Top 10 Fish for Beginners
Here are some of the best fish for hobbyists just starting out, in no particular order:
Honey gourami (Colisa chuna): easy to take care of, stay small (1.5inches max), absolutely stunning.
Cherry Barb (Puntius titteya): very hardy; peaceful - even for a barb; males in color are incredible.
Balloon Belly Molly (aquacultured sport of Poecilia sphenops): very popular; come in all colors; hardy; livebearers.
Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher): best fish to have spawn for you - one day a pair will control half of the tank and parade babies around within a week.
Aeneus Cory (Corydoras aeneus): best scavenger for a tank, although any cory cat will do; hardy; inexpensive.
Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus): nice small (1.5inch) fish; easy to keep; likes some plants to swim in and around.
Zebra danio (Danio rerio): old standard, but for many good reasons - beautiful, hardy; peaceful.
Clown pleco (Peckoltia vitattus): excellent algae eater; remains small (3-4 inches); doesnt bother plants.
Farlowella (various species of Farlowella genus); another great algae eater; interesting looking; wont eat plants.
Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare): come in many varieties; best kept in schools of five or more; get large, so be careful what you put them with.
Helpful Hint - almost any fish looks better on dark gravel - brown and even black. Lighter colored gravel makes fish look washed out.
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