It gives me anxiety that the photo for every fish is the same lionfish photo lol

The moral of the story is to be a Responsible fish keeper Do your research Take your time to think of the fish that you think you can take care of

My heart breaks for goldfish, I've decided to stop buying from the store and started rescuing them from people who don't want them anymore. Ugh.. They are amazing fish and deserve to be cared for just like any other pet

"the reason this fish shouldn't be at the hobby is because most people are ill equipped to keep them" so there you go if you have or had them, don't feel offended its not directed at YOU per se

Any fish in the hands of a irresponsible person unwilling to learn and correct their mistakes is the wrong fish. The type of fish isn't the problem at all.

I got hard core triggered when he said "River Monsters with Zeb Hogan". His name is Jeremy Wade dude

I laughed when he said silver arowana and a picture of a lion fish popped up. Haha

Thanks for this channel. Back in the early 1980s I was setting up my first tank - a nice peaceful community tank with shrimp and guppies - when a "helpful" department store employee sold me a jack dempsey cichlid. Not having a clue, I took it home and put it in my tank. It ate every shrimp in the first few minutes while I panicked and searched for my net. The guppy fry were gulped down as I chased jack around the aquarium. I caught him before he ate all the adult guppies, but he did get a few of the smaller ones. I couldn't believe how many things he could eat and just how quickly. I learned that I could either do my research, or make a lot of extra mistakes. Today I chose research.

Bought some 20 cent "feeder" goldfish to stock my fish pond when I was a kid, those guys got huge and gorgeous. I was in charge of caring for them because I was a huge nerd and spent all my time researching fish, I actually lost a few friends by *politely explaining* that they couldn't keep a comet goldfish in a .5 gallon bowl. It's a shame that people think of them as disposable decor and treat them so poorly. Mine lived well over 10 years and would eat out of my hand. Was in my 20s when they finally kicked the bucket.

I remember having fish when I was a little kid. My mom was in charge of the tank to make sure I didn't screw it up. There were no water changes. One of each kind of fish and the fish were not compatible. The fish were overfed. The water was never clear. It stank. The fish kept dying and I asked why. My mom's answer was, "Fish just don't live long, Honey." Thankfully, she got tired of the aquarium pretty fast. The reason I tell this story is that this is what most people "know" about fish. They are convinced this is what to do and what to expect. It's hard to change the minds of people that are convinced they know something. People are hard headed. As a teenager I saved up my money to buy my own aquarium. I borrowed books from the library to teach myself. I still made tons of mistakes like putting an oscar and a pleco in a tank too small for them. At least I did water changes and tried to keep the water in good shape. Aquariums were one thing that taught me what people think they know isn't always accurate and that everyone should be able to accept when they're wrong. There is no sin in being wrong if one is prepared to learn to be right.

1:00 silver arowana 3:22 pacu/piranha 5:06 common pleco 7:03 Lionfish 8:30 Arapaima 9:30 Tiger shovel nose catfish 10:38 Redtail catfish 12:13 Glo fish 13:43 Snakeheads 16:23 Goldfish

"I dont know any adults who have glofish but some of us have friends who never grow up" me, an adult who is going to get glofish but who also still has a lion king blanket and dozens of beanie babies: ... fair enough

The fact that the lady's voice doesn't come out of the right earbud really bothers me.

Better title: People that shouldn't be in the aquarium hobby.

Hi I just returned to the hobby and I love your channel, but I’d like to clarify something. I am a medical researcher and we use fluorescent protein tags all of the time. Yes, I get that we are a very small group in the hobby, but I have multiple adult friends with their doctorates in medical research that keep glow fish. But they are intimately familiar with the genetic engineering that went into making them. Now I don’t keep them. I like my South African cichlids because those fish got me into the hobby as a child. But please don’t insult your audience by saying “glow fish are only for kids”. Thank you for your time and for making so many great videos.

