Top 10 Freshwater Aquarium Fish For Beginners

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Shelby Decker - 6 years ago

Nice video!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks!!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks!!

Raccoon Creek Aquatics - 6 years ago

This is a beautiful tank!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks a lot!!

Amanda Cradduck - 6 years ago

How big is that tank?

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

That is a 125 gallon glass aquarium

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks and good luck with your aquarium.

Kerry Mccarthy - 6 years ago

Nice video, thANKS

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

No problem

Dan McAdow - 6 years ago

Great video and love that tank! I just started a 29 gallon tank, and was wanting to put Tiger barbs and a Black red tail shark in it. Would that be ok and how many Tigers barbs would fit?

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

No problem

Dan McAdow - 6 years ago

Eagle Aquatics awesome thanks!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Yah that would be fine, you can put a decent amount of tiger barbs in there, probable around 5 or 6 and maybe a redtail shark with them, freshwater is no where near as sensitive as saltwater so you can put a decent amount of fish inside of freshwater aquariums and not have a problem. Good Luck

Cody Black - 6 years ago

good job on the video thanks, alot of info and alot of species covered, one thing though the tiger barbs i have are super aggressive there like mini piranha's had to separate them from my electric blue rams, guppies, tetra's or anything smaller/nice colours/fanned tails, they literally would chase and hunt down and kill certain fish wake up with dead fish and tails missing, it was like a fish horror story, lol but other the that the tiger barb is a awesome fish one of my favs super hearty like he said but mine are mean as hell ahaha !!! BEWARE !!!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Man thats something I haven't heard of them becoming that aggressive but I see where you are coming from, I have kept them in the past and they are widely known to be big fin nippers and I experienced that a lot. Thanks for the comment.

steve mcdaniel - 6 years ago

I like guppies, neons, cardinals, swordtails, mollies, bn plecos and a betta in a small or beginners tank. Must have a heater.

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

True

s_ r - 6 years ago

steve mcdaniel guppies dont need heater. if the room tem is in mid to uppers 70s they should be fine

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

That would be cool, yes you definitely need a heater.

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Lamarck Leland - 6 years ago

Those glassfish you showed at 4:32 were tattooed that color, that's not their natural color.
It is a cruel process that decreases the fish's life expectancy

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Yah true.

StonebergerSpeedShop - 6 years ago

Eagle Aquatics at least with glofish just there ancestors were injected with jellyfish pigments. And the fish you buy now were just needed from them.

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Yah I know Thats the only way they had them at the time otherwise I would have bought natural ones. I do feel bad for these fish and also glofish for them putting fake color forms on them, it shouldn't be.

Stephanie Susberich - 6 years ago

I have seen so many videos where people say you need to have goldfish in at least 29 gallon tank per goldfish. But here you said they can live in pretty much any size tank. I really would love blackmoores, but can't fit anything over 5-10 gallons in my house, so I gave up on getting them. According to what you say, is it is possible though to have them (two) in a tank smaller than 29 gallons?

Stephanie Susberich - 6 years ago

thanks for the tip!

Beastmaster64 - 6 years ago

I keep 2 black moors in a 5 gallon tank and they’re doing fine. In my experience tank size for goldfish really doesn’t matter.

Stephanie Susberich - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Im not saying any goldfish can go in any size tank, I was just giving a generic gold fish owners way of keeping goldfish, which is usually in a glass bowl on the counter. I dont have experience keeping goldfish, but they generally are some of the most bullet proof fish in the freshwater hobby and can pretty much live in any environment so I dont see why you couldn't keep 2 in an aquarium less than 29 gallons. Thanks for the comment.

Kripke The Chameleon & Friends - 6 years ago

Great vide, thanks for sharing. I'll show some Love and Subscribe # 431. Feel free to check us out sometime. Happy New Year!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks for the sub. Ill check out your channel!!

Kaiya's crazy Zoo - 6 years ago

I wouldn’t recommend a cup for a betta. They do way better in a 2.5 gallon, only because the cup thing is a myth because of the pet stores saying they live in puddles. But otherwise, I love the tank it’s looking really good!

Rachel Tojio - 6 years ago

collin lambert that's true, I have a betta he lives in my 10 gallon. I'm just saying a betta can live in a cup it just will be miserable and sad.

collin lambert - 6 years ago

Honestly unless you can't fit or maintain a 10 gallon for a betta there isn't any reason you shouldn't use one

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks, I was just giving general things that a lot of people would and do keep these fish inside of.

Dank Duckle - 6 years ago

Goldfish aren’t really that good for beginners, they’re really messy eaters and they poop a lot

Dale Sergent - 6 years ago

Gold fish don’t have stomach that’s why they poop so much they just have a bunch of intestines

littlerose - 6 years ago

Yep, and they need at least 110L (30 gallons) for ONE fully grown fish, then 80L (20 gallons) for each fish after that MINIMUM, with strict weekly water changes. They get HUGE - my parents have one in their 600L (158 gallon) tank that is as long as my forearm. Sure, they can "survive" in smaller, but a dog can "survive" in a crate barely big enough for it to move too. Not much of a life, is it?

Rachel Tojio - 6 years ago

Dank Duckle omg my goldfish are so messy they move the gravel to one side oh the tank and eats the plants.

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

True, but they are virtually indestructible.

Adam O - 6 years ago

How big is this tank? And very good info keep up the great work!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thank you. That is a 125 gallon freshwater aquarium.

Fishman - 6 years ago

New to your channel. Thanks for sharing

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Not a problem, thanks for subscribing.

DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS - 6 years ago

Awesome list! Tank looking awesome!

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Thanks so much man, I get a lot of my inspiration from you videos and fishroom, I really appreciate the comments, I just wish i could get my channel out there more to more people in the hobby so they can see what i got.

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

Normally for freshwater you dont need to wait very long if you use a bacteria to "jumpstart your tank like API quick start. It only can take a few days if you use that stuff. If you dont use it I would let is sit running for a couple weeks to a month. Thank you and thanks for the comment.

catherine peck - 6 years ago

Goldfish can live up to 40 years

Eagle Aquatics - 6 years ago

All of the fish do eat the same food I feed them a mix of everything from flake to pellet foods and also frozen foods they all love it. They can live a very long time, I have had fish like my angelfish live for almost 5 years now, its crazy. lNone of my fish are very aggressive in my tank but some of the most aggressive fish in the freshwater hobby are like pike cichlids, tilapia, mostly any really big fish. Thanks for the comment.