Top ten coolest fish

[gasmonkey]

Whats everyones top ten fish? /coolest fish you have seen /you get he idea...

[labont865]

Thats tuff lets see if I can actually name ten that I would consider my favorites
in no particular order
Fahaka Puffer
Porcupine Puffer
Dogface puffer
all other puffers
Mandarin goby
BB goby
Gobies in general
Rams
Elephant nose
Triggers

Those are ten that I can think of right now but there are many many many many more

[blitzen25bm]

arowana
bettas
knifefish
koi
mudskippers
archers
anablebs
bichirs
lungfish
flyingfish

[StreetCypher]

Blitzen, i like your list.
Gotta add gars to it though.

[GOLDFISHPOOP]

goldfish
bettas
sharks
rainbow fish
jellyfish
pufferfish
stingrays
angel fish
clown fish
octopus

[victimizati0n]

Clown Loaches
BGK
Arrowana
RTBS
Yellow line eel
Archer
Lion fish
Clownfish
Angelfish
Bala shrk

[ImALittleFishy]

Redtail catfish
raph catfsh
angels
puffers
cuckoo cats
plecos
boesemani rainbows
mudskippers
adf's(guess not really a fish)
julie's

[christopher1260]

Freshwater stingray--I think leopoldi are about as awesome as it gets;)
Silver arowana
Texas cichlid
Freshwater barracuda
Otocinclus cats
Amano shrimp--not sure if they're in here, but cool as anything to watch
Jardini arowana
Archer
Peacock bass
Neon tetras--I love how much color they add to a tank!

[Sponge Bob]

Neon tetras--I love how much color they add to a tank!
Couldn't agree with you more... they are awesome little critters and so fun to watch !

Balah sharks are awesome too !

Cheers

SB

[Swimfins]

Black ghost knife
All loaches
Corydora
Plecos
Catfish
discus
puffers
Betta
shrimp
everything saltwater

[Seaman]

Butis Butis
Nandus Nandus
Dovii
Jag
FW Barracuda
Gar's
Any african shell dwelling cichlid
Exodon's
Tiger Shovelnose
FW ray's

[Web Gazelle]

Discus
Bala Shark
Paradise Fish
Dwarf Gourami
Cory Cats
Upside down Cat
Electric Yellow Cichlid
Lion Fish
Puffer Fish
Pocupine Fish

[NatakuTseng]

1: Discus
2: Wild Blue Rams
3: Endler's Live bearers
4: Jaguar Cichlids
5: Farlowella
6: Badis badis bengalinis (sp)
7: Betta imbellis
8: Pygmy Cories
9: Guppies
10: Freshwater Stingrays

[Blinky]

- Discus (esp. 'Snow White')
- Cardinal tetras / neon tetras
- Cherry barbs
- Khuli loaches
- Angel fish
- Oscars
- Cory cats
- Bristlenose Catfish
- Zebra plecos (Oh, how I wish I had one)
- Otocinclus catfish

There are so many more fish I really like, but these are the top 10 - some for personality, some for the role they play in the aquarium, and some just for their good looks ;)

The 'coolest' fish I ever saw was an albino Claria (walking catfish) - absolutely amazing, they're able to 'walk' over land for hours to find a water source, and can eat things almost as large as themselves. I'm not generally a fan of big predators, but something about these fish just got me. I'm also partial to anything albino, not sure why.

[fishinAZ]

Red tail black shark and cory catfishies!!

[cdawson]

apistogrammas
Angels
Tetras
Puffers
Discus
Cories
Shellies
West African Dwarf cichlids
Brackish fish
Killie Fish

[Archangel]

L190 Royal Plecos
Gold Nugget Plecos
Clown Loaches
Leopard Frog Plecos
Adonis(Acanthicus adonis)
Orange Spot Plecos
Hillstream Loaches
Flash Plecos
Blizzard Cactus Pleco

Leopoldi Ray
Jaguar Stingray

WolfFish

[saltydog]

Chinese Hi Fin Shark
Black Neon Tetra
German Blue Rams
Plecos
Elephant nose
Rainbows
Bala sharks(full growns look great)
Pictus cat

[blitzen25bm]

i wanted to add some more stuff rays, gars, plecos, but i ran out of room. i like the primitive fish.

[clayt101]

Mandaran Goby
Zebra Pleco
Goldy Pleco
Great White Shark

[trekie1]

1.lungfish s.a
2.lungfish african
3.bichir
4.blackghost knifefish
5.fw stingray
6.blue crayfish
7.needle nose fish
8.dwarf puffer
9.peacock eel
10.tiger oscar

[wwildcats04]

1. Silver Arowana
2. Black Ghost Knife
3. German Blue Ram
4. Apisto. Cacatuoides
5. Clown Loaches
7. Threadfin Rainbow
8. Royal Pleco
9. Angels
10. Congo Tetras

[gouramiguy]

All gouramis
Austrailian Rainbow
Columbian sharks
X-ray tetras
hatchets
Clown loaches
black phantom tetra
upsidedown cat
striped raphael catfish
betta

[Chill]

Colombian Shark
Pictus Cat
Juli Cory
Bumblebee Goby
Violet Goby
Mandarin fish
Niger Trigger
Zebra Pleco
Sea Horse
Lion Fish

Number one spot has to go to the corys. Great fun to watch - like happy little puppies frolicking around the tank. Incredibley easy to keep and no problems with compatability. What more could you want?

[Aqualung]

Some of these I've never seen and will probably never have, but here goes. In no particular order......