I'm from Florida and we are still dealing with lionfish and plecos in the wild because people released them when they shouldn't have. We FINALLY got the bull snakehead under control, they're now just concentrated to a single area in South Florida.On another note as someone who has loved and cared for the same 3 goldfish since 2008....THANK YOU. They are NOT easy fish to keep, and people don't realize they can live upwards of 25 years (the worlds oldest gold fish I think just passed at 52) and grow to over a foot. They are a LOT of work.

Goldfish are so under-appreciated. #TeamGoldfish

As someone who was an employee who DID ask all the right questions, you'd be flat out stunned at how many customers simply don't care (hint: it's most of them). They don't want the correct information, they don't want to feed their fish the proper diet, they don't want put the fish in a properly sized tank, they don't want to limit their stock, they don't care about compatibility between species, they don't want to do water changes (at all, EVER). With the larger fish, it got to the point that I simply didn't even order those them anymore. But after a while corporate caught on and they would go through my orders and edit them, putting those fish back on the orders and I was stuck having to deal with it. I wish I was joking about how many customers think like that when it comes to fish keeping. Some days it was constant, every single customer I had was like that. I made more than a few mad when I told them I wouldn't sell a particular fish to them because they didn't have the right tank for it, or if I got the impression (it's pretty easy to do) that they couldn't/wouldn't care for it properly. My girlfriend used to have a Glofish tank, she was in her late 30's at the time. And no, Glofish weren't made specifically to attract kids. They were created by Dr. Zhiyuan Gong in 1999 in an attempt to create a fish that visibly reacted to toxins in water. It didn't take long for someone to market them, but that isn't what they were created for.

“River monsters with Zeb Hogan” IT’S. JERMEY. *WADE.* *grrrrrr* (Zeb is a different show)

I first got into the hobby about 40 years ago and kept fancy tail goldfish. Now, I have comet goldfish, shubunkins, and Sarasa in a 500 gallon garden pond which is just outside my dining room window. I love it so much! My goldfish all have individual names, well, except for three that look almost exactly alike and I just randomly call them Thing 1, Thing 2, and Thing 3, LOL! I hate to see goldfish as ‘feeder fish.’ I actually made a friend of mine dip a ‘feeder fish’ out of her tank and took it home for my pond. I named it Lucky❤️🤣 I also have an albino pleco named Hoover that I bought two years ago as a baby. I put it in my garden pond as well and have had zero problems. I do bring it in the house once it starts to approach fall because it would be too cold for him in the pond. I have a large aquarium that I set up just for him until the weather warms up again. I also have several community aquariums in my house. I’m a little addicted to the hobby. Thank you for your videos.

i see what you're saying with Glofish, but you could really make the same argument about any fish bought for a child. Also they are easily twice the price of other fish, little comet goldfish and bettas are far more likely to be the victims of this kind of situation.

I bought 3 goldfish when they were small, put them in a 10 gallon tank. I didn’t know any better and I wanted some fish, and the pet store told me that a gallon a fish was what was recommended. I noticed they grew and got bigger and seemed sad and miserable. I love my fish so I bought a 55 gallon aquarium and spent a lot of money making sure they had everything they needed. Goldfish get big, they don’t stay that cute little small size you see at the pet store. Currently I now have 125 gallon aquarium with 6 beautiful big happy goldfish and then my 55 gallon now houses 3 small baby goldfish so that they have brought room to grow and be happy healthy fish. 😁 Loved your video!!

So glad that dude pointed out not to put my hand into a snakehead’s mouth. Was totally something I was tempted to do. Animal bites are awesome.

I'm not giving up my Goldfish.

