The Best Centerpiece Fish For Every Aquarium Size

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[@caewalker9276]

Thanks Guys. I like the transition of you all into the videos. You just Gotta Get Candi into some 😂. Thanks Again everyone 👍💚🇦🇺🙏

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

My family brought me a Betta while I was in the hospital.While watching Cory on You Tube I fell in love with Super Red Bristle Nose, and for me the list ends there!

[@Joey-Jdi]

Some people lie and then there is you 😬

[@BroadswordNii]

⁠​⁠@@Joey-Jdi why can’t he like super reds?

[@jordanbabcock9349]

​​@@BroadswordNii my guess would be the comment refers to the part that says "...and for me the list ends there!" Edit: punctuation

[@TheShortsKingdom97]

@@BroadswordNii He’s saying that he isn’t lying

[@allaboutyuzu]

Totally agree about the fancy goldfish in a 40 gallon breeder! I’ve had one set up for a few months now and finally got a fancy goldfish for it about a week ago. She’s such a charming and personable fish

[@angiebear8727]

Have two fancy goldfish in a 50 gallon indoor pond. Plant all my stem plant trimmings in their tank. Yes they munch them but they like it and I don’t mind. Some of them have survived and are thriving. They love duckweed which works out great. Have pothos growing around the outside so the roots take care of what plants should and they don’t bother the roots. Also have whiteclouds and ramshorn and pond snails in with them and so far so good. They are each about 4-5 inches rn. Spot and Marbles❤

[@stefan00123]

Thank you for putting gallons & litres on the screen helps me so much! Have a great weekend With love from the netherlands 🙏

[@williecanuck5001]

Google is your friend..

[@roge_lelapin]

You've got me thinking of my next two aquariums. I may have to downgrade the size of my bed 😂.

[@valthegreat5889]

@@roge_lelapin it’s all about priorities 🙂‍↕️

[@freshcheese]

@@roge_lelapin real 😭

[@lions9505]

TY for putting metric numbers in the video for the non-Americans!! Awesome video as usual!

[@Toeski]

Really enjoy the Irene/Zenzo combo videos!

[@ItsLaurenE]

Love seeing 2 of my favorite smiles talking about subjects that I'm currently considering. Have a great weekend!!

[@lacyp1365]

Appreciate the awesome suggestions! Thanks to Aquarium Co-op, my 50 gallon tank is thriving. This video inspires me to start another (smaller) tank!

[@SteveBe22]

The editing is SO fantastic on this! Also, great b-roll! Loved this video!

[@edilley]

My first community tank had 3 dwarf gourami. Thought we had a good mix of male/female, until the matured. Ended up being all males, but because we had them together since juvenile their aggression towards eachother and other fish was very minimal

[@chrisworkman9390]

I have 2 electric blue acara in my 36-gallon aquarium. They are thriving and growing. I've had them around 3 months. It's one of my favorite fish, and they eat right out your hand. They definitely love ALL fish food!

[@jasonsfishcave684]

I really enjoyed listening to this video. The conversation between you guy’s really made it nice. Thanks.

[@Thomskk]

Thanks for converting gallon and inches. I realty appreciate it.

[@Laura-ed5kf]

At 7:00 I met a fellow-aquarist in-real-life and he asked me what my favorite fish to keep is. I cringed as I admitted “My goldfish.” I LOVE my two-carnival fish…but they’re growing, and at a 90G, in their third tank in five years.

[@TheMrDarius]

I have a 90 gallon tank well it’s out away now because I inherited/bought the 135 gallon fish tank. It used to be Walmarts fishtank and stand when they used to sale live fish so the tank is old but super thick glass. I over winter my three common plecos in that but in the summer they’re outside in the pond living their best lives. They range from 19-23 inches. One I named Señor Bigotes he’s 21 inches long the other two were inherited with the tank. Right now with my plecos out in the pond I’m playing around with the tank getting it how I want so when the plecos come to over winter they can destroy my tank again. It’s a viscous cycle but that’s why makes this hobby fun. Right now I’m playing around with the filtration on it trying to optimize it the best I can.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

The electric blue acara is indeed a good choice. I'll try and source a couple for my tanks. Thanks guys.

