Top 181 - 190 Freshwater Tanks 2006
Rated #181: 29 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: DaBec
Country: United States
Rank:
#181 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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DaBec on
Ratings:
3.72
Number of votes:
257
Quote:
why is this field required!?!
About Yourself:
well, i work at a pet store! go figure, but i got into the hobby long before i started working there.
Fish Kept:
Fish------
1 Neon Tetra. 3 Von Rio Orange Tetras. 3 German Blue Rams (1 male 2 female). 1 Gold Ram (female). 2 baby Leaf fish. 1 painted skirt tetra (i know-- bad me, but he was being picked on at the pet store, so i saved him from being beaten to death). 1 palateus cory. 1 skunk cory. 2 african ropefish. 2 striped raphael catfish. 1 lace catfish. 1 tatia bumblebee catfish.
1 Farlowella and a constant supply of 2 dozen feeder shrimp for the ropefish
Corals/Plants:
De'cor-----
mostly artifical, with 2 live amazone sword plants, 1 piece of live drift wood
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
This tank may sound overcrowded, but the crush coral and flourite help to maintain a Ph range of 6.8 - 7.2, the magnum 350 is more than sufficient to filter the small tank twice over each hour.
My advice is to always have a setup where your filtration is twice your tank size (if possible), it just helps to keep the toxins and waste under control.
Of course KNOW your fish and their habitat and needs.
Description:
29 gallon low brackish tank
Rated #182: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: adrian
Country: United States
Rank:
#182 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
adrian on
Ratings:
3.72
Number of votes:
300
Quote:
shoes and socks?
About Yourself:
i got into fish tanks because i like how colorful and decorative they can be
Fish Kept:
Gouramis,tetras,bala shark,irredecent shark,bristlenose pleco,pictus cats,jack dempseys,oscar,green terror,midas,parrot,texas cichlid,mollys,blue gill,kenyis, electric blue and yellow cichlids and bumble bee cichlid
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
DO RESEARCH
Description:
55 gallon african cichlid tank
Rated #183: 60 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Eric E. Cummings
Country: United States
Rank:
#183 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Eric E. Cummings on
Ratings:
3.72
Number of votes:
268
Quote:
Son Il Factorum, De La Chida
About Yourself:
Im a law student who started with a fish bowl, then a starter tank, then a 10 gal., and now a 60 gal. I spend a lot of my down-time watching the fish.
Fish Kept:
3 African Cichlids, 1 Oscar, 1 Parrot, 2 Alge Eaters, and 1 Cray-fish
Corals/Plants:
Plastic/ Coral Reef Bone
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
20% water changes and aquarium salt
Description:
60 Gallon tank, Bio-wheels 100 and 350, 2 15W power glow lamps, 60lbs of Super Naturals white sand
Rated #184: 75 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Nakia
Country: United States
Rank:
#184 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Nakia on
Ratings:
3.71
Number of votes:
252
Quote:
Walk softly, and carry a big stick.
About Yourself:
I LOVE PAINTBALL
Fish Kept:
juvi. black piranha (serrrasalmus rhombeus)
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
do your homework... any new fish,chemical treatments,or equipment you are thinking of getting, you must first do as much research as possible
Description:
75g. w/ juvi. black piranha
Rated #185: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Matthew
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#185 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Matthew on
Ratings:
3.71
Number of votes:
310
Quote:
Pobodys Nerfect
About Yourself:
Keeping convicts at the moment - just bought a new 100 gallon tank with 4 light tubes and filter and heater, just trying to figure somewhere in the house it can go now before I can set it up. I'm not sure if ill put the convicts in the big tank or keep a mixed tank with other fish, maybe keep the convicts and add more cichlids and have an african tank perhaps.
Fish Kept:
Convict Cichlids at the moment, 2 parents and about 30 younger ones.
Corals/Plants:
A mixture of synthetic plants - like I say they look real and my convicts only destroy real plants for fun.
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Keep it simple if you have no time, fancy looking fish can still look spectacualr and no-one knows they are low maintenance apart from professional fish keepers! If you have the time, go marine and keep something really difficult.
