What is your favorite fish?

[MerShellly]

My favorite is the black carp, because they always used to swim up to the docks and "greet" me when I used to go to the lake. They're so friendly! :P They usually came up to the docks 3 at a time, which makes me curious why. I think lake fish are my favorite.

But anyway, just interested to see what y'alls favorite type of fish is and why. Do most of you prefer tropical fish over freshwater?

[Rioraptor]

Oh! Some of my favourite fish to see are clown triggerfish, cause they look so silly and cute underwater. I also love seeing cowfish, and boxfish, because they look like they teeter-totter while they swim. Tropical fish seem more colourful to me, but then again I don't have much experience with freshwater fish :p

[Marlin]

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[Elodea the Mermaid]

Mandarinfish because of their cute widdle faces and rainbow trout because I'm more of a mountain mer, haha.

[MermaidAine]

Oh that is so hard for me to choose. I am definitely more drawn to salt water fish. There are so many that I like. My hubby and I have a salt water tank and every fish we have had seems to really have quite the personality. We have a very sweet Tang named Sunny, and 2 clownfish named Flotsam and Jetsom. We have a couple of other fish right now also, but I cant think of what kind they are. Blennies seem to always be fun to watch.
As far as wild out in the ocean sort of fish, I love sharks, octopi, jellyfish, rays and seahorses.

[Echidna]

^^ just for the record; octopus and jellies are NOT fish.

I don't really have a preference, but large, fast fish like marlin and barracuda are totally cool.
So are rays. Whale and basking and frilled shark.
Also, I feel a kinship with eels ;)
Freshwater...pikes and catfish, probably.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Blue ringed octopus. Nobody wants to touch those or say hello!

Oh fish... Fish... Fish... Fish...
Basking Shark! I have always wondered at their prehistoric origins. If they are huge now, did they start out as tiny sharks or where they the size of 6 storey buildings?

[Madison MerFaerie]

I love the Mola mola (ocean sunfish)… I'd love to swim with one someday. I also really like goldfish, they're so darn cute.

[MerShellly]

These r all great fish!!! Btw does anyone else think octopi and some jellyfish look the same in a way? I never really made the connection..

I love the mola mola but I don't see why its called the "sun"fish...it doesn't look like the sun. :confused: it needs to be yellow. wah. lol

[Ciriun]

I think my top favorite might be sturgeon, but it varies. I've always loved arowana and arapaima, or at least since Amazon Trail introduced me to them. Koi, no surprise there. Basically anything that grows to be big and fat (and huggable looking) like some of the larger catfish and groupers.

Let's see, what else? So many fishes I love. Lungfishes, mud skippers, rainbow trout, pelican eels, hagfish (not actually fish), guppies, and of course coelacanths. I think that covers them all, but I'll probably remember something else later. I love fish so much.

[MermaidAine]

^^ just for the record; octopus and jellies are NOT fish.

I don't really have a preference, but large, fast fish like marlin and barracuda are totally cool.
So are rays. Whale and basking and frilled shark.
Also, I feel a kinship with eels ;)
Freshwater...pikes and catfish, probably.

I figured someone would call me out on it. Whales and dolphins aren't technically fish either, but they all kind of get lumped together, so yeah, I cheated and lumped jellies and octopi in there. :) I love eels too! And sea snakes!

[Merman Dan]

I love the Mola mola (ocean sunfish)…

Don't forget the moonfish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opah)! :)

[Sherielle]

I love Mandarin Gobies, goldfish and bettas

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I forget what they're called but they look like little catfish. They have thick orange and black stripes, and you keep them in aquariums and they are bottom feeders. My brother had a pair of them when they had the aquarium. One had a smaller fin on one side and we called it, Gimpy.

[Mermaid Joie]

I like lots of tropical fish, but I am particularly fond of any deep sea (dark zone) fish that bioluminesce. The firefly squid, shrimp, and glowing jellies are my favorite sea creatures (I know they are not fish.) Most fish that bioluminesce in the darks zone have hideous teeth and faces like the viper fish. Still their tails are quite pretty. Blue Viper fish are the color and light inspiration for my first tail.

[introverting]

I like cuttlefish. They're so smart and cute c:

[introverting]

I like cuttlefish. They're so smart and cute c:

idk if that counts tho, lol.

[Mermaid Joie]

I forgot about the cuttlefish. I think they count. Their color changing ability is Amazing!

