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Livebearers: Easy to Keep, Easy to Breed, Easy on the EyesĪlmost every one of us started in the hobby with one of the popular livebearers, the guppies and swordtails and platies and mollies. And so, following is my list of those fish that-in my opinion-every hobbyist should keep at least once in his lifetime.ġ. Still, even for the experts, it is useful to be open to new experiences. Such fish specialists can become experts, indispensible and invaluable sources of knowledge, information, and experience. Of course, narrow specialization can also be useful to the hobby.

Another biotope, species, or genus can be like a breath of fresh air, enriching out hobby and contributing to it. Sometimes, however, it may be worthwhile to try something new. I know people who are like that, and they like it. It’s like eating the same type of food all your life, or spending all your holidays at the same place. If you are the type of aquarist who has always kept only one genus or even species of fish, or if you prefer just a single biotope (e.g., Amazonian, African Rift Lake, or Southeast Asian), you may call yourself a “monothematic” fish-keeper.

Hopefully the (admittedly subjective) list below will help cure any temporary feelings of aquaristic boredom you may be experiencing. A good antidote to this kind of fishkeeping burnout is to seek out and keep some different species that will rekindle your interest in the aquatic world and remind you why you got into this hobby in the first place. This affliction has certainly caught up with me from time to time. There’s an occupational hazard of sorts that can strike aquarium hobbyists after a few years of keeping the same types of fish we’ve always kept, where we risk finding ourselves in a rut. A dedicated fishkeeper presents his list of the species of fish that every hobbyist should keep at least once in his/her life.