Winner, Winner, Fish for Beginners: Which fish is best for beginners?

[wjm6449]

See I would say two worker fish. I love Tomini Tang and Foxface. Both never stop cleaning and are so friendly. Don’t need a huge tank and both come in so small that you could keep in a 40 gallon for a long time.

Wish I could say that about my Tomini, mine is a coward. 3 months with me and second he sees movement he’s outta there.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Like others have said, clowns for hardiness. Years ago I had a clown that was a nasty little f&*&. Attack me every single day.

Now I have 2 that I inherited that couldn't be any kinder than any other peaceful fish.

 

[CKW]

IMO the basic Ocellaris Clowns

Economical, easy to obtain, interesting looking fish, a little goofy, low care demands, claim a limited territory, won’t get into tank wide turf wars with other fish.

I suppose a group of Chromis is also not a bad start, it’ll get new folks used to things dying.

Clowns are unsurprisingly a favorite. However they can and most likely will, be aggressive over time. Being aggressive can be difficult to deal with when adding new tank mates.

 

[TomTheSeagull]

I went with O' Clowns and B' Cardinals first. I like them both but found that the cardinals are much more picky with food and try to kill each other in a smaller space if you have more than 1 and they are the same gender. I also like gobies as a beginner fish but some people choose to not have sandy bottom, so I figured many gobbies that need the sand bed would not be a great choice for all beginners.