Arcata Aquarium
The store first opened in 1972 under the name of Arcata Aquarium. It was a small fresh water aquarium store. The current owners, Don and Joy, were two of that stores first employees. In 1976 Don and Joy took over the business and added a few products for other animals to the shops inventory. As the store evolved, small animals and birds were soon added as was the name Arcata Pet. In 1984 they were one of the first retail pet stores to stop selling and supporting the wild bird trade. they maintained their own breeding collection of Blue and Gold Macaws, Amazon Parrots, African Greys, Cockatoos and Caiques in their store. As they have become more supply oriented, their breeding stock has been sold or sent to live their lives out in retirement with their employees.
In January of 1997 they took the giant step of putting Arcata Pet on the Internet. they were not sure how well this would do, but now the Internet is a significant part of their overall business. Being located in a small town, they take pride in offering their customers the same small town pet store service that their local customers have come to appreciate and expect. Many of their local customers have been shopping with them since they started as a small fish and aquarium store so many years ago, making them part of the Arcata Pet family. they hope that you, their online customers, will join their family. Arcata Pet Supplies is located in the heart of the Redwood Forest. Locals jokingly refer to their location as living behind the Redwood Curtain. Being so far North and along the coast, they experience wet winters and foggy summers but they think it is a good trade off for a more relaxed way of life. The town of Arcata is a community of 15,000 residents at the North end of Humboldt Bay on California’s north coast and is also home of Humboldt State University.
For more information, please visit http://www.arcatapet.com