Top 10 Freshwater Fish 2011
Rated #1: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Red Marlboro Discus Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: cobaltblue
Country: India
Rank:
#1 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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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 #2: Freshwater Fish - Tropheus Moorii - Blunthead Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: orlando
Country: United States
Rank:
#2 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Ratings:
7.69
Number of votes:
16
Quote:
with no risks theres no rewards
About Yourself:
Troph Addict
Fish Kept:
A breeding colony of Red Rainbow Kasanga Tropheus
Corals/Plants:
na
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
take your time and research as much as possible. Enjoy
Description:
Tropheus
Rated #3: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Fantail Goldfish
Username: smokingdragon
Country: Phillippines
Rank:
#3 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
7.64
Number of votes:
22
Quote:
Anything is possible as long as you have passion in your life.
About Yourself:
Fish Kept:
In this tank
Arowana, Cichlids, Clownloach and pleco.
Corals/Plants:
All artificial
Advice:
Dont trust anyone. Its a hobby.
Description:
GOODNIGHT KISS
Rated #4: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Blue Diamond Discus Stocking In 180 Gallons Tank
Username: David Robinson
Country: Canada
Rank:
#4 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
David Robinson on
Ratings:
7.44
Number of votes:
18
Quote:
Yes you have to buy a heater, they are tropical fish...
About Yourself:
Keeping fish for about 30 years, have raised angels commercially and trying to raise Discus now. This show tank is my grow out tank. I have 4 30 gallon bare tanks in waiting for when the pairs start to get frisky. My other life long hobby is photography, so photographing my fish is the best challenge of all.
Fish Kept:
Discus, Angel fish Cardinal Tetras, Clown Loaches, Gold Spotted Plecostomus and Albino Coryadoras.
Corals/Plants:
Live plants
Tank Size:
180 gallons
Advice:
Patience, Patience, Patience
Description:
Blue Discus
Rated #5: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey
Username: Scott MacAdam
Country: Canada
Rank:
#5 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Ratings:
7.42
Number of votes:
12
Quote:
1 Gallon isn't a Fish Bowl,
it's a Vase,
Get Flowers.....
Fish Kept:
Anything..
Corals/Plants:
some random plants that i don't know the name of...
Advice:
don't give up, It IS hard but well worth it!
Description:
jack dempsey
Rated #6: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Red Marlboro Discus Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Wilson
Country: Puerto Rico
Rank:
#6 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Ratings:
7.33
Number of votes:
12
Quote:
I love fishes and plants.
About Yourself:
I bought my first tank when I was 7 years. My interest in plants began a few years ago just for curiosity. Same happened with my discus; I just got one to see what happened.
Fish Kept:
7 Hidden Discus Fish, 10 Harlequin Rasboras, 8 Rummy Nose Tetras, around 10 Guppys, 8 Bleeding Heart Tetras. 4 Serpae Tetras, 4 black Nenon Tetras, 1 big Clown Loach, 3 Siamese.
Corals/Plants:
2 Alternanthera reineckii v. 'roseafolia', 1 Cryptocoyne Wenditii Tropica, 2 Micro Sword, Myriophyllum Tuberculatum 'Red', 2 Rotala Rotundifolia (Indicia), 1 Rotala Wallichii, 1 Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden', 1 Anubia Nana, 1 Anubia Barteri, Cryptocoryne Wendtii Red & Green, Saggitaria Dwarf, Hornwort, Melon Sword, Amazon Sword, Hygrophila difformis (Wisteria), Aponogeton crispus, Valisneria
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Patience is a must. You have to take things step by step. Also you have to be a very good observer. It takes a lot of work but you can succeed.
Description:
Lovely!
Rated #7: Freshwater Fish - Elassoma Gilberti - Pygmy Sunfish Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Erica Wieser
Country: United States
Rank:
#7 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Ratings:
7
Number of votes:
15
Fish Kept:
Currently breeding Elassoma gilberti (gulf coast pygmy sunfish), a solid white strain of guppies, and working on breeding mandarin dragonettes.
Corals/Plants:
Freshwater: myriophyllum pinnatum, lysimachia nummularia, myriophyllum tuberculatum red, rotala wallichii, ludwigia repens, hygrophila difformis, hemianthus callitrichoides, utricularia gibba, cladophora, lemna gibba.
Marine:
Caulerpa prolifera, red gracilaria, a bottom holdfasted species of sargassum. Green star polyps.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
If you need advice, ask me. I'm friendly. :)
Description:
Elassoma gilberti, the gulf coast pygmy sunfish
Rated #8: Freshwater Fish - Sturisoma Panamense - Royal Whiptail Stocking In 110 Gallons Tank
Username: Katelyn Bourke
Country: Australia
Rank:
#8 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
Katelyn Bourke on
Ratings:
7
Number of votes:
14
Quote:
:)
About Yourself:
I am a Conservation and Land Management graduate. I'm ready to get back in the game after taking a break from fish keeping for 2 years.
Fish Kept:
12 x Columbian tetras, 6 x Sterbai corydoras, 2 x Royal whiptails, 2 x bristlenoses, 2 x German Blue Rams, 2 x Bolivian Rams and 1 gold spot gibbi
more fish to come :)
Corals/Plants:
Thin Valls, Java Ferns, Gold Pennywort, Anubias Barteri, Amazon swords, Ozelot swords, Cryptocoryne; wendtii, lutea, wendtii var. 'Tropica', Aponogeton Crispus
Tank Size:
110 gallons
Advice:
RESEARCH!!!
When I worked at an aquarium, we constantly got costumers that came in and asked why they can't mix this fish and that fish, any why they couldn't put a nemo in a fish bowl.
Please do your research BEFORE you buy.
Description:
Juvenile Royal Whiptail
Sturisoma Panamense
Rated #9: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Black Oranda Goldfish Stocking In 72 Gallons Tank
Username: Sara
Country: United States
Rank:
#9 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.95
Number of votes:
22
Quote:
Bigger is better when it comes to the size of a fish tank!!!!!!!!
Fish Kept:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Corals/Plants:
Plastic & Silk
Tank Size:
72 gallons
Advice:
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.
Description:
Black Oranda
Rated #10: Freshwater Fish - Betta Splendens - Betta - Male Stocking In 4 Gallons Tank
![Rated #10: Freshwater Fish - Betta Splendens - Betta - Male Stocking In 4 Gallons Tank - King Coral [K.C.]](https://images1.ratemyfishtank.com/photo/36000/36003/15250-3-bo6rzcwabpwscsok40o4ww8so-860.jpg "Rated #10: Freshwater Fish - Betta Splendens - Betta - Male Stocking In 4 Gallons Tank - King Coral [K.C.]")
Username: Iulia Georgescu
Country: Canada
Rank:
#10 out of 170 Freshwater Fish submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.94
Number of votes:
16
About Yourself:
My dad used to have an aquarium when I was a kid. :)
Fish Kept:
1 male Betta, 2 Otocinclus
Corals/Plants:
3 plants and a decoration from Dollarama.
Tank Size:
4 gallons
Description:
King Coral [K.C.]