Local Fish Stores - Chicagoland (Updated July 2021)

The old one got outdated, so I wanted to rebuild the thread. If I am missing anything, or if anything is wrong, please let me know and I will update it.

Hours may change seasonally. Sorry for all the Facebook links, I used recent activity on their Facebooks to determine if a fish store was still active or not.


Acuario Piscis
3040 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL
Phone: (708) 415-3246
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Mon-Sat - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Animal Krackers Pet Center
3309 West 115th Street
Merrionette Park, IL 60803
Phone: (708) 389-7248
Hours
M-F - 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sat - 9:00am - 6:00pm
Sun - 10:00am - 5:00pm


Aquatic World Chicago
2029 West Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Phone: (773) 935-2028
Hours:
Sun - Closed
Mon - Closed
Tues-Fri - 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 5:00pm


AquaPros (Pro Reef Corals)
500 Pennsylvania Ave
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Phone: (630) 793-9865
Hours:
Sun-Mon - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Tues-Wed - Closed
Thurs - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Fri-Sat - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Aquarium Adventure - Bolingbrook
744 E Boughton Rd
Bolingbrook, IL
Phone: (630) 739-1128
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Sat - 10:00am - 9:00pm

Aquarium Adventure - Hoffman Estates
11 Golf Ctr
Hoffman Estates, IL
Phone: (847) 490-9334
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Sat - 10:00am - 9:00pm

Aquarium Obsessions
25232 Spring Creek Road
Washington, IL
Phone: (309) 966-0345
Hours:
Weekend - 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon-Tues - Closed
Wed-Fri - 12:00pm - 7:00pm

Aquatica
16649 Oak Park Ave, Ste C
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Phone: (708) 633-7333
Hours:
Weekend - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Mon - Closed
Tues-Fri - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Aquatics Unlimited
3550 S 108th St
Greenfield, WI
Phone: (414) 543-2552
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Mon-Fri - 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 8:00pm

Best Fish
1335 N Dr Martin Luther King Dr
Milwaukee, WI
Phone: (414) 224-0486
Hours:
Sun - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Mon-Sat - 10:00am - 6:00pm

Beyond the Reef
205 W Golf Rd
Schaumburg, IL 60195
Phone: (847) 885-7333
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Mon - 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Tues - Closed
Wed-Sat - 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Blue Line Coral
1238 W Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL
Phone: (630) 857-9166
Hours:
Weekend - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Tues - Closed
Wed-Thurs - 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Fri - Closed

Chicagoland Aquariums
428 W Broadway
Bradley, IL 60915
Phone: (815) 304-5666
Hours:
Mon-Wed - Closed
Thurs-Fri - 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sun - 11:00am - 2:00pm

Chicago Fish and Coral Company (Chicago Reptile House)
14410 John Humphrey Dr
Orland Park, IL
Phone: (708) 403-1810
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Mon-Fri - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Coral Reef Pet Center
7723 W Lawrence Ave
Norridge, IL
Phone: (708) 456-0768
Hours:
Sun - 10:00am - 5:30pm
Mon-Fri - 11:00am - 8:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 6:00pm

Exotic Aquatics
9114 Virginia Rd Ste 108
Lake in the Hills, IL
Phone: (847) 854-6154
Hours:
Sun-Tues - Closed
Wed - 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Thurs - Closed
Fri - 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

The Fish Planet
839 Waukegan Rd
Deerfield, IL
Phone: (847) 945-4700
Hours:
Sun - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Mon - 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Tues-Fri - 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat - 10:0am - 5:00pm

Fish Island
227 North Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL
Phone: (847) 704-2592
Hours:
Mon-Fri - 11:00am - 8:00pm
Weekend - 10:00am - 6:00pm

Frank's Pet Shop
905 E Main St
Streator, IL
Phone: (815) 672-1996
Hours:
Sun - Closed
Mon-Fri - 10:00am - 7:00pm
Sat - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Gingerbread Tropical Fish & Coral
4003 Plainfield Naperville Rd Ste 109
Naperville IL, 60564
Phone: (630) 857-9404
Hours:
Weekend - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Tues - Closed
Wed-Fri - 2:00pm - 8:00pm

Golden Aquarium
1514 W 33rd St Ste J
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 376-8355
Hours:
Weekend - 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Mon-Fri - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Hardy's Aquatics & Pets
11834 S Western Ave
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 840-3420
Hours:
Sun-Mon - Closed
Tues-Sat - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Nick's Reef
200 East St, Unit H
Carol Stream, IL
Phone: (847) 770-3065
Hours:
Mon-Fri - 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat - 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish
23 N Harlem Ave
Oak Park, IL
Phone: (708) 660-9500
Hours:
Fri-Sun - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Thurs - 10:00am - 7:00pm

