Top 121 - 130 Freshwater Tanks 2009
Rated #121: 70 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: matthew scourfield
Country: United Kingdom
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#121 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
matthew scourfield on
Ratings:
4.65
Number of votes:
113
Fish Kept:
5 Peacocks (3-4 inches)from a mainstream retailer which i am still identifying, surprisingly lovely fish. 5 mbuna(1-2 inches), 3 red zebra and 2 blue zebra. The direction the tank takes, either peacock or mbuna remains to be seen but if i can get away with both providing the peacocks are larger then so be it. i also have 6 puntius denesoni and an albina red tail shark i could not bare to part with. puntius are good dither fish tho.
Corals/Plants:
amazon sword and vallesneria
Tank Size:
70 gallons
Advice:
take inspiration from others tanks and fish and be patient!!
Description:
Malawi fish tank
Rated #122: 110 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Colby
Country: United States
Rank:
#122 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Colby on
Ratings:
4.65
Number of votes:
110
Fish Kept:
Red Hooked Silver Dollars, Gouramis, Clown Loaches, Danios, Freshwater Angels
Corals/Plants:
None.
Tank Size:
110 gallons
Advice:
Be ready to spend some money! LoL
Description:
Our 110 Gallon Freshwater Tank.
Rated #123: 168 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: John
Country: United States
Rank:
#123 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
4.64
Number of votes:
89
Quote:
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.
About Yourself:
I bought my first 5 gal tank 30 years ago. All my fish died because I wasn't told about the bactierial cycle. After going 20 years without a tank I decided to do it up good!
Fish Kept:
5 red irian rainbows,
5 red line torpedo barbs,
3 white cloud moutain minnows,
6 jumbo neons,
5 pearl gourami,
5 clown loaches,
3 panda garra,
3 panda corydoras,
7 silver hatchets,
2 silver angels,
Corals/Plants:
The plants are all plastic but the cool brown & green algae on the background is real.
Tank Size:
168 gallons
Advice:
Get the biggest tank you can buy. Don't clean your filter too much. Enjoy your fish - study about them and where they are from. If you can't afford good stuff - save your money until you can.
Description:
My custom 168 gallon. Tired of seeing boring backgrounds, I made my own out of real stone. Not satisifed with the store selection of wood, I got two 5 foot logs from one of my favorite trout streams. Now I'm satisfied.
Rated #124: 90 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: dave svabensky
Country: Canada
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
4.63
Number of votes:
115
Quote:
"i can smell a lie like a fart in a car." Christian Slater
About Yourself:
A friend with "fissues" turned me on to the hobby when he gave me a 20 gal tank. Bastard! The bug bit me and I know own 3 tanks and have plans to start up a reef tank in the near future. I've been in the hobby for a little more than a year now and I continue to learn new things daily. I love to tinker so I end up building a lot of stuff myself and I find the internet and this site an invaluable resource. I would love to hear other peoples input and ideas.
Fish Kept:
3x jewels,2x convicts,2x firemouths,3x parrots,3x phantoms,1 blue zebra,1 blue acara,
Second tank has approx. 20 Convicts at various stages of growth, 2 Dempseys, 2 Severums, 1 Krib, 1Ram, 2 Clown loaches, 2 plecs.
Corals/Plants:
mostly live plants.
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
bigger is better, maintenance is key, don't eat yellow snow. I change 25% min. of water every 10-14 days, Clean filter media between water changes and don't mess with the biological media at all. About every 4 months I take everything out of the tank and thoroughly clean the tank,rocks, filters etc. Buy the good stuff as far as equipment, food and media are concerned. I didn't and I have paid the price. I am still trying to convince my wife to let me buy canister filters.
Description:
My 90 Gallon. Lots of rock caves and a few live plants.
