Linda asks…
Im looking to order some exotic freshwater fish through my local pet store. Help please!?
i want a lot of bright colored fish. i only have a 30 gal. so nothing big.
I DON’T want any tattooed fish, fish injected with dye, etc.. i think that is Absolutely terrible.
please help me. I have had other tanks to i don’t need ‘easy’, or beginner fish. give me stuff that’s as naturally bright, colorful, and exotic as possible!
cardinal tetras are dyed, along with neons. i had them in my old tank.
i want somethings really exotic.
the only thing i ve come up with is a sunshine pleco.
Aquarium Lover answers:
African Cichlids! I absolutely love them. There are many different genus and species of cichlids. They come in blue,orange,yellow,black,purple,red, etc. I love how they are so colorful, they are definitely a fish that is intermediate since they are aggressive and special care is needed when selecting a combination of compatible species.
I’ve kept them for almost 8 years now and people still ask me if they are saltwater fish. Hope this helps: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/african_cichlid_genus_gallery.php
Sandy asks…
I need the names of the most exotic freshwater fish you can think of.?
looking to start a fish tank with exotic and rare fish. i want an idea of what to get, the odder the better.
KK i only found 2 of those 4 anywhere on the net….i would love to have a ray but i don’t have sand or a large enough tank only 55 gal that butterfly fish is pretty cool though….and yes arrowanas aren’t rare i seen them alot and seen a large one eat a fish quicker than a blink of an eye. Kerry has the right idea but lookin for more. ty all
Aquarium Lover answers:
Some strains of Asian Arowanas (Scleropages formosus) are priced up to $50000. They are CITES animals and completely prohibited for import into the USA, even if they were bred legally.
Some wild collected discus can be extremely expensive too.
But if you mean something bilogically exotic, look at the blind fishes, they are discovered among characins, cichlids, gobies, so on. In the USA there catfish Satan eurystomus, living in arthesian wells. Some other blind fishes live in caves.
However all these fishes are not sold in the local shops.
If you want something more easily to obtain, you can try with electric knives, Borneo suckers, freshwater glass eels, hatchetfishes, daemon cichlids, so on. All they are real weirds 
Betty asks…
Unique/exotic Freshwater Fish?
I have a 36 gallon tank and i waas wondering what are some good fish to start out with….. I want really cool and unique fish species…..Thanks!!
Aquarium Lover answers:
Dwarf Puffers are very interesting, intelligent and active fish. They learn to recognize their owner and will come to the glass to see what you’re up to whenever you’re in the room. They also will beg for food (they even learn what the container looks like) or follow your finger around the glass. If you put your hand in the tank, they will have to be right by it at all times. It’s as if they have to know exactly what you’re doing! You also have to be careful when siphoning water from the tank, because their curiosity will sometimes lead them a little too close to the siphon tube! I’ve sucked one up a time or two and had to rescue them from the bucket! These little guys have tons of personality and are by far one of the most fun fish to own
They run for about $4 or a Red eyed puffers $6 ( they are bigger )
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