My Top 6 Must-Try Aquarium Fish after 20 Years of Experience
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Cory is preparing to reduce his fish room from 36 tanks to 10, and he starting thinking about which fish he wants to keep. Here is his list of must-have fish that he almost always has in his fish room because of their distinct characteristics and fun factor.
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Green laser Cory, pearl gourami, Odessa barb, cardinal tetra, galaxy betta
I'll put favorites, because I don't have them all right now. I love angels, albino corys, goldies, cardinals and red-tailed sharks.
Can't live without having some sort of Rainbowfish now. Have a school of Bosmani and Kamaka rainbows in my 75 gal. Neon dwarfs are great in smaller tanks. They're super curious and come out to say hello anytime I'm near the tank.
I haven't kept as many varieties as a lot of people probably being limited to 25 gal so far but my top 5 are:
5. Pygmy corydora
4. Neocaridina shrimp
3. Green neon tetra
2. Either of the phantom tetras
1. Rummynose tetra
Top on my someday wishlist is rainbow shiners.
Medaka ricefish and betta fish
Listening to Cory talk lowers my anxiety, he’s so calm and cool. You look good Cory keep it up brother
I really enjoy how down to earth you are. Sometimes aquarium keeping comes off like a competitive sport. Who has the biggest, meanest, or most delicate fish. But the lovely thing about aquarium keeping is there really is something for everyone...with no apologies or explanations. Enjoy what you enjoy! I've been doing this for over 50 years and I have my favorites that I keep coming back to, as well as still getting surprised by new fishy friends.
I like that your Top 6 are all species that are generally available from most retailers, generally seen as ‘beginner fish’. I hate the way some people interpret ‘beginner fish’ to mean inferior, or something you need to progress from.
Several years ago I heard Cory talk about enjoying guppies and I was surprised that this guy who could have pretty much any fish he wanted would choose a 'beginner' fish as one of his favorites. It just goes to show that even the most common fish deserve appreciation regardless of experience.
@@drewzero1 I agree and the more I listen to Cory the more I respect him as a face for the hobby. Fish keeping shouldn’t be seen as competitive, or having stages that one is expected to graduate through. But some people have a competitive nature and that’s just the way of the world.
Honestly I prefer “beginner” fish simply because that’s the kind of guy I am. I like hardy, low maintenance, easy to care for, readily available, stress free, etc.
Plus the fact they’re so common and popular makes it easy (and fun) for me to research and learn as much as I can about them
For me I like some beginner fish especially schooling fish like cardinals, black phantoms or lambchop rasbora. I would even argue that my bichirs are beginner level. They do grow big but besides that they are verry easy to care for.
It's just livebearers that aren't my thing. I think it's a combo off their hyper behavior and the unnatural colors. I also have soft water so not ideal for them anyway.
I am so sorry to hear you say you lost both of your big puffers in the last year.
Wait wait wait 🫷🏼 I knew about Murphy but Ladybird is gone ? 😢 If so I'm sorry man, I know Murphy was a huge loss. I cut Murphy out of the sponge filter box and hung it on my wall in the fishroom to show some more love to the fella.
I came to the comments to see if i was the only one that didnt know!! I didnt know either!!
@@whitneyr4296 yeah this really sucks. I know how much he loved those fish and how all of us fans loved them and enjoyed seeing them in videos and the Murphy camera.
Murphy was awesome, cory used to have a livestream of his aquarium that you could watch on his website.
Nice list, Cory.
Thanks for all the insights.
You're such a positive and enthusiastic influence in the hobby for me. I couldn't thank you enough.
I have kept fish on and off for 30 years now, and I still go back to guppies constantly. The colors and variety keep me coming back.
Always something new beving developed which is fun.
Same! I just cant find that same kind of color variety in other fish. Maybe bettas but they take a little more effort to breed.
The newbie fish are popular for a reason and probably brought many of us into the hobby. At this point I prefer a new guppy variety to a new species, and while I sometimes come close to talking myself into some sort of amphibian, I then realize watching a goldfish is just as enjoyable to me and much easier
I love my ram cichlids they were my first egg breeding fish to spawn, so much personality. I also love angel fish so derpy and chill.
