Top 11 - 20 Freshwater Fish 2008

Rated #11: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Gold Veil Angel Stocking In 47 Gallons Tank

Rated #11: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Gold Veil Angel Stocking In 47 Gallons Tank - juve angels
Username: gareth
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #11 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: gareth on
Ratings: 6.49
Number of votes: 49
Quote: dammit janet!
About Yourself: i love my plec..i think they are the best fish to keep..and so easy and impressive!making a new tank for him and his catfish buddies, as they are only in this tank as a temporary measure
Fish Kept: 11 inch common plec, 5 inch sailfin, armour cat, 2x striped doras, 1x featherfin syno
Corals/Plants: unknown plants
Tank Size: 47 gallons
Advice: make sure you have plenty of lighting if you want to have a planted aquarium.
Description: juve angels

Rated #12: Freshwater Fish - Notesthes Robusta - Bullrout Stocking In 50 Gallons Tank

Rated #12: Freshwater Fish - Notesthes Robusta - Bullrout Stocking In 50 Gallons Tank - my bullrout (notesthes robusta)
found on the eastern side of australia lives in brackish water and fresh 
it is a greedy predator that ambushes its prey 
it is a scorpionfish one has to be cautious with handeling since it dose have poisionous spines the sting is quite painful and at mature age u would be in for a visit to the hospital 
they are one of my fav fish they can be tamed if u can get them at an early age
Username: shredder
Country: Australia
Rank: #12 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: shredder on
Ratings: 6.48
Number of votes: 50
About Yourself: i've been interested in fish for a long time i used just have cichlids but now iam interested in planted tanks its so much give it a try
Tank Size: 50 gallons
Advice: add slowly but think big
Description: my bullrout (notesthes robusta) found on the eastern side of australia lives in brackish water and fresh it is a greedy predator that ambushes its prey it is a scorpionfish one has to be cautious with handeling since it dose have poisionous spines the sting is quite painful and at mature age u would be in for a visit to the hospital they are one of my fav fish they can be tamed if u can get them at an early age

Rated #13: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 240 Gallons Tank

Rated #13: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 240 Gallons Tank - Microgeophagus ramirezi
Username: uros
Country: Slovenia
Rank: #13 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: uros on
Ratings: 6.46
Number of votes: 35
Tank Size: 240 gallons
Description: Microgeophagus ramirezi

Rated #14: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank

Rated #14: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank - My Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Username: Adam J H
Country: United States
Rank: #14 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: Adam J H on
Ratings: 6.41
Number of votes: 32
Fish Kept: 8 Oranda Goldfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Ranchu Goldfish 1 Moor Goldfish
Corals/Plants: Artifical
Tank Size: 150 gallons
Advice: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Description: My Electric Blue Jack Dempsey

Rated #15: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Spp. - Checkerboard Discus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #15: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Spp. - Checkerboard Discus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - Checkers
Username: Jose.Alvarez
Country: United States
Rank: #15 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: Jose.Alvarez on
Ratings: 6.4
Number of votes: 52
Quote: "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind." -Albert Einstein.
About Yourself: How did I get into this? I saw a Discus and had to have one. Many years later I'm still amazed by them.
Fish Kept: Tank #1: 6 Discus, 4 Rummy Nose Tetras, 6 Corridoras, a Bristlenose Pleco, a Yellow Spotted Pleco, and a Banjo Cat. Tank #2: African Cichlid tank.
Corals/Plants: Live plants.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: The bigger your tank, the easier it is to maintain water parameters, and take it one step at a time. DON'T RUSH!
Description: Checkers

Rated #16: Freshwater Fish - Rainbow Pigeon Discus Stocking In 72 Gallons Tank

Rated #16: Freshwater Fish - Rainbow Pigeon Discus Stocking In 72 Gallons Tank - Most beautiful discus ever.
Username: Pawel
Country: United States
Rank: #16 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: Pawel on
Ratings: 6.39
Number of votes: 46
Quote: .
About Yourself: .
Fish Kept: Gupies-16 Black Neons -10 Rasboras-7 Discus-3 Otociclus-5 Siamiase algae Eater-4 Botias-2
Corals/Plants: Live. Amazon swords. Anubias.
Tank Size: 72 gallons
Advice: Keep Going!!!
Description: Most beautiful discus ever.

