Ideas For Unusual/interesting Fish

[RedRobin]

A young chap I work with has recently set up a fish tank. He has guppies at the moment but he wants something more exotic/unusual later on. I managed to persuade him that piranahs were a really bad idea (!!) but I want to give him some good alternative suggestions. (I'm guessing his tank is around 20 gallons as he told me how long it was).

I have suggested maybe small loaches NOT clowns (I have yo-yos) as they are fun to watch and have bags of personality or some cories. Any ideas from the fellas out there for something more unusual/interesting that would be easy for a newbie to care for?

 

[england]

when you say unusual?
do you mean to go with the guppys?

most unusual fishes tend to be bigger and predatory, maybe some drawf cichlids could be an option

 

[OldMan47]

You might look into limias. There are lots of types of limias that are seldom seen but are easy care livebearers. Because they are seldom seen, that means your LFS will likely not have any but they are not too hard to find on line.

 

[kevinthecow]

20g eh?

Try tetras. if you get many tetras they'll be very interesting to watch since they stick together. neons, black, ember, skirts, rummynoses, glow lights, etc.!

Your lfs should have some.

 

[paulypaul182]

Shrimp or African Dwarf Frogs

 

[petertr]

small cichlids are fun.