Top 10 EASY Fish That Every BEGINNER Needs
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Eyyyyy what up man? I am doing a school of rummynose tetra. Have any thoughts on keeping odess barb or cherry barb with angels? I'd love to keep a community breeder since I am trying to create an overgrown jungle biotope.
Is TH-cam broken again?
2 days ago, video posted 6 hours ago.
What is the plant in the tank behind you? And what is the new little fish in there?
i have a 20 gallon tank with 6 tiger barbs and a rainbow shark. i have been fighting a brown algae problem for almost 2 months now. i change 70 percent of the water every saturday morning. what can i do to beat this algae??? i cannot get it to go away. i have a marineland penguin 200 filter with bio sponge and filter floss in it. what am i doing wrong here?????? please help me
@0:14 Why would you suggest a Bristlenose for a 10gallon tank...? Or are you hoping it means they have to come back into store in a year to upgrade tank? My bro had a grown Bristlenose in his ~40Gal and that looked borderline to me.
Great video!!! I was shopping at pet smart the other day (for my cats, lol) and stopped by the live fish to see what they had. And there was a ten year old boy with his family and he had a ziplock bag with water and a dead fish in it. He wanted to find out why his fish died and how he can save the other one he had. The young girl gave him fairly accurate information but went in a little to heavy with the details, cycled not cycled, etc. You know the stuff that beginners are clueless about. They looked at her like she was speaking a foreign language. So I waited a bit till they walked off I pulled out my phone showed them the ACO TH-cam channel and told them about the website. They were excited. I didn’t tell them about the blogs I forgot but, I believe your educational videos and blogs are priceless and hopefully they will to and learn a lot!!! Thanks for being awesomeness you guys!!!!
hopefully they actually watched a video or 2 and learned!
Just a suggestion but if you do another one of these, you should include not only the schooling sizes but also what size tank they would be best in.
Good idea
I would agree and also are they aggressive and in what situations...
YES!!!! It's something I haven't seen enough on fish videos
Hard second this. I felt like there was a huge missed opportunity when he mentioned plecos but failed to mention how HUGE they can be, as well as life longevity. As a kid I had an 8 inch pleco stuck in a 15 gallon bc I got it when it was like 1.5" and had no idea how big it could get, poor thing had no room to sucker around, but still kept kicking for a long time. He mentions some of the smaller fish and their average sizes but not the potentially bigger ones, plus he also frequently refers to making sure to get a group for the schooling fish (which they do definitely need), but that also really requires attention to tank space and projected growth of everyone inside and I didn't feel like he emphasized this as much. Overschooling in a small tank too small can easily lead to stress, sudden chemical imbalances, and reduced quality of life, even if the fish being crammed end up surviving for some time.
Since this is a beginner video, a lot of viewers might have smaller tanks or not be familiar with all those concepts a more experienced tank owner would actively be thinking from the get-go. I love the info provided and do think it's a great video, but minimum tank size needs should be a basic topic to address as well.
@@breetaylor4586 a pleco needs like a 29 gallon tank
I got kuhli loaches and they are constantly on the move. They love playing in the bubbles from my sponge filter
Try adding fine sand,even if it's just a small patch some were outside of the water column so it dosnt get pushed away.
That's how they eat, they sift and filter sand.
Aww, my friends kuhli play with hillstream loaches and play with the sand
I love kuhli loaches! So lively and fun to watch
My mom killed my kuhli loach because she thinks its a snake
@@spainball374 o7 RIP to your kuhli loach. Make sure to correct your mom!
Kid: I want that Kuhli loach with the weird stripe.
Employee: They’re all the same kid.
Kid: I want that one.
Employee: Take this one for free, kid, and don’t ever come back.
Kid’s dad: See Junior, works every time.
My first time at my LFS, I'm the person who jokes "I want that neon tetra". The guy looked at me with this horrified "you've gotta be kidding face" until I made it clear I was joking. I should stop with the dad jokes.