[@dragomiradrian8194]

love the metric system equivalents, awesome video

[@minibatman2.016]

I’d like some advice on my community tank idea: I have a 40gal breeder and have been on forums asking for community tank ideas and have been told that this group I have in mind is good but id like to ask here in case someone reading this has experience with these fish together. 1 female pearl, opaline or powder blue gourami, 3 female honey gourami, 1 female apistogramma borelli, 10 neon tetras, 5-6 emperor tetras, and 6 panda corydoras. Is this overstocked or not a good group? My parameters and tank info for anyone wondering: Ph: 7.0-7.6 (more towards 7.2) Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 5-10ppm Temp: 78-80F And the tank is planted with over 10 different species including floating plants, aquaponics on the top of the tank, bamboo on the top, driftwood, multiple rock hides, rocks, stratum plant substrate, black sand, LED light and 3 sponge filters.

[@Binkalette]

My amazon puffers love the Xtreme "big fella" pellets. They help keep their teeth trimmed as well. They also love freeze dried krill, frozen blood worms, and of course, tiny snails!

[@audrameyer9558]

Great suggestions! I have owned all of the fish mentioned, except for an Oscar. However My, my dad kept them when I was a child. They were giant sweeties... unless they were eating or being instigated with food before it was dropped in the tank for "showing off" for guests 😁

[@FrznTrx5]

Oh god I can't imagine I always feel bad for the goldfish this is why

[@TheLiddojunior]

For a 5 gallon, you can use a scarlet badis as the center piece with a small school of chili rasboras! They are real tiny and the scalet badis really is a boisterous centerpiece

[@jawjagrrl]

I did a placate betta with a school of chilis - really fun. They now share the bottom with a pair of khuli loaches and shrimp. Everyone breeding except the loaches :)

[@StiggyAzalea]

​@@jawjagrrl plakat?

[@PaulZyCZ]

@@jawjagrrl Bettas are cool like that. They may get stressed out with bigger fish. I have long-fin red Betta with a school of chilis in a paludarium. He ate all Cherry shrimp and tiny snails, but he's ignoring frozen mysis and pest planaria. Most Bettas are fine with shrimp, but not him. 😅

[@garg4531]

Was surprised scarlet badis weren’t mentioned Much better fit imo: 5 gallons is considered the bare minimum for a betta (with 10 gallons being better), but scarlet badis are super tiny and can even be kept with something like clown killifish

[@jordanbabcock9349]

A Betta and half a dozen rasboras sounds crowded to me. I'd the tank is bare bones, maybe not. Remember that hardscape and plants take up swimming space. Imagine if 75% of your home's space was full.. how crowded would you feel?

[@kasperaquatics]

Thanks Guys, really enjoyed the video. Great ideas. 🙌🏼

[@rajgill7576]

I set up a community 10g tank few days ago. The smLleat of them all, the pea puffer is the mascot. Such a personality!!

[@bananafloat27]

All of these recommendations are just lovely!!!!!!!!!

[@Philip_smith88]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@CarolynnMc01]

A note to say I enjoyed this video! Loved all the fish! >>>>)))))*>

[@haakonchristensen2880]

Great video. I'm so thankful that you convert gallon and inch to litre and cm in text 👍

[@w01f9ack8]

To anyone who feels like they need a big tank 40-100gal to have a good community tank you can do so much with a 30-20gal aquarium. I have a 30gal aquarium one with 12 salt and pepper corys, 4 albino bristlenose plecos and 2 starlight plecos (which will be moved to their own breeding tank) +20-30 bluedream shrimp and a 20L with 7 pangio khulis, 10 white cloud minnows +40-60 assorted neocaridina shrimp

[@themermaidslairaquatics]

This is an amazing video with such wonderful centerpiece suggestions!

[@k0olmini11]

Legit that apisto as initial picture is beautiful

[@espeterson522]

It's difficult to say exactly what species, but it looks a lot like Apistogramma sp. Alto Tapiche

[@mikedaigle1582]

Working at setting up a 10 gallin now. Not used to small tanks my last one was an 80. Never thought of any cichlids so this was a pleasant surprise! May have to consider the apistograma!

[@JustDave76]

Great video I really like these two together!

[@NiX_aKi]

Awesome recommendations 💕

[@sharpygsxr]

At the 16sec mark im pretty sure thats the "Big Fish" from my hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland was not expecting to see that pop up in an aquarium co-op vid :D

[@yourdailypet953]

Love the dripping system on the bettas.. I have a lot of betta fish before and angel fish

[@divyadeepsood7854]

Hi I have a cycled 15 gallon aquarium ready and now I want to stock it. Can I put 1 Male betta, 6 ember tetra, 1 otocinclus and 4 armano shrimps. Please advise will they fair well together? I want to set up an aquarium with minimum bio load. Betta will be my center piece fish, I can do maintenance after 15 days for sure. I just want to keep my betta accompanied and keep the bio load as low as possible. My tank has plants and has a 5 watt hang on back filter. Can you please suggest me somethings and help me get a decent community tank with min bio load. I am happy to remove a few fishes. Please advise.

