Top 41 - 50 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #41: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Spider Discus Stocking In 150 Gallons Tank
Username: Ryan
Country: United States
Rank:
#41 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.86
Number of votes:
14
Quote:
n/a
Fish Kept:
Discus, Midas Cichlid, Community fish, and Electric Blue Jack Dempseys
Corals/Plants:
Texas holey rock, natural driftwood
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
Dont over crowd!
Description:
Discus
Rated #42: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Tetrazona - Tiger Barb Stocking In 25 Gallons Tank
Username: Jolo
Country: United States
Rank:
#42 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.86
Number of votes:
14
About Yourself:
been keeping fish for morethan 10 years now and i specialize in biotope aquariums.
Fish Kept:
barbs, tetra, polypterus, Lepisosteidae etc etc.
Corals/Plants:
Amazon swords, Hemianthus, mosses etc etc.
Tank Size:
25 gallons
Advice:
Go slowly but surely
Description:
barbus tetrazona
Rated #43: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Nyassae Var. - Peacock Cichlid, Orange Blossom Stocking In 72 Gallons Tank
Username: constance
Country: United States
Rank:
#43 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.85
Number of votes:
13
About Yourself:
36 years old. I work behind a desk everyday with no windows. My fishtank is my joy and addiction...
Fish Kept:
1- Male Yellow Labidochromis (yellow lab) 1- Male Aulonocara Stuartgranti, 1-Male Haplochromis sp.(Flameback) 1-Siamese algae eater,
Corals/Plants:
No live plants.
Tank Size:
72 gallons
Advice:
Read, Read, Read as much as you can. Ask questions when you don't know.
Description:
MY NEWEST CICHLID.
Rated #44: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Riley
Country: Canada
Rank:
#44 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.85
Number of votes:
13
About Yourself:
First Aquarium
Fish Kept:
BumbleBee Cichlid
Electric YellowLab Cichlid
Jack Dempsey Cichlid
Jewel Cichlid
IceBlue Zebra Cichlid
Chinese Algae Eater x2
Electric Blue CrayFish
Corals/Plants:
Fake Plastic PLants
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
- Get A Big Tank
Description:
Jack Demsey Cichlid
Rated #45: Freshwater Fish - Eleotris Picta - Spotted Seeper Stocking In 48 Gallons Tank
Username: Rhonda
Country: Canada
Rank:
#45 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.83
Number of votes:
18
Quote:
none
About Yourself:
I love fish and aquariums. I find them very relaxing to watch..better than T.V!! I have 7 aquariums now and want more. I'm hooked!!
Fish Kept:
Guppies,Mollies, Swordtails, platties, and a Water Cow Goby.
Corals/Plants:
All Fake Plants. Would LOVE to have a planted tank. Don't know how or where to start. Still learning and researching!!
Tank Size:
48 gallons
Advice:
I'm new at this, I could use some advice.
Description:
This is Russell. My "Water Cow Goby" also know as a "Spotted Sleeper Goby" or "Eleotris Picta" He will eat anything that will fit in his mouth so he has his very own tank!!
Rated #46: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 14 Gallons Tank
Username: Nathan Jones
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#46 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.82
Number of votes:
22
Fish Kept:
Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami, Neon Tetra, Amano Shrimp
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
14 gallons
Advice:
Patience, patience, patience
Description:
Our Dwarf Gourami, 'Michael'.
Rated #47: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank
Username: Devin
Country: United States
Rank:
#47 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.82
Number of votes:
22
Fish Kept:
Dwarf Gourami, Platy, Balloon Molly, Cherry Barb, Neon Tetra Jumbo
Corals/Plants:
Anacharis and water sprite
Tank Size:
10 gallons
Advice:
Always have adequate filtration!
Description:
My Dwarf gourami
Rated #48: Freshwater Fish - Protomelas Steveni - Taiwan Reef Stocking In 135 Gallons Tank
Username: gm333
Country: United States
Rank:
#48 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.81
Number of votes:
53
Quote:
You put how many in a 10 gallon tank?
Fish Kept:
fresh,salt
Tank Size:
135 gallons
Description:
Peacock cichlid
Rated #49: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Bryce
Country: United States
Rank:
#49 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.8
Number of votes:
35
Quote:
Miles- "No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any f**king Merlot!"
About Yourself:
it all started with a carnival goldfish my kids brought home...
Fish Kept:
Lake Malawi Cichlids: Ruby Red Peacock 1M, Sunshine Peacock 1M, Electric Yellow- Labidochromis Caeruleus 1M 1F, Placidochromes phenochilus "Tanzania" 1M 1F
Other: 3 Clown Loach, 1 L200 "green phantom" Pleco
Corals/Plants:
few live plants, mostly fake.
Lava rock and crushed aragonite
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Over-filter for Cichlids
Description:
Aulonocara Rubescens Ruby Red Peacock
Rated #50: Freshwater Fish - Betta Splendens - Betta - Male Stocking In 33 Gallons Tank
Username: Joe
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#50 out of 2503 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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Ratings:
6.79
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
Betta fish, neons, silver hatchet, otosinclus, Fire eel, pictus catfish, silver shark, rainbow shark, gold nugget plec, silver dollars, gourami.
Corals/Plants:
plastic planks, and bog wood
Tank Size:
33 gallons
Advice:
Don't underestimate the space that a fish needs to swim, overcrowding either with fish or ornaments is something to avoid!
Description:
Siamese Fighter fish