# What sort of starter fish should I get?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-starter-fish-should-i-get/324579 "2005-10-03T14:36:57Z")\
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> [@Zsofia](#):
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> Will an angelfish eat zebra danios? I’ve been looking at various “sample community tank for novice” pages and they contradict each other! I do like angelfish, but it sounds fun to have a school of things darting around.

Danios are very fast, and sometimes have a tendency to be nippers (in my experience). That means fish with long, trailing fins might be tempting–angels, bettas, guppies, etc.

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