Top 21 - 30 Freshwater Fish 2016
Rated #21: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Mike
Country: United States
Rank:
#21 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Mike on
Ratings:
5.21
Number of votes:
19
Quote:
How'd you know I was lookin at you if you weren't looking at me?
About Yourself:
Musician. writer. insurance agent. fish store lol
Fish Kept:
Tiger Oscar, Angelfish, Zebra Danio, Jack Dempsey, Convict Cichlid, Dwarf Gourami, Gold Gourami, Goldfish, Betta - Male, Green Spotted Puffer, Neon Tetra Jumbo, Blood Parrot, Redtail Shark, Siamese Flying Fox, Dalmatian Molly, Tiger Barb, Cherry Barb, Swordtail
Corals/Plants:
Fake for now
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
clear your schedule. oscars will blow you away with their unique personalities. Research before buying, plan before assembling. Avoid Walmart fish.
Description:
hes sulking cause he got the canned food today
Rated #22: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 29 Gallons Tank
Username: Henry
Country: United States
Rank:
#22 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
5.16
Number of votes:
37
Fish Kept:
Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami, Smokey Angelfish, Rainbow Shark, Assorted Apistogramma, Keyhole Cichlid, American Flagfish, Dojo Loach, Emerald Green Cory Cat, Bronze Cory, Guppy, Butterfly Hillstream Loach, Sparkling Gourami, Scarlet Gem Badis, Goldfish, Sailfin Pleco (L-83)
Corals/Plants:
Dwarf tiger lily, cabomba, water sprite, mayaca, anubias, Amazon Swords, crypt wendtii, Italian vals, java fern, java moss, Christmas Moss, Dwarf Baby Tears, Bamboo
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
Google everything before you buy it
Description:
Keyhole Cichlid and rainbow shark
Rated #23: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 52 Gallons Tank
Username: Phil
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#23 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Phil on
Ratings:
5.11
Number of votes:
37
About Yourself:
Have been in the hobby a few years now. Still loving it, but still learning too.
Positive feedback always appreciated, constructive criticism accepted as long as its not too overboard.
Thanks for checking my profile. Don't forget to vote! :)
Fish Kept:
German Blue Ram, Gold Barb, Bristle-nose Catfish, Golden Severum, Red-line Torpedo barb.
Corals/Plants:
N/A
Tank Size:
52 gallons
Advice:
Patience!, Research, Routine water testing,Regular water changes
Description:
The Rainbow Shark
Rated #24: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank
Username: Chris Lee
Country: Canada
Rank:
#24 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
5.05
Number of votes:
37
Fish Kept:
Red Shoulder Peacock, Haplochromis Obliquidens, Jack Dempsey, Electric Blue Hap, Frontosa Cichlid, Jewel Cichlid, Blue Acara, Midas Cichlid, Strawberry Peacock Cichlid, Compressiceps Cichlid, Calvus Cichlid, Black Ghost Knifefish, Sunshine Peacock, Gold Gourami, Green Terror, Yellow Blaze, Clown Loach, Red Humped Eartheater, Pictus Cat, Brichardi Cichlid
Corals/Plants:
Also have milomo cichlid and electric blue crayfish
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
Be patient with a new tank, your not the reason the water is cloudy.... just wait it out.
Description:
Electric blue Hap. Ali
Rated #25: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank
Username: Mark
Country: United States
Rank:
#25 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
5.02
Number of votes:
46
Quote:
This is the last tank I'll ever have. Until the next one.
Fish Kept:
Frontosa Cichlid, Various peacocks, Electric Yellow Mbuna Cichlid, Yellow Lab Cichlid, Blue Johanni, Albino Socolofii, Acei Cichlid, Bumblebee Cichlid, Blue Dolphin Cichlid, Auratus Cichlid, Texas Cichlid, Green Terror, Kenyi Cichlid, Pseudotropheus Elongatus Cichlid, Compressiceps Cichlid, Red Zebra Cichlid, Venastus Cichlid, Julidochromis Regani Cichlid
Corals/Plants:
Crushed coral substrate. Artificial plants.
