What kind of fish are these

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I bought some fish from a pet store and do not remember what type they are. Can you help? I just want to be able to care for them properly if you have any useful facts.
 

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You have Danios species. They are either Spotted Danios or Leopard Danios..

The other two are Plecos.
You can search the internets for their requirements.
 
from left to right,

top row
long fin blue danio
clown peckoltia
red bristelnose with a red spot on the side, which is a concern

bottom row
loongfin blue danio
 
It sounds as if you made a purchase decision without giving any real thought as to the needs of the fish since you didn't even know their names.
Don't get me wrong. I often buy fish and can't remember their name but I always research them in the store as the tanks are labelled. It's just that my memory isn't too good.
I suggest you now visit seriouslyfish.com and look at each species to see how best to house them. It may be that they will be fine but I haven't looked at each of your choices myself to see.
Another point is that some fish are better in large numbers rather than single specimens.
I also think that you need to know about cycling a tank. If you just bought a tank, added water and dropped the fish in, you may not have any survive for long. Tell us, what tank size you have, have you cycled it, what the water parameters are, what filtration set up you have.
 
They gave me the first 3 fish to cycle my tank and then I went back after like 4 months and got the 2 algae eaters. They told me that they would all get along great and they are tropical fish tank fish. I had a 55 gallon tank but had to move them to a 10 gallon tank bc my 55 gallon broke. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what they were, I looked at pics and thought that they were danio, but wasn’t sure. I simply asked the question bc I want to do well with them. I have another tank I’m going to go get tomorrow and it will be similar to my 55 gallon. I believe that all the dimensions are the same. I believe for filtration I have the marine land bio wheel. And I have a water heater I keep at 75 degrees.
 
You got a steal in the striped cat. It stays small and keeps the stripes. So many of the striped/polka dotted cats grow to a foot and turn brown as they lose the dots.
 

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