Best guess on the next "must have" fish?

[CLDarnell]

I don't mean a personal qwest for a certain fish, but more like the next thing to hit the hobby.

I am thinking a few of the banned Brazilian Plecos will become available again, making them the next must have fish everyone is after.

Do you think there's a new hybrid on the horizon? Or possibly an existing fish that suddenly becomes a new craze?

 

[Juxtaroberto]

Does it have to be fish? With all the recent posts about hot snakes, even I'm starting to fall in love with them. Might start looking into going through the proper procedures.

 

[CLDarnell]

Does it have to be fish? With all the recent posts about hot snakes, even I'm starting to fall in love with them. Might start looking into going through the proper procedures.

Heresy! LMAO

Snakes are cool. You probably saw my other post...they have my attention now as well

 

[knifegill]

I hope it's giant bettas...

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Dats..oh wait..

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

the must to have fish will have to be smaller species.

Look at Japan- they're geared towards nano fish and shrimp and its wildfire popularity so I'm guessing killifish are going to be next due to the fact that they're easy and undemanding of space.

Its the space that's becoming smaller those days. People want something more exotic than a betta those days.

 

[kevinfleming21]

Hoplias Aimara

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

I am thinking a few of the banned Brazilian Plecos will become available again, making them the next must have fish everyone is after.

Sadly I don't think this will ever happen again with what's going on in Brazil with all of the issues of pollution/overfishing/massive droughts and poaching

Don't know if they went ahead with the dam projects there that would have further made an impact.

Not many people are able to house those or have the skills to do so.

 

[CLDarnell]

the must to have fish will have to be smaller species.

Look at Japan- they're geared towards nano fish and shrimp and its wildfire popularity so I'm guessing killifish are going to be next due to the fact that they're easy and undemanding of space.

Its the space that's becoming smaller those days. People want something more exotic than a betta those days.

Wow, good point! Nanos, Cubes and other "modern" tanks seem to be a trend. It's only natural that appropriate stock would follow the trend.

Great reply!

 

[Mastiffman]

the must to have fish will have to be smaller species.

Look at Japan- they're geared towards nano fish and shrimp and its wildfire popularity so I'm guessing killifish are going to be next due to the fact that they're easy and undemanding of space.

Its the space that's becoming smaller those days. People want something more exotic than a betta those days.

Wow, good point! Nanos, Cubes and other "modern" tanks seem to be a trend. It's only natural that appropriate stock would follow the trend.

Great reply!

I'm not sure if you realize this... But in Japan, aquarists literally don't have oom for anything BUT Nano Fish. They have been stacking real estate for a while now over there! Nano is not something that the choose... It's ALL that they have! Sucks but it's a fact. Have seen the typical families home? It's like a large bedroom. EVerything is shurnkn down and compacted! It's sad actually that they have to live in such close quarters. but it's normal to them... SO I'm not sure if "Nano" is that up and coming... That's like saying that compact PC's and Laptops are the thing now...

And that couldn't be farther from the truth! You have to analyze the enthusiast market, which is normally a pretty big market in most hobbies.... JMO Though!