Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Once you’ve kept all the beginner-friendly fish from PetSmart/Petco, you start getting the itch to keep something a little harder or a little rarer, but how do you know which animals are worth the trouble? Let’s talk about 10 intermediate species I’ve personally kept before and what are some caveats to watch out for.

🐟 MATERIALS I USED
(I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Heater: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-heater
▶ Ich-X medicine: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-solutions-ich-x
▶ Repashy Soilent Green gel food: aquariumcoop.com/products/repashy-soilent-green

🌿 RESOURCES
▶ My Honest Review of 10 Beginner Fish from Petco: youtu.be/6PECS63IBw0

🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com

EDITOR: Matt Gray at grayfamilyfilms.com and instagram.com/mentalityfilms

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