ScarletAmazon low key hilarious
I don't get it
@@user-ik2yi4fm1u it's hard to catch them
@@user-ik2yi4fm1u they all look the same XD
I think ember tetras are the hardiest and easiest to keep fish I ever owned. They can handle a lot of variety in water parameters and are small so you can fit more into a tank than the other fish on this list.
And they look amazing
Ember tetras are actually my favourite fish. I’ve got 55 in one of tanks and they look great! Need to get some more soon.
Will they be ok in Moderately hard water ?
@@no-knickers-emma1112 generally they are fine since they are bred and raised in those parameters. You can drip acclimate if you are worried about them adjusting to the water.
!!! I just got some, and although its only been a month, I have to say, having all fish survive the move from the pet store is...rare in this area, so they've all survived, quickly adjusted and are super active. I like them a lot.
This hobby and your videos literally help my anxiety and depression, thanks man :))
Khulli loaches are probably my favorite! Sometimes they are hard to find in the tank, once I thought that I had lost 4-5 of them over the years but then I rescaped my tank and found all 9 of them going strong. Some of them will have fun "personalities" and do things that you don't expect like someone I know had one that would work it's way up into the top of his filter and hangout almost all the way out of the water.
One of mine finds its way into my filter, I thought I lost one until I pulled out the filter and there he was 😂
i lost 1 of my three i asume he is dead he was little when i bought him
I love your explanations. "Low light looks like this" *turns down lights*
Endlers have by far and away the best personalities of any fish I've kept. So inquisitive with great colours.
Khuli loaches, particularly the banded are an under appreciated gem for a large planted tank.
Had them in a 180 and they were spawning well.
100% agree with kuhli loaches. One of mine jumped out of its tank at night, I found it on my floor in the morning its skin was dry but as soon as I put him on a cup of water he started swimming perfectly
AJ E thanks for all your advice on fishlore!
How on earth did it survive hours crippled on the floor without water?
@@Pip.Squeak. No idea but it was completely dry but still survived
@@scottiecodet5972 Hey man. Great to see a fellow fishlorian.
I've had that happen too but not with the same fish species. Was sure it was dead but next day 💯
I really appreciate your listed recommendations visibly separated on the video scrubber. Thanks!
Ember tetras are so... underrated!
Read too many "beginner" fish videos but this was the definitive one. Fixated on Cherry barbs and white cloud minnows for my 20g as soon as its cycled. Thanks Cory! Also planning to add otocinclus catfish later on - anyone with experience with them? I have a coarse gravel, would it damage their fins? That worries me a bit.
I thought you couldn't keep White clouds with Cherry barbs. Don't cherry barbs need high temperatures and white clouds need low temps?
I love Kuhli Loaches. However, they hide under my substrates and I never saw them even at night with the lights low. They did ate all my ghost shrimps and snails. They are very hard to catch. But are a very tough fish.
White cloud minnows are my personal favorite. They are pretty much indestructible 😂
A nano aquarium for a grandparent (especially in a small apartment) would be a wonderful gift, if you can see it's taken care of.
I've learned a lot about fish and live plants from you. Thanks for all your videos. I've had my fish tank for 10 months and it is Doing so great. I have your live plant food food and there getting so big. Thanks again. 🙂
LOVE the labeled sections on the video!
Loving the rasbora and barb recommendations on this channel! There's a lot more fish out there then you'd usually get reccomend in a pet shop!
You are so good in explaining things for beginners, love these video's!
who can resist watching a top 10 video from aquarium co-op.
This video couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Haven’t had fish in probably 12 years and I’ve been wanting to get back into it past year or so. I was thinking about picking up a 20 gal tank and thought black sand with some albino Cory’s and either cherry barbs or ember tetras would be an awesome starting setup. Maybe I’ll add a showpiece later on but this video just made up my mind on what I want to start with. Thanks!!
Excellent video! It has really helped guide my future tropical fish purchases.
I just found out the store is located in Washington!!! You’re not too far from me. You’re definitely going to be my go to fish store from now on!! I’ve always dreamed of going to the shop. You’ve been the biggest inspiration and support to me with everything fish! I wouldn’t love this hobby so much if it wasn’t for you!
