Popular Freshwater Tropical Fish
3 8 cm 1 5 in often confused with the croaking gourami.
Popular freshwater tropical fish. The harlequin rasbora fish is well known among fish keepers. Beautiful but short lived at best. The red wagtail platy is a tropical freshwater aquarium fish suitable for beginners because it is very easy to care for hardy and beautiful.
Pygmy gourami sparkling gourami. Also it is one of the most simple to care for species among the others on this list. Can live without aeration.
There are many varieties each having different tail shapes and colors from the crowntail betta to the veiltail betta. Harlequin rasbora brilliant rasbora and clown rasbora. 7 5 cm 3 0 in one of the few freshwater aquarium fish that survive in cold water.
Red wagtail platies are also in the league of the best tropical community fish thanks to their rather peaceful nature towards other tank mates. Some of the most popular rasbora fish are these. Bettas are one of the most popular freshwater fish around especially with first time fish keepers.