[@AdmiralMah]

Hi @Aquarium Co-Op! I’d like to request a video on best fish for shallow water aquariums, as that’s my next project and would like some educated ideas 😁

[@liamstewart3060]

Good to see the Belfast fish getting some love

[@jeromiechieng2886]

Good advice

[@ianfire-water685]

thanks! I needed that

[@pyleaquatics]

For a five gallon tank, an australe orange or a gardneri would be beautiful and be more unique than a betta. You wouldn't even need a heater, and a small sponge filter will work great! Really almost all killifish (except for the largest) would work great.

[@Laura-ed5kf]

they’re jumpers, right?

[@spellfoxx72]

Can we get some videos of Dean's aquariums again? Miss those type of videos.

[@BardstaleGoldens]

I never thought of an Angel for my 29 gallon. Interesting...I like them but always though they needed something bigger. Mind you, I was considering Pearl Gourami for that tank and some might consider it too small for them as well.

[@garg4531]

Same, I think they might be too big for it. I guess people say 30 gallons because they aren’t very active fish and so (presumably) won’t be too bothered by the lack of space That said bigger is always better of course, a 55 being considered ideal for angelfish, especially for a group of them But with a pearl gourami I think a 40 breeder would suffice; plenty of space to swim around and, unlike with the angels, you don’t have to worry about it being too shallow for them

[@winstonelston5743]

I had a pair of _Callichthys callichthys_ in a 55-gallon tank many years ago. Fairly big armored catfish, very interactive with people (not unlike some cichlids) and the male kept trying to build a bubble nest.

[@frombaerum]

many years ago when i had a aquarium, the red tailed red shark was a fantastic centerpiece fish! (30 gallon fish tank)

[@LeilaSoleil]

Great job you two!

[@youpoptube1]

Thank u for posting the litres as not all of us use gallons

[@BENfromSUNDIAL]

I'm setting up my first aquarium since childhood, a 29 gallon, and tomorrow's the day (off for Victoria Day) I finish my tank stand! It's taken awhile and evolved to include a 10 gallon quarantine tank behind, a lighted grow box underneath (with Pothos port,) a side shelf for two 5 gallons or a long 11, and a coffee/work counter. I'm building my tiny cramped hallway into quite the fish room. But I'm nervous about an angelfish, one of my original first choices. I'm thinking of a dwarf gourami, and I really want a honey gourami since seeing another vid of yours.

[@fishtroverts]

Feeding puffers is so much fun!

[@christinebravomom5711]

I have had great experiences with a 2-gallon tank on my desk for a single betta. I avoided filtration by using a dedicated turkey baster to clean the gravel and remove/replace one cup of water per day. I had him trained to ask for food; I figured out how many Betta Bio Gold pellets he needed per day and I'd lay them on my desk in front of his tank in the morning. He would watch me work and when he wanted a pellet, he'd go down to the bottom of the tank, look at a pellet and wiggle at me. I'd feed it to him, tell him what a smart and beautiful boy he was, and get back to work.

[@sublimetoast1441]

I had a breeding pair of oscars when i was in high school. I loved those fish and had them for years and years but they were mean. Maybe its because they were almost always in breeding mode but the only fish i ever kept with them that they didnt murder for sport was a 10" pleco. They also constantly rearrange their tank so all i could really keep in there were flat river stones and smooth pebbles. Plants they tore up. I had them in a 55 gallon tank which seemed fine. Would love to get a bigger tank in the future and have them again. Now i have a 29/30 gallon tank that i want to do a live plant set up in and that male gourami looks beautiful! I need him lol

[@owojoey5914]

I have 2 mystery snails with my betta fish and they work wonders. Ive never had a problem between them and my betta. I think they are friends haha

[@Chompchompyerded]

Can you keep a 3 to 5 inch trout of char in a 125 if you get enough flow going and put a chiller on it? There are some very pretty trout and char out there, including the brook trout, and the cutthroat trout. I know they'll grow, even getting up to two feet long if they live long enough and get fed a lot, but by the time they get that big, I will probably have enough saved up to build an indoor stream for them.

[@ndbyers23]

What is that electric blue fish shown on the cover for the video itself? A type of apisto? Can you please identify? Thanks!

[@multienergico9299]

11:45

[@ndbyers23]

@@multienergico9299 thanks!

