Blackwell Aquarium Co

I have known Jaymes for over 15 years. I’ve witnessed first hand the variety of fresh and saltwater tanks he designs. They have always been a site to behold and amazing doesn’t begin to do them justice. I was first introduced to his work on my job and then 12 years later I had him build a tank for my home. The price was right and it has made all the difference in the world to our living space. It has brought nothing but joy and tranquility into our home. The evening feeding is the highlight of the day for my parents. If you are considering having a tank done, Jaymes does fabulous work. And if any problems arise… He’ll be there to fix them. Consistent, dependable, service.

Jaymes bid a re-​do on my tank. But then as he got into it the work the price kept changing. It went from $ 1500 with no new tank to $ 3200 with a new tank then nearly $ 4000 and yet the cabinet doors still needed replacing. I understand more work, more money, but he lacked the knowledge, skill, and tools to do the job properly. He painted in my brand new tank with acrylic paint without proper masking and was unable to remove the excess paint so covered the errors with more paint. When he presented the «final» bill which I wanted to review and determine what costs I still had to incur with a contractor to fix the cabinet doors, he stormed off and called me a «bitch». Took on too big a job and didn’t «man» up to it, just kept rolling the price after-​the-​fact. No way to run a business whether or not he knows anything about fish.

James has been servicing our koi pond needs for 8 years. He is very knowledgeable, knows what he is doing and there when our fish need him.

jaymes has been with our company (pediatricians office in calabasas) for over 15 years. he has amazing taste. always leaves our tanks beautiful and kid friendly. our decore is changed evry 2 weeks which our patients (children) love. during the 15 years we never had a problem with jaymes we always had amazing service and fair prices.

Jaymes is amazing. He’s been taking care of our two aquariums for over 15 years. Weekly he takes perfect care — he redecorates every week — Halloween and other holidays are awesome! We completely trust him, he comes in an out when he needs to. If there’s ever a problem (our cat likes to hang out by the fish and dislodges things) he’ll come to fix it on short notice. I am so surprised to see another reviewer comments because he must be writing about someone else!

I called James about 4 months ago after see ing one of his fish tanks in my doctors office and it was beautiful. James has made my tank look incredible and my fish seem much happier. After he services the tank he calls me the next day to make sure everything is ok. I highly recommend Blackwell Aquariums for all your fish needs!

I have been working with James for over 20 years and highly recommend him and his company.
I first started using Blackwell aquarium in 1993 on my salt water tank. When it got destroyed in the Earthquake James was the best helping me take care of all the damage it caused.
BAC also works on my Koi pond and its stunning because of his work.
Recommend him to everyone

This is absolutely the worst service provider I have seen living in US for over 20 years. James (the owner) brought me sick fish and while being unable to adjust water and replace fish simply walked our from my place with a phrase «get someone else, you f… ng a. hle». Could this simply be because he did not get laid last night or whatever the reason is, you do not treat your customers this way, especially after I purchased the entire set up from him. James simply DOES NOT know what he is doing and must NOT be evolved in this business. Stay away from this place and get someone else.