Violet Aquarium LLC in San Jose

Ive been here twice. Not going back again. The customer service was awful, and the prices even worse. On top of that, most of their coral frag tanks are infested with aiptasia, and they still want bare minimum $40 per piece. Hard to see but in the photo, any shape you see is aiptasia. I couldnt find any coral in that system lol. Owner seemed very rude with his own employees. Would not recommend.

I ordered online so I can’t speak for the store itself, but I ordered a peacock mantis shrimp from them a few weeks ago. They were one of the very few places I could find one. They were competitively priced. I called to double check that they had it in stock, since I’ve been burned before ordering from other places. They were communicative, and very helpful. The animal came in a good amount of water and big bag for its size, and I appreciated that. It arrived healthy and beautiful. It ate from tongs very quickly, and it’s doing just fine. Healthy and greedy.

Violet Aquarium is THE BEST place to buy marine life. I have a 1000 gallon mixed reef tank that has been running for about 5 years now. I have had a lot of experience with ordering from many different online fish stores over the years.Violet Aquarium tops them all. They have Best Prices, largest fish and they regularly carry hard to find livestock. Really Love their WYSIWYG so I know exactly what I am getting. And they stand behind their products and will always work with you. I would not buy anywhere else. I posted some of the fish I have purchased from them recently.

I was very nervous ordering from a new facility that I found online but let me say, I am glad I found this place. I sent an email asking about a specific fish and they quickly responded back. They have fast shipping, WYSIWYG page which allows you to see the fish youre buying, and most of all, I received all healthy fish. Cant wait to make another order soon.

New place that looks like it will be fantastic - much larger inside than you might expect. Its a bit hard to find, so just know its a bit tricky. Only a few tanks now with some very cool selection; need to have prices and info or better/available customer service, but that may come with time? Really looking forward to seeing those tanks filled and tanks/supplies available to purchase.

I am in disbelief on how easy, quick and zero hassle ordering and receiving my bamboo shark aka Bruce and panther grouper cross states. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. This was my first ever online purchase. Ill admit I was a bitskeptical at first, never dared buying online. Im not a gambling person lol. Needless to say I am a new life time Violet Aquarium customer. Customer service has been unmatched, very polite and helpful putting all doubts at ease. My fish are perfectly healthy and gorgeous! If I could rate any higher than a five star review I would. Very happy, excited, cannot wait to order couple of cortez rays next! LolSpecial shout out to you my friend Madhu Ganesan!

This aquarium shop has to be the best saltwater, freshwater, AND reef store in the Bay Area. The front of the store is nice but they have more tanks(towards the back of the shop) where the sign says employees only. Everyone is welcomed to the employees only area. If you have time to kill, you can easily get lost in their massive selections that they update every week! They also ship (which is very convenient). Will be back soon🫰

My order included a blue tang, butterfly fish, emperor fish, coral beauty, pink Goni coral frag, & neon green hammer frag. I bought the emperor fish as WYSIWYG and never received as well as they ran out of the hammer coral frag. Took me multiple emails sent to even get a response from them. I was trying to replace the missing fish with ones that are available and even pay the price difference for the new fish. Paul responded back within 1 day about my request and never actually did anything. I was patient and after 4 weeks of no response or resolution of my problem it took another week until I was able to get a refund. Very unprofessional and they will no longer deserve my business.

Violet Aquariums new location is a solid LFS. They have loads of tanks stocked with most of the corals, fish, and inverts a reefer might be looking for. Even some high-end stuff. Check out my pictures. They also stock common and mid range priced frags which is where I like to stick to. I would say prices are reasonable and comparable to Neptune, except theyve got a bit more exotic things in stock like batfish and ribbon eels. I bought a couple feather dusters, a bristle starfish, a cool rock with some green encrusting coral on it and some beautiful happy zoas. Ball and Lele were very helpful and Ball is very knowledgeable. Im definitely going back.

Live in Michigan. First ever purchase. Came on time, well packaged. Purchased two Green Haddoni Carpet Anemones. Very sticky, which is a great sign of good health. Mouths closed. Waiting for them to open to full size. Advertised as 12 inches. Great price. Im stoked!!!Placed in my 150 gallon mixed reef tank.