Forest Lake Pets

Been going here since 2015 if you need anything for your fish or reptiles they have it. Employees are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I got both my goldfish here which are now 7 years old and my bearded dragon that is now 3 years old

Im a regular. Couldnt receive more respect and help from a pet store. Why I choose to drive to forest lake over twin cities, petco, and petsmart. Employees do their absolute best to help however they can. Will even order something if you need it.

It's a wonderful petshop. Old school, great ownership and a wonderful variety of fish and supplies at very competitive prices. I highly recommend this shop.

The tanks are kept very clean and fish look healthy, there's a pretty big selection and we found everything we wanted! Would definitely come again next time we're looking for more fish.

This store is an amazing store. The owner was willing to replace a fish skimmer even though I did not have the box, no questions asked. Tyler, in the saltwater room is amazing! He definitely know his stuff and ALWAYS willing to take extra time out of his day to make sure you are taken care of. I will not go anywhere else!

The owner was amazing! We both shared a passion in rock climbing. His knowledge of all the animals was incredible. I was blown away by his recommendations and his wonderful sales techniques. Whatever you have a chance I highly recommend you come down here and check out all the cool animals.

Their staff are educated personnel they're always willing to answer all my questions and their selection is huge!

The owner and manager was very kind and helpful they were willing to give me a trade in a catfish for a ornate. I also got a fire eel from them too

I bought my baby Northern here last summer and i had a great experience. They were very busy and it can be hard to walk around with all of the eager customers sometimes but they have many knowledgeable people working who can help you any time. The selection of both fresh and salt water fish is HUGE and they have many exotic species as well. Definitely worth checking out!

This is an amazing mom and pop pet store. They have every little thing you could need and walking back into their fish room feels like another world. Wonderful! I am just getting my tank ready for fish and have been visiting all the Twin Cities area fish stores, and will definitely be buying my fish from them!

We are aquarium noobs. The staff was friendly, helpful, and super patient, taking the time to answer every question. The selection of fish is unlike anything I have ever seen. They could charge admission to walk through the rows and rows of fish. We will definitely be back.

One of my top threee places in the state for fish. I drive from St Paul when I need supplies or fish. They have great knowledge and an amazing supply of fish. Very unique options and great staff.

This is the only store that offers products for serious fish hobbyists that also have breeding programs that need specific products that big chains don't offer. The best thing I like about the store is the prices are even comparable to online stores and better than other local stores I've been to. For it being a small mom and pop shop their customer service is better than some I've stopped in.

The staffs are friendly and doesn't shy away. It's one of the few independent own business that I've actually been asked if I need help or have questions. They are not pushy to the point of annoyance if I need help like big corporation retail but not ignoring me as a customer like some independent own store.

The best fish shop in minnesota right after is fins and friends this place i've never seen a dead or unhealthy fish super nice and knowledgeable staff

I have had fish tanks in my life for over 35 years. I currently have a tropical and a reef tank. Forest Lake Pets is by far the best source for fish in the Twin Cities. The staff is knowledgeable and if they don't know the answer they will find out. If they don't have on display what you are looking for they will order it for you and acclimate it in their high end systems. Sure, you can go to a few other places in the cities, but if you want reasonably priced, and a broad variety of selection go here.

They really know their stuff. This is the only shop I go to. The fish club is awesome too!

They have a good selection of freshwater fish available. Their prices on fish, aquariums and accessories are also very good compared to other fish shops in the Twin Cities. This is the main place I go to when I need new tanks, fish and live feeders (black worms, glass worms, feeder goldfish/guppies). If you're looking for a tank, make sure to ask about tank deals because they usually have the $1 per gallon deal.

I use to go there often, and sure their fish are good, and they do carry a good size selections of exotic fish, some will blow your mind with their price The good : lots of fish and supplies, price are ok to good. Most of the time they're willing to give you store credits for your fish. And cut you a deal too if you're buying stuffs that day.

The bad : yeah the fish room can be a bit warm, but that's not the worst part ::: infections parasite, other infestation, I've bought a few shrimps from them before and didn't really notice it till my main tank was infested with Planaria! My fault for breaking a golden rule : about pouring store water into my tank. But when I went back and found the source, that it was THEIR tank that had started it all, I informed them, but the young guy was clueless. Till I show him and he was like "oh, haven't noticed them before".

And did nothing about it, many months later I went back, to look for other fish and glance in the shrimp tank, it's crawling with Planaria. It's like trying to pass the plague to others

This place is a must go for fish lovers! They have a huge assortment of fresh and salt water fish (no brackish though). The staff is super knowledgable about fish and they are always cleaning the tanks when I'm there. They also have great deals most of the time!

They are the only ones in the state of Minnesota that carry Grandma Maes puppy entree. We just moved to Minnesota (back for me) from Arizona and were shocked to find our golden Retreiver's food was rare here. EVERYONE comments on his coat and how handsome he is plus his teeth are very healthy so we did not want to switch him. We called this place and they had their last few bags and said to come on in!

The price was very reasonable too. They won't be getting it any longer so we will have to order off amazon. The young gal who rang me up was real sweet and chatted a bit. I'd go back if they continued to carry grandma maes but even so it was a nice visit!

Amazing "fish" store, can't say much about other pets, plants or equipment, but holy cow their selection of fish makes up for it. Theres maybe fifty 20 gallon tank setups with all diffrent kinds of fish. Many you can't find at big chain stores like petsmart. They also have better prices then the chain stores because I'm sure they're fish breeders. Workers know about the fishes and provide frendly and excellent customer service. If you were looking for a "fish" store like I was, look no further.

Good selection on tropical freshwater fish. Very competitive prices. Does not have as large of a selection of saltwater. Has great prices on marineland aquariums and fair prices on most dry goods. Worth the trip from the cities.

With the weather being relatively nice on Sunday, and after hearing that THIS was the place to check out for aquatic pets, I went ahead and drove up to Forest Lake to explore their namesake pet stop. I must say that Forest Lake Pets is just an okay store, however I expected much, much more. There was a lack of display tanks, the stock was not as exotic as I had anticipated, and the store itself seemed cluttered in areas.

The saltwater selection is minimal to nonexistent, and the freshwater plants are not very well-maintained. On the other hand, the freshwater stock looks very healthy, the employees are incredibly helpful, and prices seem better than other LFS in this area. My suggestion to them would be to drop reptiles, expand the markup-heavy saltwater selection, and work on the overall ambiance of the place. Then it WOULD be the place to go in the Metro.

If you like aquariums, this is the place to get your stock! Their inventory is huge and they call it "Minnesota's largest free public aquarium" as a joke, but it is true in terms of the number of species housed there. It is especially nice if you are into large aquariums, predatory fish and oddball fish (like members of monsterfishkeepers.com), but they have a ton of small fish also.

Their saltwater section is pretty small, but I dont do saltwater tanks anyway, so it has never really bothered me. One of the greatest things is that the staff are actually knowledgeable compared to most other pet stores. They wont tell you that a Pacu or Oscar will be fine in a 10 gallon for life. Aquarists and freshwater fish lovers, definitely check this place out.

Thought I would add some fish i've bought through them so you know what kind of fish might be in stock: Datnoids, hoplo catfish, Goeldiella eques catfish, numerous other catfish and plecos, peacock bass, arowanna, numerous tetra species, numerous species of African, Central American, and South American cichlids, wild(sometimes) and non-wild bettas (Siamese fighting fish), motoro stingrays, reticulated stingrays, bichirs, etc