Oops!! I accidentally put Tiger Shovelnose Catfish in the transition for Red Tail Catfish. Well the only excuse I have is that I was dealing with some technical issues and was struggling to get the video edited and uploaded. That's usually the last thing I check but I guess I missed it. That's guaranteed to be a mistake I don't make again. Thanks so much for watching!!! Oh and yes I know I screwed up when I said Zeb hosts River Monsters, it’s Jeremy Wade, I always get them confused, I’m an idiot🤦‍♂️

I love goldfish for some reason they seem to have more personality. I have a pond I built for them containing shubunkins, ranchu and fantails. Super docile you can pat them. My 200lt tank has a few pearlscales. Makes me said when I hear goldfish referred to as feeder fish

I always wanted to get into aquariums and stuff when I was younger but now that I’m in my 20’s and I see how much effort and disposable income it takes to give even a simple fish a good life, I know it’s not for me. That being said, at least I can make a personal aquarium in my house on Animal Crossing lol

Yes! I love the goldfish segment. I was helping an old lady at a chain pet store buy a fish for her grandsons (toddler) bowl 🙄 I told her NOT to get the goldfish because they muck up a bowl super fast, the bowl is too small and they can grow to the size of a carp. She sounded like she heard me and appreciated my help. I gave her my coupon so she could save money on a beta or tetras. She bought 3 goldfish. 😩

I have two goldfish I got from a carnival that looked discolored and about a day away from death. Two months later and they're fat and happy as ever

Good information but I agree with Brittney Lacy. The comment about not having grown up was extremely RUDE. I am an adult, I have Glofish, AND I like FRUIT LOOPS.

So i actually lived in Annapolis MD when the "snakehead invasion" was going on and I had a biology teacher who was an avid outdoorsman and conservationist so he offered extra credit to those of us who would go fishing with him on the weekends (with parents permission) and help him catch them. We practiced catch and release on any thing that wasnt a snakehead, and that was quite possibly the only reason i passed Bio that year. This may seem cruel but the damage these fish did to to local ecosystem and the native species was absolutely devastating.

We had a common plecco returned to our Petco when I worked there that was 29 inches. I've never seen another one that big in my life. A customer ended up taking him and putting him in a pool pond. They get so big. Also, lionfish. Also when I was working at Petco I used to scrub the tanks in aquatics and got tagged by a fuzzy dwarf lion. My hand was ON FIRE and it was honestly terrifying.

To be fair, I have 2 fancy goldfish in a 55 gallon outdoor pond that gets more attention and care than my grandkids. And my grandkids are spoiled plenty.

Glowfish were originally "made" to detect certain things in the water like pollution. They were not even meant for the hobby. That said once licenced for the hobby they were/are quite a bit more expensive than their non glowing counter parts making less likely they will become throw away fish.

Everytime I see a lionfish, it reminds me of the movie Deuce Bigalow

"you're a fish keeper that's into fish enough to sit down and watch videos all about 'em on youtube..." Me: "sir, my ADHD brings me to strange places. Half the time I have no idea where I am or how I got here...."

Immediately turns around to look at the Glofish tank I bought and set up and completely takes care of myself 😂 my mom failed

I'm an adult that got into the hobby because of Glofish. I also have a toddler and I certainly wouldn't expect a child to be competent enough to provide care for our pets. Maybe I'm the exception.

We actually had a common pleco in our tank. Named him Andre (The Giant) because he happened to be the biggest fish in the tank at the time (and this was when he was little) Luckily, our tank was big enough for it, but we definitely did not expect it to get as big as he got. He did live a long life though. About 10 years. Really liked that fish.

I have 2 gold fish living in a 125 gallon tank, I’m planning on getting a bigger thank for them, and my pleco is really small right now but in the next month I’m about to get a 100 gallon tank where I can put him, he’s very tiny right now, not even the size of my hand yet but I want him to grow in a happy home, when he’s bigger I’ll get him a bigger tank

I have a mix of glo and normal in my tank at 29 so here's your adult who loves them.

Even if you removed glofish entirely from the equation, children are still going to have novel interests in fish and other exotic pets. If it wasn't for glofish, it is very likely we'd still see the sale of "painted" and "tattooed" fish in the hobby.

I love my Goldfish I actually rescued 3 out of a feeder tanks and they went from 1 inch and 2 inch fish to almost 6 inches each i refuse to put them in a tiny bowl I have them in a 75 gal tank and they are well taken care of. So with the right owners they can be great.

