Top 10 Fish That Are Perfect For Planted Aquariums

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‎ Over the past 20 years, Cory has found his favorite fish for planted aquariums, whether because of their stunning appearance or interesting behavior. If you really enjoy live aquatic plants, try a combination of these fish and see which ones you love the best.
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@AquariumCoop 2 жыл бұрын

*Which fish is your favorite to keep in a planted tank?* For more fish stocking ideas, check out our retail store employees' suggestions: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNlym9dpvtvbZJc.html

@TheModernAiArt 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is spilota algae eater because they clean up dirty plants like a vacuum

@ABC-hb2li 2 жыл бұрын

Zebra danios, Dwarf gourami, Pearl gourami, Kulhi loach, Zebra loach, Hillstream loach, Sterbai corys.

@matthewsmith22 2 жыл бұрын

Oscars! Sorry, had to steal Cory's joke!

@THandP_org 2 жыл бұрын

It's been about 3 decades since I had an elephant nose... I might need to revisit the idea now that you have made plant success so much easier, Cory! Waiting on a friend's panda cory babies to get to a safe size to relocate. Still debating on whether or not I want the headache of a tank heater, they just don't seem to be as durable as the ones I used in the late 70's/ early 80's. I have more broken heaters in the discard box than I have functional heaters in the entire apartment. 😒

@stevengraff8687 2 жыл бұрын

Spotted Headstanders (Chilodus gracilis or Chilodus punctatus), a striking and peaceful fish that shoal, their body position is unique, and they prowl the plants looking for food to fit in their tiny mouths. Another fish that is underrepresented in the hobby

@bananafloat27 2 жыл бұрын

"They get to the size of...I don't know, a taco..." LMAOOOOO

@FoxyFoxyShazam 2 жыл бұрын

I would never put rummynose tetras in anything smaller than a 20 long. (no judgement at anyone who is/has kept them in smaller) Yeah, they're small and don't produce a lot of bio-load, but their activity level is very similar to something like danios. Very cool, active, and fast fish.

@Hoodiemastery 2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@jugemujugemugokonosurikire7231 2 жыл бұрын

Danios are cool and they’re hardy too

@chumpblock-pu1ve Жыл бұрын

I don’t think he meant to say 15-20 in a 10 gallon. I agree with u.

@elsernall8732 2 жыл бұрын

I love thy these videos will include the “classic” fish and some I’ve never heard of before. Thanks for sharing your experience with us and shedding light on these awesome species.

@jerryghirardo6111 2 жыл бұрын

Another not so common, from what I’ve seen, are Arulius Barbs. They are very active and are not mean to other fish. Cory helped identify a couple I got as part of a tank deal a few months back. I now have 42 fry and they are pretty playful. I found that the more plants you have, the happier they zoom through and have hiding places when spooked. Mine also will break into groups and sometimes park at one end of the tank at like a 40% angle. They sit there for a while until another group zooms through and then they chase each other around.

@nelsonth 2 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting anecdote! You really get an idea of their personality from your description

@CorinneLangford 2 жыл бұрын

I really love the fact that there were some unique recommendations on this video rather than the same old same old. Some great ideas I have tucked away, thank you!

@carolineraimbeau1124 2 жыл бұрын

Cory, just met you in Orlando at AquaShella. Love your store and your advice! You keep the hobby interesting!

@dylancarrera8627 2 жыл бұрын

I love the leopard bushfish! I was lucky enough to find an older one so he’ll thrive in my 60 gallon aquarium with my other giants: koi angle, electric blue acara, and Squeaker Catfish

@paulanthonynelson2733 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cory, falling in love with my planted aquarium. I like the hair grass and have a white stipped leave thing with all its roots and on the surface a big amazon sword. Great tank shots really cool channel guys

@loganwitte3477 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a guide on crayfish. Proper setups, breeding, etc. I feel like shrimp get all of the love but there are some awesome crayfish species out there.

@o0danieller0o 2 жыл бұрын

i love my mexican dwarf crayfish!! they are full of personality and love climbing all over the plants. I have him a 15 gal with a lot of plants and rocks with lots of texture and layers for him to explore.

@himlolo Жыл бұрын

Well crayfish try killing everything so of course less people keep them, and less information

@jawjagrrl 2 жыл бұрын

Planning a pair of SA 55s now, but want to put congo tetras as an exception as they look so good with angels and geophagus! The Bush fish are amazing too. Definitely doing rummies as the anchor on the "small" fish side, long time favorite!

@scotp6362 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Siamese algae eater…. A must for any tank with wood. They are always busy, but very relaxing to watch them clean their way through the tank. I also love the Congo tetras. I wish I could find more males. I guess you have to order them or have be there the day they arrive.

