Balloon fish and long fin fish such as Oscar. Also Glo fish.
Your least favorite aquarium fish and why
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Goldfish - especially comets. They seem mindless to me and very boring.
All the bloated hybrids that have become so popular are a big turnoff. Or any fish that is bred to be unnaturally short
All the bloated hybrids that have become so popular are a big turnoff. Or any fish that is bred to be unnaturally short
This one's pretty easy for me. Basically all the "Frankenstein" fish. Flowerhorns, parrots, short bodied, colour enhanced etc etc. But the fish that stands out on its own is this thing, just why, why on god's earth is there any need for the image below?
The sad thing is, we'd have none of those fish if it wasn't for us meddling humans.
The sad thing is, we'd have none of those fish if it wasn't for us meddling humans.
Although I'm a big Botia Loach fan, my least favorite aquarium fish is Syncrossus Helodes, one of the big Tiger Botias.
They become absolutely evil once reaching the five inch mark, picking apart much bigger fish.
I unfortunately kept a group of those monsters. The Tigers grow fast & thick. They bury themselves in the substrate & hide under the decor, ambushing tankmates from below.
The Tigers nearly killed a young adult JD & Rivulatus before I could get rid of them. A true monster species.
They become absolutely evil once reaching the five inch mark, picking apart much bigger fish.
I unfortunately kept a group of those monsters. The Tigers grow fast & thick. They bury themselves in the substrate & hide under the decor, ambushing tankmates from below.
The Tigers nearly killed a young adult JD & Rivulatus before I could get rid of them. A true monster species.
I legitimately wonder if tiger loaches would outdo similarly sized Asian red tail catfish or black devil catfish for aggression. If they're anything like Stephen St. Clair said it shouldn't be a problem.
I've never kept those particular Catfish, so I can't provide a comparison.
Not all Tiger Botias are created equal. For example, my Berdmorei Tiger doesn't tolorate conspecifics, but lives peacefully with most other species
I've been a fishkeeper for several decades & have been able to manage aggression for the majority of species kept during that time.
IMO, The Helodes Botia is unmanageable & should be kept in a species only community.
Not all Tiger Botias are created equal. For example, my Berdmorei Tiger doesn't tolorate conspecifics, but lives peacefully with most other species
I've been a fishkeeper for several decades & have been able to manage aggression for the majority of species kept during that time.
IMO, The Helodes Botia is unmanageable & should be kept in a species only community.
What’s amazing about goldfish is that they are one of the smartest, if not the smartest, fish. But yeah, there is something very mindless about them either way.
I generally dislike the deformed fish…but my blood parrot has a special place in my heart:
The only goldfish I like are the common and comet goldfish. I don't like but feel sorry for the mutations of the goldfish and after reading more about them most hybreds.
I honestly feel really sorry for both bubble eye goldfish and blood parrots. Elaboration on the blood parrots on page 2.