This is a great video as always Cory, I love it when you upload!
Totally agree about the red eye tetra. Have an upcoming scape video that will feature them heavily! Absolute beauty once you give them time!
Amazing video as always :) Thank you Cory!
Thats a great list, jumping straight to African Cichlids definitely was a challenge lol
Great suggestions! Thanks for pointing out that SAE's get territorial when they get bigger. I think a lot of people are surprised by that.
Stephanie Harper...Just a fun bit...I always know an STE to be a Stamped, Addressed Envelope!!!! LOL
Thank you putting out Beginner content!
Thank you. As a beginner this video has inspired me to get a bigger tank. Happy new Year
Honestly mate....Thankyou so much for all the information and tips...love, love, love your videos....feel as though i have real support in the hobby
Thankyou. DAMIAN
Thank you for the insightful information!
Love your videos. I learn so much.
Awesome content as always, thanks for sharing.
Very well explained! Love it!
Wonderful that you list the fish you are dicussing. Getting back in, with son.
Really learning a lot from you. Thanks!
Thank you for the info! Love your channel!
Great video! Thank you for this!
Many thanks, perfect for beginners like me!
I haven’t had any luck with the Albino corys but my bronze are thriving. I have 3 kuhli loaches a bristlenose pleco 6 white cloud and 10 cherry shrimp in the the tank. So far it’s a very beginner tank
I'm planning on getting 3 male albino cory cats for my new ten gallon, and I love the personalities of them, and how hardy they are, do u know why they never worked for you ?
Could do with you here in Thailand,nice to see,hear ,good people. Keep it going....!
Saw Emperors tetra in the thumbnail. Can't agreed more ! I had some of them like 15 years ago il my old old old tank, actually it was my dad tank, now that I'm older it's more my tank than his tank, I love taking care of that 90 gallons. We had a lot of babies that survived, they go through a lot of algae problems, tank changements, medications in the whole tank, etc. And still now I have 2 left of them at this day, they're very old ladies tho. I have some Rasboras with the emperors too. They're super calm, but kinda shy and seems like they're sensitive to medication a little, but they're pretty and easy.
As always, fantastic video!!!
I love my cherry barbs, they are my favorite fish. I think I can add some stuff about them: 1) Females are gorgeous, don't listen to Cory 2) They also do the peacock thing just like the White Clouds 3) They really like to dig in the ground for food just like Corycats so a soft substrate like sand is ideal 4) The males can be territorial, so better keep them at a ratio 2:1 females to males 5) They are ravenous feeders and will outcompete slower fish 6) They are very curious and have great personality 7) They love plants and hiding spots 8) When they feel comfortable you'll see them all the time
I need a fish guy that will sell me fish and say, "Let me know how its going in a week or so." :/
I sat on the phone with my local fish guy for an hr while he talked me through everything I needed to know to treat my sick fish all of them ended up surviving perfectly fine and I’ve had them a few years now with no issues besides some swim bladder stuff but that was me over feeding them
@@laurenkifer9145 Same my fish guy is a real one gave me a whole lecture about y my tank was horrible 😂 and he taught me how to fix it of course.
Thank you for sharing this video 👍😀
I currently have 10 Black Neons, 4 Bristlenose Plecos (separate tanks), 6 Bronze Corydoras and 10 White Clouds. All great choices.
Loved the sump build video. Wondering if we'll get an update on the sump for the 800 gallon.
Great list, thanks man
9:30 yes the cory blink is awesome cute even, looking at my angel fish eyes remind me of a cd player lazer bobbing left right
Thank u for posting so informative video.
Want to start a 30 gallon community aquarium.
I absolutely love your channel. Keep it up.
Well done!!!! Great information!!!
Great video! Thanks Man!
Zebra danio's are the easiest fish I've ever kept
Zebra Danios are very sensitive in my experience. They're the only ones that didn't survive ich in one of my tanks. The other fish were rainbowfish, an opaline gourami, and otocinclus.
