Favorite: White Cloud Mountain MinnowsRiverFisher87 said:Just hoping on the wagon of trying to pass time while most are stuck and bored at home!
What’s you favourite and least favourite fish?
Favourite: Jack Dempsey
Least favourite: Any Plecos
You can do either, or anything you ever owned, I’m just curious what others like and dislikePascalKrypt said:Are we talking that we own, or just hypothetical?
Not to sidetrack but I’m curious why the sae is a least fav?scarface said:I really enjoy my plecos. I have both a clown and bristlenose. Next favorite are my goldfish. My ember tetras are another favorite, although rather boring to watch, but they're the longest fish I have. I purchased them back in early Feb 2016, so over 4 years now!
I don't really enjoy my SAE. And I have a feeling it's going to be sticking around for a while, unless I find another home for it.
Send it to me so it can help me get a handle on this blasted BBAscarface said:I really enjoy my plecos. I have both a clown and bristlenose. Next favorite are my goldfish. My ember tetras are another favorite, although rather boring to watch, but they're the longest fish I have. I purchased them back in early Feb 2016, so over 4 years now!
I don't really enjoy my SAE. And I have a feeling it's going to be sticking around for a while, unless I find another home for it.
Just a very unpleasant character. Not someone you'd want to meet in a back alley. I suspect, but not witnessed, it was a cause of a few deaths over the months and yrs, which includes 2 Amano shrimp, a CPO, and another SAE. I thought a larger tank is what it needed, and it almost immediately started chewing on my goldfishes' fins. Had no issues with the other one I had.Addictedtobettas said:Not to sidetrack but I’m curious why the sae is a least fav?
never mind. You can let it live out its life in your tank or find itself another home. I don't allow murderers in my tanksscarface said:Just a very unpleasant character. Not someone you'd want to meet in a back alley. I suspect, but not witnessed, it was a cause of a few deaths over the months and yrs, which includes 2 Amano shrimp, a CPO, and another SAE. I thought a larger tank is what it needed, and it almost immediately started chewing on my goldfishes' fins. Had no issues with the other one I had.
It's why I still have him, after all that. It would be incredibly irresponsible of me to let someone else have it. It's my burden to bear.mattgirl said:never mind. You can let it live out its life in your tank or find itself another home. I don't allow murderers in my tanks
Because they are so commonly kept I think. People just get bored with everyone owning a guppy and people outside of the hobby thinking that that's all what fishkeeping is about, breeding guppies.Johnb114 said:I have to ask. Why all the hate on guppies? Haha
I want to see a picture of that angelfish! That sounds spectacular.Sanderguy777 said:I think the favorite fish I own currently is a tie between my Giraffe cichlid and my turquoise angelfish (sorry, not sure if there is a more correct name, it has brown spots and a turquoise undertone).
Oops, forgot to dish out some hate LOL
Least favorite is probably the Chinese algae eaters at petsmart. Reminds me that I could have nice, polite, and well behaved SAE...if only I could find an LFS that stocked them LOL
That or the goldfish that Walmart sold while I worked there. The "what kind of food should I feed this poor animal I'm planning to put in a jar that is too small for jam" ones...
I'll try to get one posted soon, but I'm out of the house right now...PascalKrypt said:Because they are so commonly kept I think. People just get bored with everyone owning a guppy and people outside of the hobby thinking that that's all what fishkeeping is about, breeding guppies.
I don't really hate them but certain common colours get really boring to look at after seeing them for 20 years in every pet store and every other person's home, all carbon copies. It's the same reason I don't really enjoy goldfish, even though I really like koi.
I want to see a picture of that angelfish! That sounds spectacular.
Usually not a big fan of Angelfish but that one looks pretty cool to me!Sanderguy777 said:
The last one is just a mustang I saw when I was at Home Depot for play sand. No relation real or imagined to angelfish living or dead LOL
Why not the plecos? Common plecos or the entirety of Plecodom?bgntoc said:I haven't owned many species of fish, but for the ones I have I love most of them... (sorry can't choose)
Favorite: Neon tetra, corydoras, bettas and goldfish lol that's literally 4 out of six species I own of fish.
