Top 81 - 90 Freshwater Fish 2012

Rated #81: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Telescope Goldfish Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank

Rated #81: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Telescope Goldfish Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank - Tiger Telescope Goldfish
Username: Jennifer
Country: United States
Rank: #81 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Jennifer on
Ratings: 3.81
Number of votes: 16
About Yourself: I love fish.. ive had several aquariums and plenty of fish...had a couple tanks die so moved on to a different style...ect...its a work in progress...
Fish Kept: primarily goldfish....and an occasional algae eater. goldfish ate the last one?
Corals/Plants: Novice
Tank Size: 10 gallons
Advice: bubble wands work well with goldfish.
Description: Tiger Telescope Goldfish

Rated #82: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Scalare - Veil Angel Stocking In 38 Gallons Tank

Rated #82: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Scalare - Veil Angel Stocking In 38 Gallons Tank - Paraiba before switch to tahitian moon sand.
Username: Jolene
Country: Canada
Rank: #82 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Jolene on
Ratings: 3.75
Number of votes: 16
About Yourself: My boyfriend and I started with a 10 gallon guppy and apple snail tank and quickly decided to go bigger. No we have a 38 gallon angel, cory cat, loach tank with one little ghost shrimp that keeps miraculously surviving! As well as a 20gallon guppy, cory cat And apple snail tank. Both tanks have live plants and driftwood.
Fish Kept: Marble Angel Fish, Koi Angel, Assorted Veil Angel, Emerald Green Cory Cat, Zebra Loach
Corals/Plants: Java fern, anubias, miscellaneous low maintenance weeds.
Tank Size: 38 gallons
Advice: Do your research on cycling and tank maintenance!
Description: Paraiba before switch to tahitian moon sand.

Rated #83: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Auratus - Auratus Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #83: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Auratus - Auratus Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - Cichlid
Username: Marc James
Country: United States
Rank: #83 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Marc James on
Ratings: 3.65
Number of votes: 17
Fish Kept: None currently
Corals/Plants: Artificial plants
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Be creative and unique.
Description: Cichlid

Rated #84: Freshwater Fish - Melanotaenia Boesemani - Boesemani Rainbow Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank

Rated #84: Freshwater Fish - Melanotaenia Boesemani - Boesemani Rainbow Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank - Rainbow fish
Username: Tyler
Country: United States
Rank: #84 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Tyler on
Ratings: 3.61
Number of votes: 18
Corals/Plants: Plastics
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: Enjoy
Description: Rainbow fish

Rated #85: Freshwater Fish - Herichthys Cynoguttatus - Texas Cichlid Stocking In 132 Gallons Tank

Rated #85: Freshwater Fish - Herichthys Cynoguttatus - Texas Cichlid Stocking In 132 Gallons Tank - Texas (African Jewel)
Username: Desmond
Country: South Africa
Rank: #85 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Desmond on
Ratings: 3.59
Number of votes: 17
Fish Kept: Malawi's and Sicklets
Corals/Plants: Silk
Tank Size: 132 gallons
Advice: Very very Hard-work!!!
Description: Texas (African Jewel)

Rated #86: Freshwater Fish - Aequidens Rivulatus - Green Terror Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank

Rated #86: Freshwater Fish - Aequidens Rivulatus - Green Terror Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank - My alpha male Tyr
Username: James
Country: United States
Rank: #86 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: James on
Ratings: 3.5
Number of votes: 14
Quote: To lift an autumn hare is no feat of stregnth
Corals/Plants: artificial
Tank Size: 60 gallons
Advice: Live and let live.
Description: My alpha male Tyr

Rated #87: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Auratus - Auratus Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank

Rated #87: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Auratus - Auratus Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank - this is my 7" Melanochromis auratus he is the king of the tank, but pretty mild for his species
Username: mike grimes
Country: United States
Rank: #87 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: mike grimes on
Ratings: 3.41
Number of votes: 17
Fish Kept: CURRENT: BREEDING TRIO YELLOW TAIL ACEI, 2 M MAINGANO, 2 M ELECTRIC YELLOW LABS, 2 M AFRA LAPINGU, ELECTRIC BLUE JOHANNI FUTURE: RED ZEBRA, RED TOP ZEBRA, RUSTY CICHLID, AFRA COBUE, SYNODONTIS CATS
Corals/Plants: PLANTS: ALL FAKE
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: WHEN IT COMES TO TANK SIZE, BIGGER IS MOST DEFINATELY BETTER!
Description: this is my 7" Melanochromis auratus he is the king of the tank, but pretty mild for his species

Rated #88: Freshwater Fish - Apteronotus Albifrons - Black Ghost Knifefish Stocking In 70 Gallons Tank

Rated #88: Freshwater Fish - Apteronotus Albifrons - Black Ghost Knifefish Stocking In 70 Gallons Tank - My black knife ghost fish "spooky"
Username: Han solo
Country: United States
Rank: #88 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Han solo on
Ratings: 3.38
Number of votes: 13
Quote: Worthless people live only to eat and drink people of worth eat and drink only to live .
About Yourself: Im a chef ;)
Fish Kept: black knife ghost fish african dwrarf Long fin ram cichlid x2 frog x2 Male dwarf gourami purple lion Domino mollies x2 cichlid Loaches x2 bumble bee Gold molly cichlid african cichlid chinese pleco Red cherry barb Peacock eel Firemouth cichlid
Corals/Plants: Charred driftwood Limestone 14" large wood tank decoration plastic
Tank Size: 70 gallons
Advice: Consistancy
Description: My black knife ghost fish "spooky"

Rated #89: Freshwater Fish - Heros Severus X Amphilophus Citrinellum - Blood Parrot Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank

Rated #89: Freshwater Fish - Heros Severus X Amphilophus Citrinellum - Blood Parrot Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank - My parrot fish. I need some advice on how to set up my aquarium so he will feel comfortable and not hide all the time...or at least what kind of hiding places can I put in there that won't make him completely invisible!
Username: Marissa
Country: United States
Rank: #89 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: Marissa on
Ratings: 3.35
Number of votes: 17
Fish Kept: 2 Blood Parrot fish
Corals/Plants: fake
Tank Size: 60 gallons
Advice: I'm new myself!
Description: My parrot fish. I need some advice on how to set up my aquarium so he will feel comfortable and not hide all the time...or at least what kind of hiding places can I put in there that won't make him completely invisible!

Rated #90: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Sp. - Odessa Barb Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank

Rated #90: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Sp. - Odessa Barb Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank - Part of my school of Odessa barbs
Username: ggsteve
Country: United States
Rank: #90 out of 134 Freshwater Fish submitted 2012
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Submitted By: ggsteve on
Ratings: 3.35
Number of votes: 17
About Yourself: Degree in Marine Biology, Science Teacher and long-past president of the Worcester Aquarium Society. Yes, I am exactly that much of a geek.
Fish Kept: Odessa barbs (Pethia padamya) Clown Barbs (Puntius everetti) Turquoise rainbowfish (Melanotaenia lacustris) Clown Loaches (Chromobotia macracanthus)
Corals/Plants: Amazon swords Java fern Java moss Wisteria
Tank Size: 150 gallons
Advice: Rule number one - Don't overfeed. Rule number two through ten - Don't overfeed. Rule number eleven - learn the nitrogen cycle and add livestock slowly.
Description: Part of my school of Odessa barbs

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