Searching for fish by color

[birmansandbettas]

I'm helping the neighbor get his kids set up with their first tank, and the girl wants "yellow fish".

Does anyone know of a site or book that lets you search fish species by colors?

Or, can you recommend some yellow freshwater fish that a middle schooler can take care of? The tank will be in the 20-40 gallon range.

 

[Warborg]

I feel your pain, my wife wants green fish

 

[Citrinellus]

Lemon tetras?

 

[MonsterMinis]

Platies, or guppies... You can get both in yellow morphs. Otherwise a pair of Lambrichromis cichlids would also fit the bill or possible auratus. Both I believe are malawan african cichlids. One of my favorite personally are neolamp Lelupi, a tang shell dwelling african. a pair of any one of those would be fine in a 29gallon. All are hardy easy to keep ime.

 

[SimonL]

They're only yellow in the vaguest way lol. One of the various "gold" barb species I think. Or Yellow labs...

 

[Citrinellus]

They're only yellow in the vaguest way lol.

Yeah, most of them are clear. Would probably need a yellow incandescent light to bring out the remotest yellow color.

 

[D7620]

i think for that tank size, a school of tiger barbs would be nice.
its orange/yellow-ish :]

 

[DolphinRyan]

Platies, or guppies... You can get both in yellow morphs. Otherwise a pair of Lambrichromis cichlids would also fit the bill or possible auratus. Both I believe are malawan african cichlids. One of my favorite personally are neolamp Lelupi, a tang shell dwelling african. a pair of any one of those would be fine in a 29gallon. All are hardy easy to keep ime.

I agree. I'd go with a 55 gal and do an African setup with Electric Yellow and Blues.

 

[SimonL]

I was thinking that too...especially albino tigers...

OMG we're all fools....how about Gold gouramis? They're stupidly easy to keep.

 

[~ocean]

YELLOW LONGHORN COWFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry... if you mean FW, electric yellow cichlids, or mabey some genetically modified fish...