[@ns123ca]

Where can I get this exact sponge filter? I tried other filters but water flow is too much for a 5 gallon tank

[@jdstacks]

ima need to knoiw what all the plants shown in the video are and the type of hardscaoe because those betta tanks are just beautiful

[@sarac7925]

What is the name of the fish that’s laying down at the bottom on the tank at 6:06? Not the black skirt Tetra’s the black fish

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

The only live plant I've kept from being destroyed by the 7 goldies in my 55 gallon is Amazon swords. I have a 29 gallon with white clouds and albino corys (I was checking in to get ideas beyond a betta sorority and guppies) and was surprised how I had several inch-long roots from pothos clippings in a week when the ones with the goldfish only had nubs after a month. Then I realized that the goldfish were probably eating the roots as they emerged.

[@ninjaturtledude999]

Yeyyy the Belfast fish got a showing 😊

[@alexanderpopov3587]

If I have a 40g tank I would go with rainbows, they are awesome.

[@domofunk1876]

So would an Amazon puffer do well in a tank with a betta and other tankmates? Mind you the tank is a 75 and the betta is a plakat samurai

[@echoesvayne9790]

dream tank is a 125 to be able to have adequate space for sparkling gourami, pea puffer, and apistogramma in one tank with a pile of chili rasbora or cpd

[@chelseafn104]

What breed of Angel Fish is that Blue one? That is gorgeous!!!

[@jessicaguilfoyle3879]

I have guppies in my 20L tank. I got 3 females and 2 males and now i have over a dozen due to them breeding. Is this too small? I always sell off the fry when they get some size

[@brandonruben8927]

it's crazy ironic that you guys have just uploaded this vid, right when I am about to youtube search "Bolivian Ran Sichlid" for the first time

[@brandonruben8927]

I'm referring to the thumbnail

[@kenjiro2676]

I’d LOVE to have an apistogramma borelii, but I also like my shrimp.

[@kory5179]

1:20 that is the prettiest Betta I've ever seen

[@gorillaguy2219]

It looks like a black and red copper halfmoon to me if you're interested in buying one

[@redcherries93x2]

Nope if I ever am able to get a 125 I'm getting Discus. Want to keep them so badly.

[@sushant3196]

Kept a breeding electric blue acara pair. Awesome fish, very interactive and intelligent. Never keep snails, tetras or other small fish with this fish though, sooner or later they'll eat them; sometimes I felt they killed snails just for fun and games! Just like lion cubs playing with warthogs. Powdered dwarf gourami: what a beautiful fish this is especially when you switch on cobalt blue lights. Very interactive again, however here's the catch: they are the most susceptible gourami to gourami disease. I had like 5 of them and all of them died in a short span of time, this is mostly due to inbreeding practices by professional breeders. Instead, I'd recommend pearl gourami... Beautiful pearls all over its body and very calm. They are unfortunately "near endangered" fish, so by keeping them you contribute to environment.

[@nirvanaquatics]

Pearl gourami are bred in captivity for the aquarium trade, and it’s the main reason that they will continue to exist even if they become extinct in the wild due to habitat loss.

[@sushant3196]

@@nirvanaquatics true. It's a good thing if we aquarists start saving endangered and near extinct fish and others. This can be done because we can create optimal conditions and climate change has damaged their natural habitat.

[@jessicasinclair323]

What about for a 15 gallon aquarium? Currently only got lots of plants, lots of neocaridina and 4 ottos in it. Want a centrepiece for it🤔

[@cosmoplakat9549]

I have a 20L now missing a centerpiece fish since Frank (powder blue dwarf gourami) died. I have 18 small tetras (neons and embers) in there, as well as a female platy and 2 snails, but it still seems empty. Gotta set up the quarantine tank and go shopping!

[@KxngisL0st]

Sparkling gouramis are a good fish for a 5 gallon if you want something other then a betta

[@lyudmilagutnik5326]

I keep a clown loach as a center piece fish. Even though they recommended to be kept in groups mine is happy and friendly with everybody. He is 16 yeas old and he outlived many tank mates. He often reminds me a dog. He sleeps upside down on the ferns or ground. And when he sees me he rushes to the corner to get his food and all the other fish come out from hiding like SAEs.

[@kevincedeno8899]

That's remarkable, 16 years!

[@SnapRasta]

My showcase fish was a Synspilum Cichlid until it passed of old age. Now my showcase is my Jack Dempsey at the moment.