Rated #125: 65 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Sheila
Country: United States
Rank:
#125 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Sheila on
Ratings:
4.63
Number of votes:
104
About Yourself:
My dad always had tanks when I was a kid. My dad had this tank, glass tops and stand just sitting in his barn rotting away. I expressed interest in starting a 10 gallon and he gave us this one instead! And now, I have a bad fish habit. lmao
Fish Kept:
6 Harlequin Rasboras, 1 Zebra Danio, 4 Tiger Barbs, 1 Green Tiger Barb, 4 Bolivian Rams, 2 Koi Angels, 2 Siamese Algae Eaters, 1 Rope Fish, 1 Common Pleco, 1 Clown Pleco, 1 Albino Cory Cat, 3 Pepper Cory Cats, 2 Panda Cory Cats, 3 Porthole Catfish and 2 Japanese Trapdoor Snails.
Corals/Plants:
2 Amazon Swords, 1 Java Fern, 2 unknown plants grown from bulbs. The rest are artificial.
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
Be sure to cycle your tank prior to adding a lot of fish and add slowly when you do add fish. Research, research research....plenty of places to do this on the web. I also have a cycled 10 gallon quarentine/hospital/nursery tank which has come in VERY handy more than a few times. And above all...HAVE FUN AND ENJOY!
Description:
This is my current setup...hubby wants it to stay this way, but I'm wanting to add more caves for my catfish, and soon an Electric Blue Lobster, to explore!
Rated #126: 42 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: flyfisher
Country: United Kingdom
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#126 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
4.62
Number of votes:
97
About Yourself:
I finally got a fish tank! Thanks to my best friend of many years, he knew I loved his tank with silver dollars in it and offered it to me recently. He has plans for another tank soon. I'm hooked now and have loved the design and researching etc.
Fish Kept:
So far 7 Lemon Tetras, and to add soon corys, 1 plec and 5 black bar silver dollars.
Corals/Plants:
one silk plant and one plastic plant.
Tank Size:
42 gallons
Advice:
Buy a bigger tank than that!
Description:
36"x15"x18" First tank and have gone for a natural looking environment with Bogwood being a main feature. Just getting started with stocking, but the tetras seem very happy in there so far.
Rated #127: 47 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Mike
Country: United States
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#127 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Mike on
Ratings:
4.62
Number of votes:
107
Quote:
they are who we thought they were
About Yourself:
marine tech.
Fish Kept:
2 blue dwarf gouramies 6danios & soon some corys and tetras
Corals/Plants:
fake plants
Tank Size:
47 gallons
Advice:
do your research before making decisions.
Description:
47 gallon collumn
Rated #128: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: janetmorgski
Country: United States
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#128 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
janetmorgski on
Ratings:
4.6
Number of votes:
113
Fish Kept:
cichlids, plecos, catfish
Corals/Plants:
some plastic, some live ~
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
keep trying ~
Description:
A little clearer pic of my 55 gallon! Definately a work in progress, so fun to experiment! Thank you for your vote and advice! Namaste ~
Rated #129: 40 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Pierre
Country: United States
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Submitted By:
Pierre on
Ratings:
4.6
Number of votes:
110
Fish Kept:
African Cichlids,pleco, catfish
1 Red zebra
16 mixed Cichlids
1 pleco
1 kenya yellow
1 Zebra obliquidani
1 catfish
Corals/Plants:
Crushed Coral, Lace rock
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
Be patient take your time and be ready for things to go wrong as you learn to fix time as time progresses
Description:
final product
Rated #130: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Ashley
Country: United States
Rank:
#130 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Ashley on
Ratings:
4.6
Number of votes:
107
Quote:
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. Psalm 18
About Yourself:
23, female, married to a coastie, from TX, now in SC. 2 German Shepherds, 1 cat, and lots of fishies :D
Fish Kept:
Freshwater, African Cichlids, Angel fish, Kissing Gouramis.
Corals/Plants:
I usually just keep fake plants, can't seem to keep the real ones alive. maybe one day :D
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
I have just started out myself so I don't really have any advice for anyone
Description:
My 55 Gallon ( I want a bigger one :D) with African Cichlids, 1 clown loach, and a monster Pleco!! The water is a bit cloudy, but I just recently set it up, so it is still filtering. I previously had angel fish and gouramis in it, but I moved them to a smaller tank.