3:18 this man's story was so devastating that he had to get someone else to do the next fish.

Why is Lisa's audio always sound like shes recording her parts in the shower?!

_"My arowana died..."_ *"Broke the lid didn't he?* * nods * _"... how'd you know?"_ -_- ...

We had a gold fish named Hack&sack he was given to us at 1 inch in a 1 gallon tank & 12 years later passed away over 6 inches in a 55 gallon. He was awesome & had a great personality.

You are so right about fish stores not giving any to no information on the fish you buy. I learned that the hard sad way back in the 80's i received my first aquarium from my Mom a 25 gallon tank it came with mollies, patties and pelcos 2 of them to start but one died mysteriously. One i had left i keep we moved several times over the yrs he came along. Then i got a 55 gallon tank buy this time he was a long as my arm. Amazing i kept such a hugh fish so long although i had two other large fish (bala-shark & Angel) I woke up one morning and he was dead. I talked to other fish keepers & they confirmed my tank was just to small. If i had known i wouldn't have asked for him. Lesson learned. Only keep what you can care for now it's guppies, nerites snails and cory with live plants. Happy fish happy tank equals happy pet owner.

Bettas should be on this list too. I've dealt with way too many people that don't care for them properly.

I just wanted to say I strongly disagree with the goldfish. I think they’re great as long as you take proper care of them. You should check out Solid Gold Aquatics

I have 5 Glo Fish Tetras and love them dearly (I'm an adult, almost 50 🙋‍♀️😊) But, I totally get what you're saying about parents getting them for their kids - it's the same thing with cute baby chicks at Easter, makes me so angry. It's gonna happen though, and all we can do is push the responsible pet caretaker issue. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

I’m 46 and one of my tanks is a glow fish tank. I have health problems and find it soothing at night to watch when I can’t sleep.

Blue. Tangs. Probably an unpopular opinion but I don't care. Blue tangs are always wild caught, their life span in captivity is significantly lower than in the wild, they have the tendency to School in the wild but in most home aquariums they don't have the opportunity to both because they can get aggressive and "sword fight" with the spikes on their fins and because the tanks simply aren't big enough, and the tanks aren't big enough. Blue tangs swim. A lot. No aquarium, especially a home aquarium, is going to come anywhere close to replicating the size of a Reed and giving them the amount of room the need to swim and school and live happily. And again, they're all wild caught. To my knowledge we have not successfully bred them in captivity. They should not be in you aquarium.

I’m 12 and have 7 fish tanks in my room And my fish couldn’t be happier. I have a baby Oscar in a 200 litre aquarium.

We adopted fish from family who had to leave South Korea. And just found out that it is Glo fish. Here in Korea every single fish shop or market will have them ! Now I have to do more research on them and get good care . Thank you for all these videos, its ours first tank so we want to succeed.

I was told I couldn’t put a goldfish in an aquarium with other fish. So I put a fantail goldfish in my 55 gallon tank with three angel fish and some gouramis and a plexiglass or two. Back then we only had seaweed for plants. That goldfish lived a great life in there and out in the pond in the summer. He even hibernated in winter. Brought him back in and thawed him out slowly in a cold room and then reintroduced him to his old aquarium.

That's jeremy wade on river monsters

My dad is 44 and he absolutely loves Glofish. He doesn’t own any tanks but he used to and he takes interest in my tanks. When I first started he kept telling me how cool they are and how I should own them. I didn’t want them because I wanted a natural looking tank, and glofish aren’t exactly natural in my opinion. Whenever we are at the pet store he always points them out and admires them lol.

