Top 361 - 370 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #361: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Username: Tim
Country: United States
Rank:
#361 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Tim on
Ratings:
5.94
Number of votes:
17
Corals/Plants:
Everything from Amazon Sword to Aussie Acan
Advice:
Description:
Bigg
Rated #362: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Aequifasciata - Royal Blue Discus Stocking In 66 Gallons Tank
Username: Tonya
Country: United States
Rank:
#362 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Tonya on
Ratings:
5.94
Number of votes:
16
Quote:
"That's cool!"
About Yourself:
Every since I was little girl I've had a fish tank (minus 5 yrs). I recall going to the fish store with my dad to pick out fish.... We would spend nearly every weekend going to some kind of fish store just to check things out. Plus my dad used to raise hard to find cichlids. - My home isn't complete without a fish tank!! I have earned both a BSc and MSc in Biology and I find the relationships of the flora and fauna of the environment very interesting.
Fish Kept:
2 Discus (~4" tall), 4 Angelfish (each size of a quarter), 5 rummy nose tetras, 1 ghost knife (5" long), 1 ablino and 1 bronze cory catfish, 4 black skirted tetras, 5 serpa tetras, 10 cardinal tetras, 5 more assorted painted or skirt tetras not mentioned, 3 assorted fancy goldfish, 1 Chinese high-fin banded loach, 1 lonely rasbora and 1 Chinese algae eater. (Yeah probably a few too many, but if asked to thin out the 'school' I wouldn't know who to give up. So I just make sure water 30% changes and canister filter (ehiem) cleaning are maintained.)
Corals/Plants:
Seven assorted amazon sword plants, java moss, various sizes. I don't mind if the fish eat them - They are good for the water and the fish!
Tank Size:
66 gallons
Advice:
My advice to a new hobbyist would be to recognize that every tropical fish hobbyist will have a different set of ideas on how to set-up and take care of your fish and tank. Consider the sources. Start out small 15 gallon. For example I have had fish tanks nearly my whole life and I got my partner into the hobby. I'm of the mind that a tank will generally work itself out and the more you mess with it the more frustrated you will get. He prefers to be more involved with his tank than I do mine. I do not recommend making more than one change at a time. It is the only way to determine if what you have done will have positive results. Keep an eye on your pH. Do not purchase scaleless fish (loaches, plecos, black/blue sharks, ghost knives, eels, elephants and so on) until your pH is balanced for the fish you want to keep. Don't buy expensive fish right off the bat. Don't let people worry you about starter or 'sacrifice' fish (Cory catfish, guppies, tetras). Your fish can go for a few days without food, so its better to underfeed everyday than to overfeed everyday. - Go with the "KISS Method" -- Keep it super simple. Good luck! - OH one more thing!! The colors displayed on the fish are a good indicator that they are stressed - and always ask when the fish you're looking at was shipped in. Purchasing an all ready stressed fish is not good - the likelihood they'd perish increases substantially.
On a positive note!! The book The Dummies Guide to Aquariums is a pretty good read...simple terms - buy it used on the web...
Rated #363: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Pigeon Blood Discus Stocking In 45 Gallons Tank
Username: Nate
Country: United States
Rank:
#363 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Nate on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
15
Fish Kept:
Many
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
45 gallons
Advice:
Buy a RO system if you are going to get seriouse. I spent too much time and money (and fish) trying to remedy tap water - the RO system has made it so easy!
Rated #364: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Timothy
Country: United States
Rank:
#364 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Timothy on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
44
Quote:
90% of the game is half mental.
About Yourself:
I wish I had a trout tank!
Fish Kept:
Cichlids, 3 Yellow Labs, 2 Electric blues, 1 Estherae, 1 Auratus, 2 lombardoi kenyi, 1 Acei, 1 Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt", 1 Albino Zebra, 1 Severum, 2 red zebra, 1 guttatus (Jewel) countless yet to be determined babies, and a partridge in a pear tree
Corals/Plants:
Plastic Plants
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Invest the time to set up and maintain your tank properly
Description:
Ruby Peacock
Rated #365: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Brent
Country: United States
Rank:
#365 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Brent on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
29
Fish Kept:
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey, Jack Dempsey, Green Terror, Firemouth Cichlid, Giant Danio
Corals/Plants:
Java fern, moss, amazon sword hornwort etc
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Take your time and research. It pays off in the end.
