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- MY TOP 10: COLORFUL AND OVERLOOKED NANO FISH AND SMALL COMMUNITY FISH FOR YOUR PLANTED TANK. TOP TEN FISH LIST!
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10- Brachiodanio Kubotai
Neon Green Rasbora or Kubota Rasbora
9- Pseudomogil luminatus
Neon Red Blue Eyed Rainbow Fish
8- Brachiodanio tinwini
Gold Ring Danio
7- Hyphessobrycon metae
Purple Tetra or Sky Blue Tetra
6- Yaoshania pachychilus
Panda loach
5- Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Coral Red Arc Pencilfish
4- Hyphessobrycon harald schultzi.
Crystal Red Tetra
3- Otocinclus cocama
Marbled or Zebra Oto
2- Trigonostigma somphongsi
Somphong Rasbora / Filament Rasbora
1- Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Von Rio Or Flame Tetra
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10- Brachiodanio Kubotai
Neon Green Rasbora or Kubota Rasbora
9- Pseudomogil luminatus
Neon Red Blue Eyed Rainbow Fish
8- Brachiodanio tinwini
Gold Ring Danio
7- Hyphessobrycon metae
Purple Tetra or Sky Blue Tetra
6- Yaoshania pachychilus
Panda loach
5- Nannostomus mortenthaleri
Coral Red Arc Pencilfish
4- Hyphessobrycon harald schultzi.
Crystal Red Tetra
3- Otocinclus cocama
Marbled or Zebra Oto
2- Trigonostigma somphongsi
Somphong Rasbora / Filament Rasbora
1- Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Von Rio Or Flame Tetra
I came 🤏 this close to hitting dislike‼️ Why would you tease us with a description of the "cuddle puddle" and not show a picture/video 😭
Your channel is amazing man. Your brain is even more amazing. I've been keeping fish since I was 8 years old and yet learn so much from your videos, especially the whalstad method stuff n detailed in depth info on some crazy fish. U rock dude. Thanks for doing what you do .
Thank YOU for being an active community member and dropping comments/ Tuning in. Cheers
Hey Alex, I'm a longtime lurker (big introvert lol) but have been meaning to comment forever. You are full of amazing knowledge and experience, and I hope any new viewers who watch this will also check out your deep dives! Thank you so much for all that you share.
I appreciate that so much! 🙏 thank you for leaving a comement and the kind words. Know that you are always welcome in this community and your knowledge and thoughts mean a great deal to me. Cheers. Best wishes, Alex.
@@Fishtory Thanks for the encouragement! I'll try to be more active on the channel 😊
I'm in love with the Green neon rasbora. They have amazing color and always fun to watch. They never stop racing around. Finally breeding them. Great video bro.
I Couldn't agree more!
What's your process of breeding them?
I always love learning about fish i have not yet heard of...❤ Thanks for the video
I just bought a lovely small swarm of green kubotai last night for my 6g planted tank to go with some chili rasboras. Beautiful!!!
Right on!
Very refreshing uncommon choices! I didn’t know anything about these fish, but they are all beautiful! Thanks for always showing-telling something new!😊
Oh great! Im so glad you were able to discover a few more possibilities out there ( im always learning of new species too, so it never gets dull!) Cheers!
Such a great channel, thanks! Any chance a spotlight story's coming on lamp eye kilifish? 👀
There can be. It's on my list of like 20 fish I want to cover... so maybe we will do all lampeyes for a spotlight in the next few weeks ( I need to go film some first haha).
The knowledge and enthusiasm in your videos is great! I found your channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying going back through many of your old videos. After decades of keeping fish, I'm now re-inspired by your planted and low-tech natural/dirted set-ups. Thanks for all your hard work and channels like this are great for the hobby- like an online fish club.😎
Your videos are always on spot. I love both sides of the content. It’s always felt like a higher quality video for fish keepers, and that I deeply appreciate.
Thank you very much Tyler!
Thank you for the extended verbal descriptions provided with these fish!