My most beautiful fish is a Comet Goldfish. Got it as a 10¢ feeder from Petsmart. She's now about 7 inches and lives in my outdoor tub.
I got one as a gift someone won at a fair and gave it to me, after 7 months of me not knowing what I’m doing with the comet goldfish I decided to learn more about them and that how I got into the hobby of fish I love my comet
guppies will always be my pick
Shubunkins in the 800 gallon would be pretty incredible
I'm surprised to hear that you fairly regularly re-home fish. I always feel supremely guilty if I have to re-home any of my fish for whatever reason, so this perspective is super refreshing!
I most likely have to do that with a humphead glassfish that we recently bought. I hate to do it but he or she is such a jerk to the rest of the fish in the tank that was so peaceful before. We had to rehome a killifish once that kept eating the smaller fish and our African dwarf frogs, that sucked cause that fish was so cool.
I will always have a mutt guppy tank. I love the variety of color, pattern, and finnage.
Love platys, I created a dark red peppered Platy Strain .
If you get peapuffers, have tons of plants double whatever size you were told to keep them in. Also, before getting them, set up a 5 or 10 gallon separate aquarium as a bladder or pond snail farm. They are super picky eaters it took me 8 months before they would even attempt to eat any pellets or frozen food
I love clown loaches but they do get big over the years, but I've fallen in love with dwarf chain loaches. They are crazy little guys.
If something happened too all my tanks, the dwarf chain loaches would be the very first fish I'd replace.
@@jawjagrrl They have become my fish. They school with my rummynose tetras.
Honestly I’d definitely recommend them over clown loaches
They have everything people love about them but at a much more manageable size!
Here is my preferred fish that few seem to mention… but black neon tetra are my absolute favorite. A school of them are a blast to keep. They are super hardy, have tons of movement and their schooling behavior is a blast to watch.
A close second for me a pack of albino corys. Could watch them all day cruising around the bottom.
Comets in my barrel pond. Tough as nails. Cool to watch.
White clouds and neon tetras. Love the little school fish for my aquarium
My favorite fish are guppies, Bettas, Pea Puffers, Comet/Shubunkin Goldfish and Bristlenose Plecos. I also like Ramshorn snails and lots of live healthy plants.
Love these types of videos from you, Cory!
I recently got some show quality guppies and man are they beautiful fish!
Cory!!! You are the man!!! Always so cool and informative 🌿🦐🐟🐾 thank you!!!!
I have always found guppies quite enjoyable and a fish I always went back to.
Awesome Go 2 List! Clown Loaches were my 1st wet pet and they will forever have a special place in my heart.
Very fun list!
I would love to see one high PH and low PH. My water is very difficult to keep above 7.2 (or even 7.0) and I tend to stick to fish that fit that lower range. On the other side of the spectrum you have the 7.0-8.0+ fish that are commonly available.
My personal top fish everyone should keep would be:
1. Amano Shrimp
2. White Cloud Mountain Minnows
3. Otocinclus (so special!)
4. Corydoras
5. Some type of barb, preferably tigers
6. Ricefish or livebearer of some kind
7. Panaque Pleco + Wood
8. Some type of Ram
Tiger barbs are so underrated and overlooked
I love that striking pattern and they’re very hardy and energetic too!
Great video! Some of my favorites that really got me hooked on the hobby at a young age and I still keep and breed are swordtails,guppies and mollies. Some of my bucket list ones I still want to try again are discus and German blue rams.
I enjoyed this video, Cory. Thanks!
Thank you so much for all your tips and recommendations on all your videos ❤️ extremely helpful ❤️
I never do water changes in any of my tanks, the fish, plants, shrimp all love it!
Great start to my Friday
I love the intro music! It really gets the spirit of adventure and curiosity stirred up in me. Bravo Sir!
Lovely. Appreciate the pictures and video of the fish
Really enjoyed this video, love all the recommendations
Loved this video, it's important to think about what we actually enjoy and prioritize that, it is a hobby for most of us after all. My list is smaller and shorter, since I live in an apartment and can only keep 2-3 tanks plus a few outdoor patio ponds in the summer. It goes like this medaka, platies, snails shrimp and corys (lots of overlap with yours). I like smaller tanks and t have them all planted.
