Top 10 Colorful Freshwater Aquarium Fish

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  • @AquariumCoop
    @AquariumCoop  2 роки тому +10

    *What's your favorite colorful fish that you think everyone should keep? For more fish stocking ideas for a planted tank, check it out: **ua-cam.com/video/wE4LkSFPax4/v-deo.html*

    • @Fishcentral
      @Fishcentral 2 роки тому +1

      Bolivian Rams for sure! or Endlers

    • @motoglows
      @motoglows 2 роки тому +2

      discus i love them

    • @romanwolf0072
      @romanwolf0072 2 роки тому +1

      I really enjoyed keeping Scarlet Gem Badis and Green Fire Tetra's.

    • @LeilaSoleil
      @LeilaSoleil 2 роки тому

      GREAT list! I think the Electric Blue Acara is coming soon!

    • @hariharanmoorthy5457
      @hariharanmoorthy5457 2 роки тому

      hi i am interested in buying jewel cichlid grade A colours i am
      from Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

  • @wikyWargaming
    @wikyWargaming 2 роки тому +30

    I kept discus about 6 months after getting into fishkeeping.
    Weekly water changes, lots of plants, about 86°F, food twice a day, and I had some happy, healthy fish. They're super personable, and each one is a unique character.
    Unfortunately, the tank wasn't level and broke. Everyone survived, but as I didn't have a backup tank at the time, I put them in buckets and sold them back to the store I got them from.
    10/10 would keep again, and highly recommend them to any diligent keeper.

    • @Aaroncaleb77
      @Aaroncaleb77 2 роки тому +9

      A tank breaking is the biggest nightmare for everyone 💀💀

    • @wikyWargaming
      @wikyWargaming 2 роки тому +2

      @@Aaroncaleb77 the discus were bad, but then a few months later the tank with my H. malabaricus busted. Moving a 15" angry meat tube with teeth on the fly is not fun 😅
      These days all my tanks have heckin thiccc foam mats under them!

    • @Mark9150
      @Mark9150 2 роки тому

      @@wikyWargaming thats a good way to break a tank, i speak from experience, Surface needs to be hard and level. Foam wil deform over time and this couses unbalnce slowing ripping the glas fibers apart starting microscopical leaks, unnoticable but trust me, Once that baby starts flowing its going HARD and ull be to late

  • @yifanyin9845
    @yifanyin9845 2 роки тому +50

    List:
    1. Guppy
    2. Neon tetras
    3. Discus
    4. Rams
    5. Betta
    6. Rainbowfish
    7. Killifish
    8. Cherry barbs
    9. Jewel Cichlid
    10. Electric blue Acara

  • @thomasb4467
    @thomasb4467 2 роки тому +15

    I kept 8 cherry barbs after seeing them recommended on the coop. They have quickly become one of my favorites, and they weren’t afraid of me at all.

  • @stevecox8066
    @stevecox8066 2 роки тому +4

    Loved my jewel cichlids back in the day. Awesome fish

  • @ericclarington565
    @ericclarington565 2 роки тому

    Finally I hear someone pronounced the betta the proper way. I love your business I check it all the time.

  • @MotocrossRider155
    @MotocrossRider155 2 роки тому +4

    I think Galaxy Rasboras deserve a honorable mention. They are small, but man, I have a school of 10 of them and they are just awesome looking fish.

  • @psau1984
    @psau1984 2 роки тому +3

    I absolutely love rainbow fish.

  • @Shakodancer16
    @Shakodancer16 2 роки тому +3

    Happy birthday Zenzo!!!!
    I have my nano tank FULL of chili rasboras and they just have colored up and man they are RED!

  • @somedude2455
    @somedude2455 2 роки тому +3

    Great video guys! I’m glad that you mentioned that there’s more rainbowfish than Boseman’s Rainbowfish. Those aquarium strain fish aren’t the standard.

  • @DAdam-fo1md
    @DAdam-fo1md Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for this very interesting video.

  • @johnthestirfryguy4496
    @johnthestirfryguy4496 2 роки тому +6

    Peacock gudgeons are also pretty cool colorful fish

    • @clamsteward2359
      @clamsteward2359 2 роки тому

      THEY ARE MY FAVORITE FISH 10000/10 recommend for beginners since the y are so peaceful

  • @thewalters694
    @thewalters694 2 роки тому +1

    So excited for the live stream today

  • @kilrkitty0818
    @kilrkitty0818 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome Video!! Love all these fish 🐠 Happy Birthday Zenzo 💪 🎂

  • @scottgordin9709
    @scottgordin9709 5 місяців тому

    I keep Electric Blue Acara, Angel fish and Turkana Jewel Cichlids in a 55gal. There’s enough color in the tank to make a rainbow and it’s always fun to watch.

