Top 51 - 60 Freshwater Fish 2009
Rated #51: Freshwater Fish - Copadichromis Borleyi - Yellowfin Borleyi Cichlid Stocking In 70 Gallons Tank
Username: Dayda
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#51 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Ratings:
5.44
Number of votes:
25
About Yourself:
Been keeping fish for around 2 years
Fish Kept:
Malawi cichlids
Corals/Plants:
ocean rock / slate
Tank Size:
70 gallons
Advice:
Go 4 it
Description:
borleyi
Rated #52: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Tim F
Country: United States
Rank:
#52 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Tim F on
Ratings:
5.44
Number of votes:
16
About Yourself:
i've been doing fish for about 5 years now.
Fish Kept:
various cichlids
Corals/Plants:
never tried anything like that
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
dont get in over your head and get a 55 gal when you start out. start small and work your way up
Description:
female German blue Ram
Rated #53: Freshwater Fish - Ancistrus Sp. - Bushy Nose Pleco L-144 Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: justin
Country: United States
Rank:
#53 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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justin on
Ratings:
5.44
Number of votes:
16
About Yourself:
i work at a fish shop
Fish Kept:
plecos
tetras
catfish
birchir
Corals/Plants:
various plants
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Read the books
Description:
bushynose pleco
Rated #54: Freshwater Fish - Blue Turquoise Discus Stocking In 130 Gallons Tank
Username: Quinn
Country: United States
Rank:
#54 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Quinn on
Ratings:
5.43
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
Discus, Cardinal Tetras, German Rams, Silver Hatchets, Golden Nugget Plecos
Corals/Plants:
Amazon Swords variations and many many more.
Tank Size:
130 gallons
Advice:
Do your research first.
Description:
Brillant
Rated #55: Freshwater Fish - Labidochromis Caeruleus - Electric Yellow Cichlid Stocking In 200 Gallons Tank
Username: Chris
Country: United States
Rank:
#55 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Chris on
Ratings:
5.43
Number of votes:
14
Quote:
never say it can't be done!
About Yourself:
Loved aquarium since I was a little kid. straight up typical tanks with swordfish, mollies tetra's were good in the beginning but as my tank grew from 10 to 20gal to 100 and now 200 gal so did my appetite for more exotic stuff. Now I want exotic but easily maitained colorful and active tanks. Key word here is active tank. Cichlids will do that for you.
Fish Kept:
Chichlids all types ! The more the merrier. So long as your tank is big enough and you provide lots of hidding spots it's great !
Corals/Plants:
None Chichlids will destroy them all. So just a few plastic plants.
Tank Size:
200 gallons
Advice:
Don't be afraid to experiment and or change direction. If it does not work for you or your desires then move on till it does. For years I fought and fought the ever evolving battle against a cool Reef Tank. Salt and Reef the Ultimate was indeed beutiful yet too expensive and time consuming for me. In the end everything would slowly die off. and I did everything. Chiller, uv light, halogen, awsome protein skimmers, compact florecents. You name it I tried it. I simply realized I was supporting the removal of precious widlife from our oceans only to let them die. Then I turned to Cichlids a very colorful bunch to say the least and active all the time voracious eaters never shy and actually very healthy ! My latest change from a pebble base with plastic rocks to Holley rock and sugar sand which resembles a nice ocean sand simply did it for me. ! I think it's a nice compramise on salt vs tropical.
Description:
Cichlids
Rated #56: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank
![Rated #56: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank - My 1" jack
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Username: Evan Pagano
Country: United States
Rank:
#56 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Evan Pagano on
Ratings:
5.39
Number of votes:
31
About Yourself:
19 y/o college student and animal enthusiast
Fish Kept:
Over my lifetime I've kept a little bit of everything. Electric Blue Jack Dempseys and Green Terrors are my two favorites.
Corals/Plants:
.
Tank Size:
10 gallons
Advice:
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Description:
My 1" jack
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Rated #57: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 250 Gallons Tank
Username: saudabdallah
Country: Kuwait
Rank:
#57 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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saudabdallah on
Ratings:
5.38
Number of votes:
13
Fish Kept:
1
Corals/Plants:
1
Tank Size:
250 gallons
Advice:
11
Description:
FrontosaTank
Rated #58: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Goldfish Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank
Username: Murali
Country: United States
Rank:
#58 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Murali on
Ratings:
5.38
Number of votes:
13
About Yourself:
1 year experiance
Fish Kept:
cichlids,goldfish
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
patience
Description:
Fish
Rated #59: Freshwater Fish - Glyptoperichthys Gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco (l-83) Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Saxon
Country: Canada
Rank:
#59 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Saxon on
Ratings:
5.36
Number of votes:
11
Quote:
Fish look better in a tank then on your plate!!!
About Yourself:
Well I started off owning bettas. I owned many until I bought a 30 gallon tank for my birthday. My fish keeping skills were horrible then. A lot of my fish died. Two fish still are around. Marvin the pleco and Heinz the cory.
I went to owning a 30 gallon, to 10 gallon to 20 gallon to 55 gallon. My two newts that I bought kept fighting each other so I bought an extra 10 gallon tank so Angus the less active newt gets his own tank. He is very friendly and follows your finger across the tank and loves attention.
Most my fish are not shy and love to come up to the front of the tank for attention or beg for food.
Fish is the best hobby ever :) I wouldn't choose anything different.
Fish Kept:
Sailfin Spotted Pleco ( I think) He was under the wrong name when I bought him. (Marvin)
A Giant Snail. (Smalls)--R.I.P
A Peppered Cory. (Heinz)
6 other Cory's
Talking cat fish (Rex)
Two New Additons
Rough Skinned Newt (Black) Angus
Rough Skinned Newt - Eisenheim
1 More Addition
Gold Gourami (Jude)
Corals/Plants:
3 have a big piece of bogwood
4 amazing plants
A little town structure thing
House wind mill air stone
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Don't buy a pleco and a giant snail that will be living together in anything under 35 gallons at least.
Yo Yo Loaches can be some what aggressive some times even though their listed as nice community fish. I had a yo Yo that went after every fish I had (except the snail and the pleco)
Do not put weight on your tank when pouring a bucket of water into your tank.
When getting amphibians make sure the tank is escape free, they love escaping and can do it very well!!!
Do not feed your fish old blood worms, that is a big mistake, it can make your fish very sick.
Hair algae spreads quickly, if it gets on your bog wood, boil the bug wood, it will get rid of it.
Description:
This is Marvin my Sailfin Pleco. This is an old picture of him. His top fin stands much higher now but he shows his most beautiful colours when eating and he only eats at night and some times he gets stubborn.
He is an amazing gentle fish.
I am pretty sure he is a Sailfin. When I got him he was listed under common but when the pet workers gave him to me they said he was under the wrong listings and is acutely worth more then I payed.
So if anybody has a better idea of what he is, let me know!
Rated #60: Freshwater Fish - Cichlasoma Sp. - Flower Horn Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: james
Country: United States
Rank:
#60 out of 474 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
james on
Ratings:
5.36
Number of votes:
11
Fish Kept:
As of right now: two firemouths, one jack dempsy, one pink convict, one green terror (gold saum), one raphael catfish, and Sumo Sam the Flowerhorn. All about 2 inches except the raphael who is about 3 1/2"
Corals/Plants:
All kinds of plants..... no swords, never had any luck with them.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Patience, patience, patience........
and if you think its too big to put in your aquarium it probably is.
Description:
Sumo Sam the Flowerhorn, already mean at 2 inches and showing some really nice color