275. Top Five Brown Fish

You walk into your local fish store (LFS) and may have thought to yourself, “That’s a boring brown fish. Why would anyone want that?” Well, the Water Colors team is here to tell you why. For what these fish may lack in bright colors, they make up for in cool behaviors and personalities. Ben, Amy and Calder talk about five of their favorite brown fish and what makes these fish so cool and unique.

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Sources mentioned in this episode:

Seriously Fish – https://seriouslyfish.com/ Inaturalist – https://www.inaturalist.org/ Fish Base – https://www.fishbase.se/search.php

Species mentioned in this episode: Pseudosphromenus dayi – Brown Spike-tailed Paradise Fish Betta edithae – Edith’s Betta Sphaerichthys selatanesis – Crossband Chocolate Gourami Garra rufa – Doctor fish, Pedicure fish, or Red Garra Rhinotocinclus isabelae – Bumblebee Otocinclus Loricariichthys brunneus – Whiptail Catfish Crenuchus spilurus – Sailfin Tetra Micropoecilia picta – Swamp Guppy Nanobagrus fuscus Uaru amphiacanthoides – Triangle Cichlid Homaloptera – Lizard or Gecko Loaches Rhinogobius brunneus – Amur Goby Macrognathus terminates Microsynodontis batesii – African Bumblebee Catfish Betta brownorum – Brown’s Betta