  • @kaiferox8008
    @kaiferox8008 2 роки тому +3

    This video is perfect timing, bc I'm currently cycling a 20g long and needed some stocking ideas 😁

  • @SClarkeOhlendorf
    @SClarkeOhlendorf 2 роки тому

    Nicely done, Zenzo, et al!

  • @waltp.1173
    @waltp.1173 2 роки тому

    Great video. Thank you. gave me some ideas!

  • @NoalFarstrider
    @NoalFarstrider 2 роки тому +5

    Wow. You really went from zero to sixty... Guppies, Tetras, DISCUS!!!!!!

  • @ultramaximusreviews
    @ultramaximusreviews Рік тому +1

    I'm surprised you didn't go into more of the African Cichlids - those have TONS of almost salt water quality colors

  • @fortressfrazze3777
    @fortressfrazze3777 3 місяці тому

    Electric blue acara is a very nice fish. If yo want to keep a little bigger fish its a perfect choise. It is very calm for a ciclid. Like Oscar fish they are like water puppies.

  • @THandP_org
    @THandP_org 2 роки тому

    Happy Birthday Zenzo!!!!

  • @garbagegremlins4707
    @garbagegremlins4707 2 роки тому

    I just really like bettas they have so many colors and fin types. I have a giant and a normal plakat

  • @OMG_FL
    @OMG_FL Рік тому +1

    Actually cherry barbs are an endemic fish species to my country sri lanka
    Even though they are banned to export now because of rapid decresement of the species in the wild , in 1900s lots of them were exported to other countries and now they're a common species in the hobby
    How facinating

  • @thomasb4467
    @thomasb4467 2 роки тому

    Happy birthday Zenzo!

  • @ThirdyChannel
    @ThirdyChannel 2 роки тому

    very nice fish

  • @markcummings3146
    @markcummings3146 2 роки тому +1

    Cardinals are fantastic in a community tank

  • @shesellsfish
    @shesellsfish 2 роки тому

    Wow! I am today years old and just found out the Florida Flag fish is a member of the killifish family??? I've known about Florida Flag fish for years but had no idea they were killifish. 🤔
    Love learning new things.
    👍💖👍

  • @echoesvayne9790
    @echoesvayne9790 2 роки тому +1

    Get daisy's blue rice fish instead of neons.... not as vibrant, but same colors and they move better... and no heater needed so their is less to hide in the scape, and you can move them outdoors in summer and rescape and recycle their indoor tank every year while they are outside

  • @PlainsPup
    @PlainsPup 10 місяців тому

    I love both jewelfish and blue acaras. However, I do not prefer artificially selected color sports, like the EBA.

  • @amysteiner140
    @amysteiner140 2 роки тому

    Yay! TC Guppies!! Great video :)

    • @vikalawa5301
      @vikalawa5301 2 роки тому

      I like cichlids also guppies but they breed way too much

  • @jasonsibbring9630
    @jasonsibbring9630 2 роки тому

    Love your fish room. How about Severums?

  • @kathrynthomas6390
    @kathrynthomas6390 2 роки тому

    Really appreciate the scientific names!

  • @legionaquatics
    @legionaquatics 2 роки тому +3

    Happy birthday zenzo

  • @ambersutton8547
    @ambersutton8547 6 місяців тому

    What about celestial pearl danios, female Festae, clown loaches, regular Jack Dempsey, various African cichlids, gold saum, etc.

  • @galapagos6186
    @galapagos6186 2 роки тому

    Jewels are the most common non-rift african cichlid,and are my favourites.But watch out,since they can overrun your tank with fry,and since they are common and cheap,nobody will take them.They also have high agression levels.

  • @4loveoffish
    @4loveoffish Рік тому

    What are good soft water fish with low KH preference

  • @2tardi
    @2tardi 2 роки тому +2

    I love the 2 cichlids you mentioned. Nice fish. But my tanks are too small. I don’t keep them in 55/65 gallon tank. European recommendation is at least 80 gallons. Better 100 gallons.

    • @Zachary360Games
      @Zachary360Games 2 роки тому

      Blue acara and jewel cichlids are plenty small enough that a 40 breeder or 55 is a good choice

    • @2tardi
      @2tardi 2 роки тому +1

      @@Zachary360Games you just made my heart jump! Thought Hemichromis are up to 20 cm as Acara.

