A friend of mine bought a rat here recently. He wasnt able to keep her so I have taken her in and I absolutly love her! She is the sweetest thing ever and I owe it all to Sandbar. She is such a good rat im going back to get her a playmate. :]

We purchased a saltwater tank over 20-years ago from Sandbar. They were very helpful then and were very helpful now when we purchased a new puppy. Our mini-dachshund is now 4-months old and very healthy. Before we could purchase the puppy, Sandbar made us bring our older dog to the shop to make sure there would be no conflict. They also sent us with a week's worth of parasite medicine to make sure the puppy stayed healthy. Our first visit at a local vet was free and the puppy checked out as 'very healthy'. The owners run the place and are very knowledgeable with reptiles and birds to tropical fish and puppies.

I just wanted to throw in a review some of the reviewers.

All My Fish Died Person:
First off I am sorry to hear all your fish died. But you must know that Local Fish stores buy fish from distributors and parasites are common. I always make sure to inspect all fish I am about to buy at the fish store, then when I get home I inspect the fish again to make sure a parasite is not going to wipe out my tank. Now if your dad has been doing Salt water tanks for 30 years or whatever he would know this. I have had salt water tanks for over 10 years and this doesn't happen to me because I don't buy sick fish. Don't get into the aquarium hobby if you don't understand the risks of buying fish from a local pet store.

My turtle died person:

Ok lets just set this straight. They didn't miss inform you you just never took the time to READ about your pets diet. Do you feed a Cat hay? or do you feed a Dog oats? No. If you had took the time to read about your tortoise then you would know what they eat and that poor box tortoise would not have had to suffer under your care.

It really irks me that people are blaming their ignorance on a local pet store. Most local Family Owned pet stores are out of business. You have Petco who charges 35$ for the same exact Brand of Aquarium sand that is at this petstore for 16$.I have been to many of the Local Pet Stores in the area, the Husband and Wife who own Sand bar pets run a great shop, they have always been able to answer hard uncommon questions about the fish they sell, and were even willing to special order me fish considering they were in good health at the distributor!! This really says something. PETCO/PETSMART never check they quality of fish they order. In short this is a great local pet store.

Just because 10% of the population are idiots and don't know that when you buy pets you have to know something about them shouldn't make you

Never buy a tropical fish from this store! They do not treat nor quarntine there fish, allowing the introduction of deadly parasites and other diseases into your tank. You are playing Russian Roulette with the lives of all the fish in your tank. Please for your sake, buy your tropical fish from somewhere that cares about their fish and their reputation.

Years ago, I went to the Sand Bar Pet Shop to purchase a box turtle. The staff was extremely helpful and informative, or so I thought. It was my fault for not researching about the ...