Welcome to the Aquarium Shop
Meet Our Staff!
The Aquarium shop began in 1980 as a typical “mom and pop” pet store in Downtown Royal Oak.
Over the years Dave and Mike have changed the focus to become predominately
an aquatic store with an emphasis on quality and service.
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MIKE & DAVID
HOLDEN
Holden attends Oakland University where he studies Health Sciences. When he started working at The Aquarium Shop, Holden weighed about 98 pounds soaking wet.....now he is a big bruiser, but without a mean streak.
Holden has an SPS reef tank at home, and a HUGE Pacu named Norm. He has a Bearded Dragon named Pat, and a pond and a big ole dog named Henry.
Even though he takes good care of the tanks here at The Aquarium Shop, he hates taking care of his tanks at home.
Some day he will invent a completely maintenance free aquarium and become
rich and famous.
NICK
Nick is attending Oakland University but still does not know what he wants to be when he grows up. He is studying German and his favorite word is Kugelschreiber which means pen. Nick has 6 tanks at home, 4 freshwater and two saltwater. He likes Ricordia mushroom polyps, and sports cars. He has a brother and a sister and a mom who knits really really good. Oh yeah, and a dad too. And two dogs and a snake.
We think Nick is awesome!
SAM
Sam was born April 9, 1991. He lives in Royal Oak and attends University of Detroit Jesuit High School. If he manages to graduate, he hopes to attend Oakland University.
His favorite color is green and his favorite fish is Tropheus deboisi
He likes candy necklaces, candle wax, and the word extrapolate.
His interests include fish, swimming, sleeping, and females (pretty ones)
He has been heard to say: I wish I could fly.
JON
Jon (don't call him John) is our resident body builder. Usually he is doing one of three things: Working out, eating, or thinking about working out. Oh yes, he also works here and attends, you guessed it, Oakland University with Nick and Holden. Jon has a 50 gallon reef tank at home, and two dogs. When Jon grows up he wants to be a History teacher.
Remember, when you think Jon, think H.U.G.E !