fish .

Well I'm gobsmacked never been in a place with such friendly knowledgeable staff!! And what a choice of fish!! Picked up my oscars my severums catfish, flowerhorns everything from this place! Quality fish great prices ,, beautifull water quality!!!

Wow this is like Aladdin’s cave, I went to see Eddy in the marine department as I’m looking for a 3-4ft tank for my kitchen. Really helpful and very honest with the advice. Definitely worth taking the drive up to see rather than the more overpriced “local” bigger centres. Thank you.

#Fantastic. I can't fault these guys. Patient, knowledgeable, helpful, and the price is bang on - what more could we ask for? 😍 Had all the supplies I needed plus a healthy and varied stock of #fish. I went in for #reptile equipment and always love to see the #aquarium section ready for planning a future setup. I'll be back, and time again 😊

Proper good quality in fish and wide variety too. Visited to browse as I’m still deciding but the staff are very knowledgeable and helpful. Was recommended to visit here and I am definitely happy I visited. Will be back to purchase.

Took my daughter for her bday today the staff was brill with her letting her watch feeding and interacted brill with her

Beat aquatics shop I have been too. Great variety for my tank environment

This is heaven for anyone who keeps any sort of fish cold water,tropical,marine dry section was unbelievable. They had fish I have never seen in my life. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable and nothing is too much effort for them. I can't understand why it's took so long to find my kind of heaven. I'm off back tomorrow to collect a fish that's been reserved for me. Nothing will surprise now since I have been here. Highly recommended worth the drive .

Absolutely fantastic place with a really great group of staff. There’s 2 certain staff members ( can’t remember names ) who go above and beyond every time We visit. There’s a reason I choose to only give wharf aquatics my money for fish , food , decor etc. Quality, price , friendliness The shop etc is also always very clean

Thankyou Snowy! Fantastic customer service! Took the time to show me my near future tank, gave me Fantastic advice on each piece of coral i purchased or looked at buying. Fantastic knowledge and lovely bloke. Will be back soon! Thankyou! Luke.

Fantastic place and friendly staff, bought some assassin snails and a starting colony of blue shrimp today. They have over 1000 tanks there and they also custom build tanks to any specification. 👍 definitely recommend this place!

I always enjoy visiting Wharf Aquatics. It can get a little busy but that's a testament to the stock they have. The staff are always very friendly and helpful. I look forward to my next visit.

A fantastic place with great knowledge, experience and variety. marine corals and fish are plentiful and the tropical section is absolutely fantastic, not to mention the incredible choice of nano fish and inverts. I do find that sometimes information given by some staff can be inaccurate, however a 5* is still greatly deserved as anybody in a shop about to purchase fish should be doing their research before they even make the journey.

Amazing supply of healthy fish and reptiles stocked. Just everything you need. Found what I was looking for, and all staff very helpful. Travel a fair distance but its worth it :)

Learned alot from the friendly staff. Just took up the passion and they took the time to explain proper tank maintenance, what to do and what not do. Very very pleasant experience and it will be my go to for all fish and tank needs! Also walked away with some gorgeous fish so win win

Warning for all looking to order custom made tanks I ordered tank made to order from Wharf Aquatics Ltd tank was delivered with half of the specifications missing and quality of finish that I would not expect from any company and has been told that it’s premium craftsmanship pictures attached company despite requesting a full refund company is saying that tank is “fit for purpose “ Disgraceful….

What a great bunch of people who run the shop. Also really helped with professional advice too for my son who bought a fish tank today. Will be going back to them as they also have a massive range of fish some very rare ones too.

One thing I struggle with a lot with shops is that you cannot tell whether the fish are wild caught or not, this place has everything labelled and where they have come from. I only like to buy captive bread fish and their system helped me do so. They also have a massive range of fish, more than Maidenhead. I was finally able to get some Green Laser Corys and I was so happy. Some things might be more pricey then smaller stores but they make up for it with outstanding service, amazing stock and just a large range of fish.

I have been keeping fish for 30 years and have never been to a better aquatic shop. Huge stock list and the most knowledgeable of staff. 5 stars all day.

I was like a one eyed cat in a fish shop. I got annoyed though. Simply because there were that many species to choose from, I couldn't make my mind up. Loved my choice, but wish I bought some of those and those and those and those and those. Oh and some of those as well. The guys that work there are sound. 16 miles away from me, but I care not a jot. That's where I'll get all my stuff from in future. Great choice of plants, rocks, artificial plants and wood features too. Go there, it's simply better than anywhere else.

Picked up an S. elongatus from wharf today and was met with genuine excitement and knowledge about the species, also other amazing predators in stock! A fantastic variety of marine, tropical and cold water creatures. Will absolutely be making the trip again!

