Common Names: Betta Fish, Siamese Fighting FishĤ.Females can be kept in sororities, but this would be for advanced aquarists.

Males should be housed alone due to their aggressive nature. You’ve then got the tail variations: veil, crown, dumbo, halfmoon, double, just to name a few.Īn excellent starter fish, you would need a planted 5 gallon set up (minimum). Growing up to approximately 2 inches, bettas are available in a variety of color and pattern types: solid, marble, butterfly, koi, dalmatian, and more. Arguably the most colorful tropical fish. Scientific Name: Mikrogeophagus ramireziīetta fish are some of the prettiest freshwater fish available in the aquarium trade.Common Names: German Blue Ram, Ram Cichlid, German Blue.They do require regular weekly water changes. You would need to be a reasonably well experienced aquarist to keep these cool fish as they are particularly sensitive to poor water parameters (especially nitrate levels). Although these are naturally a peaceful fish, they can sometimes become aggressive with other rams over territory. Rams like to live and claim territory in the mid to bottom levels of the tank. When setting up your tank and habitat for a german blue ram, you’ll need a minimum size of 20 gallons for a pair, with lots of plants and hiding spots. Males have a more pointed fin whereas females tend to be smaller in size and have a pinkish-orange belly. German blue rams (also known as the Ram Cichlid) are a popular colorful cichlid, with electric yellow oval bodies and brilliant blue spots covering with abdomen, tail, fins, and distinctive black stripes running through their bright red eyes. German Blue Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) Compatibility: Keep with peaceful community fishĢ.Since this species is a shoaling fish, you should keep a minimum of 3-5 together. If you do choose dicus, you’ll need a 55 gallon tank (minimum), filled with lots of live plants, decorations, and open swimming areas. When it comes to choosing a colorful freshwater fish for your aquarium though, discus are not one I would recommend for a beginner. Common varieties are often pretty shades and intensities of green, red, brown and blue. This fish has become famous for its bright colorful patterns derived from selective breeding. Named after their disc shaped bodies, discus are available in an array of cool patterns, colors, stripes, spots, or striatations. Which Colorful Freshwater Fish Do You Think Is Coolest?.30. Congo Tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus).29. Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuensis).Red Shoulder Dwarf Cichild (Apistogramma Macmasteri) Green Terror Cichlid (Andinoacara rivulatus) Rainbow Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher) Celestial Pearl Danio (Danio margaritatus) Harlequin Rasboras (Trigonostigma heteromorpha) Electric Yellow Lab (Labidochromis caeruleus) Electric Blue Hap (Sciaenochromis fryeri) Boesemani Rainbow (Melanotaenia boesemani) Jack Dempsey Cichlid (Rocio octofasciata)

Black freshwater fish