Top Ten Most UNDERRATED Community Aquarium Fish

[@jase123111]

The white cloud mountain minnow is one of my favourite aquarium fish. They have loveky colours and patterns, and interesting schoolikg behavious. The pearl gourami is my number 1 favourite fish. So beautiful when coulour up, really hardy and so graceful in their movements.

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

Good video! Nothing but love for white clouds. I have a 29-gallon that has white clouds, dwarf frogs, neons and 4 betta females. My clouds proved their durability in that when I had cherry barbs and cardinals that died from ick, NONE OF THE WHITE CLOUDS GOT SICK. I also have some simple female bettas with them, leading to my second point. I have a 55-gallon community tank that was primarily intended to be a betta sorority but had to be broken up. I had large, beautiful koi bettas with cheap $5 bettas I rescued from Petco. The koi were aggressive with their smaller sisters, so I make the smaller ones, along with the new neons, the color to replace my dead barbs and cardinals. The 4 remaining koi bettas thrive with a dozen harlequin rasboras, 6 rainbow praecox, a large bristle nose pleco yoyo loaches and 3 of the biggest cories I've ever seen. They only showed aggression to their smaller sisters.

[@Fishman2114]

@@rogerhuggettjr.7675 Sorry to hear about all the ick casualties, but it is impressive to hear that all of your white clouds survived!

[@SuzanneSölvstedt]

the celestial danios are so beautiful but they are expensive where I live. I think the amanoshrimp is uderratded too but your selection seamed spot on. For some reson the rasbora naevus in the end are called strawberry rasboras in sweden and ofen are mixed up with boras maculatus.

[@Fishman2114]

@@SuzanneSölvstedt They are expensive here too; pretty sure they’re just expensive in general.

[@muhammadmiftahulkhairbinah2630]

Just curious. How expensive are they? I'm from Singapore, a celestial danio costs $2 a fish, a phoenix rasbora about $1.50.

[@mitsukuniyuuki255]

Same here. I live in Australia and celestial pearl danios are $21-30 each.. so pricey for such a tiny little cute fish.😢

[@SuzanneSölvstedt]

​@muhammadmiftahulkhairbinah2630 Last time I checked it was almost 6 dollars for one.😮 2 dollars is a good price. That is what other fish in that size cost.

[@damianolsen6763]

The reason I love them is because there a micro version where of my favorite native fish to catch which are brook trout

[@Ultimateshine-js2pd]

A cordial greeting, I would like to thank you for the topic presented in a question in which I did not have 100% full knowledge. Very objective, straight to the point.

[@BrumGP]

Such a lot of useful information presented so nicely. Thanks for a fantastic video.

[@Fishman2114]

@@BrumGP Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TnDX3WIDOWEDDOWN]

Wonderful info and interesting fish.. I was surely like if you can do a segment on fish that can go together. Such as fish that need to be in pairs, fish that are too dominant, or fish that you should only have one for example.. Thank you for all your info I really enjoy your channel.❤

[@humpdog3000]

Feeder guppies are my favorite pet fish. They are easy to take care and super durable

[@Fishman2114]

@@humpdog3000 And they’re about the cheapest fish you can get 😉

[@webbrowser6454]

I love my "pearls". Both the CPD's and Guarami. Definitely an underrated guarami, but easily my favorite coloration and the danio's are just hard to come by and when I can find them they are usually pricey, but worth it.

[@Fishman2114]

@@webbrowser6454 The pearls really are a stunning fish. I just don’t see them as much. Luckily for me there’s a place that has CPD’s not far from me, so I’m lucky there.

[@monopolova]

Love feeder guppies! Price hard to beat, you can get amazing colors (that normally would cost more), and you also get to experience a more natural look (which would have been what aquarists were used to historically). Agree also with feeder minnows -- make sure you buy from a fresh stock. Very interesting to watch.

[@Fishman2114]

@@monopolova Glad you enjoyed it! I do enjoy these guys, but at this point I only have one female left (I separated males and females). They don’t live very long, even compared to other fish.

[@MatthewFTabor]

Borneo sucker refers to any hillstream loach in genus Gastromyzon, and there are dozens of species just in that genus. The one in this video appears to be G. ctenocephalus, which is one of the smaller species, but there are also plenty that are larger than the reticulated hillstream loach (Sewellia lineolata). Totally, I've probably raised over two dozen different species of hillstream loaches, and they're among my favorite fish. As was mentioned in this video though, it's not easy to find information about them online, so even many fish KZbin channels get their species mixed up all the time.

[@davidhansen4416]

I’ve had a few tanks with feeder guppies as the center piece, I absolutely love apistos, & “Rosy Reds” are actually Fathead Minnows & the red (golden) color was originally a sport but were eventually bred for the color. The bronzish ones you see are their natural color.