@k0olmini11 2 жыл бұрын

Woah. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a top 10. Thanks!!!

@MrTarget21 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned so much from your videos, and am always so excited when I see a new video to watch!!

@tracitekancic4529 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for this. I always look forward to your new videos I learn a lot.

@md3631363 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and great suggestions! Thanks! :)

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. My favourite fish for planted tanks are bettas, endlers and pygmy cories

@UKFishCam 2 жыл бұрын

Such great recommendations, I’ll try to add these to my next tank!

@irjeffster Жыл бұрын

I've Panda Corydoras, 100% agree with you Cory, they're so playful, and usually energetic. I started with 3, and they were ok, then I added 5. The 8 of them seem much happier. They play follow the leader around the rocks, they like to weave in and out of the plants, and are pure entertainment.

@jimmyreese4740 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video those Rosy Barbs are amazing!!!

@frankcapel4557 2 жыл бұрын

Team aquarium co-op another awesome video Corey love everything the channel puts out keep up the great work Siamese algae eater was the one for me put him in my planted tank within three to four days he had all the hair algae gone great little fish a little bossy sometimes but aren't we all!!!!!🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠🐠

@rally4reel77 2 жыл бұрын

I am so excited to learn you guys are local, I can't wait to visit the store!

@aputnam31 2 жыл бұрын

I love these types of videos! I really enjoy congo tetras! I was happy to see them on the list

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 жыл бұрын

Great little video on these different types of fish!!!

@katiediddidwhat 2 жыл бұрын

I love my panda Cory’s so much! They are so fun to watch root around together ❤️

@smplantedtanks8869 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Lambchop/Espei Rasbora! They are pretty small and the orange can really pop against the green plants... but these videos make me want FAR too many setups in order to keep them all!!

@genyosha16 2 жыл бұрын

Green neons are my go to in a planted tank. Good schoolin, amazing looks and cheap

@Naturebeautifaul 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely loved the last 4 so much!!

@lunes-1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, keep it up!🐟💯

@AnnabelleBeaudoin 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos ❤️ great source of information very well presented.

@ddanford321 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the cool ideas - I'd been thinking I wanted some colorful fish to join the diamond tetras in my 29-gallon planted community tank. Those sunset platies might fit the bill!

@aquariumcockpit9949 2 жыл бұрын

Great picks!

@emilymaness 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. In fact I think I will watch it again and take notes.

@925aquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Some really good out-of-the-norm suggestions!

@MediTANKtion 9 ай бұрын

Nice Ad! Love it

@ScottParisi 2 жыл бұрын

Informative. Thank you. Maybe some future recommendations on fish for a planted tank without a heater.

@aquamates-sa5452 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the elephantnose fish - so cute and different

@TABaut 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@terrymartins2552 2 жыл бұрын

ACO got me into planted tanks and I love it, wouldn’t do another tank without them. Really cool fish and I definitely got some new ideas for my next Aquarium.

@Exquailibur 2 жыл бұрын

speaking of corys uprooting plants I have several brochis splendens, while they aren't technically corys they really double down on the uprooting plants part. still worth it, i love em.

@HighPriestVaticanAssasin 2 жыл бұрын

I raised a Cntenopoma from a tiny baby to a full 6"ish fish, kept for many years. One of my favorites.

@lakemiya6 Жыл бұрын

What did you feed it? Mine is 3 yo and just now started attaching my rainbowfish

@HighPriestVaticanAssasin Жыл бұрын

@@lakemiya6 mostly freeze dried krill, some freeze dried shrimp and cichlid pellets occasionally. I kept mine with a Senegal Bichir and an African Brown Knife. Occasionally would chase knifefish but not really that badly. They had their own spaces.

@Cichlids23 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas Cory.....I have the rummy nose in my 125g and they look awesome. I bought 60 from you, might have to get 40 more! lol

@ScuzzyForPrez 2 жыл бұрын

Y'all do commercial breaks better than other channels I've seen. Good job!

@sarahcountryman1776 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm going to read more about Leopard Bush Fish. Can we look forward to seeing these in your fish room? You also reminded me of the beautiful Congo Tetras.

@carolgain284 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in the process of setting up a 75 gallon tank, based off an African river setting. I have a decent amount of plants in the tank already (I'm planning on adding a couple more), driftwood, and a small school of 8 congo tetras (4 males, 4 females); I'll be adding 4 more female congos and 4 upside down catfish before I add an elephant nose fish. I'm extremely excited to have this beautiful oddball in my tank.

