Fish everybody should keep atleast once in their lifetime?

MrsE88

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I’ll stay simple and say betta.

Small enough that anyone could easily keep one. Not in a cup or bowl, but a proper aquarium.
They are everything someone new to fish could want. Easy to care for, hardy, gorgeous, graceful, and a wonderful personality to keep you entertained.
 

Go_redfish

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Axolotl are not fish lol.

As I've had many fish dumped on me by irresponsible owners over the yrs, I can't think of a single species that EVERYONE should keep... Some people shouldn't keep any lol.

But a comon goldfish is a good fish to learn on in IMHO. It is inexpensive to purchase but has enough that can go wrong with it to really make a beginer hone their keeping skills.

I must say tho that all the yrs I passed up keeping Oscars was goof on my part. As much as I love my usual favorites, nothing has compared to keeping these jerks lol.
 
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