[Mary Marine]

I had a tiger oscar as a kid we named Bitey. He was awesome, but eventually he got too big for his tank and we gave him to a guy with a huge aquarium set up.

Plecostomus are also pretty cool. My elementary school library had a huge aquarium with the biggest one I've ever seen. He was probably twice as old as I was.

Nautilus! Living freakin' fossils! Too bad the demand for their shells is depleting the population. :(

Anal toothed sea cucumber. It's a sea cucumber with teeth in it's butt to prevent fish from taking up residence in their rectums. Evolution, man.

Moray eel. There is one at the Dallas World Aquarium who likes to have the inside of his mouth scratched. The aquarium worker just stuck his arm in the tank and they eel swam over and started rubbing on his arm like a big goofy cat.

[Ashe]

Wow, that anal toothed sea cucumber though... I could make a couple jokes but theres younger people on these forums :lol:

Well my favorite fish would have to be sharks. Any kind, really. They're just so beautiful and fascinating, and some are like little puppies when you pet them haha!
Rays, as well. Mantas and stingrays are beautiful as well. I was at Long Beach aquarium just a few days ago and I was blown away by the size of a ray in the shark tank. I had no idea they grew to be that big. I thought it was a manta ray at first, but this was just a monstrously huge stingray. He had to have been at least ten feet in diameter.

[Ashe]

He was about this big
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[Mermaid Mystery]

betta fish are some of my favs. they're so incredibly smart and have personality. I love to play games with every one I've had. I also like the pigbutt worm/flying buttocks which sounds like something Dan would love. plecostamus are cute too! I'm honestly a sucker for freshwater fish. oh and basking sharks! they're my favorite sharks because they look so goofy and are totally harmless.

[Mermaid Freyja]

Wow, that anal toothed sea cucumber though... I could make a couple jokes but theres younger people on these forums :lol:

HAha!! Yup, I thought the same thing and had to hold back ;)

My favorite fish is probably the sturgeon. I love their sleek, yet almost prehistoric look and their faces. They have that cute snout that sometimes has a little upturn to it.
For the smaller species, I really love the Siamese fighting fish and the array of different colors they end up with. From intensely bright to soft and pastel, these little guys are a huge inspiration when I'm sketching tails.

[SeaGlass Siren]

my favourite fish? hm....

the ones that end up on my plate :p I JEST!!

BETA FISH are my favourite.

[Ciriun]

My favorite fish is probably the sturgeon. I love their sleek, yet almost prehistoric look and their faces. They have that cute snout that sometimes has a little upturn to it.

:highfive: You have perfectly summed up what makes sturgeons so awesome. They feel soft, too. I visited an aquarium with a touch tank of exclusively sturgeon and it was awesome. Barely any line for some reason.

Also, thank you to everyone mentioning plecostomuses... plecostomi... plecos! Those are definitely on my list as well. I like saying hi to the big one at our local pet shop.

[MerShellly]

betta fish are some of my favs. they're so incredibly smart and have personality. I love to play games with every one I've had. I also like the pigbutt worm/flying buttocks which sounds like something Dan would love. plecostamus are cute too! I'm honestly a sucker for freshwater fish. oh and basking sharks! they're my favorite sharks because they look so goofy and are totally harmless.
I love bettas too. It makes me sad that they're always trapped in those little cups at the pet store or Wal Mart. I know they're territorial but they deserve much better.

[Mermaid Mystery]

they need at least 2.5 gallons and a tank cover because they're jumpers. they also need a heater. fish are some of the most abused pets sadly

[MerShellly]

they need at least 2.5 gallons and a tank cover because they're jumpers. they also need a heater. fish are some of the most abused pets sadly
2.5 gallons?! Wow I never knew that. There should be a betta-fish-awareness movement!!!

[Seraphina Suds]

2.5 gallons?! Wow I never knew that. There should be a betta-fish-awareness movement!!!
There's a lot of nice iconographics that go around the internet (mostly tumblr) that promote proper betta fish care! They're cute and eye-catching and dispel a lot of myths that pet stores support. I have my betta in a planted 10 gallon community tank with a small school of neon tetras and he couldn't be happier!

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[MerShellly]

There's a lot of nice iconographics that go around the internet (mostly tumblr) that promote proper betta fish care! They're cute and eye-catching and dispel a lot of myths that pet stores support. I have my betta in a planted 10 gallon community tank with a small school of neon tetras and he couldn't be happier!

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That's awesome!

