Top 151 - 160 Freshwater Fish 2008
Rated #151: Freshwater Fish - Nimbochromis Venustus - Venustus Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Polo
Country: United States
Rank:
#151 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Ratings:
4.59
Number of votes:
61
Quote:
Trust Me, I'm Polo
About Yourself:
I have been into aquariums since I was 10 years old. Started out very small with a 10 gallon aquarium with common live bearers such as guppies, swordtails, mollies, plateys, and others. As I got older I wanted bigger and better stuff. For the last 8 years I have been into African Cichlids. They are my favorite. In the future Im still looking to expand and upgrade my aquarium.
I also enjoy comic books, educational tv shows, and being a proud member of PETA.
Fish Kept:
4 Champsochromis caeruleus (5-8 inches)
3 Iodotropheus sprengerae (3 inches)
5 Labidochromis caeruleus (1-2 inches)
8 Melanochromis interruptus (2-5 inches)
4 Pseudotropheus socolofi (2-3 inches)
8 Pseudotropheus zebra (2-5 inches)
3 Labeotropheus fuelleborni (2-4 inches)
1 Mloto White Blaze (4 inches)
A few baby fry
3 Plecos - 4-6 inches
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Dont get too small of an aquarium
Description:
Nimbochromis Venustus (Named him Hong Kong...Died in 2005 R.I.P.)
Was a very cool fish for me. Sorry about bad quality of the photo.
Rated #152: Freshwater Fish - Symphysodon Spp. - Pigeon Blood Discus Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Jeff
Country: United States
Rank:
#152 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Ratings:
4.56
Number of votes:
48
Quote:
"Treat it how you want to be treated"
About Yourself:
New at this fishy thing but love every minute of it
Fish Kept:
55gal. 1 Rainbow Shark, 6 Discus, 1 Pleco
30gal has angels, ram heads, pictus cats, Leaf fish, Snails, cardinals, tetras and a guppy
Corals/Plants:
I pefer the fake silk plants, in case of the real plant dieing and decaying my tank, besides there are some silks that look real
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
So far what i have learned, to have alot of patience, I MEAN ALOT
Description:
5 1/2 " Pigeon Blood Discus, this is the same fish as the first pic when he was a baby
Rated #153: Freshwater Fish - Chalinochromis Sp. Ndobnoi Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: jeremy
Country: United States
Rank:
#153 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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jeremy on
Ratings:
4.56
Number of votes:
25
About Yourself:
was into fish tanks in my early teens. i loved my jack dempsy and mating pair of convicts. i want one day to breed some discus in a planted dyi tank, this site really opened my eyes to the planted tanks AWESOME!!!!
Fish Kept:
chalinochromi ndobnoi a hecqui and 8 leptasomas (blue flash)
Corals/Plants:
a few clusters of mondo grass
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
after your tank cycle sit back and relax....got a good solid month of letting the nutrients build befor you have to clean again. sand is a pain to setup...but for me it was worth it.
Description:
chalinochromis ndobnoi protecting his cave
Rated #154: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Demasoni - Demasoni Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Tai
Country: United States
Rank:
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Tai on
Ratings:
4.56
Number of votes:
54
Quote:
Live life to the fullest - Carpe Diem!
About Yourself:
this hobby is addicting.
Fish Kept:
ps. demasoni, l. caeruleus, ps. acei
Corals/Plants:
Just some plastic plants.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Start with the biggest tank you could possibly get and fit into your living spaces. You'll find out you'll want a bigger tank the minute you setup the first one. Other than that, enjoy. It will be a great, life-long hobby.
Description:
my demasoni
Rated #155: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Gold Ram Stocking In 5 Gallons Tank
Username: Nick Garcia
Country: United States
Rank:
#155 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Nick Garcia on
Ratings:
4.55
Number of votes:
20
Quote:
"Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures" -Genesis 1:20
About Yourself:
Nick is a Web Designer and has been into the aquarium hobby for nearly 10 years (all freshwater) and after a 3 year hiatus he found inspiration in a tossed out kid's terrarium with the dead lizard still in it. Cherri is Nick's beautiful bride-to-be who works in finance and supports her man in every pointless hobby he seeks to be involved with.