Halfbeak (any kind I suppose, they're all cool)
Freshwater pipefish
Characidium
Monster fish
Zebra oto (I like all otos, but zebra are the coolest)
Zebra blenny
Pistol goby
Dwarf chain loaches
Tatias
Dwarf puffer

Hard for me to pick only ten...I think some of my fish are upset with me now :D

[Debra Mark]

1. Clown Loaches
2. Pacu
3. Iridescent Shark
4. Black Arrowana
5. Tretracephalus
6. Synodontis Eupterus
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Demasoni
9. Synodontis Angelicus
10. Marble Cat

[chefkeith]

1- Clown Loaches
2- Kuhli Loaches
3- Boesmani Rainbowfish
4- Tetras (neons/cardinals)
5- Anableps
6- Bristlenose Pleco
7- Discus
8- Harlequin Rasbora
9- BGK
10- Arowanas

[fish_breeder_05]

1.electric catfish
2.fw lionfish
3.fw stingrays
4.lungfish
5.jaguar cichlids
6.puffers (king kong best)
7.botia angelicus
8.synodontis cats
9.pike cichlids
10.dojos

I would add blue crays but this is for top 10 fish.

[Chill]

Just saw a Roseline shark at the LFS. Think I will have to revise my list to include this little beauty.

[FreddytheFish]

kuhli loaches are sweet

[FreddytheFish]

Eels are the coolest fish

then lionfish

[sky.eyes.woman]

1. Clarias catfish
2. Cuttlefish
3. Black Ghost
4. Redline shark
5. Mono
6. Dwarf puffer
7. Mantis shrimp
8. Gold severum
9. 'Super Kamalau' variety of Flowerhorn, as long as it doesn't have a huge head
10. My betta Strawberry! Sorry, but he's just so pretty...I can't seem to get a pic that does him justice.

[zkt]

Glad the betta made the cut. I might do some restocking.

[carplady]

The ten most wanted lists are very interesting. I see some common threads and new to me fish. I think that these lists say volumes, about what's available to us in LFS and the personalities of those who are buying. I'm ready to say my 2 cents worth.

1.Angel fish, they give the tank an exotic look, and their movement is delightful and quiet dignity.

2.Guppies, they are your monitors, the first ones to let you know if something bad is going on in the tank, they reproduce well and fast, and they are a nice live fish food or beautiful in their own right.

3.Clown Loaches, good movement and their color provides a melancholy playfulness.

4.Harlequin Rasboras, there is a good schooling look to these little fishes. I personally adore them and the way that they work constantly with one another, good teamwork.

5.Rosy Barbs, these are the soft, blushing look when you want color and movement in a tough little fish, they also breed well.

6.Geophagus Jurupari, often under-rated and definitely not for a small aquarium, they be-lie their gentleness and they are active, likes to dig in the gravel or sand, will uproot your favorite plant, but redeems itself with it's big, friendly eyes, and neon blue markings, very gentle.

7.Koi, Fresh water fish, not for small aquariums, peaceful, like a large puppy. They will also dig up your plants, use floating plants for this vegetarian.

8.Goldfish, especially the veil or fan tail, shubunkins are very colorful, peaceful fish, that add alot of color, not for smal aquariums.

9.Bettas, males especially, colorful dainty, good for small aquarium. He will take charge of an area and defend it with nipping.

10.Kuhli Loaches, they add mystery to an aquarium, needs a hole in the wall to hide in, quite timid, but very enjoyable to watch them interact with other fishes.

Well that's all my favorites and why they are. I sure enjoyed these lists and now I realize why it's so hard to just list 10!

[hurdledude1298]

lets see
1. F-8 puffer
2. Betta
3. Ram
4. Angelfish
5. Gourami
6. Guppy
7. Koi
8. Clownfish
9. Neon Tetras
10. Swordtails
not neccessarily in this order though

[carplady]

Your Betta garden is so lovely. It's like getting an up close view of a real creek. Thank you for sharing.

[FishFreak101]

in no order
oscars,black tipped columbian sharks,conivct cichlids, bettas,mollies,platys,swordtails,jack demps,angels

[carplady]

Chef, I adored your photos. They look so lovely and active, maybe a bit of a ham, huh? They seem to love the camera. Why are your clown loaches more golden between the black stripes, than mine, are they really that gold or did the camera do that?

[FishFreak101]

every1 that knows anything on breeding cichlids plz look at WOOHOOOOO on the bords.

[redparrotbubble]

Oscars
Severums
Chocolate Cichlids
Haplarcus Psittacus
Rams
Parrot Fish
Plecos's
Angels
Convicts
Firemouths
Jack Dempsey's
Blue Acara's

[ashdavid]

1. Amapa Mac (wolf fish)
2. Lower Xingu Mac (wolf fish)
3. goliath tiger fish
4. african pike
5. Dovii
6. murray cod
7. Asian arowana (golden)
8. bichir
9. boccorti
10. FW barracuda
That is my list.

[Ripples]

Can I just say 'All of MY fish' ?!

If I could choose anythind and ignore tank sizes and compatibility etc (oh and my ability to be a good mother too!)..

Jack Dempseys
Oscars
FW Stingrays
FW puffers
Blue Lobster (not really a fish - I know!)
Killifish
Clown loaches by the gazillion
Neon Tetras
Kribensis
A fish I have no idea of the name of - but it had the beautiful colouring and markings of a leopard - and was large - about 6", I've never seen it since! (helpful!)

And in the real world I've chosen (so I like!)
Neon tetras
Guppies
red tail shark
Clown Loaches
Kribenses
Angels
rummy nose tetras
dwarf guarami
zebra danios
armoured shrimp/african dwarf frogs

(not all in same tank!)

[anthonylam]

oscars
splendid snakehead(channa lucius)
clown knife(chitala)
giant snakehead(channa micropeltes)
silver arowana
red-tailed catfish
sailfin pleco(gibbiceps)
red giant gourami
striped raphael catfish
silver dollars