Top 151 - 160 Freshwater Tanks 2011
Rated #151: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: rico cruz
Country: United States
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#151 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
rico cruz on
Ratings:
4.34
Number of votes:
143
About Yourself:
i love fish and fishing have no dogs but love to
Fish Kept:
i have many fish but the ones i love is my pacu
Corals/Plants:
i have 5 planted fish tank with many plants
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
advice i had fish have move 30 years
Description:
this is one of my son tank
Rated #152: 29 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: stephen
Country: United States
Rank:
#152 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
stephen on
Ratings:
4.32
Number of votes:
102
Fish Kept:
1 electric blue cichlid, 1 plec, 1 freshwater bream, feeder fish
Corals/Plants:
2 live plants can't remember the type.
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
Always cycle new tanks, add enzyme.
Description:
29 gallon all glass tank, whisper 30-60 filter, topfin 30 power head, topfin heater, black sand and white crushed coral, deadwood tree stump ornament, 1 or 2 live plants (can't remember type).
Rated #153: 70 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Shannon Briggs
Country: Canada
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#153 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
Shannon Briggs on
Ratings:
4.31
Number of votes:
103
About Yourself:
I have had a 30 gallon since I was little and have just upgraded to a gorgeous 70 gallon Osaka Bent Glass aquarium!
Fish Kept:
Malawi Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
Live Plants
Tank Size:
70 gallons
Advice:
Ask questions, you can never know enough :)
Also, over filtering never hurt anybody.
Description:
My 70 Gal Osaka Bent Glass Malawi setup. 3d rock background ordered, then more fishies!
Rated #154: 66 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Tonya
Country: United States
Rank:
#154 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
105
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...
Description:
Full view of 66 gallon. All plants are live exception of large one in back right corner.
Forgive quality of picture. Android phone takes marginal picture. In the image there is also the best chair in the house to watch the fish.
Rated #155: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: lauren
Country: United States
Rank:
#155 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
lauren on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
103
About Yourself:
I am a stay at home mom and my husband is in school, so he is busy studying at night, so I wanted a hobby and I love animals. when I started researching I was intrigued by how difficult it really is. I always thought you just throw fish into a tank...but that is NOT the case! I did not anticipate how much it does cost to start from scratch!!! $$$$
Fish Kept:
2 female mickey mouse platy, 3 cherry barb(1 male, 2 female), 5 x-ray tetra, 1 male kribensis, 1 sunset thicklip gourami, 5 marble hatchet fish
Corals/Plants:
mix of artificial plants and live plants...java fern and anubias. floating plants are hornwort and wisteria.
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
take it slow adding fish. and read, read, read. I googled lots of different forums, every one has different opinions. I curbed my appetite for wanting new fish by decorating the tank instead for now.
Description:
2 mickey mouse platy, 3 cherry barb(1 male, 2 female), 5 x-ray tetra, 1 male kribensis, 1 sunset thicklip gourami, 5 marble hatchet fish in a 20 gallon artificial planted tank with a few live plants.
Rated #156: 155 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: bieckmarra
Country: United States
Rank:
#156 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
bieckmarra on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
110
Fish Kept:
oscars
Corals/Plants:
amazon sword plants natural gravel
Tank Size:
155 gallons
Advice:
don't mix fish
Description:
my tank
Rated #157: 210 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Don The Juan
Country: United States
Rank:
#157 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
Don The Juan on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
110
Quote:
the dude abides
About Yourself:
My Dad got me into it, he is a discus pro and I enjoy the hobby as well.
Fish Kept:
african pike, cory cats, disucs, (adonis, albino, bushy nose, royal, panaque royal, green, blue, giant vampire, para, peckoltia plecos) 2 large sexfacsiatus, 1 tiger datanoid, kirbensi, 2 gouamis, 4 albino tinfoil barbs, 2 x large clown loaches, and more
Corals/Plants:
java fern
Tank Size:
210 gallons
Advice:
Change water every 6 days minimum. Go big, once you know what you are doing. Go Rena Everything, trust me. xp3, rena air pump 200 or 300, rena intake heater, all legit. Fish tank will look and smell good along with being healthy
Description:
My 210
Rated #158: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Jeremy
Country: United States
Rank:
#158 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
Jeremy on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
110
Fish Kept:
Breeding pair of Convict Cichlids and fry. Large Pleco. Spotted Raphael. Will be adding a couple more South American Cichlids in the future.
Corals/Plants:
Fake
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Research before you buy. Never miss water changes. BE PATIENT!!!
Description:
55 gal freshwater tank.
Rated #159: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Matt Sartin
Country: United States
Rank:
#159 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
Matt Sartin on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
114
Quote:
"Get some from the colder tank"
About Yourself:
I started Keeping fish at 8 years old and now I'm 22 do the math. I just love fish keeping. I done all fresh water tanks but no salt. I'm thinking of starting one up.
Fish Kept:
2 Angel Fish, 4 Serpae Tetras,2 Silver Dollars, 1 Bala Shark, 1 Golden mystery Snail, 1 Pleco
Corals/Plants:
Fake Plants
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Water Changes and DON'T OVER FEED!! Also do research
Description:
My Newest 55 Gallon freshwater tank!!
Rated #160: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: noodles
Country: United States
Rank:
#160 out of 326 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By:
noodles on
Ratings:
4.3
Number of votes:
105
Quote:
Character is something you do when no one is looking...
About Yourself:
Just starting out in the hobby...
Fish Kept:
2 pictus cats, 4 serpae tetra, 1 spotted cory cat, and 2 young african cichlids for now.
Corals/Plants:
Fake
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Join a forum before you go out and purchase anything. It will give you a better idea of what you want before you go spend a bunch of money.
Have a game plan.
Description:
Mixed community tank.