Top 10 Most Hardy Aquarium Fish for Beginners

[@eh.440]

What a lovely dad and an adorable baby! Cute as

[@IndoorEcosystem]

This is a solid list! I had a crazy experience with a cherry shrimp just recently. I feel like they are 10x tougher than we give them credit for sometimes. A while ago I dry started a tank and let it run for about 5 weeks. After 5 weeks I flooded the tank. I seeded it with some bacteria from another tank and put 4 shrimp in. (Culls from a colony) After about 3 weeks I had an issue with hair algae so I took 3 shrimp out and drained the tank back to nothing maybe a few millimetres of water on the base of the Monte Carlo. Whatever was left in the base I couldn't vacuum out basically. I couldn't find the shrimp, so I presumed it was dead...Fast forward another 3 or 4 weeks (can't remember how long) I reflooded the tank again and that one solo shrimp is alive, well, and having the time of his life again.... The crazy part is that I thought it was dead and didn't even use and water conditioner in the tank. He's been going for nearly a week since reflooding... On top of all that we went from 20c outside to -7c so the internal temps in the house have changed a fair bit as well. I'm probably not going to bother drip-acclimating anything from my colony again after seeing this beast in action!

[@BlakesAquatics]

🤣🤣 goes to show how bulletproof they are

[@Jess-on-the-Tube]

They are pretty darn tough, but from my perspective the drip-acclimation is to reduce the chance of molting issues - which mostly aren't going to happen anyway, unless your shrimp are large and the timing is unlucky... But there's the rub!

[@georgiana6598]

I have had to euthenise my 2 swimmers. A Blackmoor called lill Doots and Cecillia, a golden fat bodied village tailed fancy. 😢I am in bits, 9 years of loving my goodies. If I'd have been given the right anyi bionics for them and got my indoor pond built, they still my have not survived but I reckon now, today, without them after crying, I don't cry easily. Cecilia loved the guitar. They have been my aquarium babies for 9 years. It breaks your bleeding heart even you try and fail m8. I sm just going to get everything cleared up, then keep s bloody yortoise! Nooooo. Yes, because a vivarium is better than a djithole aquarium. I will do a planted aquarium see cos I do not waste plants. So I was, was thinking of neon tetras. In a while. Or are they crap yo keep you? The smallest gish as an aquarium fish. I've looked after fish. In Wales. I sm 55 years old. I just am do upset that in the end, a fish needs constant fresh water through his her gills. So easier yo keep a tortoise. I do live my babies and am not ever going yo adopt avwater puppy, as in fancy holdfish ever again. They are suicidal. Happy gor s few years then bang illnesses and either this comes consistent worry guilt everything miserable in our lives. At least neon tetras love loads of plants, and in s few weeks I suppose I will end ip with 6 pets hor homes neon tetras. Oh even will I ever learn. I love them. But naaah. ❤

[@georgiana6598]

Terrible spelling mistakes this eitch be tired ftom the other night.😂

[@collaborationofcuriosities]

Naww the young fella is growing up so fast!! Thanks for the content, has given me some options to consider for my new tank!

[@TEZMONO]

Perfect video thank you

[@BlakesAquatics]

Awesome thanks

[@davidjrlopez51]

I absolutely love bettas idk how people wouldnt like them there colors and patterns are some of the prettiest in the freshwater hobby every betta is so unique such a lovely fish. im currently breeding a emerald candy plakat and a candy koi plakat!!

[@thelitepredator]

this is an awesome list

[@markfranklin8831]

Great selection for beginners thanks for sharing 💗💯👍✌️

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks for watching

[@raventhomas3998]

Just getting into cherry shrimp. Glad they made the list 👍 Don't know if it is propper to say how adorable the boy is so I won't mention all the cuteness 😊

[@BlakesAquatics]

So nice of you 😄

[@bentleytelles7295]

Shrimps dont like to be moved ok they are hardy but they will die if you move them to a diffrent tank without doing proper things

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

I think this is an outstanding and appropriate list!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thank you!

