This place and the staff r awesome and knowledgeable!! I was losing fish in my tank but my water was perfect and couldn’t figure out why and the girl told me I had a bad bacteria in the tank and showed me what I needed and cleared it right up and all my fish r healthy now thanks reef coral!! Now my go too store

I have a 65 gallon tank and a toddler who decided to help me feed the fish. To make a long story short, Madison has extremely helpful with my fish emergency. She checked my water, advised me in my next steps, housed my fish in what I fondly call their vacation condo while I redid my tank, and gave plenty of advice on making sure my new set up is a success. Fish are home and happy, all survived the insanity, and my tank has never looked better!

She was so helpful, kind and you can tell she loves her job

Great care of the fish and coral and wonderful people working the shop. I have 100% trust in them. And my Axolotl is so precious.

I’ve seen a lot of negative posts about Madison( dark hair girl) but not all of it is true. Yes she is a know it all and sometimes the things she say might sound rude but she will be 100% honest with you and what you need. But she really does go out of her way to help customers and their problems.They have a great selection of products from the dry goods to livestock. This is definitely my go-to store for all my needs.

Ron is a cool dude, and they have a great selection of aquatics.

I’ve been here a few times, I have to say they do have a very good selection of saltwater fish/supplies. BUT the young lady is very unprofessional almost rude to be honest. I mention I have mushrooms growing in my tank and she is VERY adamant that I do not and wants me to prove it. She stated There live rock is stripped of high jackers and there is no way I have mushrooms growing. (Live rock purchased from another LF store)Asked for water conditioner and she states “YOU don’t NEED THAT” because I get RO water from the store. I had to ask her 3 times for a bottle. I think I should be the one to buy what I want not what she thinks I need. She expressed in a rude way loudly that I thought online is cheaper to embarrass me in front of the other customers but it’s not and I should of bought my pumps from her. (3.00 less) Well I purchased online FOR THE CONVINCES while I was at work. Then she stated I should feed a pinch of food a day when I purchase 2 ocellaris clowns which she states 1 was 4 years old and the other a year old AND then Charged me 50.00 dollars for the 2. Everywhere else is 19.99 each now she stated she never said feed a pinch a day.I know not every place is for every customer so I found another LF store to do business with but I did love the selection just not the customer service.

Came in and got wonderful service from Jamie. From start to finish 5 star service. She helped me with everything I needed, and helped me learn a few things on the way!

Simply the best hands down. Ron the owner is very knowledgeable and a die hard LSU fan. Locally owned and operated with mobile service to care for your tank at home or in the office. No tank to large or small for the team at reef coral. The owner being a jeeper is just that much better.

Was interested in buying a salt water set up at least 300 gallons, I asked a young lady with shoulder length dark hair what would it cost and how expensive are the fish .She had an attitude and was not helpful at all just kept tossing out prices but not saying for what. And she was acting quite strange with her mannerisms it made me feel very uncomfortable .. not a very welcoming individual.Thanks to her unfriendly personality Ill just purchase somewhere else like amazon or ebay..You can drive customers away theres always another company that will welcome them right on over .

They have BEAUTIFUL fish and a very knowledgable staff.

Good experience everytime I go there

New to the marine aquarium life and the two girls were super helpful. They have everything you need as well! Awesome store!

Popped in for some water and chemicals for my saltwater tank.They had everything I needed though I noticed the coral stock to be low.Overall, had good experience with the staff who got me everything I needed.

Ron and his staff are great and very knowledgeable too!

Awesome!

Great place for the person who loves their aquarium. Its like a visit to a fish zoo put way better!!! We love our aquarium we purchased. Cant say enough of how sweet the owner is. He is highly educated a graduate of LSU. Super patient even if your a just beginning to Learn how to take care of your pets. Staff is very informative and have aquariums of their own which names them very educated.

Very helpful and knowledgeable employees. Awesome inventory. Best prices I have seen in a saltwater fish store.

This place is pretty cool, and the store is nice. However, there was a lack of variety in freshwater fish here, although they had a nice saltwater section. I found the staff to be pretty rude, but at the same time knowledgeable.

