139. Top 5 Late Blooming Freshwater Fish

Let’s face it – some of the most beautiful fish look plain and boring at your local fish store. It’s not until you bring them home, condition them, and spoil them, that they truly shine. Some species go from brown and dull to bright and illuminating in the right conditions! Others are shy and evasive, until you allow them to settle in at home and suddenly they’re bold and confident! This episode is all about the overlooked favorites that can become incredible if you take the time to condition them.   What fish have you kept that only got better with time? Join the discussion on the Water Colors Aquarium Gallery Podcast Listeners Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/788428861825086/   Support the show by shopping aquarium plants, custom merch, additives, equipment and more! https://watercolorsaquariumgallery.com/   If you love the show, consider becoming a member on YouTube! Get behind the scenes access to livestreamed events: https://www.youtube.com/@watercolorsaquariumgallery   Species mentioned in this episode: Genera: Apistogramma (wild) Panduro, trifasciata, pebas, agassizii, elizabethae Genera: Dawkinsia barbs dawkinsia filamentosa dawkinsia assimilis Genera: Sundadanio Goblinus, axelrodi, rubellus Genera: Melanotaenia rainbows Parva, melanotaenia parva garylangei, melanotaenia garylangei Genera: Desmopuntius barbs desmopuntius rhomboocellatus desmopuntius hexazona Genera: Geophagus Redhead topajo, geophagus pyrocephalus Dwarf neon rainbows, melanotaenia praecox Exclamation point rasbora, boraras urophthalmoides Strawberry rasbora, boraras naevus Glass catfish, kryptopterus vitreolus Whiteclouds, tanichthys albonubes Pelvicachromis Moliwe Convict cichlids, amatitlania nigrofasciata Cherry barbs, puntius titteya Honey Gourami, trichogaster chuna Firering danio, brachydanio kyathit Pearl danio, danio albolineatus Xiphophorus nigrensis