[@johncameron4194]

Awwww come on Irene go for a big tank. Who cares what hubby says. Plus it’s cheaper in the long run

[@feliciaheater5548]

Any suggestions for a 40breeder with nano fish (1.2”+) that is at 74f? I love bettas but I don’t want to keep my tank so warm. I would prefer something that isn’t bottom dwelling (love apistos but they’re def on the bottom). Love the idea of a paradise fish but with small nano fish I hear they can be aggressive? HELP! Lol.

[@Scaperoot79]

Have you considered Cherry Barbs? They're pretty docile. We have 5 in our 40 breeder with Platies and Cardinal Tetras. Never had any issues.

[@sewerrat7612]

Cherry barbs can get nippy in smaller groups sometimes could do dwarf gourami honey gourami thick lip gourami or just do a different color of small fish for the contrast

[@dcphifer4307]

Irene, what plant in the pot and label was your co-worker holding while you were talking about the Betta? Towards the middle to end of your talk on the Betta... what is the plant that looked like a Spider Plant thst was floating in the tank? Thanks in advance.

[@nirvanaquatics]

That is called a Windelov Java fern! www.aquariumcoop.com/products/java-fern-windelov

[@echoesvayne9790]

pssss... get sparkling gourami for a 20... like 5 or 6.... love the chirping in the morning with my coffee... they are their own little center piece... I have them with kuhli loaches in my 20 high

[@jaxxonfishroom]

My centerpiece fish depending on tank size would be a Angelfish or Dwarf Gourami

[@brendanwalsh6640]

I have started doing the puffer nail clipping without an anesthetic as I'm worried it could hurt them over time. Just keep them close to the surface with your gloved hand or they will blow up to little angry bubbles.

[@matthewzito6130]

The Bolivian Ram should probably be on this list somewhere.

[@rptl1]

As a breeder of Endlers, I'd argue they belong in the top spot. However I may be a bit biased 😉

[@johncameron4194]

110 gallon tank with nothing but small fish is my goal

[@PaulZyCZ]

I have a pair of Ramirezi cichlids in 20gal tank (84l) with Blue green neon tetras and a colony of cherry shrimp (which got there by accident). No bigger problems unless Rams are breeding.

[@titildelabretone]

Merci d'avoir indiqué les équivalences en litres, °C et cm !

[@nuimaleko7]

I have never had a goldfish eat Java fern or moss, so those are my go to plants

[@alancollins6377]

I have a fish tank aqua one 38 50×30×25 what is the best fish to keep in that tank tell What fish ideal

[@OrangeLimeS]

I have a 60 gallon and I'm looking for a centerpiece fish that can live with guppies. It is a planted aquarium with sand substrate, heated to 82 degrees. I was thinking of a betta fish, but my parents say they want to have a bigger fish in the aquarium. I don't know what to do, so does anyone have some ideas?

[@nathanpatterson5580]

I had drawf gold gourami for my center piece fish and all they did was fight and kill, sadly I had to take them back, now trying to find another show fish is the struggle

[@caewalker9276]

I wonder if you freeze some crushed oyster shells with some shrimp and make a crunchy ice block for the puffers.🤔

[@pokejuice1495]

Angelfish are my favorite. You get that fun cichlid behavior in a sleek, hearty, beautiful fish. I have 3 in a 40 gal. 2 males 1 female. The aggression comes out when the girl is ready to lay eggs but they all doo well aside from the bullying

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

I had an Oscar when I was a kid, I originally had five, but the dominant male ended up killing the rest. It shared the tank with a trio of Geophagus Jurupari (beautiful fish), and a trio of various sized plecos. He had no issue with the Geophagus or the plecos, it was just other Oscars he hated. Sadly, I had to leave them behind when we moved to another country because my parents got work there. Oh, well, I hope to one day get the space to keep Oscar's again. Or at least the G. Jurupari.

[@coltlyles3892]

My first fish tank I got when I was 10 was a 125 I had a white gourami she was 12 inches a black Oscar he was 18 inches I named him Zeus and then a common sucker fish he was a foot

[@rimirimi32]

My box standard blue acara is a stunning fish, but he’s a right bully! Any larger tetras I’ve tried & they disappear, even has a pop at my rope fish! Put Kronstadt in there now & even they stay away

[@lucadesanctis9063]

I think Angelfish need way more room actually

[@budiawan1784]

Steps forward : you tags liters and celcius for me Thank you; from Indonesia, (only familier with ”liter/centimeter/celcius” matter)

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

What can I keep with 6 rummy nose tetra in a 15g

[@naegwut]

Team🎉 Irene!