My mom has glofish and I want to get glofish sometime in the future. I hate people that bash others for liking colors. Geez

Me, a 25 year old who's kept aquariums for a few years, have always wanted a GloFish tank, and just recently made it happen. I'm doing mine a little different. I love the pink and purple colors of the glofish but like the natural look in my tank. So I have a few key decor that will look good under blue light and the LED. Most of the day I have the LED on for the live plants. In the evenings I'll turn on the moonlight until it's time for bed. I have a couple Dojos and will be adding White Opal Betta. The only GloFish I have are the tetras and I adore them! I have to agree, though, I have not grown up and I don't think I ever will! XD

We keep goldfish, we have 2 daughters 8 and 6. They are involved in their care including water testing (we bought the girls lab coats for this!) My 8 year old did a school project on goldfish care and a couple kids in her class said they had fish and apparently went home and accosted their parents lol. It was all good, they contacted me on fb and we went over to help evaluate their situations, took our testing kit, lab coats and samples of sinking pellets. I was pleasantly surprised that most actually had decent sized tanks with easy to fix problems (inappropriate decor, too small filter, no idea about pwc). One was abysmal but it was okay as they were willing to ask for help and allow us to do it, we helped them find a larger second hand tank and rehome 3 of their fish! If approached the right way people are willing to work on this but sometimes they just need the physical help, they need to see how it's done, not just read it! Now these people have beautiful tanks, much healthier fish and they are enjoying their fish on a different level. We also keep a male betta. Another very mistreated type of fish! People are far less likely to listen to how to properly care for them, even though their fixes are so much cheaper! I have a feeling that may be my girls next school project lol

Jeremy Wade is the correct name, if you're going to make a reference you should know who your talking about.

Are used to have a awesome goldfish pond. I had a couple Koyie in it but mostly goldfish of different colors and patterns. I dug it by hand and it was large enough to put a minivan in it and cover it up and not even know the minivan was under the ground. I loved messing with that pond. It was a lot of work though. One day I come outside and found the neighbors kids had sharpened a bunch of sticks so they had pointed ends and more spearing my fish. I’ve put a stop to it right then and contacted their parents. I told them not to come back to my pond. I fixed the liner in the pond after having to completely drain it and it was full of holes. I lost probably half of my fish. A few weeks later I walked outside and caught them doing it again. And both times I called them they would get aggravated with me and say they were just fishing like it was no big deal and I shouldn’t be mad at them for fishing. I think there may have been five or six fish still alive when I found him doing it the second time. My big koi fish were dead and the few fish that lived I went ahead and put in an aquarium inside and got rid of them later. I ended up filling in my pond since I couldn’t keep the children out of it. Now that I have moved I’ve been thinking about doing another Koi/ goldfish pond. I won’t make one as big as my last because I have a neck injury now and I won’t be able to keep it up like I used to. I’ll probably don’t one around a quarter of the size of my old one. I still haven’t figured out if I’m going to dig it or buy one of those premade ponds that sit above ground.

Heeeeyyy I'm 43 and have 4 Glofish

Idk why but when she does it she just seem like a hater when he does it it seems informational 🤷🏿‍♂️ maybe I’m tripping

As a kid, I loved Glofish. Now that I'm older, have much more experience in the hobby, I still love Glofish. The only reason I don't have a Glofish tank is due to the fact that Glofish are so expensive. Otherwise, I'd have a 55g tank fully stocked with Glofish. They're gorgeous.

I had a 75 gallon tank that contained 5 Jack Dempsey's and 3 Plecostomus. Each fish was less than 2 inches when I purchased them. In 6 years, the largest Jack grew to about 7 inches and the largest Pleco was just under 11 inches. The female Jacks gave birth several times but I was never able to get any babies out to attempt to raise them. Initially, the tank had elaborate decorations but eventually was nothing but gravel and a few large stones due to the Jacks constantly digging and moving everything. In 2011, I moved out of state and didn't think having them in a 5 gallon bucket for 12 hours would be beneficial to them. Instead I gave them to my friends and sadly, the new owners killed them all within a month or two. That tank has been dry since, until last week when I decided to set it up again. Although I've always had Jacks, Plecos and Oscars, this this setup I'm going with breeds that stay small. Your videos have given me some great ideas.