Description:
My Convict Cichlid tank setup, a breeding pair and about 30 young. one of the adults can be seen in the back left just through the hole in the rock, the pair insist on laying the eggs on the bottom of the filter (not sure why). This makes maintenance more difficult that it should be, as can be seen in the picture the fish have moved the gravel around a lot (it was flat when I first put it in). The tank is mainly beingused until I set up my Rio 400, however I still enjoy keeping this tank and convicts are really interesting fish but very terrotorial, infact the breeding pair killed off another 4 convicts before they bred, however they seem happy with the young in there.
You can see the heater quite clear in the picture however when stood up it cant be seen, I used to have it higher but a couple of fish kept sitting in between it at the top of the water.
The tank bed is a mixture of white stone and black, slowly fading from one to another, this gives a really effectiver tank floor. There are two largish rocks in the tank both with 3 holes each that meet in the middle, and then theres 4 pieces of slate along with a mixture of plants to creating plenty of hiding places for the fish (when ou move sharply they all disappear then all reappear) if there isnt enough room for all the fish to hide then there isnt enough hiding space!
The plants are obviously syntetic to convict keepers as they have a fun habbit of destroying plants for fun.
Rated #186: 5 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: YuMin Thong
Country: Australia
Rank:
#186 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
YuMin Thong on
Ratings:
3.71
Number of votes:
278
Quote:
If he dies he dies
Fish Kept:
3 black convicts
1 albino convict
1 red jewel cichlid
1 Festivum
1 flying fox
Corals/Plants:
2 amazon swords,
1 banana lilly
2 dwarf pongols
Tank Size:
5 gallons
Advice:
Think it then do it
Description:
tank 3
Rated #187: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: AmyW
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#187 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
AmyW on
Ratings:
3.71
Number of votes:
287
Quote:
the only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing
About Yourself:
hmmmmmmm
Fish Kept:
2 angels, 2 clown loaches, 2 neon rainbow tetras, 2 corys, Assorted other tetra, 5 leopard danos and a plec!
Corals/Plants:
assorted plants.......not entirely sure what they are
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Take your time setting it up. Don't add your fish too quickly and make sure you change the water regularly!
Description:
So this is it......hope you like it!
Rated #188: 125 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: ben spillane
Country: Australia
Rank:
#188 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
ben spillane on
Ratings:
3.7
Number of votes:
267
Quote:
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Fish Kept:
6 Frontosa, 4 Humphead, 2 Yellow Labs, 1 Clown Loach, 3 large Pleco, and 1 Ghost knife
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
do not skimp on filtration. a good filter is the key to keeping a successful clean desease free tank.
Description:
125 G Frontosa tank
Rated #189: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Scott
Country: United States
Rank:
#189 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Scott on
Ratings:
3.7
Number of votes:
246
Quote:
Everytime I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am.
About Yourself:
An all around renaissance man.
Fish Kept:
Fish: 3 redeyed tetras, 1 neon tetras, 2 black widow tetras, 1 fantailed guppy, 2 angelfish, 1 betta, 1 albino cory, 2 candied mollys, 1 bala shark, 2 black mollys, 2 pink kissing gouramies, 3 oranda goldfish, and a frog.
Corals/Plants:
My plants will live forever!
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Don't buy expensive fish until the tank has matured.
Description:
Glass 55 gallon tank. Non-living decorations
Rated #190: 300 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Chad
Country: Bermuda
Rank:
#190 out of 482 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Chad on
Ratings:
3.7
Number of votes:
312
Quote:
none
Fish Kept:
Currently have 1 irridescent shark (10 inches), two Jack Dempseys, 8 assorted african cichlids, 2 firemouth cichlids, 3 bala sharks (3 inches) and two straightbodied silver fish with pink tails and yellow pectoral fins. They stay at the surface (6 inches)
Corals/Plants:
Use ocean rocks and some various sticks taken from the Atlantic. No live rock now that I've converted from Salt water.
Tank Size:
300 gallons
Advice:
First decision is either keeping a very busy tank with many smaller fish and lots of decorations, or going with fewer, larger fish and a simpler tank setup. I prefer larger fish as they seem to have more personality to me and have more of an impact than small fish.
Description:
300 gallon - 6 months in