Howdy Everyone!
Hope you all are doing well in this beautiful day!
I am back with a regular topic like I always has been!
So let’s not waste any bit of time and straight dive into it!
Usually when one builds his first aquarium, he or she might think of the most common fish known as goldfish along with guppy or platy. Is not that right ? But in this aquatic world there is a lot to experience !There are a lot of variety of colorful fishes that I personally have kept. So there is nothing to worry about. I will make it easy and simple for you!
Firstly if you are building a freshwater tank
then guppy must be a really good option ! You know there are variety of guppy options to choose from ! I have personally seen a lot of them ! Luckily for a lower costing , Guppies can be a great option for you . Besides another plus point for guppies can be that they breed a lot and the can breed inside aquarium ! So once you get a pair of guppy , soon your aquarium will be filled with fishes.
Seeing fish breeding and growing in number can be a really fascinating thing for your loving child. As for me , I was also very interested in fish breeding from my childhood so saying this from my personal experience !
Another beautiful option could be African Ciclids! Firstly, Ciclids are a very colorful species and Secondly, Ciclids are community fish. The love roaming around in a community and also they need a lot of hiding spaces as they fight a lot!
Really aggressive fish to keep but I am not saying that they are aggressive towards you! I am saying that they are aggressive towards other fishes. Inside a Ciclid community , there is are a lot of interesting factors ! Such as there is a leader in Ciclid community who leads all other ! That is interesting to witness right? Besides there are so much color variations inside a Ciclid tank.
Wanna know about a fish which is not a community fish and have to be kept alone in a tank? Yes I am serious about keeping them alone! You might think, how can a fish survive alone ! Is that even possible? I will answer you with saying that, Yes, It’s possible!
Have you ever heard about the fish named Flowerhorn?
Usually flowerhorn is a really aggressive fish with a variety of colors. What I mean by variety of color is an attractive range of color. Really really attractive rang of color. Usually the male fish looks more attractive in comparison to the female. And that’s why you will mostly see males in aquarium stores. They have a unique physical structure ! What type of unique physical structure? They have a extended part of their forehead and when it will grow fully , the extended part is seen fully. Maybe from this part they got their name!
Okay a lot about flowerhorn lets talk about another colorful species. Let’s talk about Betta fish.
Betta fish another species with a lot of color
and variations. They usually are pretty much smaller in proportion and requires smaller tank and less care. There is a lot of color variations in Betta fish. Full moon, Half moon and so on. Betta fish also known as fighter fish is for a reason. They also needed to be kept one at a tank at a time as you can’t keep more than one in a tank otherwise they will fight till death.
Have I talked about Discus? No right?
Okay Discus is a freshwater fish with colorful appearance. They are the freshwater beauties who comes up with a various mixture of color. They are usually easy to keep as they are mostly breed in aquariums now a days. Wild fish of any types usually lives less as the wild situation is harder to maintain. Also by reading in internet you will find that discus is known as the king of the fish. You might be sure now why they are called that.
Gourami will be a nicer option for you
I believe ! They are beautiful in color and easy to keep I believe. As far my personal experience , I have kept these fish and they can survive in the hardest of situations. They have an attractive attitude which often will attract your attentions.
Okay here we go about the basic Freshwater colorful fishes that you can keep in your perfectly build fish tank. By perfectly I mean that obviously what landscape you built must be pretty I believe
What are the most popular freshwater fish?
As far my personal knowledge or from my experience , Arowana is the most hyped Freshwater fish of all time. The dragon scaled fish sometimes sold for even upto 50,000$ .
You might be really interested why these fish are so expensive right ? Okay because of their dragon alike nature and aggressive mindset. Red arwana’s are the rarest and expensive worldwide. Besides there are silver arwana , Asian Arwana, Platinum silver arwana , Green arwana and so more varieties.
Besides there are Oscar Fish
which are quite famous in aquatic world as they have a very interactive nature with their owners and the Oscar fishes have a nickname! Do you guys know that? They are called the waterdogs! They have a personality which you can find by keeping them as your pet. Really interesting fish to keep.
The next one I will now talk about will scare you!
Alligator Gar!
Ever heard of them ? Why they have a alligator tag attached to them you might ask? Well if you observe them closely, you will see that their face looks kind of like the alligator and they have teeth like alligators. Among them the most popular one are the platinum alligator gars or the Albino Alligator gars. Longer in shape, smaller fins , and slow in movement.
You might not forget about the Discus.
The colorful Fish or the king of fish. Really calm nature. Really slow in movement , Colors that will force you to fall in love with them. They can live in a community.
Catfish are the another option. The most famous are one the Red tail Catfish. Obviously the catfish has the color red in it’s tail. And black on top along with white on bottom. Albino catfish are also very famous.
Stingrays are quite famous now a days. Also they grow in bigger in shape