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Unlike most fish on this site, these species are generally hardy and forgiving of minor beginner mistakes.
🔰Care Notes:
• Always buy captive bred fish. They are more hardy and take to tank life well.
• Marbled Hatchetfish, Forktail Blue-eye & Clown Killifish need a lid to prevent jumping🦘.
• Panda Garra needs some hi-flow water movement and to should be added last after algae & biofilm have grown over the tank a few months.
• Kuhli Loaches need sand and it's suggested a lid in case they wiggle out of the tank.
• Corydoras need sand and will occasionally "run" up to top of tank to gulp air-this is normal.
• Bristlenoses need wood to digest property and can be territorial if too crowded in the lower part of tank.
• For Bettas more than 1 male should never be housed in the same tank. Also they may jump🦘- lid suggested.
• Zebra & Glowlight Danios zip around the tank with noticeably more gusto than most other fish- highly active fish.💨Glowlight Danios may jump🦘- lid suggested.
Marbled Hatchetfish Carnegiella strigata
Marbled Hatchetfish Carnegiella strigata
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Top edge
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes floating plants🌱
LID: Can jump 6" in the air then glide to "safety!"🕊️
Forktail Blue-eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
Forktail Blue-eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
Size: 2-2.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Top/mid
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Papua New Guinea
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Suggested LID for tank🦘
Likes floating plants🌱
Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 68-78F❄️🌴
Location: Top edge
Society: 8-10+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Guinea, Liberia & Sierra Leone
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Suggested LID for tank🦘
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Loves low flow💧
Medaka "Rice Fish"
Oryzias latipes
Medaka "Rice Fish"
Oryzias latipes
Size: 1.5"
Cool 61-76°F❄️
Location: Top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Japan, Korea, China & Vietnam
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes floating plants🌱
First domesticated in Japan 1600s
First vertebrates to reproduce in outer space!🧑🚀🌠
Siamese Fighting Fish/"Betta"
Betta splendens
Siamese Fighting Fish/"Betta"
Betta splendens
Size: 2-2.5"
Temp: 76-81F🌴
Location: Top/mid
Society: solo, never multi-♂s
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Chao Phraya and Mekong Basins
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Suggested LID for tank🦘
Likes floating plants & heavily planted tank🌱
Loves low flow💧
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: solo, ♂♀ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India/Bangladesh
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Loves low flow💧
Likes wood, floating plants & heavily planted tanks🌱
♂s make "bubble nests"
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Size: 1”
Temp: 76-78F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Araguaia Basin
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Love tannins in water
Glowlight Danio
Danio choprae
Glowlight Danio
Danio choprae
Size: 1-1.25”
Temp: 61-79°F❄️🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Northern Myanmar
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
LID may jump
fmr. Celestichthys choprae
Fast💨💨💨
Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 74-79F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 8+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Loves low flow💧
Extinct in the wild due to industrialization, pollution, invasive species and dams. Thrives in pet trade worldwide.
Vietnamese White Cloud
Tanichthys micagemmae
Vietnamese White Cloud
Tanichthys micagemmae
Size: 1-1.25”
Cool 65-72°F❄️
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Vietnam
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
More peaceful than Chinese White Clouds
Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Love tannins in water
"Smoke" Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
"Smoke" Black Neon Tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Love tannins in water
Singapore bred variant
White Cloud Minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
White Cloud Minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
Size: 1.5-1.75”
Cool 65-72°F❄️
Location: mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Guangdong, China
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Zebra Danio
Danio rerio
Zebra Danio
Danio rerio
Size: 2”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South Asia
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast💨💨💨
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
Size: 1.5-2”
Cool 65-75°F❄️
Location: Mid/top
Society: 10-15+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: India
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox
Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish Melanotaenia praecox
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/top
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Cherry Barb
Rohanella titteya
Cherry Barb
Rohanella titteya
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Sri Lanka
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Fmr. Puntius titteya
Vulnerable in the wild due to pollution and habitat loss. Thrives in pet trade worldwide.
🚫🦐
Golden Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
var. "Gold"
Golden Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
var. "Gold"
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
🚫🦐
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Myanmar
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Taiwan Green Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Taiwan Green Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Midwater
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
🚫🦐
Chili Red Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
Chili Red Rosy Barb
Pethia conchonius
Size: 3"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Mid water
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Fast 💨💨💨
🚫🦐
Bronze Cory
Osteogaster aenea /
syn. Corydoras aeneus
Bronze Cory
Osteogaster aenea /
syn. Corydoras aeneus
Size: 2.5”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰🔰🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
Bronze & Venezuelan considered same fish but different areas=different colors
Albino (Bronze) Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Albino (Bronze) Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Size: 2.5”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Temp 72-79F🌴
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰🔰🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
The albino cory is considered the hardiest cory of all. Albinism creates nearsightedness so they don't spook as easily as other fish.
