I live in Mesa, AZ. My favorite pet/fish stores: My PETSMART (yep, Im the fish lady) in Tempe- I make sure our fish are the best they can be-(under petsmarts tight restrictions)
PETS INC. (Mill Ave. & Southern Ave) I love this place- it has freshwater, saltwater and reptiles, the people are really nice but it is turning into a cichlid dominated store, which really isnt my thing right now. You can donate fish (I love to find random fish in the "Bargin Tanks")
PET CO. -on Stapley and Baseline, all the other ones are nasty- but this one isnt bad.