[Mermaid Mystery]

There's a lot of nice iconographics that go around the internet (mostly tumblr) that promote proper betta fish care! They're cute and eye-catching and dispel a lot of myths that pet stores support. I have my betta in a planted 10 gallon community tank with a small school of neon tetras and he couldn't be happier!

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I've got mine in a 10gal with a bristlenose pleco and a harlequin rasbora and a neon tetra. (I originally had 8 fish and now I have 4, I don't want to risk anything yet)

[MermaidSaph]

Well, I like the super bright, colorful ones, but if I had to pick one fish, it would probably be the bicolor guppy. Not a fish expert here, but is that the full name? I have also heard of a moscow bicolor guppy, and "fancy tail" was in there somewhere... I'm gonna base a few fabric tails off of their design, eventually.31512
These are neat-looking, too.3151131513

[Dancing Fish]

Spotted pufferfish. Cutest lil' fishies ever! And fearless. We had a pair back when we first got married. :)

[jvry8c]

Hmmm would have to go with marlins since their fast and have very beautiful colors if you ask me. Tarpon would be close behind since I encountered a few friendly ones while diving in the Gulf of Mexico.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

That fish name I was looking for... Clown Loach.
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[Mermaid Mystery]

I was considering clown loaches but no one nearby sells them :(

[Fun123joker]

how can you make me pick? i do like the cow fish (icon duuuh) but i've taken a liking to mola mola also. actually i was thinking on moving on from cowfish to ocean sunfish as a internet icon identity thing. i love koi and betta so i flipped when i herd of betta koi (or is it koi betta?) even though they are all HMPK betta. i wish i had one ( i know pretty much all the proper betta care. i just cant afford it, colledge is a thing im looking at so i cant move the fish, and i dont think i have my head around cycling) i can go on all day about fish tbh

[Fun123joker]

RANCHUS!!!! I FORGOT ABOUT RANCHUS
i mean look at these little bloops
http://www.petslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/big-ranchu-goldfish.jpg

[Ayla of Duluth]

I can't believe I didn't see this thread earlier.

I have an obsession with Japanese Shubunkins. Like, it was unhealthy at one point. I went from having a 10 gallon tank that was supposed to be for a snake, to having a fish in that tank, then the bottom of the tank popping out of place when I went to move it one day, so I got a 100 gallon lobster tank due to discovering shubunkins need more than 10 gallons (especially if you have more than one) and then THAT started leaking, so now I've settled for a 55 gallon, which is the biggest I could get from my LFS. Just one little fish did this to me. Sent me down the black hole of aquarium keeping. $600 later and I've finally gotten to a place where I don't have to visit petco every payday. :P

[MerShellly]

I can't believe I didn't see this thread earlier.

I have an obsession with Japanese Shubunkins. Like, it was unhealthy at one point. I went from having a 10 gallon tank that was supposed to be for a snake, to having a fish in that tank, then the bottom of the tank popping out of place when I went to move it one day, so I got a 100 gallon lobster tank due to discovering shubunkins need more than 10 gallons (especially if you have more than one) and then THAT started leaking, so now I've settled for a 55 gallon, which is the biggest I could get from my LFS. Just one little fish did this to me. Sent me down the black hole of aquarium keeping. $600 later and I've finally gotten to a place where I don't have to visit petco every payday. :P
Omg wow my dad doesn't even spoil our dogs that much! You sound like a very good pet owner! :)

[Madison MerFaerie]

I change my answer!

I lived on a boat in the South Pacific for two months and one of my favorite things EVER was when we'd see flying fish. It was incredible to see them up close!

We have a pair of Sanshoku swordtails in our tank. I'd love to make a tricolor tail that looks like our female. She's such a cutie.

Side note: does anyone else buy female bettas? They don't have the pretty tails like the males and they always get overlooked at the pet stores. Then I feel bad for all the girls sitting sad in their little cups and I bring them home to live in our big tank. Needless to say, our tank doesn't have a whole lot of vibrant color.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

And this too... A blue yabby. Its like a mini lobster that lives in freshwater. They are only bred for the color.

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I had one when I was in my teens. The tank was in my bedroom and each day, all I had to do was drop in one tiny pellet of fish food.
Then one day, there was a gigantic seashell in the tank with it and the poor thing was trying to crawl up the corner of the fish tank away from it. When I took the shell out and changed the water, the shell was back! I asked my family who keeps doing that, and it was Dad. I told him the shell still had salt in it and the yabby didn't like it. He insisted I didn't know any better and so the shell stayed. 2 days later, Bluey died. I buried him, yes I say him, in the backyard with a icecream stick gravestone, with his name on it.

