Underwater World in Taunton, MA

[MAReefer1]

Underwater world in taunton mall has a great selection of corals and fish...with a large reef tank and and healthy livestock...there one of my favorite LFS around (and my most visited:D)

I buy lots of livestock there all the time and have never had any problems...none of the fish I have ever bought there had any kind of disese...So I HIGHLY reccomend giving it a visit:D:D:D

[redpaulhus]

I've stopped in there, the guy I talked to (I forget his name ) was actually very knowledgable - this wasn't the typical mall fish store by any means.

He and I had a long conversation, and it ran the gamut from freshwater to salt - I give a thumbs up, I was very pleasantly surprised.

[clamm]

One of the positives of the forum. I didn't know of this store, but my wife is visiting that mall next weekend with friends, maybe I'll tag along.

[MAReefer1]

I've stopped in there, the guy I talked to (I forget his name ) was actually very knowledgable - this wasn't the typical mall fish store by any means.

He and I had a long conversation, and it ran the gamut from freshwater to salt - I give a thumbs up, I was very pleasantly surprised.


you were probaly talking to Greg(tall guy) or Andy.

[sw300galma]

They have some pretty nice fish too...

They had a beautiful harlequin tusk....

[MAReefer1]

O YES!!! they also those nice tanks with the sting rays:D And they always have nice large aggressive fish too...

[Scuba_Dave]

I'll have to visit, not too far away

[MAReefer1]

They just updated there system not too long ago... and they plenty of dry goods

[jebar777]

ya i have to say i was pleasently suprised with underwater worls. unlike the dartmouth mall's pitiful display and tons of dead anemaneys (sp). the store was setup nice and i like the way he has his liverock sidplayed in that huge tank.. thumbs up!!!

[MAReefer1]

I just got back from there a few min. ago...they got a huge Huma Huma Trigger in the LR tank:D

[Michael Mota]

wow they must have upgraded or something, last time I was at the store there was not much going on. May have to schedule a visit or tag along with the wifey.

[MAReefer1]

Deff. I love there store:D

[redpaulhus]

<2nd hand info/experience removed in accordance with forum rules>
I think they are under new mgmt since then - I heard alot of similar stories a few
years ago when they first opened, but not for a long time.

[One Eye]

Please remember to keep this to personal experiance's only. If your friend wants to post his or her experiance that's fine, but no second party experiance please.

[harlequin shrimp]

underwater world has a nice setup, alot of big fish , kind of pricey but as nice as it can be for the mall ,also there new setup is sweet more saltwater !

[MAReefer1]

They can be a little pricey...but they have the healthiest lookin livestock ive seen around, they also keep there systems pretty clean too, I always love goin in there on wed. when they get all there new livestock...

thats the best day to chek it out:D

boy I practicly live at that store:D:D:cool:

[seahorse1]

Has anybody been to this store recently?

[highpower9979]

have you guys brought any sps there from the tank with frags in it ?

[kotu100]

just got me a mandarin from there sunday, store is still awsome, great service, knowledgable staff and always willing to talk and give some damn good advice.

i've never bought any SPS from them but it always looks VERY healthy, almost every single frag is encrusted, and all have very deep, bright colors.

i ALWAYS recommend this store to fellow reefers i meet in the area, they're fish and coral selection is much better than any other in the area. (out of the ones i've been to)

[highpower9979]

ya ok i see from both sides of the fence i brought a miami orchad from there it was covered in red bugs so many the coral got up and walked away when i told him he said i was crazy so i brought it back and showed him not crazy anymore hu but the store is very nice indeed nice tanks and service alot of dry goods but practice safe dipping when buying corals from there just my experiences with the store

[lennyco]

i was there this week one of the best stores around

[T TOWN REEF]

Great store with friendly knowledgeable people working there. Also good selection of fish and corals.

[gobie1313]

Andy, that works there is wicked friendly, he treats steady customers really well. I stop in there all the time. I just wish he would frag a little more of the big corals, they tend to be pricey.

[s_kelley]

I have purchased all of my livestock from Underwater World and havent been disappointed yet. They are all very friendly that work there and give you honest answers instead of just trying to make a sale. My wife says I spend way too much time and money there though! They are the ones who recomended that I check out Bostonreefers.org. So much props to this establishment and I recomend them highly!

[nicks387]

I agree this place is great. Greg Ben and Andy are all good guys that try to help you out and answer any questions you have honestly and if you need something they don't have they will get it for you. They have great ORA frags and tons of other livestock like ORA clams at great prices, they also sell RO DI water for those without RO units. Check them out.......Nick

[Joel A]

I've been there many times and had mixed experiences. Never really a bad one, but never really a great one either. Selection IMO tends to be mediocre at best.. but prices seem about right and health of the stock is generally good.

There are better stores out there in my opinion, but the convenience of this one is nice for me..

One thing that i think it has going for it is the mall location... probably get a lot of walk in traffic that way, and it also helps when trying to convince someone else to go with you because you can do more shopping at the same time.

[jimrawr]

I gotta say that the service there was really good (let me return a coral after a few days). The only issue I have with this store is why do they have a hippo tang in a 30g tank... ??????

[kotu100]

I gotta say that the service there was really good (let me return a coral after a few days). The only issue I have with this store is why do they have a hippo tang in a 30g tank... ??????

yea that's bugged me too, it looks like his face is kinda scarred from the rocks, i could be wrong tho.

[nicks387]

Actually that hippo tang has long since been removed. I think it was put in there when it was real small and then they had a hard time getting it out as that little tank has a lot of rock and corals in it. It has been removed and placed in a better home from what I heard.

[jimrawr]

I saw that tang in there for quite awhile (def over a year). It really shouldn't have been in there in the first place, LFS should be setting an example to customers by being ethical IMO..

Like I said before though, good staff and good prices, this just irked me

[Moe_K]

Just a friendly reminder: Please limit posts to first hand experiences.
This thread might bloom into discussion, and that's not allowed in the V E forum. Feel free to start a new thread in Reef Talk to discuss.

Thanks.

[kotu100]

picked up a nice Bottlebrush frag from there last night, some nice color and a good sized frag for a decent price.

as always staff was helpful and full of useful info.

[reeferpj]

i got my tank from them it was ther display 155 bow about 2 yrs ago
nothing but good thing to say about UWW

[T TOWN REEF]

I was just in UWW today Andy and Greg were helpfull and friendly as usual. They just redid their frag rack in the sps tank to fit more corals and it was packed all the frags were at really good prices too. Two thumbs up for UWW.

[Joel A]

was in there the other day.

Nice place, and pretty convenient for me....

decent selection, and pretty reasonable prices...


they don't have all that many salt tanks though... selection is pretty small compared to other stores. A pretty good store overall, but a step down from other stores (site sponsors) that i've been to recently.

[custom reef]

i was in the store just the other day bought a few things very healthy great people and imo one of the best stores close to the cape nothing but good to say.

[reeferpj]

02/15/09 my pump craped out on me so i went to UWWto buy one or get parts so i ordered new parts dut still don't have a pump so they lent me a 1500 gph till the part come it how cool are they you don't get any better then that. and just got my bulbs from them