Most over rated and under rated fish

[BettasAreSuperior]

I’ve always stayed away from kuhlis because I thought I would never see them. I’ve always loved them, but I don’t want something that just adds ammonia to my tank without me ever seeing it. I know the next addition to my 20 gallon!

Actually, I watched a video. The lady in the video has khuli loaches. She says in a moderately planted tank with good food the khulis are out all the time in front of the glass! I highly recommend them! Give them a try. (if you want)

 

[Kribensis27]

Actually, I watched a video. The lady in the video has khuli loaches. She says in a moderately planted tank with good food the khulis are out all the time in front of the glass! I highly recommend them! Give them a try. (if you want)

Ok, I’m definitely getting some as soon as I replace some equipment on my empty (but planted and cycled) 20 gallon.

 

[BettasAreSuperior]

Ok, I’m definitely getting some as soon as I replace some equipment on my empty (but planted and cycled) 20 gallon.

Yay!

 

[Demeter]

Glow light danios, not to be confused with glolight danios. Not too many people seem to have them but their colors are fantastic and they are good nano fish. Easy to breed as well!

 

[KribensisLover1]

I love dojo loaches so much and truly my most fun fish to watch BY FAR were my golden panda mollies. Bright and not skittish and tons of activity.

 

[Boltaction]

I’m a new fish keeper so I haven’t kept many types, but I’d say Bolivian Rams.

I originally wanted to keep angels but after research found out my tank is probably too small. Bolivian‘s seemed good compromise for a 36 gallon. I called 10 LFS’s in the area and most of them told me they don’t usually stock Bolivian’s since no one wants them due to their dull coloration. I was offered the more common German blues.

On the 10th call I finally found a place with Bolivian Rams and they are great fish. Got 4 and kept 2 and I think my 2 are pairing off. (Pictures below) They have great personalities, very active and graceful, and definitely colorful! I would recommend them to anyone looking to keep a cichlid but can’t swing a large tank.

 

[Unknown9182]

I would say red eye tetras because they have a classic silver look like a knight in armor, the red coloring of their eye makes it look like they are watching you or that they are menacing (but they aren’t), and finally the black stripe on the fins gives it a finishing look. I always see a abundant amount at fish/pet stores.

 

[TClare]

I am really surprised about Bolivian rams being mentioned here as it seems to me they are very popular according the the forums. I see them recommended often and many seem to list them among their favourites. Now try to find any recent posts about festivums......

 

[ProudPapa]

I think one of the most under-utilized fish is sparkling gouramis. I've only been keeping them for a few weeks, but I really enjoy watching them, and they're beautiful little fish.

 

[jkkgron2]

Endlers Livebearers are some of my favorite fish. This isn’t so much an overlooked fish but it’s just not as common as other species. It’s fun watching them grow and they have really fun personalities.

 

[HolyKamikaziBetta]

Danio.
I love them. My LFS sells them for 1$. They have quite a few varieties and they’re gorgeous

 

[SouthAmericanCichlids]

Well I think I'll reboot this thread again. I think swordtail are WAYYYYY underrated, I think they are a centerpiece/show fish. They may be on the small side but they use the whole tank, they will stand out more than anything else, and the sword the males have is gorgeous. I just don't think they get enough love or get put in their rightful place as a centerpiece fish.

 

[BigManAquatics]

I don't see a lot of love for tiger barbs. Actually swim in a school unlike a lot of schooling fish. Watching a wall of them swim around is impressive. I find it almost hypnotizing. Also, is entertaining watching them sort out their social structure within their school.

 

[A201]

I think my Berdmorei Tiger Loach is a little underrated. They aren't very common and rarely come up in conversation.

 

[Plecolover4477]

I would have to say Blood Fin tetras. I seldom ever see them mentioned but they are beautiful little guys. I also really like their activity level. They are seldom still. They spend the majority of their time following each other all over the tank but are mostly in the top portion of the tank. I have 8 and would love to get a few more.

Are they compatible with other fish like glofish tetras, corys and plecos???

 

[jkkgron2]

Are they compatible with other fish like glofish tetras, corys and plecos???

Yup, I have them in a couple of my tanks and they’re amazing! I’ve kept them with corys and plecos, and I think they’ll do well with glofish tetras.

 

[CaptainAquatics]

I like blind cave tetras!