You bet! I wasnt sure if people would like that... also the names are down in the description (common and latin)
I really like the b-roll/video of the species you're talking about, diagrams, the little humorous cuts, etc!
Dude I am so jealous of the tank on the right the overgrown plants look so nice
Thanks!
It's always fun to learn about some of the lesser known fish in the hobby, but I love your deep dives and all the nerdy stuff, too!
I love the more in depth videos as a fellow nerd BUT I do love these species profile lists...especially this one that featured more rare fish. I’m new to the hobby & dont want to keep super common fish. So this video was perfect! Thank you as always!
Right on. Thanks
Thanks, for the informative video bro. Keep it up.
You watch and comment... ill keep em coming haha
I love the kubotai. I may choose them to fit in my community tank. I just introduced my first fish ever yesterday, a group of oto, to my shrimp and rabbits snails. I am so in love with these oto. They already poop so I am happy 😂 thank you for that video.
Thanks for this quick Friday night Hit.Enjoy your weekend!
You are very welcome. Have a great weekend too!
I don't know if I've taken a moment to tell you how much i love your channel. The knowledge and ability to remember even the tiny details such as meanings i.e. Robocop! New to the channel yet none the less very impressed and will cntinue enjoy.
Currently a guppy mom, (started with 1 male tank and one breeding tank, now 9 tanks in and trying selective breeding)also playing with pothos ( because i trust myself to keep them alive) much love to you Fam!
You are very welcome here and thank you for your thoughtful and kind words
Miss your live streams this week ! Hope you are Feeling better
Thank you kindly
Greatly informative video, thank you! Nearly all 10 of these nano fish I have not seen before. Beautiful selection.
Thanks theyre all great peaceful little Fish that I've kept or currently am keeping
Great video some gorgeous nano fish 👌
I also really enjoy these 'fluff' pieces. The visuals are great - keep 'em coming! There are many of us that are visual learners. Epecially when it comes to identification, there so many doppelgängers out there that it's useful you've been putting up visuals so we're all and the same page.
Thank you kindly for your feedback and thoughts 🙏
Yes! This was a fun and informative video that I thoroughly enjoyed! I love all your picks! I have pencil fish but not coral reds. I almost got green kubatai but got emerald eye instead. They’re cool too but I kind of wish I had gotten the green ones. I have plakay rainbows and had gertudae at one point they are awesome! 😊
Right on. Glad to hear it. Thank you
Good one Alexander 👍. Beautiful wee fish. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing these pretty little jewels with us. ☺️
You are so welcome!
Awesome content, keep up the great work!
Thank you Kurt
Fantastic list, Alex!
Watching this it just gave me an idea for one of your videos if you're interested but why do some fish have the pectoral fins flap at the top of their body and others flap at the bottom watching these fish with their pectoral fins flapping at the top of their body line made me think of it, which leads me to another video idea why do fish have the different shapes that they have how does it work from an evolutionary standpoint
I love that idea! Thanks for asking. It will be guessing on my part for some things without research on the matter... but some of the mating display finage is very unique and interesting
This is an awesome video! I’m new to the hobby so I’ve been watching A LOT of videos including numerous “Top 10” videos. I love the channels I watch, but they all seem to cycle through talking about the same fish. That’s why Iove this video! Some of these fish I’ve heard little about and others I’ve never seen or heard of! Thank you for sharing!!! 🐠🐡🐟
This is a fantastic list Alex! Great video. Pseudomogil luminatus has been on my want list for a long time, but now you’ve given me several more to add to that list! I enjoy this style video and also appreciate the deep dives too. A recent standout video to me was your scud video. Thx for all you share. Have a great day! :)
Thanks for the feedback! I really value it. Cheers and get those pseudomogils!
Hello Everybody. Love the pretty nano fish!
I got 9 ember tetras, and they're so fun. 😺
awesome! coolest info yet! keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
Mountain dew was the perfect description
Glad you liked that!
All your videos are killer, the variety is nice🙂 keep on keepin on!🙂👍🏻💯⭐️
Thanks my friend!
