Top 321 - 330 Freshwater Tanks 2009
Rated #321: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Ryan
Country: United States
Rank:
#321 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
3.69
Number of votes:
120
Quote:
depends on the mood Im in.
About Yourself:
New fish keeper still learning but find it tremendously relaxing. Trying to build a stream pool ecosystem.
Fish Kept:
10 Neon tetra, 8 Black Neon Tetra, 4 Red Minor Tetra, 2 Black Skirt Tetra, 5 Zebra Danio, 2 Fancy Guppy (yellow), 1 Lg Fancy Goldfish. More to come!
Corals/Plants:
Black aquarium gravel, Real Tourmaline and Quartz crystals I found. River rocks I found. Fake Plants unfortunately. I plan to slowly introduce living plants.
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Just get a tank, expect some mistakes and enjoy!
Description:
My 20 gal community fish tank. This is my first fish tank, so I'm going with easy fish to maintain and replace. So far so good after 1 week no casualties. I did not do the first cycle. Fish went in same day tank was built with the use of a product called "Safe Start" by Tetra 0 which contains beneficial living bacterias.
Rated #322: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Jeff
Country: United States
Rank:
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Ratings:
3.69
Number of votes:
106
Fish Kept:
Cichlids:
Blue Johanni
Electric Yellow
Kenyi
Leleupi
Red Peacock
Gold Head Compressicep
Moori Kaiser II
Catfish:
Whiptail
Synodontus Decorus
Corals/Plants:
2 Artificial 16" plants to conceal filter, heater, power head
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Research and plan everything meticulously to start - and have patience. I feel good about my tank but still have a lot of time to wait for it to be truly impressive - mainly waiting for the fish to grow.
Description:
55 Gallon Freshwater African Cichlid
Rated #323: 45 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Jill&Manny
Country: United States
Rank:
#323 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
3.69
Number of votes:
118
Quote:
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
About Yourself:
Just a guy who loves tropical fish!!!!!!!!
Fish Kept:
1 large Pacu named 'Manolo' 13in.
2 Blood Parrots named 'Sunset 7in.& Sunrise 4.5in.'
1 Dojo Loach named 'Pecker 7in.'
1 Pleco..no name 6in.
1 Gold Gourami...no name 4in.
1 Red Hook SD named 'Dime' 3in.
1 Silver Dollar named 'Manolito' 4.5in.
Corals/Plants:
Plants are fake...Driftwood and Rock is real...
Tank Size:
45 gallons
Advice:
Simple and slow is the way to go!!!!
Description:
My Fathers 72 bowfront (Found it!!).. built the stand and top himself and has:
4 Red Pacu's
3 Convicts
1 Red Eye Tetra
Very Nice!!!
Rated #324: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Melissa
Country: United States
Rank:
#324 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Melissa on
Ratings:
3.68
Number of votes:
107
Quote:
I'm not a guppy!
About Yourself:
My husband and I are just starting the fish venture and would love some advice.
Corals/Plants:
all plastic
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
I am a New Hobbyists
Description:
Just starting out what do you think?
Rated #325: 45 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Basil
Country: Australia
Rank:
#325 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Basil on
Ratings:
3.68
Number of votes:
107
Quote:
"i ant a nerd, i promise"
About Yourself:
wooooo fish
Fish Kept:
Currently-
In my UFO 700: 10 cardinal, 10 Serpae Tetra and 4 Blue rams, 3 Clown Loaches, Pictus and waiting on my Discus
In my side tank: 70 baby jewels and convicts
Past-
Cichlids: Oscars, Electic Yellows, Peacocks, BB Zebra, Blue Rams, Severums etc.
Typical Fish: Angels, Guppies, Siamese fighters, Clown Loaches, Kuli Loaches, Swordtails, Platies, Mollies, 8 different types of tetra, silver/black/redtail sharks, Blue/dwarf/coral/wild/silver gourami's. 4 different Paradise Fish and heaps of others...
Random: Walking Fish, Whiptails, Yabby's, freshie crabs, spiny loach etc.
Breeding Pairs: Firemouthes, Convicts and Red Jewels
Corals/Plants:
Java Fern, Amazon Sword just for now..
Tank Size:
45 gallons
Advice:
Read up on fish before you buy.
- Compatibility
- Ph, Soft or Hard, Temperature, Diet etc.
Its not a cheap hobby and cant particularly be made one, buying cheap equipment means spending more in the future =D
Description:
Aqua One, UFO 700 170liter tank. Not even close to being finished yet!
Rated #326: 150 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Jean-Francois Martin
Country: Canada
Rank:
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Ratings:
3.66
Number of votes:
107
Fish Kept:
Jack Dempsey, Firemouth, Plecos, Grey Bichir, Congo Tetras, Red Severum, Bolivian Rams, Hemichromis Lifalili, Malawi Blue Dolphin, Marbled Angels
Corals/Plants:
Vallisneria and others
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
Keep it clean!
