So true, why would you want mystery snails? They just breed like crazy.
You have one and next thing you know this happens.
What is the worst aquarium fish?
So true, why would you want mystery snails? They just breed like crazy.
You have one and next thing you know this happens.
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I haven't kept any of them personally but I don't like glofish, any balloon form of anything, longfin morphs, and generally not albinos. I guess I prefer my fish to look more natural
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Ewwww! I've had pest snails and thankfully I managed to catch them before things got too out of hand, but only because I had a small 5 gallon tank infestation. It's been about a month since my snail purge and I still find the odd one chilling in there
There are so many better alternatives to snails though, like shrimp! Shrimp are cute and funny imo and have next to no bioload (plus, even if they do breed, so many types of fish eat shrimp babies!)
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Betta splendens, hands down. They’ve become so generic, like Tylenol.
Also, people always recommend them, but all I read every day is fin rot this, rot that, bloat, bubble eye, stuck on the filter intake, water flow is too much, torn fins, cooked alive, killed my Nemo, yada yada yada, bla bla bla.
Ok, so maybe not the worst fish, but one of the most overrated.
Also, people always recommend them, but all I read every day is fin rot this, rot that, bloat, bubble eye, stuck on the filter intake, water flow is too much, torn fins, cooked alive, killed my Nemo, yada yada yada, bla bla bla.
Ok, so maybe not the worst fish, but one of the most overrated.
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I have wild caught ghost shrimp in my tank, I got them from a boat pond when my dad was preparing to go fishing, I got this one huge shrimp that bullies the fish in my tank.
I'm not much of a fan of livebearers, with the possible exception of Endlers. They breed constantly, are ridiculously common, aren't very interesting to watch in my opinion, and don't live long.
Also, Lionfish are terrible for the environment and incredibly invasive.
Also, Lionfish are terrible for the environment and incredibly invasive.
Eh, I find that to be a good thing. I made enough money selling them in the last 2 months to buy myself an Aquaclear 50 and a heater. You might want to see if you there's any interest in them locally if you already have some. Also, it's pretty easy to remove the egg clutches.
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Jewel cichlids only fish I ever returned. They are a species only fish. Bettas livebearers I would never own. I don’t mind glofish there just unfortunate mutated fish. I have a pair of tetra glofish.
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Some fish pet peeves of mine-
Aligator gar, Red tailed catfish, pacu, bala sharks, Iridescent Shark, arapaima, koi, knifefish, Common Pleco, bumblebee grouper, common goldfish.
Basically any fish that should not be sold to the general public unless they are proven to have the appropriate sized tank or pond (and some should never be sold in the first place)ead:
Aligator gar, Red tailed catfish, pacu, bala sharks, Iridescent Shark, arapaima, koi, knifefish, Common Pleco, bumblebee grouper, common goldfish.
Basically any fish that should not be sold to the general public unless they are proven to have the appropriate sized tank or pond (and some should never be sold in the first place)ead:
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I agree, I have 6 because my son got them for me and store made him buy six, and they just do nothing. No personality, blah. I'd rehome them if I knew somebody who would take them.
AND BLADDER SNAILS, EWWW, GROSS, HATE THEM, but my puffers love them, so they are good for something I guess.
Oh one other thing, ANGEL FISH. I have zero interest in them whatsoever.
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Kinda have to agree I'm SO tired of answering fin rot questions and the people using bettafix and keeping bettas in a .5 container with no filter. I think it's because their great for beginners but company's also cash in on that selling "betta tanks" and "betta bowls" if company's backed away from that maybe we wouldn't have so much betta problems
I don't like platys and mollies. Not their looks, not their personalities. Which is weird to me since I love all the rest of the livebearers. Won't get fancy guppies again because the long tails annoy me--too easy to damage and makes it hard for them to swim.
Not a huge fan of incredibly shy fish--nocturnal species I get, but the ones who are just skittish? What's the point of trapping something in an aquarium if you're stressing it out just being around? And also not a fan of species where all the fish look exactly the same, like some tetras.
...but I love me some snails. My tanks are all full of ramshorn, bladder, and nerites, and I'm going to be getting Malaysian Trumpets, Assassins and Mystery Snails eventually. I'd love to find a place that had Rabbits at a reasonable price, and some of the huge pond snails. I also have a terrarium with land snails, and an outdoor pond just to breed more ramshorn and bladder. Something about the way they're just always on the move, scraping every scrap of sustenance off the surface of EVERYTHING...I just love that. Also my ramshorn in particular have a huge variety of body colors, shell patterns and differences in translucence, so they're all very individual. I have a lot of videos of my snails because I find them so funny, beautiful and fascinating. As someone above said, to each their own
Not a huge fan of incredibly shy fish--nocturnal species I get, but the ones who are just skittish? What's the point of trapping something in an aquarium if you're stressing it out just being around? And also not a fan of species where all the fish look exactly the same, like some tetras.