I didn't have a great time with those.😕
It wasn’t the best experience
I agree
mine survived for 2 years before i found proper info on aquariums
saw the title, heard your name, and had a chuckle!
Excellent recommendations. Years into the hobby and those are still the fish I prefer. Peaceful tropicals. I live in an upstairs apartment so I'm limited to several smaller tanks. 2 I'd add to your list are pygmy corries, and my latest fascination which is neocaridinas.
I've always heard that you should keep a 2 female to 1 male ration with the cherry barbs to avoid the girls getting worn out from being chased by the boys. You seem to indicate that a 1:1 ratio is ok. I tend to believe what you say more, so if I decide to keep them again I'll have to remember that.
I love my little bristle-nose even if I do only get to see usually his tail end scurrying away from me once every week or so. Any tips for getting to see him more? He seems to really enjoy his Sera "wafers with wood" that I feed him, but he must sneak out in the middle of the night to eat those.
He's in a heavily planted community tank. It's what I call my "retirement" tank where the odd balls from diminished schools go to live out their final years i.e. I've got 1 harlequin rasbora left from a school. He's been seemingly happily living for almost 2 years now solo. There's 2 remaining neon tetra and 2 cardinal tetra that pal around together, both were at one time part of a school of 7 each in two different tanks. There's a couple of black neons, and my 1 remaining female cherry barb in there. All peaceful no aggression problems. I also bought a mix of 1 dozen red rili and bloody mary culls from a local breeder just because I like how they keep the plants looking so nice. I didn't think they'd do that well because I know tetra will eat shrimp fry, but they've exploded into probably 100 or more. So now they're getting spread to other community tanks.
I even put a few of the less colorful ones into my Betta tank thinking that if nothing else he'd have himself a nice snack, but no no Bubba seems to like his shrimpy friends so now they're starting to reproduce in his tank too. I also bought some subwassertang from the local shrimp breeder. That stuff seems to grows like a weed in my tanks. The betta tank is full of it so the shrimp do have a safe place to duck into, but after a couple of weeks they were out free swimming with the lights on and my betta doesn't even chase them.
Good information as usual
More good information. Thank you.
Having started keeping fish October last year I picked up a Bristle-nose pleco, pretty much for all the reasons you mentioned... what no one seems to talk about is the sheer amount of crap these produce!!! (until you google each of your fish to find out which is making the monstrous amounts of faeces! lol) I think it would be great if beginner videos highlighted this sort of thing more because maintenance is one of the basics alot of beginners struggle with and the amount of poop these guys produce can really cause water condition issues if not kept on top of!!
I have a SAE and cherry shrimp tank. They're doing all good surprisingly
Nice! They should be fine since you have an SAE and not a CAE.
Great info for beginners, and intermediate keepers as welol
Love my lil loaches & bristlenose over a year old & no losses !
Thank you Cory!
You are making me want to start an aquarium again.
Would you mind doing a video for fish tank ideas for 30 gallon plus please thank you , great videos as always 🙌😊
I love these videos. I've watched some multiple times.
very educated a plus to all your vids bro
I love khulis, they're so charismatic
Ordered from you recently. Loved the products and plants. Just got corys. Love them. Wish you had a store on the east coast. So I could buy your fish. Any one near northern Va check out Nova Tropicals in Dale City. Amazing store.
Love seeing the baby goldfish in the background
thanks for sharing your videos sir.. very informative .. i really love also caring tetra fish ..
I love the Kulhi loaches little whiskers/barbs
very nice ... im glad i came across you ..
Thanks a ton .. it's a fantastic video...
Great content as usual! Cheers #coop!
Awesome info!
Got 12 Albino Cardinal Tetras a short while ago. They look phenomenal in my densely planted tank, with a few older leftover glowlight tetras and my wild-caught guppies.
Kuhli Loaches are my favourite odd fish. I see mine poking out every so often, and its one of those fish you are always pleasantly surprised to see.
