What are some favorite species for fresh water aquarium fish?

Most interactive, longer living, and moderate maintenance fish. We want to start up a tank, and fill it with the best. Asked by Mutt 52 months ago Similar questions: favorite species fresh water aquarium fish Pets > Fish.

Similar questions: favorite species fresh water aquarium fish.

Depends on what you want Non agressive: platies, guppies, some tetras are non and some are semi-agressive, danos, and so on. But just because they are non-agressive, does not mean all will go together. There are a lot of things to consider whey getting fish: what ph range do they need.

Some are easier to keep than others. Some are more delicate and need a lot of work. Semi-agressive: gromies, sharks, some cats, severums, and so on.

Again, not all can go together. The ph levels, water quality, even temperture of the water can be different for each kind of fish (just like with non-agressive) Agressive: oscars, jack dempsies, etc. Same info goes for these fish, the ph, and all mentioned for the other fish. Now, on to freshwater fish, but some need brackish water and some need softer water, some need more acicid.

One of the best sites for info on each fish (they sell) of ph range, water temperature is best for that kind of fish, is it non-agressive, semi-agressive, agressive, brackish water, is that kind of fish best for beginner, intermediated or hard to keep alive and expert aquariest, and lots more info for each fish is at : liveaquariua. Com Has some of the best info I have ever found to help select fish. Here is the link to their freshwater fish: liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm... Here is a sample about a "green cobra" guppy (this info is given for each and every fish they sell) Quick Stats Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons Care Level: Easy Tank Conditions: 64-82°F; pH 5.5-8.0; KH 10-30 Max.

Size In Aquarium: Up to 2" Color Form: Bright Green, Gray, Yellow Temperament: Peaceful Diet: Omnivore Compatibility: View Chart Origin: Farm Raised, Singapore Family: Poeciliidae Sources: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pCatId=830 .

Here are my favourite freshwater fish Guppies, Platys, and Minnows - you can have lots, they live a long time, breed easily (therefore replenishing the population), and can stand any mistakes you make. Goldfish - most interactive but hardest to keep alive. Your best bet is to keep 1 GF for every 10 gallons of tank space and do tank maintenance once a week.

Twice the required filtration for your tank helps, too, as do live plants. Sources: My opinion .

Mollies Gosh, long time no answer. I've had all different kinds of tetras and they are very beautiful but not to hardy. Angle fish are majestic but they can be aggressive toward other fish.

Angel fish and tetras are school fish, so they are not too interactive. Mollies are kind of like the Cocker Spaniels of the fresh water aquarium world. Easy to breed, nice personalities, big expressive eyes (for a fish) and hard to kill... I mean they don't just die for no reason.

They will also come over to you when you come near, especially if you feed em. Swordtails are kind of like mollys and should be good in the same tank. They mate constantly, as do guppies and mollies.

They are all live-breeders, but you have to give them lots of plants because they will eat their own. Guppies are alright and very hard to kill (should the heat go out or you forget to feed them for a couple of days). A male Siamese fighting fish can be very beautiful.

They are only dangerously aggressive to members of their own kind. The females are egg layers, but the male tends them in a nest of bubbles he makes. He is very protective of them, but will eat other fishes young.

You might want to get some bottom-feeding fish. I forget what kind of eels they are called but they are about 2.5" long and have beautiful brown purple and yellow markings. Of course, it depends on what you mean by the "best" fish.

The bigger and more exotic they are, the harder they are to manage.

That would be any kind of goldfish or small koi (which have to be kept by themselves--no mixing of other fish) or carnivorous fish such as oscars and cichlids (again, have to be kept by themselves). I had a friend who had a giant oscar who lived for many years--he was probably 10 inches long and lived by himself in a 55 gallon tank. Goldfish, koi and cichlids all grow to the size limit of their tanks.

Personally, I prefer a tank of mixed tetras, which are schooling fish and come in many types and colors. My second choice for a schooling tank would be mixed mollies and swordtails. None of these fish grow.

You can do a guppy tank if you want to see them breed, but they aren’t very exciting (been there, done that) and you end up having to have a second baby tank. I don’t know if you have any fish tank experience. You can’t just start a new tank from scratch and fill it with fish.

They will all die. A tank needs to mature and "cycle" and in the beginning, you will have some fish loss.It took me over a year to cycle my current 5 gallon tank to where the fish would live longer than 3 months--I now have a betta and a pleco who are both over a year old. You also have to understand how much to stock your tank.

The rough estimate is one fish inch per gallon, less if your tank is "high" (also called a show tank) rather than "long". A fish is measured from its eye to the base of its tail. (No, don’t take it out of the tank and apply a measuring tape--a human knuckle is about an inch and you can press you hand to the tank and make a rough guess.

) Hopefully you have a good pet store near your house where the fish staff is knowledgeable and helpful. Visit often, look at different types of fish, make notes on which ones you like or don’t like. A good fish section has fish grouped already by compatibility, or has icons on the tank saying what goes with what.

Do online research or get library books on the types of fish you are most interested in, how they like their tanks set up (planted, lots of hiding places, certain types of light, minimum gallons) and what type of companions they enjoy (some like to be kept alone, some like a school of identical fish), etc.For instance, you can usually put a single male betta in a community tank, but if any of the community fish have big or flowing fins, or are brightly colored, the betta might injure or even kill them. (My betta goes after my pleco if he flares his fin while eating! ) As far as how long fish live...they will live a long time if their tank is kept clean and set-up how they like it.

ALL fish require periodic water changes and more frequent changes of filter media. Sources: Many years working in a pet store and owning fish .

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