Best Commonly-known Fish

[Ethos]

What do you think?

 

[SirMinion]

Depends on what you mean by 'best'

do you mean easiest to keep or favourite?

 

[qwikimpss]

I'd say he means most readily recognizable by someone OUTSIDE of the hobby.

 

[alabaster]

Your poll is worded ambiguously Ethos. Do you mean the most recognizable fish to a non-fishkeeper, or the "best" fish that is of an easily recognizable species? Please clarify.

 

[Ethos]

Yes, I do mean as a non-fishkeeper. It was hard to word in a short sentance. I see goldfish is a popular choice.......I started the whole goldfish faze, dontch'a know........

 

[SirMinion]

I'd say he means most readily recognizable by someone OUTSIDE of the hobby.

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Good point, there's another option.

Does it count if a fish is recognised as something other than what it is?
For example how many non-fish people know the real name of what they think of as a 'Nemo fish'?

 

[Ethos]

Well, they might figure it out if they were reading it as "Finding Nemo anyone?"

 

[SirMinion]

Well, they might figure it out if they were reading it as "Finding Nemo anyone?"

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I didn't mean people reading this thread, I meant people out there in the real world. How many of them know that Nemo is a percula(sp) clown fish?

I think it's sad when pop culture gets to rename a species. Clown fish will forever now be 'Nemo fish' to 90% of people even when they have forgotten why they call them that.

 

[Nospherith]

goldfish, because of those delicious crackers.

 

[Teelie]

I would have said Goldfish but IMO they're not a community fish in the sense they aren't. They're a coldwater fish that doesn't mix well with the average community fish. Betta are not "community" fish either normally. Clowns are far too large to be a community fish and besides which, they're not as well known as the rest. I chose guppies instead. Only real potential choice IMO.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

i love goldfishes cause theyre so delicious! GOLD FISHES! you shouldve added sharks too. everybody knows what a shark is

 

[Snailguy101]

Yea The crackers I love em "The snack that smiles back till' you bite their heads off the snack that smiles back goldfosh" Lol that has been stuck in my head eversince I saw that commercial The goldfish I like are the extra cheese ones with flavor blast mmmmm

 

[fish_r_great]

I said goldfish since it is what most people start out with.

 

[squeeker]

I'd say Neon Tetra.

 

[Dwarfs]

I'm gonna say guppies, because most people have them and IMO give them too much credit