I'm 24 and have glofish but I test my water once a month and treat it as needed. I do everything I can for them

29 years old but I guess I still have some growing up to do because I think Glo-fish look cool. 🤷🤷

When I was around eight I won two goldfish at a carnival. One died about a month after I won it, but the other survived for a good six years. After the first one (his name was Brock) died, we did some research and upgraded the tank and overall care of the fish. The one that lived for six years (her name was Lily) was actually the first fish I had that I properly took care of. It's sad to admit that I didn't take very good care of the fish I had before, but I was young and inexperienced. After Lily died, I got two other goldfish from PetSmart. Their names are Lolly and Paris. Both are still happy and healthy. I'll have had them for 4 years this August. Anyway, I also bought a betta named Eliza. He's a beautiful little boy! XD (Don't ask why his name is Eliza.) Some fancy little guppies and a snail named Henry. All of them are doing well!

I’m brand new to the fish keeping hobby and I’ve actually been watching all of your videos and you guys have actually been so much help! I live in Virginia as well and I want to hopefully come visit your shop one day... you guys are amazing thank you for all the advice you give for the beginners because it’s been helping so much

I'm an adult that loves glofish. I also have uv reactive ink in my own tattoos. I understand that it's not for everyone but liking them doesn't make person immature. Glofish need homes too and it's better to encourage adults to buy them for themselves than children.

8:41 That's Jeremy Wade, not Zeb Hogan.

I’m an adult with glofish that I take care of adults can like color fish because they’re pretty. I’ve always loved them plenty of fish are colorful and pretty so long as they’re not tattooed and painted inhumanely colored there’s nothing wrong with owning that pretty fish if you’re going to take care of them properly.

(Disclaimer: this is long. My experiences with a couple of the listed species) When I got my pleco, I knew nothing about plecos. I am EXTREMELY glad I ended up buying a bristlenose, not a common. I love that fish to death, but I'm very much aware of the bullet I dodged. I didn't know the species name at a time, I actually ended up having to look it up later, and I'm a lot more cautious now. Billy Bob, as the fish has come to be known (his full name is Billy Bob Joe, don't judge, I was in middle school), is already fairly large, and the community tank he lives in is 20 gallons, though soon it will be upgraded to 65. I love plecos, I think they're beautiful, but too many people buy them without knowing what they're getting into. Their size, but also their diet, causes problems (plecos do best if fed not just the waste left behind by your other fish, but their own food). Annnd, I also have a goldfish! I know a lot about goldfish, I love the species, so when I attended a fair one year, I was shocked at the conditions they were kept in. Tens of them were crowded into ten-gallon tanks, and they were given away singly in tiny, plastic totes. The water they were kept in was literally bright blue, and smelled like a pool. It was five dollars to play the carnival game, but there were no losers. Players were told they could just keep the golfish forever in the tiny "tanks" that came with the fish, and that each fish could live about a month! What a long time! I didn't want to patronize such a stand, but I couldn't just walk away. Plus, as I realized, all the carnival games were owned by the same company, and I had been patronizing them all night. I played the game and "won" my little boy, whose name is Ollie. He was only an inch long then. I knew full well what I was getting into. Ollie is about four years old now, three inches long, and continuing to grow. He'll be getting a tank upgrade pretty soon, he has ten gallons right now (yes, I do know that's too small). Some fish are just pretty to look at, but some special ones will interact with you, and Ollie is one of the few of those I have encountered (along with my angelfish, Tiger, and a massive blue platy named, appropriately, Bluey). He's also the sweetest goldie ever, because most of them will not tolerate other goldfish after a while, and some similar species, but he has never shown aggression to any fish, ever. I will always be happy with my purchase of Ollie, even if it was in less than perfect conditions, and I wish every goldfish owner could be educated properly. When cared for correctly, goldfish are a beautiful and rewarding species.