Great place, have been buying all our aquarium products from here for past 15 years

The lady that attended us was very negative, rude, sassy, and mean. She did not help me at all. From when I came and when I left she was no help at all. I do not recommend this place.

Large selection of fish

Nice and friendly but not a big selection of fish

Absolutely horrible. Save your time and money and go elsewhere.I usually order online for all of my aquarium needs, including fish and coral. I went to Reef Coral to get some advice and to support a local business. The brown-haired female manager was condescending, sporadic, and the worst salesperson Ive ever encountered. She seemed like she couldnt be bothered to help. Firstly, she rushed me and actually dissuaded me from buying nearly everything I asked about. In the middle of inquiring about specific pieces, she moved onto other customers. She also stopped in the middle of our conversation to throw away a dead coral and then proceeded to go behind the counter like we were a nuisance. We were in the store for nearly an hour before receiving the most disappointing customer service Ive ever had. On top of that, there were no labels, and everything is extremely overpriced. Save yourself from having an experience like mine and many others and go to another local fish store.

The attention is very good, and the staff is very knowledgeable about marine aquariums. Their recommendations on products, care and what species to collect were precise. Thank you very much for your suggestions.

Good clean shop with a big selection... The staff is always helpful and friendly!

I had bought this big yella fish I think it was a cichlid or something like dat. I had a date with this fine caramel girl well I cookded the fish with some onions and me and my girl took a bite and that thing was nasty. My girl try to eat all her so I wouldnt feel bad. Later on we was watching Netflix and I was about to close the deal when dat girl diareahed all over my couch. I tried to bring the fish back I told them it aint taste right I paid 200 for that nasty thang. They aint give my money back either and I aint never see that girl no moe.

Staff is super friendly and helpful. They have some beautiful fish. I only wish they put prices on tanks so you dont have to ask how much everything is. I love to come here and just look around because its a nice place.

Love going here! Very helpful staff, clean tanks. and just about, if not everything you need to start and maintain a tank.

The dark haired girl that everyone is talking about is named Madison. She is an idiot. She attempted to convince me, an aquarium hobbyist of over 20 years, that Oscars, Red Devils, etc, dont eat fish. She stated that they only eat them when they are forced to, which is bull**** made up in her head. I have read multiple books about all of the fish that I own and all of those books, written by people with way more experience than her, state that Predator Cichlids, like Oscars, eat fish. The issue with the girl is that she is an animal lover. So if you state anything along the lines of owning aggressive fish or feeding live shrimp, snails, fish, etc she will attempt to convince you from getting the fish that you want. First she will lie to you by telling you that only fish with teeth eat fish, even though Oscars grow teeth. Then she will attempt to tell you what type of fish you should put in your aquarium, which will be a setup that she believes will cause the least amount of confrontation between fish. If she fails at her attempt she will then resort to being rude to get you out of the store. Madison cannot even watch the owner feed live food to the fish that they have in the store. She will even tell you to go to the supermarket to buy fish, shrimp, rather then spend your money in the store to but live feed. I ended up going to 50 Fathoms in Metarie to get the fish that I wanted. No one should want to go to a store with a Manager that is rude to every customer that does not agree her own personal ideology. Most of which appears to be made up in her own head.

While small, they have a fairly decent selection of marine life. The staff are extremely knowledgeable.

What an amazing experience. My husband Ron and I have had our 144 gallon salt water tank for roughly 10 years. Until Ron with Reef Coral started doing our maintenance, it was a thorn in our side. Never looked clear, and fish we had purchased, at the direction of the person we had before, would die. Due to Rons expertise in this area, we now have a tank we are proud of and quality guidance on what fish are best suited for our tank. We would highly recommend Reef Coral and Ron to anyone.

HORRIBLE customer service. Not sure if it was because of me and my familys skin color, but we were not greeted, when we asked questions the brown haired female had sarcastic responses, and the staff as a whole seemed uninterested in our presence. Went in with the intention of spending money, left with all of my money. I wouldnt recommend ANYONE there. The store stinks just as bad as their attitudes.

Great selection of saltwater fish, tanks, accessories and commercial grade equipment for a great price.