Description:
150 gallons
Rated #327: 75 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: JR Charles
Country: United States
Rank:
#327 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
3.66
Number of votes:
101
Fish Kept:
2 Peacock Bass, 2 Oscars.
Corals/Plants:
5 Artificials plants an some large rocks.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Your filters are your best investment.
Description:
This is my remodeled 75 gallon freshwater tank.
Rated #328: 130 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Grant
Country: Australia
Rank:
#328 out of 520 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Grant on
Ratings:
3.66
Number of votes:
123
Quote:
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
About Yourself:
Grew up with a 4 ft tank all my life and parents gave it to me so i decided to sell it and get a larger 6ft one.
Fish Kept:
6 x Australian Monos
2 x Bala sharks
1 x Black shark (20cm+)
4x Rossy barbs (getting rid of them)
Adding to tank:
1 X Pleco
10 x Yoyo loach
Corals/Plants:
Silk is the way to go
Tank Size:
130 gallons
Advice:
When setting up a new tank ebay is a very good place to get decorations, heaters, air pumps and filters
Description:
6FT x 2FTx 1.5FT
300watt Heater, 2100 L/PH internal filter
NCF-1500 external filter
Fish:
6 x Australian Monos
2 x Bala sharks
1 x Black shark (20cm+)
4x Rossy barbs (getting rid of them)
Adding to tank:
1 X Pleco
10 x Yoyo loach
Rated #329: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Steve Fischer
Country: United States
Rank:
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Ratings:
3.66
Number of votes:
119
Fish Kept:
2 Orange Flame Gourami, 2 Gold Gourami, 2 Dwarf Blue Gourami, 2 Angelfish, 2 Albino bristlenose Pleco, 1 Pleco, 1 Swordtail, 3 Bala Sharks, 1 Clown Loach, 6 Feeder Fish, 1 Raphael Catfish, 1 Dojo Loach, 1 Red Clawed Crab, 1 Fiddler Crab
Corals/Plants:
Live and Plastic / Silk
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Im a new hobbyist!
Description:
2 Orange Flame Gourami, 2 Gold Gourami, 2 Dwarf Blue Gourami, 2 Angelfish, 2 Albino bristlenose Pleco, 1 Pleco, 1 Swordtail, 3 Bala Sharks, 1 Clown Loach, 6 Feeder Fish, 1 Raphael Catfish, 1 Dojo Loach, 1 Red Clawed Crab, 1 Fiddler Crab
Rated #330: 25 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Michael Johnson
Country: United States
Rank:
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
3.65
Number of votes:
110
Quote:
Nothing in life is certain except for death and taxes
About Yourself:
My name is Michael Johnson and I live in Sunny Orange County California. I'm a recent graduate of the University of California Irvine with a BA in Economics, and plan on further study in accounting. I currently do not have a job, but I suppose this gives me more time to spend on my aquariums! I got into aquascaping, I guess through my brother the biologist, who is really into tropical plants. Growing up I've always loved nature, and an aquarium is a good way to create a mini habitat that will beautify your home. There is a certain feeling a joy and accomplishment when you work so hard to establish a functioning micro-ecosystem and everything works together. I think more people should get into the aquarium hobby because it will cause us to appreciate nature on a new level, and to perhaps move towards generations that care about the planet and the inevitable global warming predicament.
Goal for the future: set up a 155 gallon reef tank
Fish Kept:
Fish: A pair of Fundulopanchax Gardneri (Killifish), Four Macrotocinclus affinis (Oto Cat), Two Corydoras paleatus (peppered Cory Cat)
Corals/Plants:
Plants: My tank is mostly made up of microsorum pteropus and other types of java fern, grown on drift wood. Other plants are; Vesicularia dubyana or Java Moss(grown on drift wood), Acorus variegatus or Dwarf Green Acorus (Japanese Fan Grass), Riccia fluitas (Riccia) aka Crystalwort, Pelia (grown on drift wood), Cryptocoryne x willisii or Nevillii Crypt, Anubias nana or Dwarf Anubias, Echinodorus x Ozelot or Ozelot sword plant which is a hybrid between Echinodorus schlueteri 'Leopard' and Echinodorus barthii, Myriophyllum pinnatum or Myrio Green, Rotala macranda or Rotala Magenta (turns red with iron in the water), Ceratopteris thalictroides or Water Sprite aka Indian fern (also called water fairy), and lastly Vesicularia montagnei or Christmas Moss (which is one of my favorites because it is bright green in color)
Tank Size:
25 gallons
Advice:
Number one rule is to never give up. I would recommend doing your research and planning first before any water goes into the tank such as; location of the tank (not a sunny room), size of tank, what kind of fish/plants/coral you want to keep. Look at the forums on this site!
Description:
My other aquarium, 55 gallon cichlid tank