Youre my rock Cory!! Thank you.😊❤
I'm also starting to enjoy Australian Rainbows.
This was a great list! You can hear the love in your voice especially with the clown loaches and thank you for mentioning the more difficult elements of their care! My favourite aquarium is my little kitchen planted aquarium with nerites and I'm about to add some cherry shrimp. It's like a little game of Where's Waldo everytime look at it 🤣🔥
6:47 - the blue platies looks so beautiful!
I love my group of 6 pea puffers - half male but they have established a hierarchy in a heavily planted tank. They are afraid of adult cherry shimp, and the shrimp are very happy to clean out old bladder snail shells
I have a spotted puffer fish. When guests come, I always pick up some snails from other tanks and let my guests watch how it cracks the shell to eat the snail inside. Everyone finds it funny.
Thanks for excellent information and video. 👍🙏
My favorite fish are:
(1) Moonlight gourami - mine is like a friendly puppy dog who eats out of my hand. Love the platinum silver color!
(2) Filament Barb - my filament barbs are beautiful irridescent green and very friendly. They always come to the front of the tank and greet me. They also have four babies who are growing very quickly.
(3) Roseline shark (barb) - I prefer to call them roseline barbs because they are not closely related to sharks. They are so beautiful and serene.
(4) Threadfin rainbowfish - These lovely fish look like they are from an alien planet--just strange with their pointed mouths and long slim physique. They are incredibly peaceful and the males put on stunning displays when they puff out their fins.
(5) Angelicus loach - These loaches are peaceful and each one has a unique pattern of spot and line on its body. Sometimes they forget that they are bottom feeders and the swim up to eat with the other fish.
I’m enjoying the Heinz 57 guppy world right now, along with blue neocardinia shrimp and snails. Thanks for the great video!
I'm a huge fan of goldfish and I love Shubunkin!! I wish more breaders in the U.S. would start to breed the Bristol Shubunkin. IMO they are the most beautiful with that big heart shaped tail that is sturdy but not too long or veiled. Please get some Bristols, Cory!!! : )
I just got some blue eyed fork tail rainbowfish that are so fun. Every time I approach the tank, they rush to the frunt to say hi. I've never seen a tiny fish do that before. I also really love watching kuhli loaches when they get the zoomies at night. Snails are also alot of fun.
My luminatus do the same. They're SO curious about what's going on. Love them!
Love the video!
Good ideas with your experience ❤
Thanks Cory
Thanks!
Thank you for great video
Awww pea puffer in the list ❤ Mine all get along with Amano shrimps.. they're really cute 🐡
love these more personal videos
Loved this video, and that you put in so much information about their behavior. Normally people just talk about how the fish looks, how big they get and what size of aquarium they need. I haven't kept fish nearly as long as you have, but I don't agree on your list :D For example I can't see myself ever having clown loaches, or pea puffers. Totally agree on shrimps, snails and guppies though! The way you described how you look at shrimps, when it's just interesting watching them and see what they're up to now, that's how I want my aquariums. I love shrimps.
I also do love rainbowfish, especially the smaller ones, like the Pseudomugils. Yes, they're a bit expensive, especially since they don't breed easily and don't live that long. But they're fantastic. I also would say to people that they should try the threadfin rainbow (Iriatherina werneri). They're pretty new to me, but I really enjoy just sit and look at what they're up to. Just like the shrimps. Otherwise my list of "Fish I have to try" is way longer than "Fish I believe everyone should try" 😅 Next time I'm buying fish, it will be gouramis. Haven't tried that yet.
Oh please please please turn the 800 gal into a goldfish tank! Then run a Webcam on it so we can watch them 24/7. ❤❤
Can’t live without Honey Gouramis…just the cutest little things…🫶
I plan on getting a small group of male platies in my 20 long and I think they’ll with how active and colorful they are they’d be just perfect for me
Bettas, goldfish, angelfish and maybe even oscars are also kind of like dream fish of mine because I love their looks and personality and think they’d make great little wet pets if I had a suitable tank for them
"Helicopters in the water" - loved that description. :)
I love my tetras. So many different colors and sizes...May not be the most popular choice but I love my red eyes. They are entertaining little fish.