This was a great video! I definitely learned about some fish I didn’t know existed. My friend has a 55g that is all nano fish! It’s a beautiful set up. Now I want to set up a new tank with nanos ❤
Glad it was interesting for you. I love big tanks full of nano fish! You can have so many types!
I either have or want most of the fish on this list. Well chosen! Good video. Can you do the same type of list for rare and overlooked medium sized fish?
Totally! Thank you also
Little known fact, Alex is a member of basically every other TH-cam channel that's worth a damn lol. If anyone ever questions the research he does, all you have to do is hit the comments. He's either in them or was in the live chat 🤣
Thanks for all your hard work and all the content!
Haha im santa... everywhere! Thanks for noticing my lack of a life.
@Fishtory lack of life, or passion for your craft? I'm leaning towards the latter. I have mad respect for your dedication, if not for you a few choice others. Most of this information would be lost. Like there's probably 15 of you guys that represent the entire global knowledge base lol. Gotta give us a heads up if you head to Michigan. I get to meet the primetime folks in March, and I am geeked lol
@Charles Vaughn II haha. That is very kind of you to say. Jason is one of the few people on social media that i learn from and look up to. I respect plenty of people, but i get very tired of a world that can only supply the first page of google or Quora answers lol
@@HeyItsCeeJay are they heading to MI or are you coming our way? I'm in the suburbs of Chicago. I just learned about the swaps, hopefully will have a circle of fish homies by coming out my shell and attending these events. Missed aquashella last year and was SO mad, it would not let me order my ticket, thought my phone was being a jerk, my bf tried on his phone too no luck. 😪
@@ItsLaurenE they came to Michigan last Thursday. His latest video on the fish tank barn is here..... follow them on Facebook for all the updates on where they will be!
lol Noone told my Pseudomugil luminatus, Red Neon Blue Eye Rainbowfish, that they are surppose to swim around the top part of the tank And they love to disagree with all their tank mates Especialy my Celestichthys erythromicron, Emerald Dwarf Rasbora, but maybe thats because they also like to make up & spwan together They are ACE
I love that combo too
I love the facts and substance in your videos. Really interesting fish, awesome
Glad you like them! Cheers
I wish I would have found your channel before getting my newest fish! These are so much more my type of fish.
Welcome aboard!
Awesome list! I'm glad you chose less common fish! I'll have to do some hunting for a couple of these I'd like to keep - part of the fun though!
Right on. Thanks
Loved this video. Really want to make an effort to support ethically sourced fish so these links are a huge help. Now to convince my wife to let me get those new pencil fish - lol
Hahah you and I both!
As you said, it's a nice break. I don't care which you do, just keep doing them.
Thanks
Just want to say thanks Alex always love the videos very interesting all the time and amazing information...🦐🐟🐠
My pleasure! Thanks
You always have the best topics man Rambo 71 8 from Brooklyn New York big up my man👌🏽😁👍🏽
Thanks man
This was a nice video, enjoyed the general fish video and the less didactic presentation is pleasurable
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really interesting... x
Why thank you. I thought so too haha
Are the rainbow fish and the danios good for an unheated tank? Or any of the others on this list? Ty for this cool list!
The danios and the purple tetras will both be happy at 67 or 68 as a low temp.
@@Fishtory ty!
I’d like to video Alex. Here’s a fun fact for you; a doctor told my fiancé that it’s easy to numb the pain centers, but it’s almost impossible to numb the sensation of the temperature and pressure centers(at least in the eyes)
Hmmm i never really considered that lol. True i suppose
If Goodeidae count as nano. I'm all in on Xenotoca Doadrioi San Marcos!!! There are also some great looking Swordtails near the same areas as the San Marcos are. Super cool video, thanks bruddah!!🤠
Haha i almost include them! But they get like 2 inches or more
Great list!
I'd go with
Rainbow darters, pygmy sunfish, checkerboard cichlids, coccina complex bettas, betta channoides, licorice gourami phoenicurus maybe, samurai gourami, a killi or two, there's so many...
