Top 21 - 30 Freshwater Fish 2006
Rated #21: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Kieran
Country: Australia
Rank:
#21 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.16
Number of votes:
37
Fish Kept:
African cichlids. Frontosa, brichardi, electric blue, chilumba, red peacock and others.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Don't over feed your fish. Get a gravel vac. Go all out on filtration.
Description:
Young Frontosa with some nice blue in his fins.
Rated #22: Freshwater Fish - Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum - Silver Arowana Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: scott
Country: United States
Rank:
#22 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
scott on
Ratings:
5.14
Number of votes:
66
Quote:
n/a
Fish Kept:
I like all types of odd/colorful freshwater fish. I have kept many interesting fish including a 1.5 foot long fire eel, a "freshwater moray eel", a clown knife, and a needle nose fish.
Corals/Plants:
My fish eat any plants I try to put in my tank.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Description:
This is a picture of my 14" Arowana. In the background to the right are two parrot cichlids and on the left is my green terror.
Rated #23: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Blue Ram Stocking In 250 Gallons Tank
Username: michel
Country: Netherlands
Rank:
#23 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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michel on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
52
Quote:
If you know nothing don't think :P
About Yourself:
Started with guppys now have my own store
Fish Kept:
too much to list but only freshwater
Corals/Plants:
a lot
Tank Size:
250 gallons
Advice:
ask questions
Description:
Microgeophagus ramirezi female
Rated #24: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Blair Skinner
Country: Canada
Rank:
#24 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Blair Skinner on
Ratings:
5.12
Number of votes:
58
Quote:
a
Fish Kept:
7 Labidochromis Caeruleus (2M/5F)
1 Heros Efasciatus (White/Gold - M)
1 Aulonocara sp. "German Red" (M)
2 Sciaenochromis Fryeri (1M/1F)
3 Cynotilapia Afra "Cobue" (F1 - 1M/2F)
3 Aulonocara OB (3M)
2 Protomelas sp. Steveni "Taiwan Reef" (1M/1F)
1 Heros Efasciatus (Green - M)
1 Metriaclima Callainos (M)
1 Aulonocara sp. Lwanda (M)
Corals/Plants:
Silk, Java Fern, Anubias Nana
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
30% water change once a week.
Description:
Aulonocara Sp. German Red
Rated #25: Freshwater Fish - Maylandia Callainos - Blue Cobalt Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: forest
Country: United States
Rank:
#25 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.1
Number of votes:
42
Quote:
not all who wonder are lost
About Yourself:
x
Fish Kept:
Mostly Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
no live plants with cichlids!
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Go slow, let your tank cycle and don't overfeed!
Description:
I belive this is a
Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid
Metriaclima callainos
Rated #26: Freshwater Fish - Serrasalmus Rhombeus - Diamond Rhombeus Piranha Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Pete
Country: United States
Rank:
#26 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Pete on
Ratings:
5.08
Number of votes:
71
Quote:
None
Fish Kept:
S.rhombeus,I've got some Zebra Danios, Black Neons, Jumbo Neons, Lemon Tetras,Black Skirt Tetra ghost shrimp and a Pleco and a 10" Diamond Rhom.
Pristobrycon Striolatus.
Corals/Plants:
Assorted.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Keep it clean.
Description:
Piranha Diamond Rhombeus
Rated #27: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Sp. - Red Marlboro Discus Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: Dominique
Country: Canada
Rank:
#27 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
Dominique on
Ratings:
5.08
Number of votes:
62
Quote:
I don't have one
About Yourself:
Hello, I first got into fish keeping when I fishsat my inlaws two 15 year old fish (plain white Goldfish and a very large Pleco). That did it for me...I was hooked. I now mostly keep Discus and I love the way they watch you as much as you watch them.
Happy fish keeping :)
Fish Kept:
Discus, White Clouds, Clown Loaches, Otocinclus Catfish, 4 types of Corycats, Bushynose Pleco and Amano Shrimps.
Corals/Plants:
Crispy Crinums, Onion plants, Dwarf Anubia, Cryptocoryne Siamensis, Cryptocoryne Parva, Cryptocryne Walkeri, Cryptocoryne Wendtii, and Anubias Nana.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Take care of your water and your water will take care of your fish ;)
Description:
This is a 5.5 month old Malboro Red Discus :)
Rated #28: Freshwater Fish - Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum - Silver Arowana Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: beans
Country: United States
Rank:
#28 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
beans on
Ratings:
5.06
Number of votes:
63
Quote:
fish taste good
About Yourself:
My dream is to own a red tail golden arowana.
And a 300 gallon take
maybe in a couple years
Fish Kept:
1 silver arowana, 3 blood parrots, 2 redhook silver dollars, 1 figure 8 puffer, 1 motoro stingray, 1 siamese tiger datnoid, 1 giant albino grouimi, 1 ? eel, 2 clown loaches
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
the bigerr the tank the better to maintane and do you water changes!!!!!
Description:
my silver arowana showing its colors
Rated #29: Freshwater Fish - Maylandia Callainos - Blue Cobalt Cichlid Stocking In 64 Gallons Tank
Username: fergus
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#29 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Ratings:
5
Number of votes:
50
Quote:
There's something fishy about this!
Fish Kept:
6 Yellow Labs
4 M. callainos
4 Metriaclima Estherae
4 Ps Acei
2 'Hongi'(and fry)
3 M. callainos(Pearl white's)
3 Ps Crabro
Lab Trewavasae
2 Syno Multipunctatus
1 Green Phantom Plec(L200)
Corals/Plants:
River Boulders
Tank Size:
64 gallons
Advice:
Research compatability issues and take your time planning your tank, makes it all worth while in the end.
Description:
Maylandia Callianos 'cobalt Blue'
Rated #30: Freshwater Fish - Gymnogeophagus Surinamensis - Surinamen Geophagus Stocking In 40 Gallons Tank
Username: fredrik
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#30 out of 268 Freshwater Fish submitted 2006
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
4.98
Number of votes:
56
Quote:
some circumstantial evidence is very strong; as when you find a trout in your milk.
About Yourself:
optional. happily married poet.
Fish Kept:
geophagus juripari
knife fish
golden nugget pleco
Corals/Plants:
-
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
start big. this is the one hobby it's more tricky to do on a small scale.
Description:
this is typical of my fish - heading fora single species tank of geophagus.