Rated #17: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Royal Red Discus Stocking In 66 Gallons Tank

Rated #17: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Royal Red Discus Stocking In 66 Gallons Tank - discus with young
Username: joe h
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #17 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: joe h on
Ratings: 6.37
Number of votes: 27
Quote: ask first
About Yourself: tank set up about 6 months
Fish Kept: 20 neons and amano shrimps,also keep a discus tank
Corals/Plants: various plants including hc in foreground
Tank Size: 66 gallons
Advice: gain as much information as possible before attempting planted tanks.
Description: discus with young

Rated #18: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #18: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - Blue Ram Male
Username: daniel
Country: United States
Rank: #18 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: daniel on
Ratings: 6.37
Number of votes: 27
Quote: Just slow down and take your time don't let life fly by ya.
Fish Kept: four synodontis eupterus A.K.A. feather fin, one synodontis ocellifer, one oto, one clown pleco, five neon tetras, two blue rams, two upsidedown catfish, and a few zebra danios.
Corals/Plants: I have Two clumps of wisteria, started out with three clumps of hogwart but have now become four because they are a very fast growing pant, some java moss starting to grow on a piece of drift wood along with some flame moss growing on some more drift wood. there is also two clumps of ludwigia repens and one banana plant.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Just take your time let it cycle which the zebra danios are great for. They are very hardy little fish and can withstand a lot of different changes in the water.
Description: Blue Ram Male

Rated #19: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Pigeon Blood Discus Stocking In 110 Gallons Tank

Rated #19: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Pigeon Blood Discus Stocking In 110 Gallons Tank - my discus....lol
Username: wagon
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #19 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: wagon on
Ratings: 6.32
Number of votes: 59
Quote: Reap What You Sow
About Yourself: .
Fish Kept: A blood Parrot Cichlid, Siamese fighting fish, yellow angle, black/silver angel, white/black angel, zebra stripe angle, 4 orange tetras, 4 neons, pleco, 2 cory catfish, 1 albino catfish, 1 armoured catfish, albino shark, rainbow shark,and a silver dollar ....phew....lol
Corals/Plants: .
Tank Size: 110 gallons
Advice: 1.to speed up the process of starting a tank use dirty water from a friends tank. i have done this on various tanks and all fish have survived( iput the fish in the tank only 2 days after it was set up) 2. Do frequent water changes (25 % of the water in the tank. 3. dont listen to pet shop staff as they no nothing (do your own research on the net) i have various fish together that are suppose to be kept apart and they are fine.
Description: my discus....lol

Rated #20: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Saulosi - Saulos's Mbuna Stocking In 40 Gallons Tank

Rated #20: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Saulosi - Saulos's Mbuna Stocking In 40 Gallons Tank - Pseudotropheus saulosi
Username: Thomas
Country: Australia
Rank: #20 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
March Top 10 or all-time top 10
Submitted By: Thomas on
Ratings: 6.25
Number of votes: 32
Fish Kept: 9 Pseudotropheus saulosi 3 Synodontis multipunctatus
Corals/Plants: Contortionist Val Lime Rush Others
Tank Size: 40 gallons
Advice: I'm new myself!
Description: Pseudotropheus saulosi

SHOW MORE TOP 10 TANKS

All TIME TOP TEN TANKS

2024 Top Ten Tanks

2023 Top Ten Tanks

2022 Top Ten Tanks

2021 Top Ten Tanks

2020 Top Ten Tanks

2019 Top Ten Tanks

2018 Top Ten Tanks

2017 Top Ten Tanks

2016 Top Ten Tanks

2015 Top Ten Tanks

2014 Top Ten Tanks

2013 Top Ten Tanks

2012 Top Ten Tanks

2011 Top Ten Tanks

2010 Top Ten Tanks

2009 Top Ten Tanks

2008 Top Ten Tanks

2007 Top Ten Tanks

2006 Top Ten Tanks

RECOMMENDED