Top 161 - 170 Freshwater Fish 2008

Rated #161: Freshwater Fish - Lamprologus Stappersi - Pearly Ocellatus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #161: Freshwater Fish - Lamprologus Stappersi - Pearly Ocellatus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - My Lamprologus Meleagris Male and Female
Username: Kaegyn
Country: Australia
Rank: #161 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Kaegyn on
Ratings: 4.4
Number of votes: 53
Quote: Ahh... Come' on I stayed up all night dying my underwear!!!
About Yourself: Ive kept all kinds of freshwater fish my whole life. By far my favourites are my Tanganykins.
Fish Kept: Various Malawis and Tanganykins. A.Calvus, L.Meleagris, J.Ornatus, N.Tretocephalus
Corals/Plants: Various - Anubias / Dwarf Anubias on Driftwood
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Research your fish so you know what your buying and buying what you truly want.
Description: My Lamprologus Meleagris Male and Female

Rated #162: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 45 Gallons Tank

Rated #162: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 45 Gallons Tank - malawi aquarium
Username: Dave Craig
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #162 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Dave Craig on
Ratings: 4.39
Number of votes: 18
Quote: alright treacle!!
About Yourself: work in the aquatic trade, i enjoy keeping a number of tanks, and also have a 5000 litre koi pond.
Fish Kept: mixed mbunas and haps, few aulonacaras
Corals/Plants: valis anubias
Tank Size: 45 gallons
Advice: listen to sound advice in good aquatic shops, feed quality foods, carry out small water changes regularly. little and often maintenance is the key.
Description: malawi aquarium

Rated #163: Freshwater Fish - Toxotes Jaculatrix - Archer Fish Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank

Rated #163: Freshwater Fish - Toxotes Jaculatrix - Archer Fish Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank - Archerfish hunting.
Username: Chris Bondarenko
Country: Canada
Rank: #163 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Chris Bondarenko on
Ratings: 4.38
Number of votes: 48
About Yourself: This is my dream....a large tank directly behing my couch....fish swimmig all around my head. I started with a few small tanks but always pictured this one. I work & live in Toronto downtown core. I watch my fish for at least 30 min a night to keep me sane!!
Fish Kept: 1 Albino Frog, 1 Columbian Shark, 2 Dwarf Rainbow Gouramis, 1 Golden Angel, 1 Archerfish, 3 Orange Tetras, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Highfin Leopard Pleco, and 1 Apple Snail.
Corals/Plants: Drift wood, Rock, Gravel, and High-quality fake plants.
Tank Size: 60 gallons
Advice: I have been doing this now for almost 4 years and learned with many mistakes. Take things slow, research everything, and take the time to enjoy your hard work.
Description: Archerfish hunting.

Rated #164: Freshwater Fish - Sciaenochromis Fryeri Albino - Albino Electric Blue Cichlid Stocking In 225 Gallons Tank

Rated #164: Freshwater Fish - Sciaenochromis Fryeri Albino - Albino Electric Blue Cichlid Stocking In 225 Gallons Tank - cichlids
Username: Brian
Country: United States
Rank: #164 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Brian on
Ratings: 4.36
Number of votes: 25
Fish Kept: 1-3" eastern painted turtle 6-1" eastern painted turtle 1 albino lab 5 electric yellow lab 1 pseudo demasoni 2 bumblebee cichlids 6 tiger barb 1 red zebra 1 peacock cichlid 4 rosy barbs
Corals/Plants: fake
Tank Size: 225 gallons
Advice: none
Description: cichlids

Rated #165: Freshwater Fish - Metriaclima Callainos - Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid Stocking In 42 Gallons Tank

Rated #165: Freshwater Fish - Metriaclima Callainos - Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid Stocking In 42 Gallons Tank - Young malawis feeding.
Username: mtreasure
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #165 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: mtreasure on
Ratings: 4.34
Number of votes: 32
Fish Kept: The fish are all young malawi cichlids, which I am growing on in this tank, with plans to move them to a larger malawi tank that I have - once they are big enough.
Corals/Plants: The decor is a mixture of 'spaghetti rock' and artificial rubber and plastic coral, to make it look like a marine reef tank. Some of this looks surprisingly natural and moves with the flow of the water. Coral sand is used as the substrate, with a twin T5 High-Lite lighting unit (standard).
Tank Size: 42 gallons
Advice: Try not to rush things. External filters make life so much easier. Regular water changes are essential and if you can use a hose rather than buckets, it makes things simpler.
Description: Young malawis feeding.

