Top 361 - 370 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #361: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Username: Tim
Country: United States
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#361 out of 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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:
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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:
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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 - Cichlasoma Sp. - Flower Horn Cichlid Stocking In 110 Gallons Tank
Username: lostntranz
Country: United States
Rank:
#367 out of 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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 #368: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Red Oscar Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Martin et Karen
Country: Canada
Rank:
#368 out of 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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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 #369: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 95 Gallons Tank
Username: RobL
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
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Ratings:
5.92
Number of votes:
13
Fish Kept:
Electric Yellow Cichlid, Frontosa Cichlid, Red Zebra Cichlid, Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid, Ruby Red Peacock, Johanni Cichlid, Cuckoo Catfish, Livingstonii, Sunshine Peacock
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
95 gallons
Advice:
keep learning
Description:
African Cichlids
Rated #370: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Steve
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#370 out of 2483 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
5.92
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
Do as you would be done by.
About Yourself:
I work as a Countryside Ranger. I enjoy visiting the countryside with family and friends, doing things with my kids, playing sports and keeping fit, listening to progressive and avant garde music and looking after my house, car and garden.
I started in the aquarium hobby when 8 years old when my mum bought me an 18" tank for bringing home a good school report. I've kept and bred many fish and had most of the usual disasters that good knowledge can save us from. I have 4 aquaria and look after another one at my local primary school. My Clown Loach are 15 years old and going strong.
I look after my family and fish before turning to anything else.
Fish Kept:
8" Electric Blue Jack Dempsey,
6 x 6" Clown Loach,
5" Kissing Gourami,
4 x 6" Boesemans Rainbow,
Brown Ancistrus,
Gold Ancistrus.
Corals/Plants:
Setularia argentea.
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
This is a great hobby.
However, fish live in their toilet and will die unless you detoxify their environment.
First deal with the ammonia by developing a mature filter then deal with the nitrate by changing some of the water regularly.
Your fish live in their loo,
So there are things you've got to do.
To stop things going out of kilter,
Make sure you have a good mature filter.
The next solution to pollution,
Is water changes, that's dilution!
Description:
Nando - my 2 year old hand-fed 8 inch Male Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Cichlid who is so compatible with my Clown Loaches and Boesemans Rainbows. This fish has completed my aquarium and has exceeded my expectations.