[@daynajabin63]

You had me at "female bettas". Love them.

[@kaden.slone04_biology]

4:57 Endler's livebearers are also pretty much like wild guppy but they're a subspecies with sharper pattern contrast.

[@Fishman2114]

@@kaden.slone04_biology Pretty much spot on there! I think Endlers are a bit smaller, but not really much of a difference

[@LordChumbley]

Cool video

[@catfishm.1361]

I love the smaller different tetras. Currently I have blue king tetras an babies and getting some lemon tetras. Everyone talks about neons or cardinals but not much on other types! 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Fishman2114]

@@catfishm.1361 Fair point, but I’m a big fan on green tetras as well! And they seem to be decently popular.

[@gabrieltitus4855]

Part two please ❤ Top 10 small african ciclids please . Top 10 plants part 1 , 2, 3 etc Top 10 aquariums set part 1 , 2 ,3 Top 10 aquarium accesories . Wish buy all this fish and take care of them they are so nice to look at them in aquariums , here in Romania - Europe Rasboras Chilli , Fenix , Galaxy are expensive for me like 3 euro hard to find at pet shops but there are online pet shops who can bring from abroad like Germany, Hungary , Slovachia e.t.c . Gourami are so nice all are so nice me never end this passion for aquariums , plants are nice to i love this passion indeed . Thanks alot!!! 👏🤝❤🤗

[@Fishman2114]

@@gabrieltitus4855 Glad you enjoyed it so much! And thankyou for all the future suggestions too! I’ll be sure to keep them in mind.

[@kdval2000]

I had a school of 10 Phoenix rasbora 3 gallon and it was so perfect they lasted a good 2 years with no problems!

[@simonb4757]

Are snails low bioload? I'd recently read that they can have quite a heavy bioload, particularly nerite snails.

[@GABRIEL-do3ns]

Mysteryes have a high bioload, small pest snails have almost no bioload

[@cloverdog85]

I have a bunch of little black snails. My brother in law gave my daughter all of his fish and 2 aquariums. 1 10g and 1 30g. Would those little guys work well with a huge pleco?

[@jodymaley3674]

Plecos don't eat snails. But a large common pleco is a big bio load. Try a bristlecone or smaller species.

[@MrChidorinagashi10]

Snails are my fav animals in my tanks lol

[@Fishman2114]

@@MrChidorinagashi10 That’s not a common opinion 😂

[@taramansion]

I have a 40 gallon with only CPD's and ember tetras. It's kind of a black water tank (I live in a pine flats area and used sand from my property). The water is a gold color and the evening sun hits the ember tetras and gives of a metallic gold color. It's my favorite time to look at the tank!

[@Fishman2114]

@@taramansion Sounds like an awesome tank, definitely a lot of space considering they’re nano fish!

[@Click771]

How many cpd you have in that tank ?

[@yeeet000]

What is the Bio load like if the Hillstream and Borno loaches? And would they be fine in a 15 Gal tank with Guppies and Khuli Loaches?

[@Fishman2114]

@@yeeet000 So I’d only recommend having one or the other. For a 15 gallon I’d say you could have a hill stream loach or a Borneo. Just because they are pretty territorial with themselves and one another. But it’s not a crazy bioload.

[@ShirtPantsGuy00]

🐔💭🎙️I don’t know what it is but you have it…You Sir have it!

[@Fishman2114]

@@ShirtPantsGuy00 I don’t know exactly what that means but thankyou… thankyou sir!

[@masonmax1000]

ive got the danios and they are awesome.

[@Fishman2114]

@@masonmax1000 What setup do you have them in? Are they by themselves’?

[@christophercisneros5548]

I have a koi galaxy female betta named Betty and she is the most peaceful fish in my tank luckily she gets along with everyone in my 15 gallon tank.

[@Fishman2114]

@@christophercisneros5548 Koi betta are very beautiful fish! Glad she is peaceful and getting along well with your other tank mates. Some bettas are way too aggressive but I’ve found most to be compatible with other tank in 15-20 gallon tanks.

[@Catalion100]

Can you keep just 3 pearl gourami in 54 liter tank?

[@waterlover]

Good choices

[@Fishman2114]

@@waterlover Thanks, glad you thought so

[@kaitheazurethylacine8723]

I haven't found any Borneo or hillstream loaches in my area

[@Fishman2114]

@@kaitheazurethylacine8723 Borneo I’m not surprised about, but the hillstream I am. Usually Hillstreams are somewhat common (at least in my experience).

[@kaitheazurethylacine8723]

@@Fishman2114 I live in California. Maybe they are restricted here for some reason.