 

[Fisch]

I would have to say Blood Fin tetras. I seldom ever see them mentioned but they are beautiful little guys. I also really like their activity level. They are seldom still. They spend the majority of their time following each other all over the tank but are mostly in the top portion of the tank. I have 8 and would love to get a few more.

They are on my list as well....hard to come by, though.

 

[Kribensis27]

They are on my list as well....hard to come by, though.

Really? We have them at PetSmart here.

 

[Mandy627]

I see alot of tiger barbs, mollies, platys and tetras... I saw a few people say diamond tetras are overlooked but so many people keep them, petco has them...rarely do I find a person who keeps killifish. Especially gardneri killi, they lay eggs all the time and I get credit at LFS for donating their babies. They are probably the brightest colored fresh water fish that I know of.

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Technically not fish but ghost shrimp are not given the attention they deserve they are awesome and only like 50 cents

 

[Oliver T.]

I don't see enough people recommending white cloud mountain minnows. Gold body with black spots, red fins with white tips and they can live happily in a coldwater tank. There affordable and can be found relatively easily in many pet shops. Easily my first choice when I need a schooling fish in my setups

 

[aquafrogg]

I third the kuhlis! I’ve only had mine for a few days but they’re starting to become a little less shy! During the day there’s always one poking their head out of this crevice between two rocks and when the lights go out all 6 squiggle around the tank like crazy. And I love how they dig little burrows under rocks and stuff and all pile in Such adorable behavior

and I know this isn’t technically a fish but I love ADFs. So much personality in such a tiny body! and I raised mine since he was smaller than the top part of my thumb and still had a little bit of a tail left, so he is so friendly that he will crawl all over my hand and chase it around the tank. He has ZERO fear. He would definitely die in the wild trying to say hello to passing fish. It’s like having a puppy

 

[Lucas35]

Honey gouramis. They look good and have cool personalitys. I also like pond snails (lymnaeidae). I first got a radix peregra from a pet store and recently I found some invasive big ear pond snails washed up on the beach. I saved as many as I could find and put them in my aquarium. Most freshwater snails are completely solitary but radix peregra and big ear pond snails (actually all lymnaeidae are social) are very social. I only had one R. Peregra for months though because they only had one. I have got him to self fertilize though and now I am raising the babies. The big ear pond snails almost always stay stay in the group they have established in the ball of coontail. They like to interact with each other. They don't seem to like the R. Peregra though. The first time it tried to join the group it gnawed on the shell of a big ear pond snail. Then next time a big ear pond snail tried to mate with it and it crawled away as fast as it could. Today it was in the group and I thought it was finally all good. When it left its foot (body) was missing a bunch of pieces. I can only imagine how they did that

 

[Plecolover4477]

Yup, I have them in a couple of my tanks and they’re amazing! I’ve kept them with corys and plecos, and I think they’ll do well with glofish tetras.

cool

 

[Dippiedee]

Dwarf neon rasbora. I wish I had an appropriate tank to keep them in they're gorgeous and I never see them mentioned

 

[GlennO]

Scissortail Rasboras might be under appreciated since I've never seen them recommended here even though they are quite hardy, easy to care for, inexpensive and easily obtained. Despite their lack of bright colours a big school of them is an impressive sight in a largish tank. They look like a school of active silvery streamlined torpedoes.

 

[Plecolover4477]

Dwarf neon rasbora. I wish I had an appropriate tank to keep them in they're gorgeous and I never see them mentioned

their nice fish and btw,how has your water parameters and inhabitants been doing?

 

[AcornTheBetta]

IDK if someone already said this, but WCMM. They are very cheap, but they have great colors and are super cute!

 

[Basil]

I agree with sparkling gourami. I’ve also only had mine a few weeks but they are really cool little fish. Well, except if they are bothering the snails
Another little fish that I have is Laubuca dadiburjori also known as Dadios or brilliant hatchet fish. Although they don’t look like hatchet fish at all.
They are a top level fish and quite pretty when you start noticing their subtle colors.

 

[Fisch]

Really? We have them at PetSmart here.

Not in Utah

 

[Basil]

Scissortail Rasboras might be under appreciated since I've never seen them recommended here even though they are quite hardy, easy to care for, inexpensive and easily obtained. Despite their lack of bright colours a big school of them is an impressive sight in a largish tank. They look like a school of active silvery streamlined torpedoes.