Im keeping emerald eye rasboras currently. They are beautiful and subtle. Ive had no problems with jumping either but they are shy.
Yes those are lovely!
Great video buddy well put together
Thanks, infinally saved up the money for decent editing software ...now im learning to use it haha
I'm surprised pygmy sunfish didn't make it into your list but nice video.
I feel like a lot of people know about them now... but also ive just done videos with them a few times so i wanted to feature other fish too... and they only eat live food which means a lot of people just kill them
Gettin' some conveniently timed videos lately. While I'm technically a week late, I decided that I'll be finding some nano fish for my 20-gal long to put with my Cory and Oto cats. I'm not 100% sure which 1-2 species I'm gonna get, and I won't be able to watch it all tonight (getting late), but I will watch this through tomorrow. Appreciate ya' mate.
Cheers! And best of luck... just remeber get enough fish that they can socialize properly... tiny fish make nearly no waste load. Also you can try and get 2 or 3 species that all use either the top bottom or middle water...one snail or some shrimp that occupy a cleaning role and left over food eating role.
✨Yes!!! Let's go dude!✨
Yeeehoaw!
A other good video!!! Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Thanks though
I have the Kubota Neon Green Rasboras. They are funny. I have them in a 55 gallon with other nanos. When I feed them brine shrimp they will flash a lilac colored stripe on their back. Beautiful against their lime colored bodies. I have them, and neon tetras, Dwarf Emerald Rasboras, Chili Rasboras, Phoenix Rasboras, Ember Tetras, Emerald Eye Rasboras, Celestial Pearl Danios, and I'm breeding them all. Not on a big scale. Just for myself and friends.
Very cool what you notice from various fish.... on specific diets, in specific parameters and when interacting with specific tank mates. It makes the hobby magical for sure!
More, Alex!!! More! 😊
i could ad a lot of other fish, yet these fish are also moderate to easy to keep, once i kept species from melanorivulus al realy smal dudes, out of a subfamilie from the genus rivulus, they look like rivulus xiphidius, amazing coloration with pink and lavender flashy turqoise colors, but actualy realy stink as an aquarium fish, these selection of yours rock dude!
Thank you. Sounds like id love to see your tanks also lol
Cool video bro
I have five of #1 in my rimless 14 gal . Seen these for the first time while looking for a top layer fish and bought them immediately.
Beautiful eh?
@@Fishtory yes
I would love to get some of those pencil fish, they are beautiful!
You and me both!
Showcasing the fish was excellent. Just enough info with lots of filming of fish.
Glad you enjoyed it! I tried to make a non-sub of my channel-friendly video to branch out lol
you're a beast Alex thank you
Cracking up thinking of them as a lovely luminous glass of mountain dew. fantastic fish choices. Despite me laughing at description you do describe then aptly and uniquely..
Haha i figured my usual language is too obscure and that most Americans would get the mountain dew thing 😅
@@Fishtory I dunno if I think it's usually too obscure. I do appreciate that it's actually unique descriptions though. I know there's only so many ways a fish can be described but I really hate info that's just regurgitated word for word. Your descriptions actually show your own observations, an actual familiarity with the fish and plants and not getting bogged down in repeating a word for word reading of what the first twenty google results will give. It's appreciated.
Awesome
Thanks
You know my answer is going to be otocinclus. Are Zebra Otos known to breed in captivity? Do you know which tributary they are from?
Also, I am looking at getting the Rainbowfish you had at 9!
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What do you call it when the fish recommend you? Endorsal fins
Weird comment. But has anyone ever told you that you have really pretty eyes?😍
Awww thanks! No... but ill take it as a win. Hehe
Poetic dude
great vid! but why can't i save it?
Hmmm im not sure? Did you try the plus symbol or copy the url into a playlist that already exists possibly?
Hey I was looking at fish for my nano tank and I really liked one of the fish, but it was a background fish XD. at 7:50 its on the bottom left with colors like an asagi koi on the top. Anyone know what it is?
My favorite fish is in your thumbnail but not in the video as it definitely is not nano. Phenacogrammus auriantiacus
Click bait indeed lol
Can sparkling gouramis live with a betta?
