Chromobotia Macracanthus (the clown loach)
1&5star fish!
Definitely fun to watch, so for character they get full marks.
1star for size and care, they get big!
Ive had my shoal for ages and I love them. (Actual love!)
Tetraodon Biocellatus. Figure 8 puffer.
Now I'm going to break the mould here, 10stars!
This fish is excellent, I play peek a boo with mine and I hand feed it. A true pet!
It's the one fish I'd keep if could only have one tank.
Bags of character but just a little bit more involved with regards to care over freshwater fishes. Definitely worth the extra effort. . .
New favourite tetra,
Hyphessobrycon anisitsi, buenos aires tetra.
4star but only because they get a little larger than most other tetra.
Really worth watching these guys eat! Really lovely colourful fish but a bit more nippy than the others I've kept, needs a larger shoal.
(Will eat whatever is offered)
All members of the family Loricariidae, my favourite family of fish by a mile,
I've kept hypostomus sp. (large to 18") G. gibbiceps (large to 15")
Both are omnivore (preference vegetable) gibbiceps is more boisterous, both easy going with water but need lots of care because they are messy! They produce an inordinate amount of waste! (Hypostomus was a gentle giant.)
Peppermint plec (5" prefers soft water) blue phantom (5" prefers soft water)
Both great fish but you hardly see them, phantom eats snails otherwise typical food for omnivorous fish in both cases.
Bristlenose (4.5" good worker) omnivore (preference vegetable)
papa plec L203 (wood eater & it's going to be big!)
and finally LDA1 panaque (wood eater, 4")
You can find a plec for almost any situation! But I can't really give the family a score as each is so different.
There's more but that'll do. . .
