Rick's Fish & Pet Supply
Frederick, MD · Pet store
- Address
- Rick's Fish & Pet Supply, 1003 W Patrick St Suite J, Frederick, MD 21702
- Phone
- (301) 694-9664
- Website
- ricksfishandpet.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
Rick's Fish & Pet Supply is a veterinary practice located in Frederick, MD. It is one of 68 veterinary practices listed in Frederick. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Frederick city average of 4.5 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–8 PM |
Customer Reviews
Visiting from California I saw this really cute pet store that really caught my attention! I love birds myself as I have many but I know a lot of pet stores aren’t exactly friendly to their animals but this one was really good. Seeing the lizards, birds, fish, rodents, it was really nice. Especially the workers there were very informative. It is very obvious how well the animals were treated and I just had to write a review for it especially with the prices they were giving. Also I saw all the items they had as well which really they would have everything you need to take care of an animal. Would definitely visit again if I’m in the area.
Good Selection of Corals, very friendly staff and you are able to choose the amount of pulsing Xenia wanted at $10/stalk. They have ample amount! Zoa Frags are $26 each and they have reasonable priced Hammer rocks. Copepods and phytoplankton as well. Also had a decent selection of saltwater fish. They have a large selection of fresh water fish along with reptiles and rodents.
Been in this store twice, and both times I was struck by the poor quality of the animals. At one point they even had a red parrot in an incredibly small enclosure (it could not spread its wings). The snakes and fish all looked sickly, and there was a horrible smell permeating the tank area that suggested to me, as a snake owner, that substrate had just been layered rather than going through a full clean. It was so disheartening that I've never been back. I hope the conditions have improved, but cannot recommend this location as a professional rescuer and rehabber.
Bought three swordtails. One died - went back with receipt, dead fish, and water sample. Water sample revealed insanely high nitrate levels. Didn't get the replacement or refund bc my water wasn't good, but that's fair. The educated me on the high nitrates. Turns out my testing bottle was junk.
I don't know much about fish but you don't have to when the store you go to has employees that are helpful and knowledgeable. You just need to ask questions. It takes 45 minutes to drive here from our house and it's worth it to go here rather than PetSmart or one of the other large stores who are understaffed and overpriced. Like some of the other reviews said it is true that the store could use some tidying up. But that becomes easily overlooked thanks to the good service provided by the employees. Not to mention there is a huge selection of fish. If you can't find when you're looking for they can probably get it for you. Definitely worth the drive. Riding the
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