I really enjoy watching my hatchets. They are avctive and sociable and I plan on getting more in the near future. They need to be in schools to feel safe and to get the full potential out of them.
What's your favorite top-dwelling fish?
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Endlers.
The adults spend a lot of time at the top, especially if there is mid to lower level fish in the aquarium.
The adults spend a lot of time at the top, especially if there is mid to lower level fish in the aquarium.
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
i have a trio of rose danios that are very fun to watch. they are constantly playing tag all over the top 1/4 of the tank. they do explore other levels of the tank on occasion but tend to stick to the top most of the time. and they play nicely with zebra danios IME (have 5 zebras in there with them).
This monster is my favorite
To bad I can't keep em.... I use to have one (before I knew better) I had no clue they were preditors.
I have three and they are mega predators. Anything hits the surface of the water it's in their mouth. I feed mine house spiders all the time. At least I found a use for spiders since my wife makes me kill them anyway.
Samurai gouramis are not top dwelling fish in my experience. They prefer to hide under overhangs, and associate closely with any hardscape you provide them. Also, they are very slow and deliberate feeders, who don't stand up well in the general community. They are really a fish best left for dedicated setups.
IMO, you can't go wrong with epiplatys or aplochelius killies, though they also appreciate good surface coverage, and jumping can also be an issue. In a 60, a trio of pearl gouramis could work as well.
I have a school of giant danios that I enjoy watching. They're more aggressive towards smaller fish but I've never seen this in my 55g as of yet. Other fish I like are definitely killifish. Pets*art and the closest LFS to my hometown has them for sale and fully colored up for like $2 regularly.
Technically they are. A fish doesn't have to spend 100% of it's time at the surface to be considered a top dweller. An upturned mouth and a relatively flat back are all that is really required.
My vote goes to the Hatchets, BTW.
Splash Tetras are also very interesting but are much harder to find.
