I came very close last night to buying a gorgeous light blue paradise fish. The only thing that kept me from buying it was lack of space. Between my 12 gallon, my 5.5g, my 1g, my bamboo plant and the frozen tubifex worms in the mini-fridge, my roommate and friends already think I have too many organic things and a borderline psychological problem.
Luckily one of the LFS store employees told me that paradise fish are demons, worse than bettas and gouramis combined, and that they attack mercilessly most other fish. It might be an overstatement, but I'm glad I heard that in person, or I would have probably been tempted to try to "make it work." So I got guppies instead. Oy. I like my platies well enough, but they don't have as much "personality" as I thought they would.
Luckily one of the LFS store employees told me that paradise fish are demons, worse than bettas and gouramis combined, and that they attack mercilessly most other fish. It might be an overstatement, but I'm glad I heard that in person, or I would have probably been tempted to try to "make it work." So I got guppies instead. Oy. I like my platies well enough, but they don't have as much "personality" as I thought they would.