Which One To Get

[Clarence]

My little brother loves fish and is good at taking care of them. So for christmas i was thinking of getting him a really weird fish. I was wondering what to get though. I want your opinion on what is the oddest freshwater fish that is fairly easy to take care of and under a 100 bucks.

 

[oddball_lover]

Does he already have a tank that it will be going into?

If so, what size is it and what's already in it?

 

[pacuboy]

First of all how big is his tank?? I don't think there are alot of choices out there for you if it is a small tank. I if it is a big tank that I wolud suggest a arowana maybe some dats. For a small tank I would suggest either a bichir or Abf. (African Butterfy Fish)


Alex


Edit...... If you are interested in the arowana and dats you need a big tank about 120 or 200.

 

[ox5477]

Edit...... If you are interested in the arowana and dats you need a big tank about 120 or 200.

I would say atleast 200G for even the smallest arow. Much bigger for other species as some can grow to 36"+

 

[wendywc]

For smaller tanks, badis badis or rarer livebearers or killifishes would be good.

 

[Clarence]

no he only has a 20 gallon tank not that big.

 

[Talkmuch]

What does he have in the tank? Most odballs arent the "community fish", and generally it's either an oddball tank with a few misc. fish, or an oddball with the whole tank to itself. Depending on the fish, you could look at some nice puffers.
They have a great deal of personality.

 

[Canis-Equus]

Zebra spiney eel, if your tank is not over stocked you could get a pair IF you can find some! You need to look for mastacembelus zebrinus, they are small and cute and definately not 'everyday' type fish.

Em

 

[QuotheRaven]

an empty 20 gallon could have a African Butterfly fish and another smallish oddball..maybe a spiny eel