Love the shirt, and the list too! 🙂
Love the video Cory! I have never kept guppies the thought has been there but I always end up going a different route. One question can guppies live with flow like a hob or is sponge filter only a better set up for them?
I'll always remember that clown loach aquarium you had in Conway, I wanted them so bad after that.
I had thought my pea Puffer could see me better than the tiny chili rasbora's in the same tank, good to know they have great vision. Mine seems to be happy, seeing the same ones he came from at Piccaso aquatics and mine is twice as big as they are now.
Shubunkins are my most favorite fish. I don't own any because of their size. Beautiful fish
Otocinclus catfish, white cloud minnows, angels, kuhli loaches or cichlids are my go to.
As I was getting ready to move, I thought about this a lot. All my fish are in tubs outside now. I only have one nano tank inside and I’m currently growing out my betta spawn in it. I am planning to keep a large 6x2x2 of rainbows. I have a 100 gallon tub for my laprolofus multifasciatis with plans to add a rock dwelling lake tanganican fish later. Another 100 gallon is for my two Oscars that I grew up from around 1.5-2 inches. I plan to put some Kribs in the 50 gallon pond. I have one more 100 gallon that I want to be a huge community tank. I have one 40 gallon tank that I may turn into pea puffer land. Other than my Oscars, I prefer smaller community fish.
Been keeping fish since the 70s. I am currently keeping endlers and teacup platys
Awesome video
Score point for goldfish making it on the list ❤
I've been keeping fish for decades at this point and the favourite fish I've ever kept is a shubunkin! I posted a short of him on my channel, I've had him for 12 years or so
They seems to high output in entertainment/beauty and relatively low maintenance.
@@AquariumCoop thanks for the reply Cory, absolutely agree! I was breeding ranchus out of a 5ft aquarium and had a pretty catastrophic weekend as I lost them all one by one. I was ready to completely give up on the hobby, stripped the tank down ready to sell on. It was towards the end of the pond season and decided to bring the big guy in for the winter. I went really simple, undergravel filter using pvc pipe, running on a power head. The enjoyment I got from him over the winter kept me going in the hobby. I'm down to one set of shelves with planted nanos, but thoroughly enjoying the hobby again
God I’ve been wanting to slowly build my first aquarium and I’m so glad I don’t need a heater for snails and shrimp. I wanna vibe with those, earn some money then expand with a heater when I actually get fish.
I’m pretty close 1)tamasaba goldfish, 2)dojo loach, 3)rice fish, 4) hillstream loach, 5) shrimp
Some off my can't live without fish:
Bristlenose pleco's and blue phantom pleco's, they are the best pleco's in my opinion as they are decent algae eaters that stay small compared to some other pleco's.
Cardinal tetra's and black phantom tetra's, the combo off those also looks verry good.
Appistogramma's especially the high bodied ones like for example macmasteri. Their shape resembles more boisterous cichlids like oscars but they stay a manageable size, are calmer and can live in a planted tank. Also their are so many species all with diffrent colors and paterns.
I also ordered some angelfish and if that goes well they might also make the list. Working in a LFS I really learned to appreciate angelfish, they are calm but still personable.
I guess im off to get the x2973! I heard there pretty good.
Guppies are my go to fish beautiful colours and shrimps snalis and pleco can live with guppies
where did you get that fireplace heater?
Love my shubunkins but i just lost my 8 year old one so im down to one in my 75, lost others in the last few years. Definitely seems like i cant do more than 3 adults in a 75 otherwise i start to encounter problems at somepoint within a year. Would love to see them in an 800 gallon tank. Wish i had the space for a 125 gallon so that i could have 4-5 of them as the centerpiece of my living room.
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Sorry for the loss of ypur amazing giant puffers. Must have been so tough
Cory I think that you should put barbs in your 800 gallon tank. Filament barb, mascara barb, roseline shark, aurulius barb, etc. Of course being a barb lover I am just slightly biased. Of course it might be a bit of a challenge to find these barbs. They are not very common in the aquarium trade.
I'm thinking about doing a clown loach tank, any recommendations for tankmates at 85°?