Venezuelan Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Venezuelan Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Size: 2-2.5"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Venezuela, South America
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
fmr. Corydoras venezuelanus & Corydoras aeneus
Bronze & Venezuelan considered same fish but different areas=different colors
Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
Size: 2.5-3.5"
Temp 68-77F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo or 3+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, diatom, hair & green algae, zucchini, cucumber, spinach
Home: Myanmar
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
May land on your hand. Related to "doctor fish."
Kuhli Loach
Pangio kuhlii
Kuhli Loach
Pangio kuhlii
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+ more the merrier
Eats: Omnivore, scavenger
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Suggested lid for tank
Charming behavior
Loves leaf litter, tubes & heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Nocturnal🌜
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: 4–6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Herbivore/omnivore, must have wood, biofilm, diatom & green algae, zucchini, cucumber
Home: South America
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Large bio load💩
Territorial if crowded -needs a cave
Many different color morph$💸
Beginner Invertebrates
🔰Care Notes:
• Medication with Copper can kill invertebrates🦐🐌
• Ramshorn, Bladder, Malaysian Trumpet and Great Pond Snail are known to explode their populations if the tank is overfed.
Nerite Snails
Neritina spp.
Nerite Snails
Neritina spp.
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: .5-1.5” Species variety
Location: Bottom/walls
Society: 1+
Eats: Herbivore/grazer, biofilm, diatoms, soft green, green spot, soft film algae.
Home: East Africa/SE Asia
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Only breeds with brackish/salt
Leaves tiny white eggs everywhere.
Mystery Snail
Pomacea diffusa
Mystery Snail
Pomacea diffusa
Size: 2” different colors
Location: Bottom/walls
Society: 1+
Eats: Omnivore, biofilm, diatoms, green algae, zucchini, spinach
Home: South America
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Moderate bio load💩
Lays fertile eggs above water line
Different color morphs
High calcium needs for shell health
Very charming behavior
Ramshorn Snail
Planorbella duryi
Ramshorn Snail
Planorbella duryi
Gold Star Algae Eater
Population may explode
May eat plants
Size: 1”
Location: Bottom/walls
Society: 1+
Eats: Omnivore/grazer, algae, biofilm, detritus
Home: North America
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Different color morphs
Bladder Snail
Physella acuta
Bladder Snail
Physella acuta
Gold Star Algae Eater
Population will explode
May eat plants
Size: 0.5”
Location: Bottom/walls
Society: adding 1 snail can create dozens
Eats: Omnivore/grazer, algae, biofilm, detritus
Home: North America
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
Melanoides tuberculata
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
Melanoides tuberculata
Population may explode
Size: 1”
Location: Bottom/substrate
Society: 1+
Eats: Omnivore, detritus, algae, biofilm
Home: Africa, Asia
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Aerates the tank's substrate a little bit through digging around
Great Pond Snail
Lymnaea stagnalis
Great Pond Snail
Lymnaea stagnalis
Gold Star Algae Eater
Population will explode
May eat plants
Size: 2”
Location: Bottom/walls
Society: 1+
Eats: Herbivore/grazer, algae, plants, biofilm, detritus
Home: Europe, Asia, North America
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Assassin Snail
Anentome helena
Assassin Snail
Anentome helena
Gold Star Snail Killer🔪
Population may explode if they have a lot of snails to eat
Size: 1”
Location: Bottom
Society: 2
Eats: Carnivore
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🔰
Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata
Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: 1.5-2”
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore/grazers, biofilm, diatoms, soft green, hair, thread, string and red algae
Home: Japan, Taiwan
Adaptable💪
Beginner friendly🦐🔰
Only breeds with brackish/salt
Named after Takashi Amano
Red/Blue Dream Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
Red/Blue Dream Cherry Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi
Size: 1”
Location: Bottom
Society: 5-10+
Eats: Omnivore, biofilm, diatom, green, film, spinach, zucchini, and dried leaves
Home: East Asia
More beginner friendly than other🦐🔰
Many different color morph$💸
Once you decide on the fish, use the fish stocking guide here: https://aqadvisor.com/ to find out tank size and filtration needs. Next research what substrate, hardscape and plants are best for your animals.
Once you decide on the fish, use the fish stocking guide here: https://aqadvisor.com/ to find out tank size and filtration needs. Next research what substrate, hardscape and plants are best for your animals.
What does your favorite fish like in its habitat?
Driftwood
Driftwood
Leaf Litter
Leaf Litter
"Caves"
"Caves"
Smooth Stones
Smooth Stones
Pebbles
Pebbles
Sandy Area
Sandy Area
Tall Plants
Tall Plants
Dense Vegetation
Dense Vegetation
Floating Plants
Floating Plants
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