10 Dominant RED-COLORED FISHES
1 Goldfish
• Popular DRC varieties: Rancho, oranda, ryukin
• Popular non-drc varieties: Black, sakura, calico, apache
• Housing: Ideal for aquariums and small ponds
• Tankmates: Nonaggressive fish
• Filtration: Needs heavy filtration; overhead, canister, sump
• Temperament: Nonaggressive
• Breeding: Egg layer
• Feeding requirements: Sinking pellets, duckweed, frozen blood worm, flakes
• Ease of care: Beginner
• Robust eater
2 Swordtails
• Popular DRC varieties: Red, tuxedo red, albino red
• Popular non-drc varieties: Black, kohaku, and tricolor
• Housing: Ideal for aquariums and small ponds
• Tankmates: Nonaggressive fish
• Filtration: Overhead, canister, sponge, and box filter
• Temperament: Mildly aggressive
• Breeding: Live bearer
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Beginner
• Other popular varieties are regular, double sword, and high fin
• Prone to fungus especially with the albino type
3 Guppies
• Popular DRC varieties: Red, tuxedo red, red wagtail
• Popular non-drc varieties: Blue moon, mickey mouse, sunset
• Housing: Ideal for aquariums and small ponds
• Tankmates: Nonaggressive fish • Filtration: Overhead, canister, sponge, and box filter
• Temperament: Nonaggressive
• Breeding: Live bearer
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Beginner
• A great community fish
4 Arowana
• Popular DRC varieties: Super red, chili red
• Popular non-drc varieties: Red tail gold (RTG), cross back gold, high back gold
• Housing: 50 gallons above with lots of cave hidings
• Tankmates: Same species
• Filtration: Heavy filtration such as trickle, overhead, canister
• Temperament: Aggressive
• Breeding: Egg layer
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Advanced, due to size, and feeding requirements
• Arowanas are one of the most expensive aquarium fish. They are known to jump out of their tanks, and thus proper tank cover is a must.
5 Platies
• Popular DRC varieties: Red, tuxedo red, red wagtail
• Popular non-drc varieties: Blue moon, mickey mouse, sunset
• Housing: Ideal for aquariums and small ponds
• Tankmates: Nonaggressive fish
• Filtration: Overhead, canister, sponge, and box filter
• Temperament: Nonaggressive
• Breeding: Live bearer
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Beginner
• A great community fish
6 African Cichlids
• Popular DRC varieties: Zebra or tangerine African cichlids, red peacock
• Popular non-drc varieties: Blue pindani, auratus, jacob
• Housing: 50 gallons above with lots of cave hidings
• Tankmates: Same species
• Filtration: Heavy filtration such as trickle, overhead, canister • Temperament: Aggressive
• Breeding: Egg layers
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Intermediate due to aggressiveness
• Jewel cichlids, although not of the same species, are almost as popular as African red cichlids
7 Discus
• Popular DRC varieties: Red plakat, crown tail, half moon, Siamese
• Popular non-drc varieties: Blue, green, AOC (all other colors)
• Housing: 5 gallons
• Tankmates: Single species
• Filtration: Regular water change
• Temperament: Aggressive to own species
• Breeding: Egg layers
• Feeding requirements: Commercial floating and sinking pellets
• Ease of care: Beginner
8 Koi
• Popular DRC varieties: Kohaku, Sanke, Benigoi, Showa
• Popular non-drc varieties: Soragoi, Chagoi, Shiro Utsuri
• Housing: Extra large ponds
• Tankmates: Bala shark, tin foil, angelfish
• Filtration: Vortex, Bakki shower, large sump
• Temperament: Nonaggressive
• Breeding: Egg layers
• Feeding requirements: Floating koi feeds, vegetables, occasional flake food
• Ease of care: Intermediate due to its size
• They are best viewed from the top
9 Betta
• Popular DRC varieties: Red Melon, red tortoise, red pigeon blood
• Popular non-drc varieties: Blue tortoise
• Housing: High tanks, 75 gallons above
• Tankmates: Slow nonaggressive fish
• Filtration: Canister, sponge
• Temperament: Semi-aggressive
• Breeding: Egg layers
• Feeding requirements: High protein commercial feeds, blood worms, beef heart
• Ease of care: Difficult
• They are considered the king of tropical fish
10 Gourami
• Popular DRC varieties: Honey red, flame dwarf
• Popular non-drc varieties: Neon, pearl, blue
• Housing: 20 gallons and up
• Tankmates: Nonaggressive fishes
• Filtration: Overhead, canister, sponge, under gravel
• Temperament: Semiaggressive toward own species
• Breeding: Egg layers
• Feeding requirements: Commercial sinking pellets, blood worms
• Ease of care: Beginner