Great av
Serious question, how do you play with fish? I thought environmental enrichment like my live plants and different food throughout the week for variety is pretty much all you can do. I didn't know fish actually had play behaviors. It's interesting hearing you say they do play
i just want a singular dragon puffer but i've heard they're less interactive than other puffers but would still be a cool dude for a single ocupant 40 b
The Red Platies, were they the teacup variety?
1. Sparkling Gouramis
2. Ancistrus
3. White Cloud Mountain Minnows (golden)
4. Boraras Urophthalmoides
5. Neocaridinas (any color)
I think you just talked me into clown loaches. What temperature was the 800 gallon at when it had clowns and tiger barbs?
You should really try Bristol Shubunkins
Just gotten into rabbit snails after 20years in the hobby. Actually finding myself enjoying the snails more than my fish.😅
I have really grown to appreciate snails too I have Nerites and Mystery snails in a variety of colors they just add more detail to the aquarium !
Snails are the best
Do you think female betta sorority will work with guppies? I’ve seen it on UA-cam but wonder if that’s an abnormal that worked
Cory, have you ever kept Zebra Loaches long term in your home aquarium? How do you think they would do with ladybird? How do they compare to the clowns in behavior? (Loaches are awesome!)
I have kept them and love zebras also. I haven't tried them with a Mbu puffer though. So I don't know if they're a problem specifically. But In general any fish that also likes clams/shrimp have been a problem at feeding time. Clowns were also a problem when not feeding. They're too friendly and my mbu puffers didn't like being sat on by clowns.
For an alternative to Clown Loaches try Angelicus Loaches. Same goofy behavior, Don't get very big, very hardy, eat the same as Clowns. I've had a group of 7 for 9 years in a wide range of temps from 62- 80° f with no illnesses.
I like Angelicus loaches as well. I just haven't kept as many or as for long as clown loaches. I love the colors on clowns a lot, but love zebra and angelicus loaches also.
1) Panda Gara
2) Siamese algae eaters
3) Hillstream loaches
4) Cherry barbs
5) Amano shrimps
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Mickey Mouse platies have always been my favorite🐠💙🔥
Guppies are my first love. and will always be
I have 5 shubunkin and 2 fantails in a 55-gallon planted tank. At 4-6 inches, they are going to need to be moved to a future 75-gallon in a few months. I have a 29-gallon with dwarf frogs, white clouds, cardinal tetras, cherry barbs, albino corys and yoyo loaches. This is my issue. I only bought the loaches to eat some bladder snails that came in with some floating plants. I've heard they can get aggressive with smaller fish as they grow. I was going to move them to the 55 when the goldfish left and make a betta sorority, but heard they go after flowing fins. Would a 2" loach be fast and big enough to be safe if they stayed with the goldfish in the 75?
Sounds like the answer might be returning the yoyo's to the pet store. They get quite large as well, like 7 inches. Some can be mean, but usually decent laid back. However long fins, could be a problem. I'd just bring them back to the shop and keep what you are truly interested in today.
What kind of rock was that in the guppies tank. I'm working in making a guppy tank. I just ordered golden snails
I prefer peaceful aquariums too. I have tried lots of different fish and many cichlids as I love their personalities but I have gotten so that I enjoy just watching fish peacefully going about their business. I have a 125 that I am going to set up and I don’t know what to do. Any suggestions will be gratefully considered?😊
Try some rainbowfish! Are you going for small or big fish? I tend to think that small fish in a big, planted aquarium is the most interesting, but know that everyone is different :p I'm currently starting up a 53 gallon aquarium, and will have 3 different types of smaller rainbows in it, and some shrimps and snails. (Then I will probably add something, but I don't know what yet)
My biggest dream for a big tank, which I can't keep for health issues, not mobile enough to do maintenance on big tanks😮💨, is a big tank full of large groups of nano fish. I love my few different Rasbora species and wish I could keep huge numbers. Chili Rasbora and Green Kubotai, maybe some Galaxy and add 30+ Pygmy Corydoras and a huge cohort of shrimp in a big planted tank! 😍
@@laurabustos6560 That sounds like a fun tank. I will seriously consider it. Thanks!