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| State: Colorado |
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#21 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.73 |
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The Electric Yellow Papa of all the fry. He's got a beard and pretty black markings all over him |
| About Yourself: |
I had a fish tank when my kids were little, but they were "kid" tanks, with all the colors. A year ago my son gave me his 20 gallon setup and I made it into a natural one, like I had always wanted. The fish bug bit! I then got another tank with Birchardies, then a few weeks ago still another! I can't seem to stop! But I love them so much and they are so fascinating to watch. |
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Read all you can about a type of fish you are thinking about! Do your research first!!
If you need to keep the Ph high, try putting crushed coral in jars at the back of the tank and mesh bags of it in the filters. Or use as substrate. |
| Fish Kept: |
2 Bolivian Rams, 2 African Dwarf Frogs, 2 Fancy Guppies, 2 Oto Cats, 4 Electric Yellow labs, 4 Acei's, 4 Red Zebra and a good number of fry all the time. |
| Plants Kept: |
Amazon Swords, Melon Swords, Anubias Nanas, Mystery Swords, Red Rubin and Ruffle plant. and a couple tall fake plants in the back. |
| Tank Size: |
20 |
| Description: |
20 Gallon: Community Tank with Bolivian Rams & assorted tank mates. 10 Gallon: holds fry and holding females. 30 Gallon: Lake Malawi African Mbuna Cichlids.
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Pakistan |
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#22 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
4.50 |
| Number of Votes: |
12 |
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Red Jewel Cichlid |
| About Yourself: |
i am from Lahore Pakistan this is my my hobby & i give daily 6 hr to my pets |
| Advice: |
1. ALWAYS Good FILTRATION Your TANK
2. Always keep The Pets Like Your Children
3. Where There is a will there is a way |
| Fish Kept: |
Electric blue Cichlid peacock Cichlid frontosa Cichlid Electric Yellow Cichlid Demasoni Cichlid Snow White Cichlid Red lifali jewel Cichlid & Other |
| Plants Kept: |
Real Bambos Plants & Defrent Corals
NOTHING FAKE IN MY TANK |
| Tank Size: |
160 |
| Description: |
FILTRATION :2 Power Filters , Four Noses air Filter, 2 Gallons external Filter Temperature in winter 300 watt 2 heaters Temperature in Samar 12 inch air fan 30% change water every 2 weeks to be healthy and happy Fishes. |
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Australia |
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#23 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.38 |
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Venustus - My big boy of the tank. |
| Quote: |
Fish are friends not food!! |
| About Yourself: |
Have been into the hobbie all my life as my father had fish. Got my own fish tank when I was around 14 so I've been in the game now for over 15 years. |
| Advice: |
Filtration is the key to winning the battle! |
| Fish Kept: |
Venustus, Blue Dolphin, Dragonblood, Mbamba, Demasoni, Frontosa, Livingstoni, Red Forest Jewell, Electric Yellow x 2, Electric Blue x 2, Clown Loach, Bristlenose Catfish, Compressiceps, Red Zebra, Cobalt Blue, Red Top Zebra, Eureka Red Peacock, Red Empress, Mel.Maingano, Hajomaylandi, Aceii, Leleupi |
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Plastic plants with lots of Womera rocks (Australian) as caves for my fishies. |
| Tank Size: |
75 |
| Description: |
5ft tank: 152.5cm long x 40.5cm wide x 50cm high. 300W Aqua One Heater, Ehiem Classic 2217 external filter, Otto internal filter, single globe 5ft flourescent lighting. |
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| State: Massachusetts |
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#24 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.38 |
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13 |
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Striped Raphael Catfish, Platydoras Costatus |
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Bigger is better when it comes to the size of a fish tank!!!!!!!! |
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Learn what cycling your tank is before adding fish! Research for compatible tankmates. Do not use test strips to check levels. Drop test are much better. Keep nitrates between 20-30 with weekly water changes. Over "mothering" your fish is no good either, because people tend to treat with too many medications. Believe me, I did it in the past. If your fish are healthy DO NOT change anything, no matter who tells you to change. |
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Fancy Goldfish!!! Orandas, Ranchus, & Moors are my favorite!!! I have Large Comet Goldfish. An Albino Clawed Frog. Catfish: Pimelodus Blochii, Striped Raphael, & 3 Corydoras. I also have Gouramis, Guppies, & Bettas. They are not all in one tank!!!! I have 6 different freshwater tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Plastic & Silk |
| Description: |
I have 6 freshwater tanks, a 72 Gallon Bowfront Tank, (2) 55 Gallon Tanks, 29 Gallon Tank, 10 Gallon Tank, and a 5 Gallon Tank. |
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| State: New York |
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#25 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.33 |
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12 |
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Red Zebra |
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I know right now you're asking yourself do I feel lucky today? Well do you punk? |
| About Yourself: |
Have had aquariums for about 25 years can't seem to stop. I must have more !!! LOL Recently set up another 55 gallon African cichlid tank, just getting it stocked. See additional photos. Also have 29 gallon hexagon with South and Central American cichlids.
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Frequent water changes are a must . Clean water equals happy fish. If you're going to keep mbuna lots of rocks are good. |
| Fish Kept: |
3 Pseudotropheus Acei 1m 2f, 1pr cobalt blue zebras and lots of offspring.1 electric yellow lab.
1 red zebra, 1 O.B.Peacock, 1 pr. of Auratus (female currently holding), 2 other misc. mbuna
2 neon jewelfish (I know they don't really belong but they are so cool)
1 large pleco and 2 chinese algae eaters. |
| Plants Kept: |
Just a couple of fake ones. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55 Gallon.
