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Sooooo /an/, i'm getting a new aquarium today i think. Freshwater (no expirence whatsoever in salt water).

I was just curious about what people have in their fishtanks, and what their favourite aquatic critters are for pets.

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>> Wesker !JYbrm0g7fs
I can't keep an aquarium for the life of me, but I can keep bettas alive for over a year.

Just don't get gouramis as starters. I made that mistake once.

They are territorial and agressive and will attack other fish.

Anyways, there aren't too many really interesting animals for freshwater aquariums. Save for, of course, the more expensive ones like freshwater puffers, eels, etc.

You could, however, get bass and river catfish, feed them well (no fish flakes) and if you don't have any moral problem with it, eat them.
>> Anonymous
>>48047

Bass are good eats but i live in rural-Massachusetts, rasing fish for meat seems kinda pointless.

I think i might just get some random fish to start with then add some eels and puffers and other "exotics"
>> Wesker !JYbrm0g7fs
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>>48048
True...

Personally, I've always liked eel-like fish. Like the snake/rope fish.

Knife fish are really cool looking, but don't do too much.

http://www.aquahobby.com/e_gallery.php

Is a good site to look through for fish types and what they look like.

Keep in mind that the more exotic ones for fresh water can run up to, and over 30 dollars (IE butterfly/bat fish)
>> Anonymous
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Tetras are cool and easy to keep.
Goldfish too.
Don't listen to the naysayers you could make a really sweet looking freshwater tank without relying on 'exotics'.

A plecostomus will help clean the tank.
>> Wesker !JYbrm0g7fs
>>48056
True, there are a ton of colourful "common" fish that look really nice. The colourful schoolers are really cool to watch.
>> Wesker !JYbrm0g7fs
Also, there are quite a few neat-looking cats that can go in the aquarium.

Banjo cats (help relieve the tank of gases burried in the substrate), whiptail cats (bad if you can't keep a perfect tank), striped Raphaels are pretty hardy from what I've read, and they'll make a "croaking" sound, Zebra/Imperial plecos are gorgeous, blueseam bushynosed plecos are pretty, as well.

Zebra's would go well, aesthetically, with fish with nice patterns and bright colours, blueseams would go well with darker fish, or light blues.

Ringlet plecos are pretty, would go well with reds/yellows.

Leopard sailfin plecos are very nice looking as well.

All/most of these are fairly common, as far as I know, and could probably be found at pet stores.
>> Joker
>>48049
I currently have a loach, those are also my favorite type of fish.
I'm tempted to get a Peacock Eel, but they need a bigger tank then I can currently get.
I had a rope fish for the longest time, loved that dude much... everytime I try to find another one, can't, which sucks.
>> Anonymous
>>48070

I just got a couple of clown loaches to eat the snails we somehow got infesting our tank, and they're absolutely my favourite fish in there, along with three albino corydoras. The clowns are very entertaining and horse around, and the corys act sort of like puppies. They scuttle around the bottom of the tank and jump over each other and stuff for a few hours, then they sleeeeep. Then they wake up all hyper and playful again.
>> Anonymous
>>48066

do NOT keep Raphael cats if you have small fish like tetras. Raphael cats are carnivores, and if the other fish are small enough to fit in their mouths, you'll have fish disappearing mysteriously

Also, if you do decide to have Raphael cats, be prepared to almost never see them.
>> Anonymous
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>>48066
"Leopard sailfin plecos are very nice looking as well."

Absolutely. This is the twit that just posted about the loaches and corys, I meant to respond to this too. We've also got a gorgeous leopard sailfin pleco, pic attached. Also one of the corys is in there. :D
>> Anonymous
I sugest catfish for the fresh water, they are pretty easy to take care of and are fun to watch.
>> Anonymous
panda corys.
so cute.
>> Anonymous
most gouramis are very calm and only slightly territorial when they've got eggs to guard.

just what kind of gourami do you speak of?