Super helpful and friendly staff

The staff are really nice. The selection of fish can vary widely but theyre usually willing to order whatever youre looking for. The owner can be difficult to deal with.

I have been in the hobby for 8 years in the Baton Rouge area and doing business with Reef Coral the whole time. Been to and seen all the reef shops in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans area. From day one, Ron Summer has provided expert guidance and advice that has not only contributed to my success in the hobby but also allowed me to enjoy the hobby at the most economical investment. He experiments with new products and advises customers what works and doesnt work and looks for ways to save the customer money wherever possible. His extensive experience in both store front and external residential and commercial aquarium services is the most comprehensive in the region. There is no question that this is the top shelf saltwater and freshwater store in the area.

Don’t know if the lady with the black hair doesn’t know how to talk to people or is just that upset with life, but her attitude is not welcoming. She got rude when I didn’t want to buy the algae preventer that she was trying to offer me.

Ron at Reef Coral has always provided me with sound and accurate advice over the years. Rons suggestions to correct problematic situations always seem to clear up the situation. Their selection is always top quality and their display tanks are highly maintained. I have been a customer of Reef Coral for many years and only have positive things to say about Ron, his store and staff.

Good customer service always

They have a good selection.

I have always been treated with the utmost respect when I have visited the Reef Coral store. Ron Sumer goes beyond my customer service expectations and I feel he truly values my business. The store has every supply and maintenance item that any reefing hobbyist would need at competitive prices. Reef Coral has never given me any reason to shop anywhere else.

We went for the convenience of the store. There’s a lot of options as far as the fish and selection go. However, the manager was awful. She only answered questions for people that were obvious regular customers. When my boyfriend tried to ask questions, she acted like she didn’t have time to deal with him. She talked so fast we couldn’t even understand what she was talking about. Then we waited like an hour for her to answer a few more questions and make a purchase, and she interrupts my boyfriend in the middle of his sentence, pulls out some dead corals, and then walks away - totally left us when she hadn’t even answered our questions and went about her business. She advised us against anything we asked about - “those aren’t doing well”, “I hate those so I don’t know”, “well that one is dead so”. Overall an awful experience. Don’t go there. Go to the Louisiana Fish Store down the street by Cracker Barrel, Aquahut, or even Petco - just don’t go to this store.

I have been in the saltwater for about 35 years off and on, even when only 1 or 2 in Baton Rouge. I drove to New Orleans to purchase most of my live rock and coral. I started back with a small tank and since have purchased 2 tanks with Rons help. Reef Coral his one of the best local places to purchase chemical and supplies for you tank. Rons will not let you purchase the wrong fish or coral for you tank. I have had a problem with fish and Ron has taken care of it for me with no questions. Believe from a person who was in business for 35 years and knew how to take care of customers. Ron takes care of his customers.

Great place even if just for fun. Like a free mini aquarium.

Very nice selection of fish and corals, only down side is the lady working there, she is like she wants to make the decision for you and talk so much

Fantastic selection and very helpful and knowledgeable staff!

Quality fish and good people

Very nice store. Clean tanks and healthy livestock. The staff was very knowledgeable.

Friendly staff, answered are questions

If you are a beginner this is not the store for you. The manager(the middle aged female worker) is an extremely arrogant know it all that if you do anything to your tank thats not her way. You will be greeted by A scoff and stink eye. She claims to be studying for marine biology degree but all I see her doing is working in the store. Regardless me and my buddy were trying to get into the hobby and she almost completely ruined the whole thing for us. As someone who had cared for and bread fresh water fish in the past I thought we would have some repour to go upon.First visit :On the first visit we bought about 10 pounds of live rock after some scrutiny about our tank. We left with rock in hand and live bacteria to set up our tank.Second visit:We came back the following day because she said she would check our water levels whenever we wanted. She stared us in the face and said your water is no good to me I cant even check your levels anyways come back another day. Our purpose that day was to make sure nitrate nitrite and ammonia levels were going down after we placed the live rock and bacteria in the tank. We had no intention of stocking our tank that day we just wanted to make sure we were doing the correct thing.Final visit:On our final visit that we will ever take to the reef coral. We were helped by a young gentleman who had a beard he was very helpful and tested our water and recommended stuff for a tank. However we were not spared the stink guy and the scoff as the manager came from the back room and stared at my friend and I.Form my takeA: the fish and livestock are overpricedB: The manager has some of the worst customer service I have ever dealt withC: for all you salt water people I would go to Petco and buy saltwater fish before I would go to the store.