@RogueAquariums 2 жыл бұрын

Nice top 10 favorites Cory based on your years in the hobby. 👌

@dirtyoldfarmhand3 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@jaimebras2189 2 жыл бұрын

Cool choices

@kerrypitt9789 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these videos. I enjoy many fish that you do. Elephant noses are big on my list! So are Leaf fish. I'm scaping a 60 gallon today and tomorrow. Going to an Amazon type of scape, which is quite different for me.

@_invertico_ 2 жыл бұрын

I think pea puffers and endless are great for planted tank because they both have a big personality in a small body and love going in and out of the lush plants

@rachaelreczenski7270 Жыл бұрын

I never really considered hatchetfish before. I KNOW they've been recommended before but I never really considered that flash really grabbing your attention. And especially as a dither fish, I just recognized... 🤦‍♀️... just another one of those things. Finally sunk in. Thank you!! Loving the office, btw!

@kasperaquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video, and the shirt.

@TenorCantusFirmus Жыл бұрын

Not just Congos and Rummynose, practically all Tetras are excellent fish for planted tanks - Maybe the absolute best. An abundant vegetation seems to furtherly enhance their yet beautiful colours too.

@patrickisolate2706 2 жыл бұрын

NEW SUBSCRIBER FROM PH! ❤

@bradsmithstudios8881 Жыл бұрын

If you go to the Georgia aquarium, the lights in many of the tanks in the river scout exhibit go out about 40 or so minutes before closing time. There is a very large tank that becomes alive with elephant nose. That was an amazing experience discovering that.

@alisonnicholson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cory loving the look of those leopard print fish. Rosy barbs a possibility too. Some food for thought there

@mckflurry 2 жыл бұрын

Careful! I bought a tank that came with two rosy barbs, and my plants did okay. One of them died, and the remaining one had an existential crisis so I got him 6 friends… oh the horror. All the soft plants… gone. Any new Anubias bud… gone. All new growth… what new growth? They are maniacs. I love them to bits though! I gave up and put them in the 180gal with other plant eaters like Buenos Aires tetras and crayfish 😂 They are an amazing fish to watch, very active… the long-fin variety is exquisite. They will harass other fish to death or fail to thrive if not kept in a school. 10/10 recommend… just not with (all) plants and in an adequate group and aquarium size. ** my experience may not be 100% contributed to the rosy barbs, though. It was a new tank with new plants, so it definitely could have been my error. But the way they pick off duckweed and nibble anacharis and roots, I’m sure they helped the process considerably.

@alisonnicholson 2 жыл бұрын

@@mckflurry oh wow I'll maybe avoid those then as I do value my plants and I dont much fancy fin nipping as I have long fin danios. Thank you so much for the heads up. I'll have a rethink about them lol. Thanks again for the advice and input 😊👍I'll probably find something that wont upset the peace 9f my community tank

@mckflurry 2 жыл бұрын

@@alisonnicholson They won’t bother your other fish if they have enough of their own group. They don’t mess with anyone else in the 180gal except themselves, gleefully! They are similar to black skirt tetras in that sense. Very fun to watch as they chase each other around and do water acrobats. They would likely do alright with some plants, especially if you supplement their diet with blanched veggies. IME they have a high metabolism (for all their activity, they’re only still if they’re sleeping or dead 😂) and will feel the need to snack more often.

@Raidan97 2 жыл бұрын

Not Fez Daddy with the FIIIsh!! Love the vids

@cahyadi2017 2 жыл бұрын

Woow yg this the best channel i see much the beutiful fish and education thank's sir

@grahamkool6519 2 жыл бұрын

I have a ctenopoma in my 135, had him for 12 years. About the size of my hand 6-7”. Also have 10 hatchet fish in a 29 upstairs they are great

@billytan5876 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I love those Siamese guys! I never see them messing with my tetras

@VictoriaLeeCreates 2 жыл бұрын

💛💛💙💙💚💚just what I needed 💚💚💙💙💛💛

@aaronham5881 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@lemonshark4961 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't had a problem with my albino cories and my plants but I would love to try out pygmy cories

@kathrynthomas6390 2 жыл бұрын

Love Corydoras julii and C. trilineatus!

@shesellsfish 2 жыл бұрын

Fish and plants just go together. Like milk and cookies. 👍❤👍

@TripleJAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Cory, Im Jakob from Triple J Aquatics. Lol another great vid from the co-op

@madaboutmilitaria3630 2 жыл бұрын

Love the congos

@milesruby3271 2 жыл бұрын

They are soo good

@garybragg9527 2 жыл бұрын

My elephant nose is out all the time during the day. Even comes up to too and eat out of hands. Very cool fish

@Crunchy9000- 2 жыл бұрын

My elephant nose is my favorite fish I’ve ever kept. One of the most fun fish to watch move around and mine doesn’t hide away too much in its cave or in my lower plants although it does prefer staying on the side of the tank where the light is kind of blocked out by some lily pads.

