King Ed Pet Centre Ltd

First time here a couple of weekends ago. This is one place that has a solid culture and genuine good feel. It’s not a shiny polished store chain like petsmart but it’s my very disgust for petsmart that has led me to branch out and look at privately owned pet supermarkets and shops. The one thing you’ll first notice when you step in… IT IS CRAMMED. I mean this place is bursting at the seams and you could spend well over an hour just poking around on the top floor where the cashier is. I spent a good 2 hours there looking at the guinea pig and rabbit kibble, looking at the noisy birds, tons of cat and dog food. I ended up buying a bag of guinea pig food and a bag of rabbit food (both brands they really like). I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily ‘cheaper’ or better priced. It’s fairly priced and similar to every other pet store I’ve been to, maybe a difference in a dollar or so which is hardly anything.
It’s very much a family atmosphere where even the grandmother and grandfather are busy about the place and always smile and make you feel welcome.
The aquatics section in the cave below is spellbinding. Felt a bit sad for the great large fish I saw in one tank. Maybe a grouper but I don’t know anything about fish. It seemed like it belonged in a much bigger place and could hardly turn in the tank.
The small animals are through a tiny door hidden away in another portion of the shop so you might have to ask a couple of staff if you get lost. I certainly did and went out some other exit door. Two young staff were busy about when I poked my head in and they were very friendly and chatty. They asked if I would like to hold any of the animals or meet any of them.
With my 2 bags of feed I left and wouldn’t mind returning/​visiting again. Definitely well worth the exploration to avoid the other large name brand stores.

Arguably the best pet store in the Lower Mainland in terms of its huge stock of aquarium fish, plants, invertebrates, equipment and supplies. Along with the freshwater and marine inventory, they also sell reptiles and amphibians. The staff and very friendly and knowledgeable.

Best store for aquarium supplies in the Burnaby area. Lots of stock for setting up new tanks, and good plant, driftwood, and substrate selection. One of the few fish supply stores I have found that carries eco-​complete. Their fish tanks look a bit overstocked/​undermaintained though and therefore I always buy my fish elsewhere.

i bought my lop ear bunny here.
All the staff are extremely friendly!
Also they have great deals :) for animal supplies i love it here!

These folks are very good at what they do. I have received excellent, friendly service and competitive prices here for 20+ years. The store is informal and family style; merchandise is packed in wall to wall, not according to all the latest marketing techniques of the chain stores. You may have to hunt around a bit but most pet-​related items are there in the brand names you want.

This place is great. They have the largest selection of fish and aquarium plants that I have ever seen, anywhere. They also have a large selection of cat and dog food which is priced better than even the big box stores. I buy cat and dog food for my pets at this place and the pets seem happier with the brands available here. Frankly, I like to go downstairs and look at all of the fish. It really is a spectacle.

Has huge inventory.
Really competitive prices.
Has good Aquatic Plants quality.
Good location.
Easy parking.

This pet store doesn’t look like much on the outside, but inside it’s enormous. I’ve driven past it many times and never gave it a second look.
One day I went in with a friend to pick up cat food. The selection inside was impressive. King Ed Pet Centre has everything you’d need for your dog or cat and sell premium pet food at reasonable prices.
Downstairs is a dizzying array of exotic fish and aquariums as well as aquatic plants. We spent at least 20 minutes marveling at all the different types of fish they were selling.
Don’t let the outside fool you. This store covers all your pet needs.
#30DaysOfYelp ²⁰⁄₃₀

Ah, a pet store close to home that has everything I need.
I do like their variety of fish. Though the last time I picked up some (very pricey) Rams, they all came home with a parasite. Without sending them to a quarantine tank when I took them home — they died within the first three weeks. In fact, most of the fish I get from King Eds don’t last long. I’ve had fish in the same tank for years, but the fish from King Eds don’t seem to like the change.
They have a GREAT selection of aquatic plants! (my vice) and are well kept.
They have a great selection of Africans and salt water varieties.
If you’re a fish hobbyist, this is the place to be!

A good all-​around pet supply store, with a very good selection of well-​priced dog & cat food & supplies, aquarium supplies & accessories, and friendly staff. I only purchase my aquarium livestock at Aquariums West, so I can’t speak to that, but the supplies are well-​stocked and well-​priced. They also sell fish tank and settle and I’ve been tempted more than once by the really good sale prices.
I have bought dog stuff there (when I lived nearby) and the food was always fresh and cheaper than most places (don’t get me wrong — not «cheap» but a good price for super-​premium dog kibble). I also scored three adorable matching raincoats for my dogs, which they still wear to save me some toweling-​dry time, and if you know me, you know that I will spend whatever it takes to put healthy food into my dogs (and myself), but I refuse to pay any noticeable amount of money for clothing for my dogs … They have fur … And lots of it (just ask my groomer). But these coats were just so cute, and so reasonably priced, that I caved and bought them. No regrets! Will post a pic if I can dig one out before I forget.

Pros:
A good selection of salt water fish
A decent selection of fresh water fish, however they don’t always look healthy.
Cons:
Cluttered
Smelly
Fish room staff not always available friendly or helpful

A little spendy for some items, but happy with the substrate and plants I found there. Also– they carry live tubifex worms… my fish were very happy about that. Their frozen and dried fish food selection is impressive. A bit of a drive, but on the stuff I picked up there, the prices were better than I had seen elsewhere.
Also, they gave me a cookie… The cookie got that fifth star!

This is a good pet shop. Hamsters, mice, and rats. They got em all. At reasonable prices. I got a beautiful hairless rat from here. But he died. The hamster died also. The mice started to reproduce too quickly and I gave them back to the store.
This is a happy place.

If you are looking for anything related to fish and aquariums and you don’t want to run all over town — this is the store for you.
The outside of the store is deceiving — it’s HUGE inside. They have a cute, friendly cat that greets you upstairs when you come in. 90% of the products are upstairs — including fish items/​food, aquariums, cat, dog and reptile items. The live fish are downstairs. It’s quite the maze down there!
I’ve bough all my fish from here and have had several friends and neighbours make purchases as well — all have had very happy, ongoing results.
Owners and staff have a ton of information to share with you, just ask!

i love this store … it is the kind of store you can go in and spend a good amount of time browsing … the plants i bought for my fish tank were healthy and green and have done really well in my tank … it is the first fish store i have found that has healthy dwarf puffers with well fed bellies … every other pet store i have seen them, their tummies are sunken which means they are not getting the right kind of food or they have parasites … i bought five puffs at king ed and they are doing really well … definitely worth leaving vancouver (and i really hate leaving vancouver: O)
EDIT: months later all plants purchased thriving, as are my adorable dwarf puffers: O)