Love going to this fish shop. A wide variety of different fish to choose from. I buy a lot of my fish and plants from here. Great customer service 👏 👌

Excellent shop & great customer service and support when it comes to fish keeping 🐠 staff are always welcoming and friendly. They are always on hand to help you and give you top advice on whatever you’re looking for or need help with. The shop has an amazing selection of beautiful aquatic fish 🐠 live plants 🪴 decor for tanks 🪸 I would highly recommend wharf aquatics to anyone looking into fish keeping or looking to buy new stock, as they but so much dedication into caring for the live stock, the shop is always clean and presentable. Thank you so much for all your help 👍

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff, great selection of tank and cabinets on display. Massive stock of fish both tropical and marine, all in pristine condition. Large dry goods department including lighting, food both dry and frozen, filters, etc. Also ponds, pond filters,etc. Well worth visiting.

Fantastic aquatics centre with an unbelievable amount of fish and the knowledge to go with it. Extremely helpful and more than happy to spend time answering questions. 😊

First visit to this shop today. Very knowledgeable and great advice. Lovely selection of fish and supplies. Very impressed

Apparently goldfish can't go in a tank any less than 100ltrs even though you can buy goldfish tanks that are much smaller than this! And a fact that its around 10 ltrs of water per fish so you can have 3 small fish in a 30 tank! Found the staff rude at the best after being told they wouldn't sell me half a dozen small goldfish for two tanks, yet they can stuff a hundred of them in a tank there!!! Think they know it all, seems to me rather over educated to the point of being obnoxious, felt like they didn't even want any custom! Won't be going back.

Helpful staff, lots of range

Great service, great products, knowledgeable staff, always a pleasure to shop there

Called today for some fish food, and queued in the livestock queue as it was open for business, so thought I'd browse the fish, when an employee came out and told everyone we were in tier 4 and it was essentials only, which is fine obviously, but why open the livestock area if you don't want customers in there, the employee seemed really disgruntled there was customers queuing up???

Quality and lots of choice

Excellent service as always and very covid safe.

Excellent knowledge professional great choice of fish would recommend..

Brilliant worth a visit

Very friendly and helpful staff, awesome selection of fish and aquaria related products 10/10 would recommend

Great place, loads of helpful staff and always feel welcome.

Top notch place, good for custom tanks and they are very knowledge

Fabulous place for all your tropical fish needs. Makes tanks and supplies all the stuff needed for a classy aquarium

Best fish shop in uk by far

Always happy to go to Wharf, very knowledgeable staff that have never made me feel stupid when asking for help or advice

Always love visiting, always go away with more than I bargain for and never had an issue with fish or otherwise. Me and my family have been going for 20+ years

Brill place

Very helpful and taking the current pandemic seriously with the best social distancing I've yet to see.

Great staff with extensive knowledge. Helped me from start to finish with all my questions and needs.

Great place very helpful and I definitely recommend

Always worth the 2 hour drive to this first class aquatic emporium. The best.... 😎

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff plus stock all your aquatic needs.

I couldn't go in very disappointed Would of liked to view more fish

Best place for aquatics for miles!

Great selection of fish and related equipment. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable

Visited here on the strength of previous customer reviews. Met Snowy and his team in the marine department. Supplied me with everything I need, already very, very addicted. Enjoying every minute and visit regularly. Service superb and always sensible advice, not there to sell you something you don't need or shouldn't have! Highly recommend for novices like me certainly!! Thank you very much.

Best aquatics shop ever! Been coming for years, amazing selection, fish are healthy and tanks are spotless. All staff are knowledgeable and today I was served by Lewis who very patiently picked out each individual shrimp I wanted. Their betta fish are stunning and fairly priced too.

Whatever you need, they have it. Even if it is advise you are after. The staff are very knowledgable. They could easily sell you all the fish but they dont. I went in as a person who is new to keeping a planted fish tank, asked for a number of fish and they told me to only get a small amount at a time. They have your best interest in mind! I highly recommend this place, it is just brilliant!

Expert advise, massive range of anything you could need. I wouldn't get my fish from anywhere else. Thank you again Richard, everyone is getting along well and "Karl" has changed to some gorgeous colours already!

Visited today. Wow brilliant place . Excellent staff. Great selection of fish. So clean . Would highly recommend. Great prices. Will be back many more times

Fantastic service, very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Always at the end of the phone if you ever need any advice and they aren't after the money. They don't force products on you if you don't need it, they will suggest free options and will not give allow you to take fish if they feel your tank isn't right size or water not quite right or if you have fish that will clash. Alot of choice of fish.

Very good and very clean got a lot of things that you need and the staff very help full nice place to go to very friendly