[@andrewharmon9873]

I almost fully agree with your entire list. Number one should always be the harlequin or phoenix. White clouds are basically extinct in the wild. Runner ups. The endler, too water minnow, clown loach and hatchet fish or pea puffer

[@mikefisher4834]

I just set up a fishbowl aquarium for celestial pearl danios I’m waiting a month to get them to let the plants grow out

[@Fish-nd9ie]

Cpds are like mini trout I think that’s why we love them

[@Fishman2114]

@@Fish-nd9ie They totally look like little Brookies

[@mikefisher4834]

I love pearl gouramis I have a set up coming up soon that’ll have four of them One male and three females🐠💙🔥

[@Fishman2114]

@@mikefisher4834 Very cool, sounds like your trying to breed them

[@jodymaley3674]

Love my guppies, I get feeders, quarantine them, then introduce the survivors to the main tank. I prefer the wild type patterns. My poor man's Endlers. A few female bettas control the population and contrast swimming styles. Really need some assassin snails, pond snail explosion.

[@Fishman2114]

@@jodymaley3674 Yeah, you definitely need to have some population control!

[@luciad5988]

We have the teeny annoying snails. Are the assassin snails safe around cherry shrimps and shrimplets?

[@Fishman2114]

@@luciad5988 No they are not unfortunately.

[@luciad5988]

@@Fishman2114 thanks, I’d be sad if they ate my shrimps

[@Fishman2114]

@@luciad5988 No problem! I’d hate for that to happen to anyone

[@steefan2248]

​@luciad5988 They are safe, I have two separate tanks with cherry neocaridinas and assassin snails. The only time you'd see an assassin snail eating a shrimp or fish is if it has already died. Assassin snails will also occasionally eat soft algae, unfortunately they ate all my limpets. 😢

[@andrewharmon9873]

Assassin's will eat anything they can capture. Mystery snails work amazing and don't need brackish water to mate. As long as the water gets above 79° and a massive water change they will make many more. Use a small container and simply with water inside float the hard egg cluster. You will forever have snails. All loaches will eat snails. I hobbies snails for the shells for shell dwelling chiclids

[@josejuanrosales3614]

I, almost never see penguin tetras in the underrated section ;(

[@Fishman2114]

@@josejuanrosales3614 Honestly I’ve heard of them but that’s it. No idea what they look like or how they act…

[@elizabethm.i.a218]

I could see the appeal in the feeder guppies' affordability and their unique coloration, but don't they also use guppies that have birth defects, like bent spines, as feeder guppies? I thought that that was something we were supposed to avoid when allowing guppies to breed, so that genetics have a chance to be at least good to begin with. I just want to know if it would be considered ethical to casually breed guppies with potentially worse genetics, because doesn't it affect their quality of life?

[@ThawZin-t1v]

I agree your idea

[@NM-ub6ml]

I really really like ember tetra

[@ilikechicken-w6n]

Do white cloud minnows need plants?

[@Fishman2114]

@@ilikechicken-w6n They aren’t needed, but in reality live plants are the best way to go for any fish.

[@mariomedina3868]

Mystery snails are not fish

[@pteromalid]

I love the size and coloring of the tiny rasboras, but their quick, jerky movement is not soothing.

[@hugomouteira7015]

Saying mystery snales are small bioload is a fking understatement 😂😂😂 They get HUGE for a nano tank and eat ALOT . And if they have nonalgea to eat, they will eat ALL your plants. They destroyed me a tank.

[@WildWestAutoDetailing]

Wanted to get cpd so bad but they’d get eaten up so fast in my tank😂

[@Fishman2114]

@@WildWestAutoDetailing oh no…

[@bentleytelles7295]

Can you do ur top 10 overrated fish? I wanna know the bad side of the popular fish lol

[@WildWestAutoDetailing]

I love my apistos and female betas

[@Fishman2114]

@@WildWestAutoDetailing They really are great fish

[@nessiferum6200]

I was enjoying the video until the dead fish lying there at around 5.46 😟

[@Fishman2114]

@@nessiferum6200 Yeah… I noticed that after I put the clip in. It wasn’t filmed by me, but I should have been more careful.

[@juanitahamilton9523]

They are expensive where l live.

[@newerafrican]

BETA (bay-ta) vs BETTA (bet-ah)

[@enxcrypted18]

Correct is bee-ta

[@mikewanko3822]

Sooo you like little fish

[@BANANA42k]

"Pest" snails > mystery/nerite snails

[@Fishman2114]

@@BANANA42k I don’t mind pest snails like some people do, but their numbers definitely need to be controlled. I will say in my tanks (that have them) it seems their numbers eventually become stable to the point where I don’t actively remove any.

[@FreshwaterFishkeeping-h4x]

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[@Fishman2114]

@@FreshwaterFishkeeping-h4x Glad you enjoy them 😊