  • @kylemendoza8860
    @kylemendoza8860 2 роки тому

    On the red jewel. Is "quite aggressive" a nice way of saying it will kill everything in your tank?

    • @TazawaTanks
      @TazawaTanks 2 роки тому

      LOL! Not really...but it depends on what you pair them with. In some cases, like if the fish are slow and do not have an area of their own, that could happen. For these, it is best to keep them with fish that are equal or larger in size, fast swimming, and preferably in a tank large enough to where all of the fish have a little space of their own.

  • @abielmanchego2270
    @abielmanchego2270 2 роки тому +2

    I love Guppies especially the real varieties

  • @forzabayer84
    @forzabayer84 2 роки тому

    What is that super cool looking fish right at the start after the ember tetras?

  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030
    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 2 роки тому +1

    great vid

  • @BigggRoss
    @BigggRoss 2 роки тому +17

    Hard to believe a top 10 colorful list and you didn't include one of the most colorful fish out there. The Jack Dempsey ....

    • @TerryLestrange
      @TerryLestrange Рік тому

      They préfet Guppies ahaha

    • @tristanedley
      @tristanedley 10 місяців тому +2

      Electric blues have a huge swath of health issues and always have, they don’t make good options for most people.

  • @johnvonhorn2942
    @johnvonhorn2942 2 роки тому

    I love the Dwarf Gourami.

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 2 роки тому

    Nice list

  • @JohnWood-tk1ge
    @JohnWood-tk1ge 2 роки тому +1

    Happy birthday big guy!

  • @jasonsingh5293
    @jasonsingh5293 2 роки тому +1

    Guppies are nice fish to keep in your tank expecely neon techra very beautiful but unfortunately for i can't have them into my tank because i have cichlids and you know that cichlids are very mean i have sevrums thanks for your update video ❤👍🏼👍🏼

  • @GajendranChinnasamy
    @GajendranChinnasamy 2 роки тому

    can u also which one can coexist and which two cannot.

  • @apoorv1441
    @apoorv1441 Рік тому

    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THE FISH SPECIES AT 0:05 (The one with long tail)

  • @ppmppm7010
    @ppmppm7010 2 роки тому

    What about the hyper blue mutations Dempsey, Acara, Rams etc

  • @edifierbass7821
    @edifierbass7821 2 роки тому

    Most of it I have it from my High school days, but what i can see here is you don't have Frontoza, Aurelius, Flower horn, Arowana, sword fish, jewel Gourami, Rose barb, Red tail shark, Neon Barb, Red eyed sword fish, Albino fish red eyes, yellow /black spoted Dragon fish, .. as I remember but cool fish god bless

  • @RobScuremusic
    @RobScuremusic 2 роки тому

    Fish that instantly came to mind which are not on this list are platies, goldfish and African cichlids.

  • @andrewholland2000
    @andrewholland2000 2 роки тому

    This is awesome

  • @brent3611
    @brent3611 10 місяців тому

    Cardinals are my favorite

  • @aquaticshrimparinho6737
    @aquaticshrimparinho6737 2 роки тому

    Hi guys. Does anyone have tried do have corys along with ramirezi? If yes, do they behave peacefully?

    • @TerryLestrange
      @TerryLestrange Рік тому

      Yes works perfectly. The panda , albino and dwarf Corry's are more fun by the way.

  • @jacobchadwick4648
    @jacobchadwick4648 2 роки тому +2

    Nice

  • @Mahhkz
    @Mahhkz 2 роки тому

    Haha I have killifish but they are dull colored. They are beautiful lamp eyes

    • @joshlamb9443
      @joshlamb9443 2 роки тому +1

      Have you tried switching their food? It may or may not help but worth a shot.

    • @Mahhkz
      @Mahhkz 2 роки тому +1

      @@joshlamb9443 No, I just got them a couple weeks ago. They are supposed to be dull colored. The ones that survived are colored up now, but you have to look really close to see the blue and yellow.

  • @Lawsman69
    @Lawsman69 2 роки тому +1

    I’m confused why some species of African Cichlids did not make the list? Some Tropheus are stunning.

  • @andrewmiller3767
    @andrewmiller3767 2 роки тому +2

    I always hear Electric Blue Acaras are man made but never by who…
    Does anyone know who’s credited with creating EBA’s?

  • @cameronjohnson3943
    @cameronjohnson3943 2 роки тому

    Would an electric blue acara eat my tropical community fish? Tetras, barbs, guppies; etc?

