Tropical fish are those fish kept in heated fish tanks. Such fish are available in bright colors. The bred fish may have long fins. Some of them are hybrids of more than one species.

Below you can find a list of tropical fish that are recommended for beginners:

Neon Tetra are tropical freshwater fish. They have vibrant colors & are peaceful in nature. They are the famous tropical fish & a lot of fish keepers keep them in their fish tanks. They do not need high care & are peaceful specie. Due to their beautiful colors & very little size, they are very popular aquarium fish. They are omnivores & could live up to 8 years, but their life span in aquarium is usually 5 years. Neon Fish love swimming & need a large tank despite their small size. They need free space for swimming. Also make sure you have a filter in aquarium. Neon Tetra are classified for beginners because they do not need much care & it is easy to maintain neon tetra aquarium.

Neon Tetra will live happily in a big aquarium that has a minimum length of about 40 cm. Also they need an aquarium heater. In the wild they prefer to live in dark regions that are heavily planted & there are many hiding spots for the fish. Make sure you add live aquatic plants to aquarium for providing a natural green environment to your little friends.

Guppies are very famous tropical freshwater fish recommended for novice. They are available in different colors & are peaceful. They do not need high maintenance.

Around 300 types of guppies are available. They have different colors, sizes & tail shapes. They are the best addition to freshwater fish tank.

Fancy Guppies are one of the types of guppies that are hard & have different colors that offer more pleasure to inactive fish tank. More innovative colors are the result of selective breeding. They are little, but bright in colors & have a very fancy tail.

Guppies are available in pet stores & they have been bred to show a variety of colors, pattern, & fin types. They are sold worldwide & their price may change from place to place but it is roughly around 2 – 3 dollars. Make sure you have at least 5 gallons of water in aquarium before adding fancy guppies to it.

Swordtails are not aggressive. They live in peace in community aquariums & do not need high care or maintenance. But if you add more swordtail males than females, then they may show aggression.

They are hard fish & make a beautiful addition to your fish tank. They can be bred easily, & unique color varieties are the result of selective breeding. They add more colors & pleasure to your fish tank, & they are the top addition to a community tank.

It is an elongated specie, that can grow up to 5 inches in length. They look very similar to platies.

Swordtail fin types are unique & they are found in multi colors, & they are called Red Swordtails or Green swordtails. Nowadays, hobbyists are successful in achieving different colors due to selective breeding, so a number of different types are available.

The Zebra Danio is a little freshwater specie. Zebra Danio is a very famous fish & a lot of hobbyists around the globe keep them in aquarium & people selectively breed them & they are available in various colors, & shapes.

They are tough & recommended for beginners. They are social fish & add a spark to any tank that contains multiple fish. They love to live socially in aquarium & do not show aggression.

You can see them in multiple colors & they add diversity to aquarium & change the appearance of your tank.

They are very common because they live calmly in community aquarium & do not need much care. You can buy them for a low price. The Zebra Danio lives up to 5 & a half years.

The beautiful striped, black & white zebra patterned body makes them easily recognizable. They are hard & can tolerate harsh conditions. They can do great even without water heaters because they can live happily in as low as 60 Degrees Fahrenheit.

Platies are tough fish, & do not need much care. They are a colorful addition to aquarium & they are an active specie available in a large variety of colors. They are very popular & a lot of hobbyists love to keep them in aquariums.

They are small specie & can reach a max. length of around 3 inches. Their nose is very pointed; they have large eyes & a thick body from nose to dorsal fins.

Platies are from Mexico & Central America, so they live in warm temperatures b/w 21 to 27 Degrees Celsius. Install a heater in aquarium that can make the temperature suitable for platies. Also keep your aquarium water clean by adding a filter. Make sure you have a mechanical & biological filtration for purifying water & removing toxic chemicals from water that releases from fish waste. Also you can add some live plants to aquarium to provide hiding places for platies & for cleaning your water & oxidizing it.

Platies do not need substrate. They will sometimes swim along the bottom, but they do not interact with gravels or any other substrate. It is up to you whether you put substrate including gravel, sand or leave your aquarium bare bottom. Platies do not care whether you add substrate or not.