About Us:

We are a family owned business, steadily growing as more and more pet stores national and international find our tropical fish and service to be satisfying. Our founder Lew Rothlisberger and wife Reina take great pride in their business and great care of their customers. They have instilled these values in the staff and the family members who work here at Tampa Exotic Tropicals.

Tampa Exotic Tropicals provides a unique way for our customers to buy Florida raised Tropical Fish from over 100 farmers thoughout Central Florida. We have close working realationships with these farmers; we provide a way for the fish farmer to tend to their farm without having to worry about where the fish are going, or how they are getting there.

We have many customers who have been with us thoughout the years and we want to make sure they are with us for many more. Tampa Exotic Tropicals guarantees live arrival of all freshwater fish it ships unless otherwise stated at time of sale. Furthermore Tampa Exotic Tropicals will endeavor to make its customers happy and will strive to come to a fair settlement if any product is inferior, unhealthy or in any way is not what the customer was expecting. This is one of the ways inwhich we keep our customers for so long. Your welcome to read some of our customer quotes .

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We appreciate you taking the time to learn about Tampa Exotic Tropicals and hope that you will consider us when you are ready to make your purchases.