Description:
Electric blue jack dempsey
Rated #366: Freshwater Fish - Labidochromis Caeruleus - Electric Yellow Cichlid Stocking In 11 Gallons Tank
Username: Jerry Siu
Country: China
Rank:
#366 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Jerry Siu on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
Electric Yellow Lab
Corals/Plants:
Dont' know
Tank Size:
11 gallons
Advice:
I am a new hobbyist
Description:
My first Electric Yellow Lab
Rated #367: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Red Oscar Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Martin et Karen
Country: Canada
Rank:
#367 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Martin et Karen on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
Big mix of fish...
-Gouramis
-Barb's
-Platies
-Neons
...
And 1 special caracter named "Oscar"!
Corals/Plants:
Will come back with plant name...
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Have fun, try different things
Description:
One special caracter named "Oscar"
Rated #368: Freshwater Fish - Cichlasoma Sp. - Flower Horn Cichlid Stocking In 110 Gallons Tank
Username: lostntranz
Country: United States
Rank:
#368 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
lostntranz on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
flowerhorn, jardini, silver arowana, green terror, jack dempsey, midas, red texas, bgk, pleco
Corals/Plants:
anubias, micro sword, egeria densa, amazon swords, crypt
Tank Size:
110 gallons
Advice:
Trial and error is part of any hobby so don't be afraid to experiment.
Description:
ZZ flowerhorn
Rated #369: Freshwater Fish - Carassius Auratus - Fancy Goldfish Stocking In 72 Gallons Tank
Username: Ariel
Country: Canada
Rank:
#369 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Ariel on
Ratings:
5.93
Number of votes:
67
About Yourself:
Ever since i was very little i always loved looking at fishtanks i was always drawn to them, then when i was seven a friend of the famley gave us a 5 gal tank with a lone old angelfish, he died shortly after and my mom brought home a new fish, it was a jackdampsey no biger then 6 cm. we named her jacko, we didnt know how big she would get so she very soon outgrew the 5 gal tank so my dad built a 30 gal. for her she lived in that tank with us happily gobbleing up flys and worms and fishfood for 10 years at a length or approx. 8 in. she is what got my hooked on fish, i then had to get my own fish and thats when i got turbo, hes my 4 yr old ranchu goldfish i got him at wamart and he was labeld as a lions head, i was still at my parents at the time i got him and since then ive moved 6 times and he has came with me everwheres i go, hes the most cute lil fish ive ever seen and hes so chubby hes about 3-4 in. now, i moved turbo and a lone pleco into the house a ear ago and since then we have got so many new fish, i now have my boyfriend into the whole fish thing, so we adpted our two oscars and bought a new tank becase he loves african cichlids and the large vase we have has a betta in it he was one of the first fish we got together, since then the tanks keep getting bigger and we get more fish its a really fun thing to do as a couple watching them and feeding them and getting new aquarium gear, but yeah i will post a bunch of pics up on here of all my fishies.
Fish Kept:
I have 2 oscars one whos almost 2 and is 11 in., and one whos probubly 1 1/2 old and 6 in.
one betta, 4 plecos, 7 fancy goldfish one of which is turbo my 4 year old sweetheart of a ranchu, 7 african cichlids and a jack dempsey. and soon will be setting up a mixed tropical tank.
Corals/Plants:
i have not attempted plants yet but n the next month or so will be starting a freshwater planted tank.
Tank Size:
72 gallons
Advice:
give your fish just as much love an attention as you would anyther pet, learn as much as you can about water quality and the types of fish you want to keep to make sure your prepared.
Description:
More of Turbo.
Rated #370: Freshwater Fish - Apistogramma Sp. - Assorted Apistogramma Stocking In 29 Gallons Tank
Username: MARTINK
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#370 out of 2498 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
MARTINK on
Ratings:
5.92
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
.....
About Yourself:
.......
Fish Kept:
afb, caca, ram, etc got some baby cacatuoides and bettas
Corals/Plants:
...........
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
spend all your money
Description:
rocky