Aquarium & Imports Inc.

Jesse the owner and the rest of the staff including Billy are super knowledgeable and friendly. They really care about supporting people new to the hobby. Highly recommended store based on my experience.

I’ve been going to WNC Aquarium for about 12 years, and I can confidently say they take exceptional care of every animal. The facility is always clean and well maintained, the animals are healthy and very docile, and their prices are amazing. They don’t just sell animals—they genuinely love and care for them. If you ever have a sick reptile, snake, or any other animal, take them to WNC. They truly know what they’re doing and follow the proper procedures to help animals recover. They have saved so many of my snakes that I’ve honestly lost count. Absolutely amazing people and service. Stop supporting pet stores that overstock and mistreat animals—go to WNC, where you know the animals are loved and properly cared for.

I've been going frequently for the better part of a month now and both of the guys there are always friendly, knowledgeable, and always willing to give tips and advice. I've purchased an assortment of aquatic animals from here now and they are all healthy and thriving. You can tell they really care about each individual animal in the store. Wish I could give 10 stars

Animals kept in despicable conditions. Reptiles in enclosures so small the animal cant move at all. Lack of appropriate heat, temperate gradients, humidity, proper substrates or hides to minimize stress induced health conditions. Multiple broken up sheds in enclosures point to a lack of cleaning and improper humidity to allow for proper shedding. Birds kept in extremely dark, cramped dusty conditions likely to induce respitory problems. Incorrect size and types of perches for the birds to rest on will lead to malformation in their feet and incorrect bar spacing in the cages will lead to further injuries. Small mammals kept in extremely small cramped spaces where they are fighting each other likely due to lack of resources and no ability to hide. When the employee was asked about the state of a savannah monitor kept in an entirely inappropriate enclosure he seemed to have no knowledge of the importance of gradient temperature zones or stable humidity. There was an Iguana kept in an enclosure it couldnt move in with no heat sources and no humidity gauges. Several fish with indications of ich. The dingy appearsnce is not the problem here - the total lack of proper husbandry, care, and providing what is needed for these animals to be in healthy conditions in every aspect is what is.

Please go have your own experience at this store! The guys that work there know there stuff and are willing to help out anyway they can. If you want to go to a spotless pet store where they have the exact same boring stuff at high prices don’t go here. if f you are looking for one of those killer random pet stores where you never know what cool stuff they might have week by week or they can order you anything you want or help you figure out what you want go here. So much cool stuff! They take good care of there animals here plz ignore people who say they don’t take care of their animals, every time i go in this place (at least once a week) both guys if they aren’t with customers are cleaning something or have an animal out. EVERYTIME. I’ve read the other comments and people don’t realize that pet stores often receive animals that need care before they even get to them. These guys take very good care of all of their animals.