By the way... I am that one adult.... 51 who has glo fish. In my defense, I bought the complete 55 gallon set up with 11 glofish and everything that goes with it a couple of months ago. I wanted the tank and then found out that the glo fish go with it. As it turns out, I LOVE THEM. They have brought me so much comfort since I lost my 26 year old son in February. They are easy and beautiful....entertaining. Clean. Anyway.... I am THE ONE adult.

Hey I really like this video but there are a lot of errors in the editing and description

My dad had a Pacu in a 55 gallon tank, and it got to big. So he took it to Petco and then it was sold to the fort worth aquarium!

I love my goldfish they AR my pride and joy they're the reason I got into the Hobby * just saying* 💯💯💯💯💯

I was hoping you would mention goldfish. I always feel so bad for them,whether I'm in a store or in someone's house. I have never seen them in the right sized tank ever. Thank for raising awareness and thanks for the awesome video!

Wow, just got to the part where she said GloFish keepers never grew up

I understand your concern about taking care of your fish but I feel personally like the video should be " Types of fish the hobby needs to be more responsible with." or something like that. The Pacu is one of my favorite fish even though they get HUGE and my twins love their glowfish and I breed Ranchu's.

I got 3 goldfish ($00. 14 each) and now the smallest is close to the size of my hand... (55 gallon tank for now and once my mom and I have our own place we’re probably going to get a pond with a canopy so birds can’t get them) also, I’m 25 going on 26 and love glow fish... I just don’t have room for another tank right now... edit 1 take a plastic ornament (clear is best) drill some holes into it so that your fish food can fit though (MAKE SURE YOU SAND DOWN THE ROUGH EDGES) fill it up, drop it into your tank, and let your fish figure out how to get the food... mine love theirs as it makes them think and gives them something fun to do together edit 2 who else does a funny voice to pretend like your fish are talking to you? (I have to know I’m not the only one) I jokingly have them call my mom “granny”... If I’m sick or just really busy, my mom helps out with the fish.. we work together for water changes and take turns feeding the girls as well as talking to them and playing with them, if you want fish, everyone in your house has to at the least understand how to care for them!

I'm an adult and I have goldfish and glo fish. I've had fancy goldfish for years and love them so much. Also love the glo fish. They are so cool to watch and the tanks are fun to decorate. Keep what you like, although keeping monster fish is crazy.

Thoughts after running _as_ _fast_ _as_ _possible_ into 1/4 inch glass: Human: Am I bleeding? Silver Arowana: MOAR!!!!

" or whatever ". Yea, that's annoying hearing 20 times.

I bought my pleco as a very small baby to go with my betta. Ill informed by the merchant that sold me it, along with me doing no prior research trusting the opinion of a clerk who 'speaclized' in the fish department. I realized fast how big he can grow. I started him out in a 10 gal with just my betta then later added 10 Cory catfish(who all suddenly died and left me with 3 that I still have to this day). I realized quickly that he was going to get big and I needed to prepare. It's been a little over a year, I have him in a 55 with those 3 Cory cat fish, 2 glass catfish, and a couple discus. I plan on going bigger and bigger mostly just for him. He's my special and funny guy. I'd do anything for my baby pleco who's not so much a baby anymore💕

When yall had your fish store. Im guessing you had a lot of people ask for feeder fish, but you didn't offer them?

I have always loved fancy goldfish ever since I was a little girl and my oldest fish that was 14 years old just passed away recently and I was devastated. Take good care of your fish and you will not regret it.

i think the main issue with goldfish is people dont understand you cant have 5 of them in one smallish tank they need like 20 gallons per goldfish so you need a 60 gallon tank for just 3 of them

I'm really sorry to hear about your arowana... That's so sad. You didn't know that would happen though. Kudos for raising awareness about that.

I work at a chain pet store and the discussions I get into with people about goldfish are so exhausting. I tell them that they cannot put 4 goldfish in a bowl and that it would be a miserable life for them and I always get "I had goldfish live in a bowl for years", and my biggest pet peeve, "It's just a fish!" How insensitive could you be! Last I checked, fish were living, breathing things, with needs just like humans. I always explain to people that it is like keeping a dog in a crate its entire life, and at this point I've started to tell people it's just straight up cruel, and it's sickening how they literally just don't care. I will refuse a sale if I really have to, I'm very glad I'm allowed to do so at my job.