[@vampgaia]

Baby Harry is adorable! I’m watching this in my Blake’s Aquatics T-shirt 😊

[@BlakesAquatics]

🙌🙌 thank you

[@sunsetjen2398]

Great list, Cute Harry, Cheers 👍😎🐟🦐

[@matthewzito6130]

I've had lousy luck with Bettas and Gouramis. However, Giant Danios are very hardy.

[@jeffereyhopkins750]

Your son is adorable. Zebra danios seem to be pretty much unkillerable for me.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks mate 👍

[@shauny2146]

Aussie Silver perch really easy too .. eat anything live in anything and lots of personality as they get used to you and grow super fast

[@benhopwood5321]

I prefer the clown pleco to the bristlenosed pleco. They stay small and better algae eaters, plus they are way more hardy when it comes to water parameters.

[@goldcoastfish]

As an advocate for Australian Native fish, I reckon you could've included at least one Aussie Rainbowfish, but awesome video none the less mate.

[@BlakesAquatics]

I thought about it believe me. Praecox or splendida maybe would be a close runner up

[@brycetebeck3295]

The desert rainbow (Melanotaenia splendida tatei) to me at least are amazing

[@DutchmanRadio]

Gotta remember his fans aren’t all in Australia sir, that recommendation wouldn’t be native to where I’m at for example. Which is why that should be it’s own video and what he made here was perfect, in my opinion. I was searching for this exact video.

[@brandonhk1lljoys]

Great vid Blake and Mini Blake some really great options from both of you😂 I noticed the fish food baby rattle too... awesome money saving tip right there - I'll remember that for when I've got a mini me🤣

[@brandonhk1lljoys]

Also... Did you managed to get a good vid from the aquascaping comp?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Oh i left before it finished 🥲

[@caewalker9276]

Thanks Blake 👍💚

[@shuanaroden5226]

Loved your little co commentator

[@Clownsuperworms]

Beautifull shrimp..your mini tank is very very amazing sir. ❤❤❤

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks

[@GregorMima]

Thumbs up for the cohost 😊

[@gregjonesonline]

for #10 Paleatus Corydoras are my go to easy to keep cory cat

[@BlakesAquatics]

Great choice

[@newerafrican]

Nice list. I've had every one of them (except rice fish) and just because they're easy doesn't demean their enjoyment factor. BTW, baby Harry is adorable!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks 😄

[@Edward-rw3kq]

Nice video legend, well behaved youngster, good job.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦘

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks 👍

[@YesitisDex]

Endlers. Amano Shrimps. Nerite Snail. Add a lot of sea moss and whatever plants. Quality substrate 🤌 Feed once a week if that. They eat everything else in there. Hardy. Active. Simple.

[@Solus-qn3ur]

You forget brackish water

[@garthantash]

The one type of fish that I just cannot keep alive is a betta. I have had 3 plakats in row kept in a 55L, none lasting more than about 6 months.. Considering all the other fish I keep in various tanks are breeding and/or more than 3 years old, I gave up on bettas. Cherry barbs would be on my list too. I have a few that are getting near 6 years old and still going strong.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Sorry to hear that

[@jenxu2]

Your co-host is adorable! I have kept everything you mentioned except for the rice fish.... I'm really thinking I need some to try in a pond. I might have to have a holding tank for winter. It gets cold in southern. Illinois.

[@BlakesAquatics]

You can do it!

[@JonoKjeld]

Love your content mate. I'm in Melbourne, where would you recommend getting some hardy shrimps from?

[@BlakesAquatics]

I sell plenty of mine to fastway aquarium west footscray 👍

[@JonoKjeld]

@@BlakesAquatics Thanks

[@Gilsfishroom]

We had a full community tank suffer an unexplained die off. The only survivors were the Pristella tetras. Tough as old nails.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Under rated fish

[@pelhamsaquatics]

Great list Blake! Spot on mate!🙂👍🏻👊🏻

[@towballbamford575]

I had a bristlenose live in my canister filter for around 2 monthes i had no clue it was in there i thought it got eaten but nope and it was growing too hahaha

[@kimthebudgetslayer]

Thank you for sharing now I can research for my 20gallon tank

[@BlakesAquatics]

