What's the best fish to get if I want low maintenance?

Answer 1

One of the easiest fish to keep is a Betta. (Also known as the Siamese Fighting Fish.) The males are absolutely beautiful and can be very friendly and extremely smart. They are super easy to keep and can live for several years.

If you have an aquarium to put several fish in, Black Mollies and Platties are great to keep. Pretty fish and strong too. They'll survive (and breed) for quite a while.

I don't suggest naming fish, except for the Bettas. I named mine Spike because he was a Crown Tale Betta. :-)

(Keep in mind - with Bettas, it's the males who are pretty with the big tales.)

Answer 2

Get a Beta fish. They are so low maintence. You basically just have to feed them and clean their water ocassionally. You don't need any filters because they only like small contained areas and these fish are very clean. Make sure if you are looking for one of these fish that you check him out thoroughly. These fish are generally larthargic, but you do not want to pick one that looks like it is about to die. The male beta fish tend to be more physically appealing because of their long tails and bright colors. These fish cannot be kept in the same container because the will fight each other until one of them dies, so if you get more than one, you can get a tank that has dividers, but they must be kept separated.

Answer 3

The best fish would be either a goldfish or a Betta. I would suggest a Betta because they are more colorful and fun to watch.
TIP: Don;t put two males in the same tank thought because they will fight and in minutes they will be dead, because they are I think Spanish Fighting Fish. Go to Pets Mart because they have healthy Bettas that live longer than your local Walmart Bettas, but when you go to purchase it you can ask all your questions there and you can even look up more information on the internet or keep posting messages and I can help you.

Answer 4

I have a Beta fish and he is really low maintenance. I just change his water about every other week and feed him a few times a day. He have been very happy for a few months now.

Answer 5

I bought 28 cent "feeder" goldfish from petco two and a half years ago. I bought a 10 gallon tank (filter and all) and they are now huge! If you just put them in a bowl, they'll die due to lack of fresh oxygen in the water.

Also, betas are easy to care for. Buy a Prayer Lily and wash it off really good and you can buy a vase from Walmart especially for betas and these plants. I have terrible luck with betas though. In my life, I've had 4. Three of which died within a week and the other is stil at home in his prayer lily vase and is going no 7 weeks. They seem very finicky to me.

Answer 6

as a rule of thumb most freshwater fish are low maintainace and price is a good guide the cheaper the easier. try and match the water requirements of the fish to what comes out of your tap so you don't have to mess with trying to change it. remember the bigger the tank the less work you need to do as the water will be more stable.

the worlds easiest fish is the whitecloud mountain minnow.

Answer 7

depends on your tank...

betta is the easiest fish to keep, he can live in a smallish environment (PLEASE dont listen to any store that says a cup of water is fine, its NOT, at least 1 gallon please!) they dont need a heater during the summer months (if you live somewhere cold a desk lamp over the water will keep it a good temp) and so long as you dont mind giving the water a change once in a while you dont need filtration either.

if your planning on doing an actual aquarium, livebearers (molly, guppy, platy and sometimes swordtail) are all good as are danios!
Remember even guppies and small danios reach an inch and rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per gallon of water so if you want more than 1 your looking at a good sized tank, youll also need a heater and somekind of filtration, also with livebearers your looking at babies so hope you have lots of frineds interested in keeping fish.

DO NOT get cichlids oscars ect unless you want to upgrade to a VERY LARGE tank, even the dwarf cichlids need a 10 gal tank for a pair to be comfortable, they also will eat most anything that will fit in their mouth, including other fish.

also dont get goldfish, a typical small pet goldfish requires 3 gallon of water per inch of fish, strong filtration and suprisingly cold temps to thrive, they also get huge and a single full grown fantail (small goldfish) will eventually require at least 10 gallon!

Id personally stick with betta, there gorgeous and have personality!

Answer 8

betas or tetras. Goldfish emit TONS of ammonia which means you have to change the tank more frequently. Beyond that...they're pretty low maintenance.

Answer 9

Big Mouth Billy Bass

Answer 10

Goldfish and Betta's are very low maintenance.