[Madison MerFaerie]

That lil blue lobster is adorable!

[MerShellly]

Side note: does anyone else buy female bettas? They don't have the pretty tails like the males and they always get overlooked at the pet stores. Then I feel bad for all the girls sitting sad in their little cups and I bring them home to live in our big tank. Needless to say, our tank doesn't have a whole lot of vibrant color.

I've had a blue female one before. I've never seen girl ones in cups, I guess because the males are more popular. To me they look like the males w/o the flowy fins

[MerShellly]

And this too... A blue yabby. Its like a mini lobster that lives in freshwater. They are only bred for the color.

I had one when I was in my teens. The tank was in my bedroom and each day, all I had to do was drop in one tiny pellet of fish food.
Then one day, there was a gigantic seashell in the tank with it and the poor thing was trying to crawl up the corner of the fish tank away from it. When I took the shell out and changed the water, the shell was back! I asked my family who keeps doing that, and it was Dad. I told him the shell still had salt in it and the yabby didn't like it. He insisted I didn't know any better and so the shell stayed. 2 days later, Bluey died. I buried him, yes I say him, in the backyard with a icecream stick gravestone, with his name on it.
Looks like your dad wasn't the one who didn't know any better! I buried my first beta next to my treehouse. Losing a fish, crab, etc. is a lot sadder than you'd anticipate. :(

[Mermaid Mystery]

I bury all my bettas. I've been wanting to start a female sorority tank for a while but my 10gal isn't quite big enough for five girls + my pleco (who's getting so big and chubs!!)

[Ashe]

I had five female bettas in my forty gallon. They definitely stole the show!

[Mermaid Mystery]

I had five female bettas in my forty gallon. They definitely stole the show!

bruh

[MerShellly]

Speaking of pet fish, do ya'll think I or someone else should create a thread dedicated to names of everyone's past or current pet fish, crabs, crayfish, etc.? Not sure if anyone would be interested but I personally love hearing what people will name their fish. I think it would be a fun little thread to go and check out. :cthulhu:

[Ciriun]

That sounds really cool, Carly! I say go for it!

[Merfin_Aurora_Oceania]

Can I say, this post is just too fishy :p

[AnnaAbyss]

I generally like freshwater fish more than saltwater ones. My favourite fishes are trouts because they're shimmery, intelligent and their fins are beautiful. If I had to choose a favourite saltwater fish, it'd be the Klunzinger wrasse. Number two would be the blue damsel.

I only know these names because I played FishVille on Facebook like a crazy motherfucker a few years back and wanted to cry when they closed the game down.

[MerShellly]

Can I say, this post is just too fishy :p
Oh dang! :p

[MerShellly]

I only know these names because I played FishVille on Facebook like a crazy motherfucker a few years back and wanted to cry when they closed the game down.
That's so funny! :lol ^: I'm sorry it got taken down though.

[AnnaAbyss]

Ahaha xD Yeah it sucks. I learned so many names of different fish and can now recognise them.

[AptaMer]

I lived on a boat in the South Pacific for two months and one of my favorite things EVER was when we'd see flying fish.

That brings back so many happy memories! When I was a kid, whenever we went by boat along the coast of west Africa, flying fish would jump out of the water. They looked like this fish, with an irridescent orange back and clear wing fins.

http://mernetwork.com/index/attachment.php?attachmentid=31633&stc=1

They usually flew in the same direction as the ship, which made me think they were escaping predators travelling with the boat to take advantage of the bow wave.

[Echidna]

Ah yes, I totally forgot to add flying fish to my favourite fish!
I've always loved them.