Glad I could help

[@dirtyoldfarmhand3]

Awesome

[@PULAG]

Idk bout the heat thing with plecos, I know Florida in the U.S has millions of invasive plecos all over their waterways. It's pretty insane lol. I guess they've just adapted to it over time, though.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thats common plecos, im sure they have invasive bristlenose as well but then again depending on the volume the water temp could still be cooler than you think

[@fredjones554]

Your son is delightful

[@andreashessler838]

Most Tanganyikan shell dwellers are mega robust in my experience (as long as you have hardish water and keep them above 23c). Same with a lot of the rock dwellers.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Thanks for sharing

[@naegwut]

Cute!!!

[@drganesan62]

I think corydora is still sensitive to even a little nitrate hike. Tiger barbs should have been on this list.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Tiger barbs are a good call but I decided to just choose one barb otherwise the lisy couldge easily been tiger barbs, 5 lined barbs, ruby barbs, rosy barbs, cherry barbs, odessa barbs, ticto barbs, gold barbs and at that point its a top 10 barb video 😄

[@drganesan62]

@@BlakesAquatics are there so many kinds of barbs. I never knew that. 🤣🤣🤣

[@dalyo96]

I’ve found bettas to have lots of problems. Also some corydoras such as habrosus (salt & pepper) to be extremely delicate

[@BlakesAquatics]

Might depend on your local supplier, the wholesaler here has fairly reliable cories and bettas

[@billystanfield300]

I find corys to be quite sensitive to water parameters, ive had 5 altogether and only 1 survived sadly, they’re beautiful in colour and shape but just extremely sensitive in my experience.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Fair enough, we all have our own experiences..could be a locality issue

[@billystanfield300]

@@BlakesAquatics yeah definitely for sure, keep up your content i love it

[@Frank020]

yeah my neaons are croaking and I had them live for many years before. Time to take a step back. Don't bettas fight?

[@e.mertbaybek3703]

Howdy. Can't believe you didn't include guppies.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Hey mate, guppies give a lot of people trouble in soft water so I just wanted to keep it simple and not even go into buffering water really. Platies are my prefered bulletproof livebearer

[@e.mertbaybek3703]

@@BlakesAquatics thank you for replying. I remember reading a book in the seventies, the author asserted that he gradually got them to live in 100% ocean water and back again. So I figure they are tough enough.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Depends where they come from. A lot of the wholesale guppies people find are heavily imbred, have weakened immune systems and bent spines

[@gozzyboy1989]

Morning .

[@BlakesAquatics]

Morning 😄

[@stevenone968]

how about killifish? They temporarily survive in puddles.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Killis always end up on the floor thats the trouble 😅 even with lids

[@jamesdarley8656]

Convict cichlids.... you would literally need to throw them out of the tank to kill them!!

[@edscelleastorga4284]

When i saw dis i thought of tiger bab

[@ArtMadeUnderground]

Sword tails.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Definitely

[@IAmGeeSnap]

guppies? cute co host

[@BlakesAquatics]

Guppies can be a bit hit and miss, I always recommend platies instead

[@IAmGeeSnap]

@@BlakesAquatics that's good to know! thanks.

[@johnmaude5065]

I bet I could manage to kill one 😂😂😂

[@moonbear897]

they say you should never work with kids and pets. Sorry but baby harry has stolen the show!

[@ExamineeNumber0052]

What is that fish with the Corydoras? That maroon colored with neon light blue something on top?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Cardinal tetras 😄

[@ExamineeNumber0052]

Oh you did miss one. And I believe this one is the most unkillable. It's the Climbing Perch

[@BlakesAquatics]

Never kept those 🤔 might have to add them to the list

[@ExamineeNumber0052]

@@BlakesAquatics Yeah bro. I mean here in the Philippines when kids caught Climbing Perch during floods, they just keep them on jars without even giving the fish any food. Ofcourse they're not doing it on purpose, they just didn't know how to take care of fishes. And yet the Climbing perch survives for many months even years. But the question is, Are climbing perch considered an Aquarium fish in the hobby ? Coz I doubt any petshop sell them. You can only catch them in the wild.