Non Aggressive Freshwater Fish for Aquariums
#1- Angelfish
These are triangular shaped fish, which are usually silver in color with black stripes. However, golden, yellow, plain silver and brown colored angel fish are also available. The most beautiful are the:
•Koi Angelfish
•Marble Angelfish
•Gold Pearlscale
•Sunset Blushing Veil Angelfish
These fish can recognize their owner and are known for being intelligent. Costs range from US $10.00 – $80.00, depending on the rarity of the species. The Albino ones are more expensive.
#2- Barbs
Barbs are semi aggressive in nature when left alone, and must always be kept in a group of 6 – 8 fish of the same species. These fish come in a huge variety of colors, are very small, and look very pretty. Here are the popular subspecies:
•Cherry Barb
•Rosy Barb
•Tiger Barb
•Green Tiger Barb
•Hexazon Barb
•Denison Barb
•Gold Barb
•Snakeskin Barb
The Denison barb is by far the most expensive, and can cost up to US $35.00 for each fish. While the rest of the subspecies cost anywhere between US $2.00 – $7.00 only.
#3- Corydoras Catfish
These are really pretty freshwater aquarium fish, which look a lot like catfish. These fish live in schools of 5 – 10, and are very compatible with other species of fish. The corydoras are always hungry and can be found scavenging the base of the aquarium all day long.
•Corydoras Sterbai
•Panda Corydoras
•Neon Orange Corydoras
•Pink Corydoras
These can cost anywhere between US $4.00 – $10.00 per fish.
#4- Danios
These are the peacemakers of the aquarium, and will always dither a fight between two Betta females or males. Even though Bettas are breathtakingly beautiful, they are also fighter fishe, and not good for social groups. The best Danios are:
•Zebra Danio
•Gold Danio
•Long Finned Zebra
•Leopard Danio
Their cost usually ranges from US $2.00 – $7.00 per fish.