Nice, a lot of my favorite fishes in this category. I would say though, that I miss some of the bigger tetras like black tetra, bleeding heart or diamond tetra (though the diamond tetra can be aggressive). As a lover of kuhlii loaches i would strongly recommend to make an aquarium, centered around these fish, or just overstock the aquarium with them (like 50 for a 30 gallon tank) - then some individuals always show themselves :) The one problem I have found with kuhlii loaches is that often they are wild caught (I think) and I have had quite some that died shortly after I got them, it turned out to be retained eggs, I could imagine they have some spawning migration where it is easier to catch them - any thoughts on that? Also I think you are mixing the "Siamese algea eater" complex up, I think you show pictures of both the Crossocheilus oblongus and the Epalzeorhyncos kalopterus, but I am not sure. In my opinion it is the Epalzeorhyncos that is the number one algea eater and the most peacefull, it has 4 barbs around the mouth compared to the Crossocheilus that only have two, but I know that people will disagree on this subject.
I really never comment on videos but thank you!!! Your videos are great
Very nice video. 📺. Thanks. 👍
Very Good Info.
There is something about the bronze cory, has always been my favourite. good to see the goldfish fry are still rocking the 800g
GREAT stuff again
Awesome video!!!
So, I wrote this down as you listed them off. If I want to put this exact group in one tank, is a 40g breeder large enough? If you could double check the numbers too, that would be cool. The last bunch you didn't give out recommended schooling numbers.
Black Neon tetra - 6 to 12
Kuli loach - 3 to 6
Bristlenose plecostamus - 1?
Harlequin rasbora - 6 to 12
Albino cory 6 to 8
Cherry barb - 6 to 12
Red(eye) monk tetra - 6 to 12
White cloud - 6 to 12
Siamese algae eater - 3
Endlers livebearer - 6 to 12
Thanks for reading if you made it this far down the list 😁
I’d probably skip the endlers but otherwise I’d work out well. The endlers just probably wouldn’t have many babies with all the other fish in there
I have 13 Black Skirt Tetra, i love them. They are all about full grown now (i had them about 3 months lol). I also have some corydora catfish, which are also full grown (i feed my fish like 7 different types of food, so they grow FAST lol). I also have 4 Red Blood Parrots and 1 Angel Fish. Some say that Angel fish are difficult to care for, but mine is fine in the community aquarium. He is actually the most fearless fish in the tank lol
Finally, Im tired of people who reccomend guppy, bettas, mollies, barb, and so on. I mean they are super common for begginers like there's no other fishes in the world. Thank Cory :D
Fishes?
@@ashinascension2757 fishes is a legit word.
@@ashinascension2757 Yes. "Fish" is just a simple plural for when you're just talking about more than one fish. "Fishes" is when your talking about more than one kind of fish. "Fish are easy to keep, but you'll probably want several different fishes in your tank."
Fantastic. Top bloke
Ahhh, you got me Cory!
Came for some info about the Garra (Cambodian log sucker/Stone lapping minnow) in the thumbnail, and got Rick rolled into a SAE🤣. FYI the photo at 16:55 is also of a G. cambodgiensis.
@aquariumcoop I finally found some tiger teddys any care advice and what are some good plants for the fry to hide I plan on crushing xtrem flakes or maybe buying the fry food on your site. Thank a lot Cory!
I think the hardiest fish I ever had (besides Oscars) is the albino Tiger Barb. My mom put the poor thing in shock, still alive, forgot the water chemicals, where others woulda died, still kicking.
I also know some folks are picky on their plecostomus and algae eaters, I personally like the Rubber Lip (or Rubbernose) Plecostomus. Really thrived in my Oscar tank, the one I had in there got around 19" when she passed. Started up a Bala Shark Tank last week, and here's hoping he's as well as she was. :)
Thanks for this video and all your others as well! My fav fish so far is the Cherry Barbs. They look great and not aggressive at all! They hang out with my neon tetras minding their own business even when I have a bit of an aggressive endler guppy.
Cory pho’s are you? Please I’ve just got a hold of some Cochu’s blue tetra (king blue). I’m so happy with them but It seems no one has a solid video on them. Would love to see what you think about these beautiful little guys!
great content, thank you :]
I love saving the feeder white cloud danios