Annerley Aquarium

Fish! Salt AND freshwater! Tanks! Accessories!
This is a fairly big store with quite a lot packed in.
It’s also a stone’s throw from the Langlands Park busway station if you happen to be PTing it (probably not recommended if you’re getting a tank or some live fish!)
It was a nice enough store, but I can’t say anything about the customer service, I was ignored by all staff (which I don’t mind so much, I was browsing).
They seemed to have a good range of fish, and a few unique items that I haven’t seen in other shops yet, such as plants growing on wood, a nice addition to the aquarium rather than just half burying them in the gravel.
I’d probably come back here, despite being a little out of the way for me.

There is an insane amount of impressive, exotic fish here. There’s the regular favourites (angelfish, goldfish) and some almost unimaginable fish — such as the enormous yellow guy with giant lips just inside the store. I’m no judge of weight, but I’ve never seen a fish this large before. He’s a store pet and you can see a photo of him attached to this review.
Broadly, the aquarium sells a wide range of exotic tropical fish, marine/​saltwater fish, Cichlids and goldfish from around the world. I came here specifically to purchase a betta fish (aka Siamese Fighting Fish) — as did my two companions.
For an aquarium of this size, the range of bettas weren’t large. Unfortunately I came the day before the new shipment was coming in, where I was told by a friendly, helpful female staff member that a lot more bettas would be coming in. Judging by the number of empty mini-​tanks on the betta stand ready for fresh occupants, it’s very possible there’s normally a larger range.
Nonetheless I walked out with a female betta (who, a week later, is a feisty, happy little thing who will let me pat her too) and my friends bought a gorgeous purple half-​moon male and a bright red half-​moon male (featured in the photos). They remain happy and healthy. So, in the end, it turned out that the range of bettas weren’t huge, but what was there was good. (Still, I’d love to have showed up the next day when the yellow crowntail betta came in.)
We also bought an assortment of goods for our tanks. The little live freshwater plants I got for my aquarium are cute and inside little plastic buckets — the cheapest was $ 4.95, which is considerably cheaper than that of most aquariums.
The store itself is a lot larger than it looks from the outside, and walking through its cool arrangement of tanks would be a pleasure even if you’re not intending to buy a fish.
Oh, and as you’re walking into the back section (past the centrally-​placed customer service counter), mind the step. I didn’t, but that’s just my style.