@V1kte 2 жыл бұрын

I've recently read that they're pretty much the most intelligent fish you can keep in a tank? Did you notice any displays of intelligence that would be unusual for other fish? It seems like a really interesting fish, if I ever have a tank big enough to house it I'd really like to keep one.

@Chu6428 2 жыл бұрын

Cool.

@crungus__ 2 жыл бұрын

Another fun fact about the elephant fish, some species produce electrical signals to find prey (and one species even communicates with it!), and it’s possible to install some devices to make those signals into sound!

@zamim.aka-arima_z4753 2 жыл бұрын

Small Corydoras are so cute

@rsousaaquarios 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I must trie Siamese algae eater soon...

@InternacionalBoxing 2 жыл бұрын

I was about to buy that Jaguar fish until i googled Max Size lmao

@shanesteck5720 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and was wondering if you could answer a question?, I have 3 55w zetlight ze8600m lights ( we had 125 saltwater) we converted it back over to freshwater community planted tank- will these lights work or do you have a better suggestion for lighting ( bc of the plants) We like the look of the hangon lights from the back also and not a larger bar across the tank.

@rickcade1474 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Elephant Nose.

@michaelbremar531 2 жыл бұрын

First time user. Show is great for my son and I

@armoredsoul2076 2 жыл бұрын

Could you do a video on Peacock Eel care?

@scorpionspets9832 2 жыл бұрын

@Aquarium Co-Op I have a five gallon with out a heater and I need to find some good plants for it. Any recommendations? Also can you make a video on cleaning blackbeard alge off of plants and snails. I have to get it off of a small snail species and some delicate plants. Thank you.

@ChetJennings Жыл бұрын

I have your channel on all the time over here helping me learn all about the hobby. My 4 year old thinks you're cute, Cory. She says, "How come he doesn't smile at me more?" Just thought you should know this.

@forestkuykendall5269 2 жыл бұрын

I love my Congo tetras but they do snack on my anubias, Especially the new growth.

@jsauce666 2 жыл бұрын

That is a very interesting shirt you’re wearing. :-)

@alfpacino1813 2 жыл бұрын

MAESTRO.

@JustDave76 Жыл бұрын

Anyone try rummy nose with tiger barbs? I have both in separate tanks now was thinking of putting them together in a planted 75 gallon

@sarab3888 2 жыл бұрын

Have you done a list for fish in a bowfront aquarium?

@marinusdedreu3833 2 жыл бұрын

I love Congos, I've got 40 in my 300g

@mohammedasad2892 2 жыл бұрын

I want you to do a clip that talks about putting 5 or 10 different types of fish. You can put them together in one bowl

@terrymartins2552 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite fish from the video are the Platies for their color and activity. Rummy Noses come in at a close 2nd!!!

@kaseymul25 2 жыл бұрын

I have platys and I absolutely love them!

@MatchuCT 2 жыл бұрын

From what you said about hte Siamese... I have a siamese, black neons, panda cories, pygmy cories, ottos.... and ONE cherry barb. He sticks out like a sore thumb, hahahaa

@fishlover4680 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone got any advice for how many tetras in a 20gallon with a centerpiece fish (e.g. giant betta)?

@R1Ammar 7 ай бұрын

Hey Cory! Can a starlight pleco work with a planted aquarium with monte carlo carpeting in the process? If not, can you recommend which plecos will?

@cocolocobirb981 2 жыл бұрын

How many rummynose’s would be suitable for a 20 gal high? There’s a large driftwood piece in the middle and two Amazon swords with a Java fern in the middle (planning on more plants) and I will also have a dwarf gourami in too.

@hannahdemon 2 жыл бұрын

Have you been in my house??? I have Congo tetra, sunset platys, ctenopoma, algae eaters and Corys right now in my bowfront!

@brianwilliams9813 2 жыл бұрын

Platys are my favorite

@Nobody-mc4hr 2 жыл бұрын

From my experience Top 1 large schooling fish for planted aquarium is torpedo or roseline shark . All tetras just fade infrond of them

@willgarlick5456 2 жыл бұрын

Can I use deer antlers as aquarium decor?

@jarrettdavis133 2 жыл бұрын

They're not winking your just looking at one eye lol!

@benji1162 2 жыл бұрын

me having an adopted pleco that i just deal with ripping up my fresh monte carlo... all's good tho. love the behemoth and just replant things every other day lmao