Least favorite: Oto catfish.
And the guppys are just there. I mean they are fun to look at but I just don't really like their personalities.
Fish I would want to own are angel fish, black neons, harlequins, basically almost any basic "Beginner" fish. I wouldn't really want are black skirt tetras, mollies, rainbow sharks, flowerhorns, plecos, kissing gourami
Thanks! Idk, I just see negative things about them frequently(which isn't good) but sure.Sanderguy777 said:Why not the plecos? Common plecos or the entirety of Plecodom?
I urge you to google zebra and gold nugget plecos. They might change your mind LOL
While we're talking about pretty plecos, can I just attach a pic of a blue phantom real quick. Theyre like 6 inches if memory servesbgntoc said:Thanks! Idk, I just see negative things about them frequently(which isn't good) but sure.
I think I just mostly dislike common plecos because of the size. I know I know I like goldfish which get big sometimes and I also love koI which are giant but idk personal prefrence I guess. Haha. I googled the plecos you suggested and I must admit they are really pretty.
So true, like fish that have a hard time swimming are just super unpleasant to look at too, they just make the tank simply unpleasant and peacefulFalena said:I could write whole page answering this question (mostly the favorite part) so I'm going to have to include a few lol
Favourites: Betta macrostoma, microphis deocata, bristlenose pleco and yoyo loach!
Least favourite: Anything short bodied or balloon. Or any long finned fish where it affects their wellbeing or mobility. In fact the only long finned fish I really love are my long finned bristlenoses. Because they're the only fish I know where it doesn't negatively impact them in one way or another.
I don’t get all the excitement over Bettas, to be I never really have a actual large betta tank, but the way I see them is fish that are made for small solo tanks. No offence or anything. But don't get me wrong they are very beautiful fish.Sunflower said:Favorite: African dwarf frog, but if you REALLY want me to pick a fish then betta.
Least favorite: out of the things I’ve owned, mystery snails. They keep the tank clean of mulm but bulldoze everything inside it. I also don’t like neons or cardinals because I don’t like the way they look and think they’re overrated
I totally understand, however bettas are perfectly fine in larger tanks. My betta is in a 10 gallon with my African dwarf frog and nerite snail. That’s the biggest tank I can have currently because I’m going to college next year and can only have 20 gallons or under in dorms, however I could go a lot bigger and my betta would be fine. I just like their personalities and how they are all different, while schooling fish all tend to blend together and not have too much uniqueness between them (personality, looks, etc). But that’s just my opinion!RiverFisher87 said:I don’t get all the excitement over Bettas, to be I never really have a actual large betta tank, but the way I see them is fish that are made for small solo tanks. No offence or anything. But don't get me wrong they are very beautiful fish.
True, I must say I wouldn’t want to spend more then a 20 gallon tank on a betta, I just think for tanks larger then that it’s a waste, they are great fish for small bedside stands or just around you house in general.Sunflower said:I totally understand, however bettas are perfectly fine in larger tanks. My betta is in a 10 gallon with my African dwarf frog and nerite snail. That’s the biggest tank I can have currently because I’m going to college next year and can only have 20 gallons or under in dorms, however I could go a lot bigger and my betta would be fine. I just like their personalities and how they are all different, while schooling fish all tend to blend together and not have too much uniqueness between them (personality, looks, etc). But that’s just my opinion!
Okay, but have you seen a betta in a larger tank? They love it! They're so incredibly active, and depending on the betta, in a 20 gal you could easily add cories, or another bottom dweller, or a peaceful mid-dweller, or some other fish that wouldn't go for the betta. They can easily be the centerpiece of a community tank.RiverFisher87 said:True, I must say I wouldn’t want to spend more then a 20 gallon tank on a betta, I just think for tanks larger then that it’s a waste, they are great fish for small bedside stands or just around you house in general.