I'm no expert, but it seems to me that someone is forgetting that Goldfish and Guppies (and certain others) are bred as feeders, so anyone who would have them in a tank as Show Fish (such as myself) should be hailed as a hero, not made to feel bad, because they are saving their lives!!!

I am in my 40s and I have many glofish, they are awesome. They made me switch from salt water to freshwater aquariums.

My poor Plecos. I had bought them when the two pretty little bala sharks grew into something that you would bring home for dinner. Those two poor things out grew my 65 gallon tank. They need to be on this list you're talking about here, too. They're from Thailand so setting them free was not an option. When they died, I went to a big pet store (not naming names because of one person not knowing about the fish he was selling) and asked specifically for a fish, preferably an algae eater, that didn't get very big. The pleco is the fish, he said. They don't get much bigger than they were that day, around three inches. I loved these two. They were fun to watch and had wonderful markings. But they sure did grow. And grow, and grow. I couldn't set them free, either, as they are from Brazil. I felt so bad for them. They died a few months ago. I stripped everything out of my tank and I'm starting over. My tank has been sitting for three weeks, full of water with filters going, waiting for it to cycle. I'm getting fish that are good in 10 gallon tanks this time. Little fish, one inch fish haha. I don't even want male and females because I'm afraid they'll populate right out of my tank. Maybe one batta male hahaha

For those not experienced enough or worried about selecting the wrong pleco there are lots of algea eating alternatives! My favorite is a fish called the flying fox, which are a silvery brown with a dark stripe horizontal stripe. The false flying fox looks very similar and is much more aggressive, so do watch out for those but if you can find a true flying fox they are around 4-5 inches when fully grown and very active, entertaining fish who school with others of their kind. They do require a larger tank to ensure plenty of swimming room, I keep mine in a triangular 50 gallon and they're doing great, but if you have a rectangular tank i would recommend going up to at least 100 gallons. Additionally, if you do find yourself in possession of a fish that you cannot take care of or rehome, such as a common pleco, fish can be put down with clove oil. Put a few drops in a plastic bag with some tank water to mix it around before adding the mixture (it should be cloudy) to a bucket where the fish will be put down. The fish will begin to slow down and fall asleep, and after around an hour it should be dead. Please research this process before attempting.

Great list and great info! Just want to say regarding the glowfish... they are especially popular among kids, but it doesnt matter if it's glowfish or guppies or any other fish, any parent who give their kid an aquarium have to be ready to step in and take care of it! I started in the hobby as a kid myself and was one of the responsible kid who did the feeding and even water changes. But I don't know how many fish I'm responsible of killing by having them in the wrong temperature or with the wrong tank mates or in a wrong size tank. Basically, keeping fish require both responsibility and knowledge. At the time, I had only one of those and that is still more than the average kid who loose interest in a few weeks. For the parents who doesn't wamt to read up and step up to take care of fish, don't buy an aquarium to your kid. With ANY sort of fish in it. If you are ready to do it, then glowfish can be a great alternative, but usually the kit that are sold for them is tiny 10 gallons or something like that, get a bigger tank!

River Monsters with who? You showed river monsters with Jeremy Wade!

The city show here in Melbourne used to give goldfish out as a living showbag. My dad got one every year and basically all the fish in his large tank were from that show. I feel awful that some of them might not have ended up with homes as nice as the one my dad was happy to build himself and look after. Also for this list I'd like to add two Australian fish you can buy that only should be looked after by only experts - Murry Cod & Barramundi. They're cute when tiny but they can get absolutely massive. My uncle Laz had one and the tank was HUGE and the fish STILL had not enough space. One fishstore we have near us has a Murray Cod on display and he is MASSIVE and his tank takes up most of the store. People have no idea how big these fish can get!