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High Tide Aquatics
Your trusted source for healthy, quarantined saltwater fish and vibrant corals in Oakland.
5(5 reviews)
retail-store
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Your trusted source for healthy, quarantined saltwater fish and vibrant corals in Oakland.
High Tide Aquatics is a premier specialty pet store in Oakland, CA, dedicated to the saltwater aquarium hobbyist. We offer a carefully curated selection of quarantined fish, healthy corals, and essential supplies like RO and saltwater. Our knowledgeable owner, Kenny, provides expert guidance in a clean, spacious shop with a welcoming lounge area. Whether you're a beginner or experienced reefer, we prioritize the health of your aquatic life with top-tier quarantine practices and honest advice. Visit us for a reliable, local resource that makes reef-keeping a joy.
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Healthy fish undergo full quarantine to ensure disease-free specimens for your aquarium.
A diverse and regularly updated collection of vibrant, well-priced corals for reef tanks.
Convenient purchase of reverse osmosis and pre-mixed saltwater for tank maintenance.
Knowledgeable advice from experienced hobbyists on setup, care, and troubleshooting.
Browse and order fish and supplies through our website for in-store pickup or shipping.
Essential equipment, food, and accessories to support a thriving saltwater ecosystem.
Ordered a pair of clowns from here a few months back. We wanted a normal ocellaris and a mocha. very accommodating. and clowns were quarantined. They are thriving. If your looking to find an online vendor who quarantines fish, I would 100% recommend.
Absolutely best store yet. All fish are quarantined to the highest level, check out humble fish about this store. Picked up some corals and a new clownfish for the tank!. Corals are well priced and all extremely healthy. Owner is cool and a true hobbyist. Highly recommend to stop by. The displays tank are great and if you're in the saltwater world I'm sure he has something you need!
I Went into Hightide for the first time today, after just hearing about it and Kenny was awesome. He showed me around his qt room we talked a bit before I picked up 2 fish (found on his website) and a sweatshirt. Thanks for what you’re doing Kenny! You will have my business as long as I own a reef tank.
High Tide Aquatics has been very good to me. I set up a little 7.5 gallon tank over a year ago. I’ve had reef tanks before, so I’m not a beginner. I’ve gotten nearly every living thing in my tank from High Tide. Their selection of corals is very very good. I’m consistently impressed with the nice pieces there. I come in every month or so because I buy RO and saltwater there and I don’t see the same things over and over. There’s always a nice turnover of new things coming through. Kenny can often hook you up if you’re looking for something in particular. He’s very knowledgeable and helpful. Very strong recommend. It’s a great local specialty store. We’re lucky to have it in Oakland.
First Google review and it's one of the best five stars I've ever given in my life. Usually review sessions are kinda biased towards negativity, but there is a reason why Ken gets solid fives. He rocks To start off, he's one of the rare finds that do full quarantine on saltwater fish. We understand nothing is 100% guaranteed yet on these lovely creatures but this is THE BEST one can have on the market. I'm a relatively new reefer but I'm not new to keeping aquatic lives. I firmly believe that the majority of the specimens should not be that difficult to keep provided they're healthy to begin with, and all the ones I got from Ken so far confirmed this Secondly, the shop setup is nice. Unlike those LFSs that would try to cramp as many stuffs as possible to maximize space utilization and having wet floor etc, Ken's shop is spacious, clean, presentable on not only the display tanks, but holding tanks as well. It even has a lounge area where one can relax and chat for whatever reason Next on, you can tell that Ken is incredibly experienced, yet very humble and honest. He would not try to upsell you stuffs, nor would he try to brush off the struggles he had been through. I saw a copperband butterfly last time I visited the store and asked Ken about it, he told me he originally had 4, but lost 3 during the process. We all know this is a finicky fish, but I have been unpleasantly surprised that at many other shops when I asked the CBB they had, they would just simply reassure me that they were eating "fine" when the fish was simply not fat Oh BTW, I ended up biting the bullet and getting that CBB. And he ate LRS the second day he was in my tank. The video is taken on the third day Cannot recommend High Tide Aquatics enough
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