Ocean Design Aquarium, Inc
7542 W Addison St
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 625-3474
Hours:
Weekend - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Mon-Wed - 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Thurs - Closed
Fri - 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Old Orchard Aquarium
9235 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL
Phone: (847) 675-3474
Hours:
Weekend - 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Mon - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Tues-Fri - 11:00am - 8:00pm

Old Town Aquarium
4018 W Irving Park Rd
Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 642-8763
Hours:
Mon-Wed - Closed
Thurs-Sun - 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Park Pet Shop
10429 S Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60655
Phone: (773) 779-2011
Hours:
Sun - Closed
Mon-Tues - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Wed - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Thurs-Fri - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Reef Geeks of Chicago
1950 Raymond Dr
Northbrook, IL
Phone: (847) 946-0208
Hours:
Sun - 11:30am - 4:30pm
Mon - Closed
Tues-Fri - 2:30pm - 6:30pm
Sat - 11:30am - 6:30pm

Reef Plus
935 Oak St
North Aurora, IL 60542
Phone: (630) 906-7333
Hours:
Mon - Closed
Tues - 11:00am - 3:00pm
Wed-Thurs - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Fri-Sun - 11:00am - 3:00pm

Reefwise
5401 Patton Dr, Ste 105
Lisle, IL
Phone: (630) 541-5486
Hours:
Mon,Tues,Thurs - 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Wed,Fri - 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Weekend - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Rob's Aquatics
17135 S Harlem Ave
Tinley Park, IL
Phone: (708) 444-7627
Hours:
Weekend - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Mon - Closed
Tues-Fri - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Sea Escapes Inc
1950 Silver Glen Rd
South Elgin, IL
Phone: (847) 695-9441
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 4:00pm
Mon - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Tues-Fri - 11:00am - 8:00pm
Sat - 10:00am - 6:00pm

Seven Seas Aquatic Life
1712 E Kensington Rd
Mount Prospect, IL
Phone: (224) 500-3242
Hours:
Sun - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Mon - Closed
Tues-Fri - 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Sat - 11:00am - 8:00pm

Sho Tank Aquariums
433 N Lake St
Mundelein, IL
Phone: (847) 949-8265
Hours:
Weekend - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon - 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Tues - Closed
Wed - 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Thurs - Closed
Fri - 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Sho Tank Aquariums Kenosha
5731 75th St
Kenosha, WI
Phone: (224) 748-1033
Hours:
Weekend - 10:00am - 6:00pm
Mon-Tues - Closed
Wed-Fri - 1:00pm - 8:00pm

Tank it Easy
4642 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 600-8265
Hours:
Fri-Sat - 11:00am - 7:00pm

Tropi Quatics
337 S Main St
Lombard, IL
Phone: (630) 953-2696
Hours:
Weekend - 10:30am - 5:00pm
Mon-Fri - 11:00am - 8:00pm

Wojtek's Reef
Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 837-5104
Hours:
By Appointment
 
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Updated the list. Removed the following due to inactivity on Facebook: Aqua Visions, Golden's Tropical World.

As usual, if there are any stores missing, please let me know.
 
Only a few months old but opened by someone who has been in the hobby for a longtime. The owner actually helped me move and setup my first saltwater tank
The Little Reef Shop, Aquariums Done wright
1525 Ogden Ave Suite G, Downers Grove, IL 60515
 
Only a few months old but opened by someone who has been in the hobby for a longtime. The owner actually helped me move and setup my first saltwater tank
The Little Reef Shop, Aquariums Done wright
1525 Ogden Ave Suite G, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Thanks for the heads up.
 
Only a few months old but opened by someone who has been in the hobby for a longtime. The owner actually helped me move and setup my first saltwater tank
The Little Reef Shop, Aquariums Done wright
1525 Ogden Ave Suite G, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Is it The Little Reef Shop, or Aquariums Done Wright? Or both, with the ADW name being their service company?
 
You are correct, it's both. The Little Reef Shop for the retail store. Aquariums Done Wright is the existing business name for the service side.
 
Happy new year all. Maybe some of you know already but I thought I’d mention I unexpectedly noticed a new aquarium store called Big Fish Aquarium on North Ave and Oak Park. I stopped in and met Eddie the owner who was very welcoming. They’re selling both salt and freshwater livestock.
 
I just went to Aquatica today for the first time in a few months and it is under new ownership and now for the 1st time in 7 or 8 years I can get down all the isles and see

everything product and livestock and move around freely in my wheelchair with out running into anything or anybody!!! The new owner seems very friendly

and knowledgeable and has cleaned up the place nicely not that it was a mess just very cluttered.
 
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