I find good freshwater aquarium plants there occasionally. But dont expect to get a plant tag or a name, or any care information.

The dark haired girl that works there is a complete b!t@h. She doesnt Want to deal with you. She treats you like your a complete moron that has no business trying to buy fish. I spent close 900.00 on a beginner saltwater set up for my son. My wife went back to pick up the fish and the same girl didnt want to answer questions she asked her so she could make an informed purchase. When pressed further with questions her replies were condescending and short. Just drive about 4 miles past this store and go to their competition.

Fish and corals used to be very high quality but lately have gone down hill drastically and still way over priced! And the dark hair girl that works there is a total b!tch trust me whatever you want to buy she’s going to tell you need something else no matter what it is! You pronounce a word away that you’ve heard everyone else say exactly the same way she’s saying it different. Everything she does is in an attempt to make you feel like you don’t know what your talking about. We used to go there for convience but now we refuse to go back because of her won’t even go in there to buy water Bc she makes us that uncomfortable.

Great place for your aquarium needs!

Beautiful fish great place friendly workers always willing to help

Live coral reef, exotic fish.

Knowledgeable and helpful

Good selection and service.

Easily the most well stocked aquarium shop for the fish and reef enthusiast in Baton Rouge with knowledgeable staff. Their show tanks contain many unusual fish and inverts.

Ron is very knowledgeable about his business he even maintains our salt water tank while we are away from home. We trust him with our fish and our home!!!!

Drove out from metairie to check this place out. It is straight garbage. Some Arabic employee with a messed up eye has a HORRIBLE attitude. The young male that was there was the only person that had customer service. He should actually be running the place. The worst sale tanks ive seen. The most awkward sale tanks ive ever seen. They are literally like 5 inches high. Then they are high off the ground while a random plywood box hangs down to where you would hit your head if you dont duck, but not before having to tippy toe the bottom plywood box just to look at the corals. I was actually about to spend a few bills on a new tank until the employee was rude to me. He probably thought i wasnt going to buy anything and was rude about it. If he only knew i take my time when i shop and actually am a paying customer, he probably would have acted different. I then went to Aquahut not far from there and bought a few hundred dollars of sps and some reef fusion. Aquahut is literally taking a dump on Coral reef. Nice family atmosphere, way better corals and fish, and they actually know about proper customer service. AND THE CRAZIEST THING WAS AQUAHUT WAS CHEAPER. Even though the quality of livestock was far superior, the prices were actually like 30% cheaper. I am a real review. I dont work for aquahut and Im not a competitor. This is a real review from a reefer from metairie. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY AT THIS DUMP

Saltwater fish prices are high but coral prices are decent. One of the employees is pushy but love going here

The tanks were amazing!!!!

Whoever the girl is there is an arrogant ***hole. Shes a know it all and terrible at customer service. If you call or get help from her, I would highly suggest just leaving the store and coming back when Ron or someone else is there. And/or hanging up and calling back when someone else is there. Shes ridiculous.

They looked at us when we walked in but didnt say hello or any type of a greeting. And seem to be put out on when I ask them to get fish for us to purchase.

Love their large display tanks!

This place is horrible the girl with the dark hair is the worst she have a very nasty Attitude and treat you as if you dont know anything about the hobby are you cant afford the hobby but never judge a book by its cover because 20k just walk out of your store and did business so where else.

Associates are rude and its over priced

Very helpful

Very unfriendly

Went above and beyond to help me out.

They were super rude find somewhere else to go

The representative was completely rude and nasty didnt know anything about fish shes dumb the prices are outrageous and ridiculous when you ask a question they give you a short answer having an education about fish is not place had...to me it should be closeed down for the rudeness