Royal Tropical Fish - Royal Oak

[Super Turtleman]

Fine If you like African Cichlids Thats all I have to say .

I think most of us here like African Cichlids. Lol.   

[Patrick]

Stopped by today.  Parking was a challenge with the snow banks.  I thought the prices were high, and the dog scared the crap out of me, but they are willing to buy fish which is a big plus.  Did not make a purchase today but I will go back.  They did have a large selection of Africans and community fish but right now they are light on the new worlds.

[Steve]

Bringing this one back up, because I just wondered if any of you other guys that go here have been in the shop lately? I've been a few times in the past few months (just went today too) and I dunno who's doing the pricing now (Matt, Sue, Mike???) but they really need to get their prices back into reality.  Prices have always been a tad high, but I've always been willing to support a local family owned shop. But lately the prices are just insane $70 for an OB peacock, $120 for a 7" clown loach, $60 for a blue ahli without any white on his head. Seems like the fish prices have doubled in the past year there IMO.

[four_by_ken]

I was in there about a month ago... ridiculous prices.

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

I've been in there at least a dozen times in the past year and have NEVER bought a fish due to the high prices... Walk in, do a quick tour and walk out.  The other "shop" in Royal Oak has much better prices and selection...

[joe niemiec]

was in there a 2 months ago seen that clown loach all most got it but  did not , spent 100.00 in there on live plants an other thing nice but high price, long drive for me  use to go there in the 70 was way cool then sunday drive every weekend  to all the fish stores back then there were 3 times the amount one on every corner

[Steve]

Stopped back in today for the first time in awhile. I never like to talk bad about a shop, but I honestly think today was the last time I ever go back to Royal. Their prices have always been high, which I usually try to just over look because I know there's always cost to run a business, but the prices I saw there today were not just high. They were absolutely absurd!

Really a shame that a shop that has been around so long is pricing themselves right out of business.  When you're pricing sub 2" calvs for $50, 4"-5" Dragon blood $50, Blue Ahli for $100, 5" Jags for $60 (Those are just a few examples) then you might as well start charging a cover charge to even walk in the door because no one that knows the first thing about fish will be willing to even consider buying at those prices.

What a shame.

[greg y]

They have nice looking German blue rams

[Gorackk]

I agree with you Steve i live around the corner from them and there's no need to walk back in.