Homemade hood with 3 - 4' 40 watt bulbs 2 actinic, 1 10000k full daylight.
Magnum350 Pro and Penguin biowheel 160, Penguin 550 powerhead with sponge filter. 250 watt submersible heater. |
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| State: California |
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#26 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.18 |
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11 |
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6 month old Platy born in my tank |
| About Yourself: |
Relatively new in this hobby and inspired (like many of us) by Takashi Amano. Started my hobby in October 07 with a 2 gallon betta bowl. Here I am trying to setup my first aquascape. I named it "The Amazonian Ruins". Check out photos & details at http://planteddiscusaquarium.blogspot.com/ |
| Advice: |
Patience, patience & patience. |
| Fish Kept: |
1 danio
1 pleco (the small ones which gros upto 2-3")
2 mountain minnows
3 discus
3 Ottos
3 SAE
7 Platy (4 were born in my old tank)
12 cardinal tetras
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Stellata, Rotala Indica, Rotala Macandra, Gaint Val, Cabomba, Star rotala, blyxa japonica, hairgrass, four leaf clover, Sagittaria, java & christmass moss, Ammania gracillis, riccia fluitans and some more plants (not sure of the names...got from friends) |
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80 |
| Description: |
80 gallon - TruVu Bowfront - 48 X 15 X 24. Named it "The Amazonian Ruins".
- Substrate used
- Power Sand, Aqua Soil Amazonia, Aqua Soil Amazonia - Powder
- Overflow with wet/dry filter
- Pressurized CO2 controlled by solenoid
- Coralife Aqualight works on timer
- Timer 1 runs solenoid, daylight & Co2 diffuser from 10 am to 8 pm
- Timer 2 runs attnic from 7-8:30 am and 7:30-9pm for dawn/dusk effect
- Timer 3 runs night light (led) & air pump from 9pm to 7am
- Standard heater set at 80F
Did fish less cycling (took 2.5 weeks). Currently tank is running over 2 months now but the aquascape was changed many times and the latest setup is 2 weeks old
- Miantenance
- Monthly - clean overflow, sump
- Weekly > Clean the glass, vacuum substrate, do 20% water change. Add water conditioner, medicine & bacteria supplement
- Bi weekly > check water parameters & add liquid fertilizer
- Daily > Feed fish & add iron trace
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| State: Ohio |
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#27 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.13 |
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15 |
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Part of Tiger Barb School |
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| About Yourself: |
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| Advice: |
do research |
| Fish Kept: |
rainbows, tetras, barbs, loaches, variety of catfish, flying fox, knifefish, plecos, cichlids african and south american, |
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swords, java fern, bannana plants, anubias, |
| Tank Size: |
110 |
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comunity variety |
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Canada |
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#28 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.08 |
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angelfish |
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Cycle your tank befor adding fish, and always make sure the fish you are getting are compatible. About 1 inch of fish will occupy 1 gallon of your tank. Over stocking is fine in a community tank, but in a planted tank it is better to use less fish due to the room that the plants need. Feed your fish as much as they can consume in 2 minnuts and when adding new plant be sure to make sure your tank reaches their requirments for lighting and nutrients. As far as I would think choosing a planted tank over a freshwater is a better but more pricey choice, one thing it makes the tank look more natural and most community fish would like that, and as long as you keep all the dead plnat leaves out of the tank your water quality will become better. Choose what you want carefully, because if you get stuff that you dont really like, it's just a waste of money. Good luck to all the hobbyists and have fun! |
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(1) koi angel
(6) head and tail glowlight tetras
(5) neon tetras
(2) guppies
(3) longfin serpae tetra
(2) oto cats
(3) leucumeia cory's
(1) small yellow/orange fish (dont know what it's called)
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amazon sword, dwarf hair grass, balansae plant, anacharis, ludwiga plant, temple narrow leaf, variegated japanese dwarf rush, water sprite, roatala magenta |
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29 |
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65 watt coralife aqualight (2.4 WPG), dimmensions are 30x12x18, it is a standard 29 gallon aquarium. Uses Emperor Penguin Bio-Wheel filter
(model c) and a Jeagger aquarium heater. Also gravel uses an Estes natural aqua gravel. (30lbs) About 8 different species of plants. Cobble stones are also in the tank, and some random pieces of driftwood I found in a beaver dam. |
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| State: Illinois |
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#29 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.00 |
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Mystery Fish, comment if you think you know what the heck he is. |
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What's inconceivable about the universe is that it should be at all conceivable.
-Einstein |
| About Yourself: |
It all started when my parents bought me a small 2 gallon hex for my second birthday. I have always loved keeping fish since then so it was only natural that I would follow this awesome hobby. |
| Advice: |
Do your research and know what kind of fish you want to keep even before you set anything up in your aquarium and be prepared to spend more money than you think you are. |
| Fish Kept: |
Sunburst Platies, Emerald Cory Cats, Panda Cory Cats, Lemon Tetras, Zebra Danios, Swordtails, Dwarf Gouramis, White Clouds, and Glowlight Tetras |
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Plastic! |
| Tank Size: |
29 |
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29 Gallon glass tank on a cherry wood stand. Lighting is provided by a single 20w florecent bulb. Filtration: a Hagen Aqua Clear power filter. Heating: a single Topfin 100w heater to maintain the water at 78*F |
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Morocco |
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#30 out of 49 freshwater fish worldwide |
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4.00 |
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pleco synodontis |
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90000 |
| About Yourself: |
fish |
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fish |
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scalaire oscar pleco |
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70 |
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pleco scalaire cichlide |
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