    • @thevirginian5746
      @thevirginian5746 2 роки тому

      While not really overly aggressive they might eat small fish, so I'd be very wary of doing that...

  • @jasontejada6631
    @jasontejada6631 2 роки тому

    Can anyone tell me the difference between congo tetras and longfin congo tetras?

    • @rosemarydudley9954
      @rosemarydudley9954 2 роки тому

      Jason Tejada ... I bought some zebra danios last year. One of them looked like he/she had a fungus growing on him/her? I asked at my supplier and was told there are two varieties. Apparently he/she was a long finned danio. So I guess that answers you question about the tetras.

  • @tbgkjan
    @tbgkjan 2 роки тому

    can I get this online ?

  • @dcfp8023
    @dcfp8023 2 роки тому

    Let’s include the various types of colorful Gouramis and Corydoras.

  • @ithedespiser
    @ithedespiser 2 роки тому

    I just instinctively knew the no.10 fish

  • @christophereschbacher424
    @christophereschbacher424 Рік тому

    Is it just me or does south America and SE Asia have the best tropical fish?

    • @christophereschbacher424
      @christophereschbacher424 Рік тому

      Then again my current tank is just a 20-gallon tank with 2 giant fish. One from SE Asia and one from south America so i could be pretty biased.

  • @mag-agritv
    @mag-agritv 2 роки тому

    Nice bro

  • @Cashcash08
    @Cashcash08 2 роки тому

    0:51 what kind of guppy is that?

  • @auralplex
    @auralplex 2 роки тому

    I’ve had freshwater fish, but they don’t compare to saltwater. A saltwater tank is like a super car, and the best freshwater tank is like a Lincoln.

  • @gillianmiller9710
    @gillianmiller9710 2 роки тому +1

    I would not recommend African jewel cichlids to anyone. Why? In junior high school our teacher asked us to bring in a fish for a community aquarium. After a couple weeks the only fish left was the jewel cichlid. It even killed the cory I had brought to class. Best kept by themselves.

    • @bluejupiter100
      @bluejupiter100 10 місяців тому

      Yes. And a single pair is all you can keep.
      Maybe two pairs in a big tank. In my experience a pair should have its own tank. And then they'll make tons of babies no one wants.

  • @jaquatics
    @jaquatics 2 роки тому

    Zenzo with the Malawi African cichlid tanks in the background and no mention of them as one of the most colorful freshwater fish????????????

  • @brendanwalsh6640
    @brendanwalsh6640 2 роки тому

    Von Rio Tetra/Flame Tetra!

  • @andreashessler838
    @andreashessler838 2 роки тому +1

    Sorry to be a nerd, but I think the Hemichromis that you have highlighted as Bimaculatus is actually Exsul.
    Bimacs tend to carry the lateral black spot and far more electric blue speckling.
    I have a group of Turkanas (Exsul) and they are amazing fish.

  • @AsifKhan-rr2co
    @AsifKhan-rr2co Рік тому

    where is dwarf gourami

  • @AnthonyScottGames
    @AnthonyScottGames 2 роки тому

    Gotta be careful with guppies. Before you know it you’ll have thousands lol

  • @oldschooltrainer9951
    @oldschooltrainer9951 2 роки тому

    Angels took a hit in this one

  • @kennethmarrow3131
    @kennethmarrow3131 2 роки тому

    They cost too much, ten times more than they're worth.

  • @Sagar-r3w
    @Sagar-r3w 3 місяці тому

    You missed gaurami fish

  • @Liz-M
    @Liz-M 2 роки тому

    🐠😍👍

  • @streetsbolt
    @streetsbolt 2 роки тому

    Blood parrot

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    @allenvayner4987 Місяць тому

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  • @paulhopkins1905
    @paulhopkins1905 2 роки тому

    Lol the most basic saltwater fish is more colorful than anything on this list

  • @andysmith2358
    @andysmith2358 2 роки тому

    You missed an entire genus of fish that look better than all the fish you have shown. They are Aulonocara aka Peacocks. Very disappointing and shows you are a "Chain" store guy.

  • @abkaquatics888
    @abkaquatics888 2 роки тому

    🔱🔱🔱

  • @TerryLestrange
    @TerryLestrange Рік тому

    I really hate Guppies. Why put it on the list. Its a little girl fish.

  • @questionreality6003
    @questionreality6003 2 дні тому

    yawn x trillion

  • @Nguyen12121
    @Nguyen12121 Рік тому

    No gold fish?