Yes, absolutely
@@Fishtory they won’t nip and harass the betta? How many can I keep with one betta in a 10 gallon community high tech planted tank?
@kathleenmonsegue9700 not usually. Ive even had both species spawn in a well planted 10g and 20g .
23:15 Looks like a gummy peach candy. 🍑 🍬
What is an Amaya full red?
Pencilfish
@@Fishtory could u do a video if u have not alrdy? The full reds are very pretty
FOR THE ALGORITHM
Robocop can't be a Latin name. Latin names end in -i, -us, -a, and some others, but never in a consonant
Thanks for the links to trusted breeders and retailers though. I need this information! Also, never apologize for adding lots of information to your videos and, as far as I'm concerned keep doing it to the max!!! There is no such thing as too much information when it comes to fish. It is one of those things, like the liberal arts and the fine arts where you cannot have enough information, even if you dedicate your entire life to it. It's one of those things which reminds you constantly that life is too short, because even if you had one thousand years, instead of the average seventy-two years that we have now, you could not learn it all, nor could you get bored with it.
I was a concert violinist/violist and specialist in 18th century music at Cambridge University,. Disability has left me unable to continue my musical pursuits, but even if I had have been able to, I'd never have been able to get to the bottom of it all. No one can. As I embark on this new journey of fish keeping, which I hope will take me through the rest of my life, I realize that it is also the sort of thing that no one can completely know, and that therefore will maintain interest until I die, or can no longer do it. I eat and breath information for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the fact that you provide so much information is precisely the thing that brings me back to the channel over and over again.
Keep up the good work, and thank you for taking the time to put all these videos together!
When i said Latin name, I should have said "Scientific name". It doesnt sound greek either.. i have no idea where it came from lol
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/robocop-catfish-nannoptopoma-sp--robocop/
@@Fishtory Thanks for the info and article. The article is especially interesting. As you probably remember, it says that Nannoptopoma sp. Robocop has never been bred in captivity. That sounds like a challenge to me. I think you should be the first. What do you think? It's only nine and a half quid, which is maybe twelve bucks. Not sure if they're available here in the US yet, but if they're not, you could get an import licence If you're interested, I'd be willing to help you out with the costs. First successful breeding in the world would be pretty excellent. Even first in the US would be cool.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for posting the article.
@@Fishtory I never completely understood the naming protocol for species to begin with. For birds, it's almost always a Latinized version of something. For other animals it can be just about whatever it seems.
Another thing I'd like to know when it comes to naming protocols is what the "L" in front of a number for many types of Pleco stands for or means. I'll bet a bundle that you know, so can you share that with me?
A lot of talking or explaning
Watch shorts if you dont like that. Im not trying to be a jerk, im just saying some people enjoy chat surrounding topics or background info more than just a list.
i had a shaol of green rasboras they all were total assholes attacked my lamb chops and bettas and got rid of them not worth the hassle
Whoa crazy. Ive never heard of that... i wonder if since they live in the same waters, theyre natural enemies or something?
@@Fishtory yea think they are very territorial against other rasboras
First.
Winner winner chicken dinner!
What a wonderful video! Informative behind belief! Love the Pencil fish!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm planning on putting about 6-7 Pea Puffers (by themselves) in a 26 gallon bowed-front tank. Rocks and plants will be in their environment. I assume I'll be alright.
@@thomaspethic6220 oh yeah!
I like all of your picks. I also like the common cherry barbs, the Phoenix and chili rasboras, the colorful little male endlers and the Vietnamese white clouds.
I know none of them are rare or hard to come by, but they're still on my top 10 of colorful little nano fish that I love.
👍💖👍
Phoenix rasboras are becoming rarer sadly
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@@Fishtoryif you know why pheonix rasboras have been so rare lately, please tell, I have a single male and female and would like to attempt to breed them but I don't think I can do so with so few on account of how tiny they are
@@discordiacreates6669 over harvesting from the main collection points near cities.
