Fish With Long, Flowing Fins?

[Winterlily]

Are fancy goldfish, male bettas, and guppies the only fish with long, flowing fins or are there other lesser known/available fish that also have them?

 

[mixmaster jay]

there is loads out there like veil tail angels long finned bristlenosses even mollies and paradise fish too and laods more

 

[bagu]

long fin german blue ram

 

[ellena]

You can get long finned zebra danios and white cloud mountain minnows which both have a nice elegant look. Threadfin rainbows have trailing fins too

 

[Winterlily]

Thanks guys - I will check out all these suggestions and look for pics of those I've not seen!

I should probably clarify - I'm looking for suggestions of fish that have really long flowy type fins, like the male halfmoon/veiltail/etc bettas and male guppies do. Not just longer "normal" tails like, for example, long-finned danios (just saw them yesterday - very pretty fish!).

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Winterlily

There are longfinned C. paleatus too. These are not natural corys, but have been line bred to have these long fins.

 

[saltynay]

Inchworm isn't the natural version this

Corydoras longipinnis

Or has that been negated as I know the cory's are in a constant flux of taxonomy changes (well seemingly from an outsider who doesn't follow the changes passionately)

 

[Inchworm]

Hi saltynay

Here's a thread that has a picture of these lovely fish.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...;hl=longipinnis

I understand there was some confusion and inbreeding on the fish farms some time back, but they are two distinct species. When buying a real C. longipinnis it's necessary to know the location they were caught or buy from a breeder who can trace his lines. They are not very common.

 

[bagu]

Hi Winterlily

There are longfinned C. paleatus too. These are not natural corys, but have been line bred to have these long fins.

they dont appeal to me at all

 

[NaughtyT]

Congo tetras have kinda long fins,paradise fish (especially the males),longfin zebra danios are gorgeous fish,long fin bristle nose plec

 

[Winterlily]

Thanks everyone! Appreciate the suggestions!