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
After 20 years of doing this, I've learned that if you ask 100 people what the best way of doing something is (filtration, lighting, water chemistry, ect) you'll get 100 different answers...and they might all be correct
Plan your project before you start, have a vision for your tank and be patient. The final product might take months to achieve. Mistakes can be expensive, but don't give up. Read, read, and read about the fish you want to keep and their natural biotope. Cichlid tanks can, and probably should, be "over-populated" to dilute their natural aggression. Everyone gets chased equally.
IMHO, frequent water changes, particularly in a large aquarium, are overrated once a clean tank is established. I only add water to top off the tank, and rarely do significant water changes. My water chemistry stays stable with no detectable nitrates and my fish are breeding.
Filtration is the key, but whether you use biologic, chemical, mechanical, or whatever combination thereof does not matter as long as you have enough flow to maintain a stable system.
Algae in an aquarium is an inevitability. Algae control is the name of the game. Get it to grow where you want, ie out of site, and not where you don't. Nerite snails are the best (even if you have a live planted tank--they don't eat anything but algae). In my tank, I allow a constant algae bloom in my refugium. My LED up top is excellent for fish viewing, but not so much that it fuels algae growth in my deeper tank.
Description:
Breeding pair of texas cichlids
Rated #26: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 5 Gallons Tank
Username: sabrina mejias
Country: United States
Rank:
#26 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
4.84
Number of votes:
19
About Yourself:
I have 6 display or showcase tanks and 2 breeder tanks or aquariums
Fish Kept:
Betta - Male, Betta - Female
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
5 gallons
Advice:
take your time to learn, and give a little tender loving care
Description:
my male breeder show betta
Rated #27: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank
Username: Mr. Nikhil S. Asinkar
Country: India
Rank:
#27 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Submitted By:
Mr. Nikhil S. Asinkar on
Ratings:
4.73
Number of votes:
37
Fish Kept:
Red Oranda Goldfish
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
I had a worst experience keeping the fancy variety goldfish - The oranda goldfish. I have lost a great no of fish over the past several years. The only reason which I could figure out is that " You Need to Compulsory Cycle Your Tank First If You Intend to Keep the Very Attractive Fish like the Fancy Goldfish & Discus.
Description:
Oranda Goldfish with True Lionhead
Rated #28: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Gravyboat
Country: United States
Rank:
#28 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
4.72
Number of votes:
29
Fish Kept:
Guppy, Red Minor Serpae Tetra, Common Pleco , Albino Aeneus Cory Cat, Red Platy
Corals/Plants:
Fake, will replace in time
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Patience. Read everything.
Description:
Freshwater tank
Rated #29: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 36 Gallons Tank
Username: Patton
Country: United States
Rank:
#29 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
4.51
Number of votes:
37
Fish Kept:
Clown Loach, Dalmatian Molly, Black Molly, Blue Gourami, Cardinal Tetra, Black Skirt Tetra
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
36 gallons
Advice:
Internet
Description:
In a cave
Rated #30: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 220 Gallons Tank
Username: Alex
Country: Canada
Rank:
#30 out of 43 Freshwater Fish submitted 2016
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Ratings:
4.48
Number of votes:
23
Fish Kept:
Fire Eel, Tire Track Eel, Spiny Eel, Ornate Bichir, Senegal Bichir, Clown Knife Fish, Clown Loach, Silver Arowana, Synodontis Eupterus Catfish, Upside Down Cat, Black, Tinfoil Red Tail Barb, Tiger Barb, Siamese Flying Fox, Koi Angel, Half Moon Betta, Axolotl
Corals/Plants:
amazone stream and south asian river biotope
Tank Size:
220 gallons
Advice:
plants are your best friend for good water quality
Description:
little guy is growing fast , glow in the dark white albino axolotl