Aquariums: What is a fish you love but would never keep?
Mine is discus, they’re just too sensitive I’d be too scared to care for them.
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MaximumRelevant9331 on
Angel fish, tried it out and they were just a bit too aggressive towards the other fish for my liking. I’ve switched to smaller schooling fish now and I’m happy with my choice 😁
CarexCrinita on
Bettas. They are so beautiful, but I’m such a penny pincher and only run unheated tanks (which is funny, considering how much I spend on the hobby….shhh, don’t tell my wife!). It’s white cloud mountain minnows, rainbow shiners, and various danios for me!
CariadFyBabi on
I would love a large pufferfish. As well as seahorses.
marshmallowghoul on
I love snowflake eels but don’t think I would be able to provide what it needs. Also, saltwater tanks scare me lol
VdB95 on
Sailfin pleco’s are a species I love but don’t want to deal with. I will stick to the smaller pleco’s.
Discus seems like a possible future option off fish that I want to keep. I already mostly keep soft-neutral water species. Then there’s the added advantage that I live in Belgium so German bred discus (used to tapwater) are the norm. From working in my LFS I never got the impression they are so fragile that I wouldn’t be able to keep them succesfully. My dream setup (if I had the space and money) would be a big aquarium inspired by the ‘rio nanay’ so it would have both discus and angelfish.
captain_poco on
Probably Angelfish. They seem very fragile and sensitive
zapphren on
bettas because their breeding and overall health seems to be fucked nowadays 💔
Peak_Dantu on
Any triggerfish. I have come to believe they belong on reefs in the wild.
Usual-Buffalo6401 on
RED TAIL CATFISH!! and you know the reason
Augustus58 on
Do jellyfish count? I don’t think I have the wallet for a saltwater setup.
tygrrrrrrrr on
Goldfish. Too big
Blunt-Bitch- on
Koi because I don’t have a pond 🥲. Also saltwater fish because I don’t have the cash for it.
MrMonizaz on
Datnoids and Bichirs.
TheCzarIV on
Fuckin GBRs, Bolivian rams, and other mikrogeophagus. I love them to absolute death, but they’re so finicky and overbred now. I’ve been looking for someone local that breeds them, but the scene isn’t real big here.
That said, I’d love to have a multifasciatus tank. They seem like such low maintenance, fun little dudes.
Idk_nor_do_I_care on
Koi. Would absolutely love to have them, but I never will because I couldn’t handle spending that much money on a nice fish only for it to get eaten by a heron 💀
Fluid-Note2964 on
Id keep any and guppys last for ever it seems
Acceptable-Mammoth50 on
Oscars all the way. Just can’t house one properly
NeuroSpicyMamma on
I failed with gourami, I stick to heartier fish now
Realistic-Weird-4259 on
Altum angels.. but I don’t want to say never. IF we got a house big enough to house a tank big enough for them, IF I/we earned enough to get a good starting group, then you can sign me UP for Altums. Freshwater batfish.
LifeAd2885 on
Porcupine pufferfish lmao
Rust3elt on
If you read the Goldfish sub, goldfish if you don’t have a 100 gallon+ tank or pond.
All-Hail-Chomusuke on
Redtail catfish, so cool but way to big.
I’ll take the opposite opinion on discus, the sensitivity in my experience was exaggerated in how difficult it is, but I found them extremely boring besides their colors.
Taters0290 on
The wild type of angelfish, but like OP, I’m too scared to fiddle with such a sensitive fish.
StormOk4365 on
Discus and snake head.
One doesnt get sold in my country because the winter would slaughter them in the bag on the ride home, the other is invasive.
Real shame because I wanted to keep them both…
AyePepper on
Saltwater. I won’t say “never” but there are so many beautiful saltwater fish I’d love to have, and I’m intimidated by saltwater tanks.
I also don’t love the smell. All my freshwater tanks just smell like a river, occasionally like algae if something is off. Maybe it’s the same for saltwater?
Fair-South-7474 on
Angle fish
B01337 on
Pea puffers. Don’t have a good feeding plan for when I’m traveling
princecadaver on
angel fish!! they just sound so mean 😭 also basically any snail other than mysteries. too scared of snailfestations, as much as i’d love a rabbit snail🙁
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Angel fish, tried it out and they were just a bit too aggressive towards the other fish for my liking. I’ve switched to smaller schooling fish now and I’m happy with my choice 😁
Bettas. They are so beautiful, but I’m such a penny pincher and only run unheated tanks (which is funny, considering how much I spend on the hobby….shhh, don’t tell my wife!). It’s white cloud mountain minnows, rainbow shiners, and various danios for me!
I would love a large pufferfish. As well as seahorses.
I love snowflake eels but don’t think I would be able to provide what it needs. Also, saltwater tanks scare me lol
Sailfin pleco’s are a species I love but don’t want to deal with. I will stick to the smaller pleco’s.
Discus seems like a possible future option off fish that I want to keep. I already mostly keep soft-neutral water species. Then there’s the added advantage that I live in Belgium so German bred discus (used to tapwater) are the norm. From working in my LFS I never got the impression they are so fragile that I wouldn’t be able to keep them succesfully. My dream setup (if I had the space and money) would be a big aquarium inspired by the ‘rio nanay’ so it would have both discus and angelfish.
Probably Angelfish. They seem very fragile and sensitive
bettas because their breeding and overall health seems to be fucked nowadays 💔
Any triggerfish. I have come to believe they belong on reefs in the wild.
RED TAIL CATFISH!! and you know the reason
Do jellyfish count? I don’t think I have the wallet for a saltwater setup.
Goldfish. Too big
Koi because I don’t have a pond 🥲. Also saltwater fish because I don’t have the cash for it.
Datnoids and Bichirs.
Fuckin GBRs, Bolivian rams, and other mikrogeophagus. I love them to absolute death, but they’re so finicky and overbred now. I’ve been looking for someone local that breeds them, but the scene isn’t real big here.
That said, I’d love to have a multifasciatus tank. They seem like such low maintenance, fun little dudes.
Koi. Would absolutely love to have them, but I never will because I couldn’t handle spending that much money on a nice fish only for it to get eaten by a heron 💀
Id keep any and guppys last for ever it seems
Oscars all the way. Just can’t house one properly
I failed with gourami, I stick to heartier fish now
Altum angels.. but I don’t want to say never. IF we got a house big enough to house a tank big enough for them, IF I/we earned enough to get a good starting group, then you can sign me UP for Altums. Freshwater batfish.
Porcupine pufferfish lmao
If you read the Goldfish sub, goldfish if you don’t have a 100 gallon+ tank or pond.
Redtail catfish, so cool but way to big.
I’ll take the opposite opinion on discus, the sensitivity in my experience was exaggerated in how difficult it is, but I found them extremely boring besides their colors.
The wild type of angelfish, but like OP, I’m too scared to fiddle with such a sensitive fish.
Discus and snake head.
One doesnt get sold in my country because the winter would slaughter them in the bag on the ride home, the other is invasive.
Real shame because I wanted to keep them both…
Saltwater. I won’t say “never” but there are so many beautiful saltwater fish I’d love to have, and I’m intimidated by saltwater tanks.
I also don’t love the smell. All my freshwater tanks just smell like a river, occasionally like algae if something is off. Maybe it’s the same for saltwater?
Angle fish
Pea puffers. Don’t have a good feeding plan for when I’m traveling
angel fish!! they just sound so mean 😭 also basically any snail other than mysteries. too scared of snailfestations, as much as i’d love a rabbit snail🙁
Great white