...but I love me some snails. My tanks are all full of ramshorn, bladder, and nerites, and I'm going to be getting Malaysian Trumpets, Assassins and Mystery Snails eventually. I'd love to find a place that had Rabbits at a reasonable price, and some of the huge pond snails. I also have a terrarium with land snails, and an outdoor pond just to breed more ramshorn and bladder. Something about the way they're just always on the move, scraping every scrap of sustenance off the surface of EVERYTHING...I just love that. Also my ramshorn in particular have a huge variety of body colors, shell patterns and differences in translucence, so they're all very individual. I have a lot of videos of my snails because I find them so funny, beautiful and fascinating. As someone above said, to each their own
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Really? I just got two of them last night and I am OBSESSED. They follow each other around and dig through the sand, I think they have a ton of personality already. But to each their own.
(yes, I know I need more, I bought all I could find)
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Guppies. They are so tempting and look so pretty. All research I did on them said they were hardy and perfect beginner fish. I got 5, 4 females and 1 male. Two died in the first week. The other 3 lived for about 6 months before dying. They never looked healthy though. I got 3 more (all males) for another tank from a different shop hoping I'd just got a bad batch but they died within a month. In both cases parameters were perfect, tanks were well established and all other tank mates were healthy and thriving. So difficult not to buy them again though since they are so pretty.
I also don't like males of a lot of fish. I really don't like male livebearers. I've got 6 female platies currently and I love platies. I had 1 male and 4 females and he harassed 2 of them constantly, he didn't spread it out between the fenales like he's supposed to do. I separated him to his own tank. But the main reason I don't like males is because they are usually a lot thinner. I don't like thin fish. They always look slightly unhealthy to me. This is mostly referring to livebearers and goldfish.
I also don't like males of a lot of fish. I really don't like male livebearers. I've got 6 female platies currently and I love platies. I had 1 male and 4 females and he harassed 2 of them constantly, he didn't spread it out between the fenales like he's supposed to do. I separated him to his own tank. But the main reason I don't like males is because they are usually a lot thinner. I don't like thin fish. They always look slightly unhealthy to me. This is mostly referring to livebearers and goldfish.
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In general terms, if a large fish is contained in space too small, they will constantly seek a way out. For instance, musky (muskellunge) and pike have been documented to escape lakes and other impoundments that are too small. It’s been observed that these fish will seek an outflow and even attempt to jump over a spillway to get out.
Some of these monster fish that are kept have very little documentation/research in terms of home range, behavior, etc too.
Finally, from my perspective, “monster fish” isn’t just about how big it gets (length/weight). IE Shad and herring not necessarily get “monster fish” size but are generally pelagic, anadromous fish not suited to captivity.
These are just my opinions and not meant to be critical/judgemental of anyone keeping monster fish.
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My least favourite fish was the guppy. At the time I didnt like the quality of pet store guppies, even if they were hardy, there was no care for form, coloration or even variety. However, since becoming passionate about 'show' quality guppies, therefore line bred, they become a new interest for me. Which explains why I have a couple of pairs of albino koi guppies being shipped to me....
All down, my least favourite fish would either be the serpae tetra - for me, those things were little flap flaps filled with rage - or the platy/swordtail/molly.
All down, my least favourite fish would either be the serpae tetra - for me, those things were little flap flaps filled with rage - or the platy/swordtail/molly.
Theres loads out there, an quite a interesting selection make great colourful community fish.
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I don’t mind glofish as fish, but I swear I get a headache every time I look at the display with the black gravel and the color-changing light and the glowy anemone thingy and so forth. I mean, with a less aggressive background they’d be fine.
Fancy goldfish I don’t like, though. That little hunched-up body is just so sad. And I’m not particularly fond of albino fish; they don’t look interesting to me. Nothing against the fish itself in either case.
Fancy goldfish I don’t like, though. That little hunched-up body is just so sad. And I’m not particularly fond of albino fish; they don’t look interesting to me. Nothing against the fish itself in either case.
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Yes. Goldfish. They were always sick. I lost all of them to Dropsy.
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