1538 N. Wells Street
Chicago IL, 60610
Phone: 312.642.8763 Visit Website
Founded in 1975, Chicago’s Old Town Aquarium has earned an enviable reputation as one of the nation’s top aquarium specialty stores.
Old Town Aquarium specializes in the finest marine and freshwater specimens, including delightfully simple specimens perfect for the beginner all the way up to exotics like the Joculator angels and Gem tangs, suitable for the most sophisticated collections. Indeed, hobbyists and professionals alike are amazed by our aquatic “Noah’s Ark”.
Coupled with expert aquarium design, installation, and maintenance services, Old Town Aquarium is a complete resource for beginning and advanced aquarists.
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Specialty: Aquarium
Neighborhood: Old Town
Features: Freshwater & Saltwater fish, Residential, Commercial & Institutional installations are available nationwide
Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Tuesday & Thursday 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Parking: Free parking at Pipers Alley with a $20.00 purchase
ADA: Wheelchair accessible
Co-owned by Jim Walters and Ian Schakowsky, Old Town Aquarium is distinguished by their passion for aquatic life. Unlike many in the business, both Jim and Ian have logged hundreds of dives on reefs throughout the world, in order to best observe the behavior and environment of many of the species offered for sale at Old Town Aquarium. They have participated in collection trips as far away as Fiji to familiarize themselves with the handling of the marine life at the point of collection, and to observe the environmental impact of such activity.
