List of Favorite Freshwater Fish

Here is a list of some of the most popular freshwater fish that you might like:

• Guppy (Poecilia reticulate). Guppies make great fish for beginners because they're easy to care for and feed. They love eating mosquito larvae, which has been the impetus for their introduction into countries troubled with malaria.
• Green Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri). The males have the swordtails but you won't want to keep more than one male in a tank together; they don't like other Swordtail male company. Other than the male rivalry, green swordtails make good community fish.
• Black Molly (Poecilia shenops). The fascinating thing about Black Mollies is that they are from brackish waters so you can actually keep them in both freshwater and saltwater tanks! Black Mollies are live-bearers but they don't take care of the fry.
• Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus). Platies are live bearers and do well in community aquariums.
• Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innes). Neons are great to keep as a school of six or more in your fish tank. They will dart around and around the tank. Don't put them in a tank with larger fish who will bully them.
• Clown Plecostomus (Peckoltia arenaria). Easy to care for fish that eats algae. There hasn't been much success (any?) with breeding Clown Plecos in aquariums.
• Goldfish (Carassius auratus). Most of the other freshwater fish we've highlighted so far are tropical freshwater fish. The goldfish is a coldwater freshwater fish. You usually won't need to heat their tank water since they're happy in water in the 65 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 to 20 degrees Celsius).

List of Favorite Saltwater Fish

Here is a list of the most popular saltwater fish for regular hobbyists (serious fish hobbyists have a longer list of marine fish they can choose from):

• Clownfish (Amphirprion ocellaris). Nemo! Even if you haven't seen the movie, Finding Nemo, chances are you've seen this fish before in pictures or tanks. It is an orange fish with white vertical stripes. This little cutie actually makes a great first time fish for saltwater tanks. I wish I could say the same thing about the anemones but apparently they are a lot harder to keep alive in aquariums (most usually don't make the one year mark). Be careful, clownfish are very territorial against other clownfish.
• Yellowtail Damselfish (Chrysiptera parasema). These bright blue fish have yellow tails and grow to about 3 inches in an aquarium.
• Firefish Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica). This fish has a yellow head that fades to orange through the midbody to a blackish tail. They are easy to care for fish that are not too aggressive to their fishmates.
• Tangs/Surgeonfish (Zebrasoma veliferum, Zebrasoma flavescens, Naso lituratus, and Acanthurus coeruleus). This beautiful fish is completely herbivorous so plan on providing much algae and lettuce to keep it happy. They are actually aggressive and territorial so may not be good for a tank with a lot of other fish in it.

 

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