But then, almost any fish is awesome. ;)

[MerShellly]

These are all really cool fish! Yesterday I went to a Chinese restaurant and went to peek over at the red blood parrot fish (which have now become my 2nd favorite fish, if not creeping up to first). I think my favorite fish, I've noticed, are the friendly ones that follow you and whatnot. They looked like they were smiling and swam over to the side of the tank I was standing at. My Papaw said that if they could talk they'd probably be laughing at me (long story why). I hardly got any time to see them before he told us we had to leave and go home. But I wasn't just like "Aww :( okay. Bye, fish!" I was literally sad, like heartbroken sad. Maybe I enjoy "smiling" fish because there aren't enough humans smiling in this world. :p

[Mermaid Jaffa]

These are all really cool fish! Yesterday I went to a Chinese restaurant and went to peek over at the red blood parrot fish (which have now become my 2nd favorite fish, if not creeping up to first). I think my favorite fish, I've noticed, are the friendly ones that follow you and whatnot. They looked like they were smiling and swam over to the side of the tank I was standing at. My Papaw said that if they could talk they'd probably be laughing at me (long story why). I hardly got any time to see them before he told us we had to leave and go home. But I wasn't just like "Aww :( okay. Bye, fish!" I was literally sad, like heartbroken sad. Maybe I enjoy "smiling" fish because there aren't enough humans smiling in this world. :p
They only do that so you can put them out of their misery of being stuck in an overcrowded tank. The only joy you'll get is the thought that you did something nice for them. And at the same time, you get a tasty fish meal.

[MerShellly]

They only do that so you can put them out of their misery of being stuck in an overcrowded tank. The only joy you'll get is the thought that you did something nice for them. And at the same time, you get a tasty fish meal.
My mom said they probably just thought I was going to feed them:eye twitch:

[Ophelia Finn]

I've always loved veiltail goldfish, I think they look so elegant, like underwater models in flowing dresses ^_^. I like goldfish in general though. I remember as a kid going to the local funfair (for the first and only time) just so that I could win as many goldfish in a bag as I could because I was horrified at how they were being kept. My mum was fish phobic so we gave them to a neighbour who kept them in his pond. They grew HUGE! and lived for a good number of years until a fox or cat managed to get under the netting and ate them :(.

[Mermaid Kayla]

I would say Cuttle Fish and Lion fish are my favorite salt water fish. Now freshwater I love Muskie, Rainbow Trout, King Salmon, and Black Crappie.

[KateyMermaid]

I'm a shark girl. I think they are beautiful and misunderstood. I have gone diving with tiger sharks, shark rays, and back tip sharks in an aquarium environment. I would love to shark dive in open ocean without a cage.
Sharks need more love. And people need to change the way they view them. The ocean needs an apex predator that's not human


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[Mermaid Mia]

I think my favorites are gobys and goldfish. Because there are just so many varieties!!! I also love sturgeons, cat fish, lion fish, and all cartilage fish.
(Marine mammals steal my heart but they are not fish)


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[Samantha Sleeman]

I've always liked koi fis as they seem tha have a lot of personality and look stunning, but I do also quite like guppies just as an asthetics point of view��

[MermaidLyra]

My heart is torn between whale sharks and moon jellies lol i really want to swim with whale sharks someday!!!

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[MerShellly]

My heart is torn between whale sharks and moon jellies lol i really want to swim with whale sharks someday!!!

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Ooh I didn't think about whale sharks! :swoon:

[MermaidLyra]

Ooh I didn't think about whale sharks! :swoon:
To me they are like the cuddly teddy bears of sharks lol well and nurse sharks.

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[Alina Austin]

My favorite fishes are,
Tuna, Squid, Hake, Salmon.

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[Mermaid Lazuli]

I like comet goldfish, sailfish, and porcupine fish. Porcupine fish are so cute and apparently very friendly to divers. :)

[SirenAngel]

I LOVE octopi, cuttlefish, nautilus, and just any kind of cephalopod in general <3

Also seahorses. All my yes to strange sea creatures <3

[Merman Storm]

I think Salmon and sScallops taste the best.

[Neerai]

I love koi carps and veiled goldfishes!! :D

And salmons and rainbow trouts... are delicious...! XDDDD

[Mermaid Summerlilly]

Bleeding hearts, Catfish (the aquatic kind), and maybe those lil sucker fish dudes, they're adorableeee

[SteampunkMermaid01]

Oh Goodness, this is difficult! I currently have a little beta fish named Sherlock, who has such a personality! I'd probably have to say he's my favorite fish... But, I also love Rectangular Triggerfish (My mother has quite the story about discovering these little guys while out snorkeling with their bright blue lips), Used to know several friendly little Blue Gill at the lake, local trout, Rockfish, and then I love your usual little aquatic life (Sea horses, baby squids, sea turtles...) Oh and I've met some pretty crazy Lincod! Ohh and I love Sharks and Rays! So majestic! I think that's a good list. :p

[Princess Aegean]

Way too many to count. I love clownfish for their personality (they're like underwater puppies, always happy to see you), and puffers for the same reason. Bettas are my favorite colorful freshwater fish, with fancy goldfish in second. My favorites, though, have to be cownose rays. They are extremely friendly and can recognize people, as well as beg to be fed. My overall favorite marine animal is the beluga whale (Though they aren't fish), because of the facial expressions and how graceful they are.

