Good Community Fish

 

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 1. Platies 

             Platies are very hardy and make great starter fish. Platies come in many different varieties. Platies are livebearers, so they do not lay eggs. This makes platies easy to breed.  To breed platies get at least one male and one female. Do not get more males then females! Then the males would fight for the females. Platies don't need any special breeding conditions, so all you have to do is wait. Once the platy is pregnant, either put it in a 5-10 gallon breeding tank with lots of plants, or put it in a breeding trap a few days before it has babies.  The babies will eat whatever their parents eat, just smaller.  Also see livbearsers page

                         Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Sunburst Mickey Mouse Platy(above) 

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Red Wagtail Platy 

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Gold Mickey Mouse Platy

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Gold Twin Bar Platy 

2. Danios 

                                          The danio is a extreamly hardy and is the perfect fish for a beginner.  The danio also has a long-finned form.  Danios can also be kept in a coldwater tank. Danios are easy to breed and are egg layers. Some of the danio species are the zebra danio,pearl danio, celestial pearl danio lepord danio, giant danio, and glofish®. Glofish® come in orange, green, yellow, and pink. The celestial pearl danio is a new fish to the hobby, and was discovered in 2006. 

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

 Zebra Danio

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Pearl Danio 

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Long-finned Leopard  Danio

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 Group of GloFish®

Celestial Pearl Danio  

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3. Guppies

                  Guppies are one of the most colorfull fish avaliable and are also hardy and a fantastic beginning fish.  Guppies can not be kept with fin nippers, such as barbs and tetras, or any semi agressive fish.  Guppies have the same breeding technique as platies. If you have one male and one female, but notice the male is constantly trying to mate with the female, get another female so the females can get a rest.  See live bearers page for more info. 

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Male Guppies 

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Female Guppy in breeding trap 

 4. Harlequin Rasbora

                             The harlequin rasbora is a great, hardy, beginning fish. The   harlequin rasbora is a grey/silver with a black triangular shape in its back lower corner.  This fish is generally not a fin nipper, though it might take a few bites at a male guppy's fins.  These fish are egglayers.                     

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Harlequin Rasbora 

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Another Harlequin Rasbora 

5. Swordtails

                Swordtails are a beautiful and fantastic fish for the beggining aquarist.  These fish are very hardy and come in many different colors.  The pictures below are only a few swortail varieties.  Male swordtails have a sword-like fin coming out of the bottom of their dorsal fin.  Females have no sword.  Swordtails breed the same as guppies and platies and are livebarers.  Swordtails are oftenly interbreeded with platies to make new species.  

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Male Neon Swordtail 

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Female Pineapple Swordtail 

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 Male Green Swordtail

6. Tetras

              See "Tetras" page for more information

 

 

 7. Cherry Barb

                      Cherry barbs are a great addition to a community aquarium, as long as there are no long-finned fish.  Cherry barbs are one of the only species of barbs that can be kept in a community aquarium.  These fish are red with a brown stripe going across.  Males are a darker red than females, and get cherry red during breeding season.  Cherry barbs can also be kept in a semi-aggresive tank.

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Cherry Barb 

8. Loaches

                Loaches are a great addition to any community tank, and can sometimes even be kept in a semi-aggresive too.  The most popular loaches are clown loaces, kuhli loaces, and golden-dojo loaches.  The clown loach is orange with black stripes.  The clown loach will scavenge the bottom and may come to the surface to eat sometimes.  Clown loaches need a cave or hidding spot or they may die .  ALWAYS get clown loaches in groups of 2 or more.  Kuhli loaches are shaped like small eels and have a peige-pink body with thick brown stripes stoping at the stomach.  Kuhli loaches also come in a black form.  Kuhli loaches will dig and squeeze through small spaces, and are fun to watch.  The golden-dojo loach has the same body shape as the kuhli loach, but is an all golden body.  All loaches enjoy sinking pellets to eat.

 
 

Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided.

Clown Loach 

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Golden-Dojo Loach 

 

 

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