@@Fishtory oh well that sucks, and I wanted to try to get a breeding population going but if they're all wild caught, guess I'll have to change plans because I believe in only taking enough wild specimens to successfully captive breed, not sell as pets and assume the wild population can cope because a lot can't with the extra strain on their numbers. Dangit humans ^^'
i have vietnamese white clouds dont know why they not more popular ,
Look at you
Its hard to look at yourself hehe
But look at you !!!
Thank you for always giving so much information on each species of fish you talk about. I’m watching your videos with my fiancé to help him pick out what fish he’d like for his first tank I’m helping set up for him, and your videos really help because most of the information is right there so it helps us discuss as he gets to see how they look & move. Thank you!
Oh good! Thats such a fun process
Hej Alex, wow - good channel. ❤
But, how often do you feed your fish?
Like boraras naevus most. I keep. 😊
I feed them every 2 or 3 days usually... then they have live cultured scuds and blackworms or various critters to forage for.
Please make a video about drape fin barb
I love white cloud mountain minnows. I also tried japanese ricefish but I'm not succesful at keeping them for longer than a year. They just die after breeding and I have to raise their eggs for next generation.
They only live 18 months to 24 months, so if you keep em hot, theyll only live a year and a half max... in 60 degree water theyll live 2 years
Thanks for doing this video. I keep nano fish and you gave me some great ideas.
You are so welcome. Thanks for tuning in
Currently doing a planted 29g. Wanting to put a small school of colorful dudes in there. Maybe some cherry shrimp too. comparing this video to your shrimp with fish video looking for matches. Thanks for the knowledge.
Good luck!
I got some H. metae and they don’t seem shy at all, they act just like a black neon. Love the sky blue line. Definitely a full size tetra perhaps up to 4cm
You know that's fascinating. There must be 2 distinct populations. Some * the ones I have had for the last 3 years*- are a soft baby blue with hues of lilac and neon light blue. All staying under 2 inches.
However years ago I had some the size of the skirt tetras ....like 2 or 3 inches long and almost as tall. But the colors were green and purple hues
This one is great, well they're all great
Thanks
Great list. Some of my favorites and some new ones. What’s the secret to micro rasboras. I’ve tried a couple of times with green, chili and maculatus and they all die within 5-6 months? I do fine with tetras, rainbows, barbs, etc. I even do fine with harlequin rasboras in the same tank, but the others . . .
Acidic water and lots of plants to hide in... dimmer lights. That all helps a lot
Any nano fish that like hard water. All I’ve heard is they like soft water.
Yeah some will... shell dwellers come in some species only 1.5 or 2 inches long...that's super hard water... flag fish, ALL guppies, endlers, mollies, patties, swordtails, limias, and goodieds ( that's about 250 species ) love hard water. But most aren't true "nano" ...under an inch their whole life. Most the true nano fish do intact live In flooded rainforest that are acidic soft waters
My absolute favorite new fish, the Red Neon Blue Eyed Rainbowfish, which I now have 25 in my 60G Nature tank.
What a nice intro ! I wondered about the Von Rio tetra when I saw them in an earlier video of yours, and I have been very interested in getting some. I am converting my heavily planted 29 gallon tank to a nano fish tank (except the 8 cory cats, but they don't bother anyone). Along with the coreys, I have 10 chili rasbora, 4 celestial pearl danio, any number of cherry shrimp and two furcata rainbows. The furcata rainbows don't bother the small fish at all, much to my surprise.
I really enjoy the nano fish. In your experience, how many Von Rio tetra do you think is safe to add to the tank? I change at least 5-6 gallons of water weekly in the tank and test the water 2 X a month. I know it would be an educated guess for you, but I'd like your input.
Thank you for the great videos. I haven't been able to catch your live streams for a while, much to my dismay. I'm usually working. Bless your heart, and thank you again for all you do. All my best to Laura too! xo
Aww you are always so thoughtful and supportive of the channel, Laura and I. Thank you so much!
Very interesting. Thanks.
Thank YOU
WOW this was a fun one!