I had them for a while and really liked them. I called them my Edward Scissortails Sadly, they were a casualty of my “poison tank”. It’s a long story.Sigh. But hopefully, I’ll be able to fit them in somewhere again.

 

[V1K]

I don't see a lot of love for tiger barbs. Actually swim in a school unlike a lot of schooling fish. Watching a wall of them swim around is impressive. I find it almost hypnotizing. Also, is entertaining watching them sort out their social structure within their school.

Hmm, in my country they're kind of "default barbs". If someone says "I have barbs" and doesn't specify which species, in most cases it's these guys.

 

[LeahsTank]

I think one of the most under-utilized fish is sparkling gouramis. I've only been keeping them for a few weeks, but I really enjoy watching them, and they're beautiful little fish.

I just got some a week and a half ago. The store only had 3, so I’ll have to go back for more. I want at least 10.

 

[Shamannite80]

I never hear anything about peacock gudgeons. Mine follow everything I do. They "help" me clean the tank and entertain my cats. I love my three and am wanting more but my lfs never gets them in. I am planning on ordering online.

I see alot of tiger barbs, mollies, platys and tetras... I saw a few people say diamond tetras are overlooked but so many people keep them, petco has them...rarely do I find a person who keeps killifish. Especially gardneri killi, they lay eggs all the time and I get credit at LFS for donating their babies. They are probably the brightest colored fresh water fish that I know of.

I would love to have some of those. I can never find them anywhere. They are a very beautiful fish. Would they get along with peacock gudgeons?

 

[Mii]

thick lipped gourami. a lot of people just think of them as "thay fish that gets mislabeled as a honey gourami", but they're actually wonderful fish to keep.

 

[Kribensis27]

thick lipped gourami. a lot of people just think of them as "thay fish that gets mislabeled as a honey gourami", but they're actually wonderful fish to keep.

The downside of the honey gourami is that it's too small and shy to be kept with lots of bigger, more energetic fish. With a thick lipped gourami, you get the same general look, but it can handle to live with many of those fish.

 

[PenguinTetra38]

I like my checkered barbs. I don't know how common/uncommon they are but they aren't the flashiest of barbs, but I like their colors and think they are cool.

 

[mattgirl]

Are they compatible with other fish like glofish tetras, corys and plecos???

Yes they are. Mine are in with black skirt and neon tetras, corys and Elbert the BN pleco.

 

[Plecolover4477]

Yes they are. Mine are in with black skirt and neon tetras, corys and Elbert the BN pleco.

ive added some albino corys(4),I'm thinking about adding 2 more

 

[Maryellen]

Not an overlooked fish at all..but I think harlequin rasboras deserve all the hype and more! rassies are the absolute best, and I will never get bored of watching mine

 

[Plecolover4477]

ive added some albino corys(4),I'm thinking about adding 2 more

ive looked up the bloodfin tetras they seem to be hardy fish..since their schooling fish probably about 6..but ill start with 4 if I can find them.

 

[PenguinTetra38]

Not an overlooked fish at all..but I think harlequin rasboras deserve all the hype and more! rassies are the absolute best, and I will never get bored of watching mine

your rassies got nothin on my porkchops.

 

[Maryellen]

your rassies got nothin on my porkchops.

You didn’t- just- xD

 

[BigManAquatics]

You didn’t- just- xD

Yes, there is a line in the sand!

 

[Mandy627]

Hillstream loach!! I have some, they are like teeny tiny freshwater stingray's lol

 

[PenguinTetra38]

You didn’t- just- xD

it has come to this... I have no words...

 

[Mii]

pfft. amateurs. I haven't even finished quarantining them but I can already tell my redline rasboras are superior to your rasboras.

 

[PenguinTetra38]

pfft. amateurs. I haven't even finished quarantining them but I can already tell my redline rasboras are superior to your rasboras.

What was that? I don't speak peasant Rasbora.

 

[Maryellen]

What was that? I don't speak peasant Rasbora.

Ha! All I have to say are the harlequins
get the biggest, The bigger the better plus the porkchop is like a mini, offbrand version of the harlequin- and where does the name pork chop come from? Are they tasty? I could feed them to my Harles...

edit; they are cute little guys tho..