Rated #166: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank

Rated #166: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank - My 2 Young C.Frontosa.
Username: Saresh
Country: South Africa
Rank: #166 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Saresh on
Ratings: 4.33
Number of votes: 40
About Yourself: I started with a simple 3ft and enjoyed it so much that i could not stop. Now i have 5 tanks, I have a african cichlid tank, angels and discuss tank and a amazon setup tank. Kepping fish can become a costly game so dont over commite yourself and dont lose faith even trough the bad times. Enjoy Saresh.
Fish Kept: The Fish: 9 cichlids from 3 inch upwards 2 x Pseudotropheus demasoni ( Malawi ) 1 x Maylandia emmiltos ( Malawi ) 2 x Labidochromis caeruleus ( Malawi ) 2 x Nimbochromis venustus ( Malawi ) 2 x Cyphotilapia frontosa ( Tanzania ) 2 x Plecos ( Common )
Corals/Plants: No plants in this tank, just alot of natural stacked rock for this is best setup for these fish and they love lots of places to hide and play.
Tank Size: 120 gallons
Advice: Keeping and caring for fish is a wonderful experience and the joys of sucess is un-speakable. I have been in this hobby now for over five years and the best advice for me to give starting hobbyists is when starting is get the get the largest tank that you can afford as well as good filteration, for i have a total of five tanks ( 3 x 3ft and 2 x 4ft tanks). Keep good water conditions and try to keep tank setup as natural as possible. Make sure you also find a suitable supplier that you can trust in giving you quality products as well as fish. All the best to you starting off and wish you great sucess.
Description: My 2 Young C.Frontosa.

Rated #167: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Red Oscar Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #167: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Red Oscar Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - My oscar
Username: josh
Country: United States
Rank: #167 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: josh on
Ratings: 4.32
Number of votes: 37
Fish Kept: 55 gal jaguar cichlid , tiger oscar ,african cichlid pleco. 29 gal silver dollars , guppies (feeder breeder)pleco
Corals/Plants: misc plants
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: go big or go home! i went home
Description: My oscar

Rated #168: Freshwater Fish - Baryancistrus Sp. - Gold Nugget Pleco (l-18) Stocking In 50 Gallons Tank

Rated #168: Freshwater Fish - Baryancistrus Sp. - Gold Nugget Pleco (l-18) Stocking In 50 Gallons Tank - My 5cm L018 Baryancistrus- Gold Nugget Pleco
Username: Tim McHarg
Country: Australia
Rank: #168 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Tim McHarg on
Ratings: 4.3
Number of votes: 40
Fish Kept: 1xL018 Gold Nugget Pleco, 1xL200 Baryancistrus demantoides, 1xL083 Gibbiceps, 3xL183 Starlights, 1x Flagtail Prochilodus, a bunch of cardinal, rummy nose and glowlite tetras as well as a couple scissor tail rasboras.
Corals/Plants: 3 x Anubias
Tank Size: 50 gallons
Advice: Be prepared to spend a lot more than you first estimate when setting up a new aquarium.
Description: My 5cm L018 Baryancistrus- Gold Nugget Pleco

Rated #169: Freshwater Fish - Piaractus Brachypomum - Red Belly Pacu Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #169: Freshwater Fish - Piaractus Brachypomum - Red Belly Pacu Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - Here are my two Red Bellied Pacus.
Username: Heidi
Country: United States
Rank: #169 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Heidi on
Ratings: 4.29
Number of votes: 31
Quote: Its not the motion of the ocean, it's the size of the fish!
About Yourself: Had the tank along with others since 1995 been through had Ciclid tanks, community, ponds. Only ones who were constant were the 2 catfish I have they have been with me the whole ride, even through a move.
Fish Kept: 2 Pacus 2 talking catfish 1 pleco 3 giant danios
Corals/Plants: Peace Lilies
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: .
Description: Here are my two Red Bellied Pacus.

Rated #170: Freshwater Fish - Glyptoperichthys Gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco (l-83) Stocking In 33 Gallons Tank

Rated #170: Freshwater Fish - Glyptoperichthys Gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco (l-83) Stocking In 33 Gallons Tank - my pleco  dino i think :)
Username: cash
Country: Australia
Rank: #170 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: cash on
Ratings: 4.29
Number of votes: 38
Quote: gone fishing
About Yourself: landscaper by trade tryin to see if i can scape my fish tank raise and hopefully breed some fish
Fish Kept: 2x silver shark 2x flame gourami 5x neon 4x guppies 2x angels 2x silver dollar 2x bristlenose catfish 1x albino peco 2x black spotted peco 2x clown loach 2x coolie loach 2x forgotten/unknown
Corals/Plants: gettin names sooon
Tank Size: 33 gallons
Advice: dont stop till your happy
Description: my pleco dino i think :)

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