[JanessaLuna]

I like fantail goldfish, their tails are so transparent and flowing. I always think of the beautiful fish scene from Fantasia.

[Neerai]

Last monday I went to the aquarium.

I love the nautilus. They're so weird!! :D And beautiful!!

[Mermaid Alea]

Some shark love: Spotted wobbegong, thresher shark, Great White

Alligator gar, arapaima, Mahi Mahi, Butterfly Gurnard, black spotted spiny eel, etc.

When I had an aquarium I only filled it with fish I caught in the bay. I would keep them for a while then release them and catch a new fish for the tank. I had a few types of fish in there but the gobies were my favorite. They were rather plain looking but I found them more interesting than the other fish.

[Natacia Rothero]

Ice cap electric blue. Used to have one that whenever i walked in the door he would be at the front of the tank loved his color of blue with the whit head cap and tips of his fins.

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[BobLee]

I also like tropical fish

[Melamermaid_Kendra]

I like betta fish, but I also lobe goat fish.

[Natacia Rothero]

Ice cap electric blue

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[lotusauriel]

Parrot fish and puffers.

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[Mermaid Ceto]

This is a very hard choice for me. Lemon sharks are quite handsome.

[Odette]

the placodermi is an extinct fish, but it's a pretty interesting looking thing.
sleeper sharks are neat!

[Cincy_mermaid]

Koi's and regular old goldfish and also a rainbow darter! :)

[RiverDragonKaringan]

I'm a huge sea snake fan. Water sneks!

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PDX River Dragon!

[Mermaid Summerlilly]

Anything that is mean is a good fish because I can relate to it almost any day. Personal fav would have to be Salmon though, because I am obsessed with their scale patterns, or muskies, because honestly same if I were a muskie i would be prettttty pissed

[lotusauriel]

Sometimes someone posts a different fish, and I'm like, oh yeah! I like that one too! LOL

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[Slim]

I love watching any fish swim. However when you got to eat, Tuna my favorite. Sorry I'm THAT guy. I'm just too thin to eat just seaweeds.

[JanessaLuna]

Yess!! I'm working on making a fabric sea serpent tail right now����

[RiverDragonKaringan]

Yess!! I'm working on making a fabric sea serpent tail right now����
You and me both, mer-sister!

PDX River Dragon!

[JanessaLuna]

Hey! Wait I see you live in Portland, I just moved away from Portland last year back to California!.. do I know you? -janessa

[RiverDragonKaringan]

Hey! Wait I see you live in Portland, I just moved away from Portland last year back to California!.. do I know you? -janessa
Possibly, though I've only just this summer gotten into mermaiding. I know a lot of people!

PDX River Dragon!

[Astridia]

So hard to choose, Tub gurnards have lovely fins, Frilled sharks are dopey-adorable and just so squee, Ropefish are like little dragons that just want hugs and goldfish because they're underestimated so much. XD but.... most fish tbh xD

[Mermaid Kane]

I love anything that comes out of a river or lake, but catfish are my favorite.

[Lexicious]

Oooo good thread!

The Piraiba (Red Tailed Catfish)
Most types of gold fish
Hill stream loach.

All those guys are awesome but I have a real soft spot for most catfish.

I have a great design in mind for a red tailed catfish tail when I have the funds.

[Mermaid Kane]

Oooo good thread!

The Piraiba (Red Tailed Catfish)
Most types of gold fish
Hill stream loach.

All those guys are awesome but I have a real soft spot for most catfish.

I have a great design in mind for a red tailed catfish tail when I have the funds.
Same. I love catfish. I had a design (I've posted it somewhere around here.) for a red tail cat as well. :)

I personally like loaches and my rose line barb.

[Lexicious]

Same. I love catfish. I had a design (I've posted it somewhere around here.) for a red tail cat as well. :)

I personally like loaches and my rose line barb.

Very underrated are catfish! Glad to hear that I am not the only one who loves them.

One day I'll have an outdoor pond large enough for a RTC. <3

[gay-mermaid]

I know jellyfish arent really fish, but they are my favorite sea animal! My second is sea turtles..