Top 10 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #1: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 40 Gallons Tank
Username: Unforgiving Llama
Country: United States
Rank:
#1 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Unforgiving Llama on
Ratings:
8.5
Number of votes:
20
Fish Kept:
corydoras, bristlenose pleco, red cherry shrimp, amano shrimp, vampire shrimp, mystery snails, Rams horn snails
Corals/Plants:
Rotala, crypts, ludwigia repens, dwarf sagittaria, Java moss, Amazon swords, duckweed
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
The best type of filtration is natural plants. The second best type of filtration is water changes.
Description:
This is my 40 gallon freshwater planted tank.
Rated #2: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank
Username: Randall
Country: United States
Rank:
#2 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Randall on
Ratings:
8.11
Number of votes:
19
Fish Kept:
Got a whole bunch of Tetras in this tank. Neons, Cardinals, Bloodfin, Black Skirt, Black Neon, Glow tetra, Bleeding Heart, Dwarf Rainbow, Dwarf Gouramis, Fancy Guppy, and a Long Fin Danio.
Corals/Plants:
All fake plants.
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
Be patient. It will be worth it in the end. Also, do some research.
Description:
120 Gallon Freshwater Aquarium
Rated #3: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Aequifasciatus - Golden Melon Discus Stocking In 127 Gallons Tank
Username: Sivan
Country: Sweden
Rank:
#3 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Sivan on
Ratings:
8.08
Number of votes:
12
About Yourself:
I have had many aquariums and many different kinds of fish. As I have tried on new varieties and have experienced their different ways of playing and caring for their brood, curiosity has only become greater. And now it is only Discus!
Fish Kept:
11 Discus ( 2 Blue Diamond, 2 Royal Blue, 1 Red Melon, 1 Golden Melon, 1 Rose Red, 1 Golden Candle, 1 Checkerboard pigeon, 1 Leopard, 1 Marlboro Red) 2 Ancistrus, 1 Gibbicept, 1 Platydoras costatus, 3 st Corydoras.
Corals/Plants:
Most only fabric plants.
Tank Size:
127 gallons
Advice:
A lot of caring = Beautiful and prosperous Discus fishes
Description:
Discus Golden Melon with fry
Rated #4: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 132 Gallons Tank
Username: tankamazonia
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#4 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
tankamazonia on
Ratings:
8
Number of votes:
15
Quote:
cichlids
About Yourself:
Started off with a 2ft tank and hear i am..
Fish Kept:
mostly cichlids
Corals/Plants:
Cichlids end up destroying real plants,your best bet is artificial they still look as good.
Tank Size:
132 gallons
Advice:
make sure you have good filteration
Description:
my frontosa and royal plec in background
Rated #5: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Blue Diamond Discus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: bryan
Country: United States
Rank:
#5 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
bryan on
Ratings:
7.92
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
I reject your reality, and substitute my own. Adam Savage.
About Yourself:
looking back now... my wife regrets giving me the green light. since that fateful day i have set up 5 tanks ( 1. 55gal 2. 72 bow 3. 30 long 4. 10gal micro reef. (now the 30 long) and 5. a 29gal neon set up for my son.
she is a patient woman.
Fish Kept:
discus, cardinals, bamboo shrimp, neon tetras (blue black and orange) cory cats, loaches, damsels, crabs..
I almost forgot, snails up the wazoo, and bristle worms.
Corals/Plants:
amazon swards, grass, and other misc
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
DIVE IN!
Description:
the king and queen of my tank.
unfortunately, both have passed.
Rated #6: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Spp. - Neon Blue Discus Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank
Username: Yasna
Country: Iran
Rank:
#6 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Yasna on
Ratings:
7.92
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
no
About Yourself:
no
Fish Kept:
discus + angel fish
Corals/Plants:
silk & plastic plants
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
no
Description:
my blue cobalt discus
Rated #7: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Red Marlboro Discus Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: cobaltblue
Country: India
Rank:
#7 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
cobaltblue on
Ratings:
7.85
Number of votes:
13
Fish Kept:
Discus
Corals/Plants:
Amazon, Banana, Grass
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Have Patience, Never medicate unless absolutely necessary
Description:
See my red malboro Discus
Rated #8: Freshwater Fish - Apistogramma Cacatuoides - Double Full Red Cockatoo Cichlid Stocking In 40 Gallons Tank
Username: nimo
Country: Australia
Rank:
#8 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
nimo on
Ratings:
7.69
Number of votes:
16
Fish Kept:
Peruvian altum angels, german rams, cockatoo cichlid, panda corys, otos, rummynose tetras
Corals/Plants:
Narrow-leaf java fern, windelov, blyxa japonica, various crypts.
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
None
Description:
Apistogramma Cacatuoides Double Red
Rated #9: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Red Orchid Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Robb McDougall
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#9 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Robb McDougall on
Ratings:
7.65
Number of votes:
34
Quote:
Always a Pleasure, Never a Chore
About Yourself:
Im am a 22 year old young man who is currently setting up a business setting up and maintaining aquariums in the north west of England.
Fish Kept:
Theres a few too many to list in my tanks now but basically, Male Only Aulonocara and Haps - Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
Plastic Plants, Ive never been a big fan of real plants.
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Keep it clean! I do 45-50% water changes every week without fail. Also over filter your tanks as much as you can, I put twice the filtration recommended, it keeps the water cleaner, safer and more movement, If you can afford another filter theres no disadvantage
Description:
Aulonocara Red Orchid
Rated #10: Freshwater Fish - Parachromis Dovii - Wolf Cichlid Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank
Username: Chris
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#10 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Chris on
Ratings:
7.64
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
Current Stock:-
Parachromis dovii - Wolf Cichlid
Parachromis managuense - Jaguar Cichlid
Parachromis motaguense - Red Tiger Cichlid
Aequidens rivulatus - Green Terror Cichlid
Cichlasoma octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Cichlid
Hemichromis bimaculatus - Jewel Cichlid
Chromobotia macracanthus - Clown Loach
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri - Chinese Algae Eater
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum - Silver Arowana
Corals/Plants:
Microsorum pteropus - Java Fern
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
Keep up with those water changes and research before buying
Description:
Wolf Cichlid - Parachromis dovii