Fish Kept:
1 German Gold Ram Cichlid,
1 Dalmation Molly,
3 Cherry Barbs,
3 Zebra Danios,
Corals/Plants:
Anubias Barteri Nana<br>
Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia)<br>
Java Fern<br>
Willow Moss<br>
Cryptocoryne Lutea<br>
Ludwigia Repens
Tank Size:
5 gallons
Advice:
Patience
Description:
King Louie and His minions
From top to bottom:
Starvin Marvin (Zebra Danio)
Louie (German Gold Ram)
Bob (African Dwarf Frog)
Rated #156: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: rick moore
Country: United States
Rank:
#156 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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rick moore on
Ratings:
4.55
Number of votes:
31
Quote:
"If it aint Broke,Don't fix it".
About Yourself:
Im getting back into the fish hobby.starting off with a 75 tank and freshwater fish.
Fish Kept:
freshwater.Convicts,Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
plastic
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Start small and build up.
Description:
Jack dempseys at 1 yr old. they were about 1 inch when we got them and have grown to 6.
Rated #157: Freshwater Fish - Arius Jordani - Columbian Shark Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: jeremy
Country: United States
Rank:
#157 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
jeremy on
Ratings:
4.53
Number of votes:
32
Quote:
what the duece - stewie griffin
About Yourself:
running a fishtank started like a war for me, a buddy of mine started a freshtank and made me jellous. i bought a 55 and learned all i could bout freshwater. After bout a year of freshwater, my buddy got a idea of saltwater, once again i got jellous. so i started salt and have been learning alot since
Fish Kept:
Deep Sea - 2 silvertipped catfish, 2 damsels, and 1 very lg hermit crab- Reef Tank - i have a reef tank with a little bit of lr, 6 blue chromis, 1 damsels, 2 bar gobies, 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp and an assortment of crabs and snails
Corals/Plants:
dont know spiecies, but there growing fast in both tanks
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Do things the right way, especialy the first time.
Description:
Ever seen Jaws?
2 Hexanematichthys seemanni -columbine catfish, silvertip cat
they went from fresh to salt in just 6 mos
Rated #158: Freshwater Fish - Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus - Black Convict Cichlid Stocking In 43 Gallons Tank
Username: Kartik
Country: India
Rank:
#158 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Ratings:
4.53
Number of votes:
17
Quote:
Aquariums bring life-long peace to the home.
About Yourself:
I am a med-student, i got into the hobby because of my friend who had a huge tank, the in my search for fish i fell in love with the cichlid family.
Their aggressive nature and beautiful colors relly intrigued me.
My friend challenged me to keep a mixed cichlid tank that was functional clean and where the fish were happy. I investigated into to controlled overcrowding, and the the types of enviroments my fish like.
Although most aquarium fish, have been bread in captivity, they would have no idea of their natural environment...they just adapt.
So over course of 4 months i perfected the water quality and temperature along with a designed environment to reduce territorial fighting.
In the end...i have a peaceful coexistent mixed cichlid community,
But cichlids willbe cichlids and once in a while the chases ensue....
Patience is key....
Fish Kept:
MIXED CICHLID TANK
2 Tiger Oscar's
2 Golden Severum's
2 Convict's
1 Blue Texas Cichlid
1 Green Terror
1 Electric Blue Johanni
2 Electric Yellow Morph's
2 Metraclima zebra "albino"
1 Pleco
2 Tiger Loaches
6 Tiger Barbs (Target Fish)
Corals/Plants:
Anubias afzelii
Wasserpest (Elodea densa)
Amazon
Tank Size:
43 gallons
Advice:
Be patient and keep changing the water.
Description:
Other side of the Forest
Oscar
Golden Severum
Green Chromide
Electric Yellow Morph
Convict
Caught in Action
Rated #159: Freshwater Fish - Metriaclima Callainos - Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid Stocking In 105 Gallons Tank
Username: Kenneth
Country: Australia
Rank:
#159 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
4.51
Number of votes:
65
Quote:
We regret more the things we did not do than the things we did!
About Yourself:
Had kept Oscars a good couple of years back when I used to live with my folks. Now that I have been married for a couple of years with Two beatiful Kids, decided it's time to get my Hobby on the go again.
Fish Kept:
Date 28 January 2008
Fish just added within a week, all cichlids from lake malawi: 4 x elongatus mpanga, 2x pleco's, 2x venustus and 2x luwanda peacocks. all still very small. will update tank pictures very soon
Corals/Plants:
Sandstone Rocks that I pickup up from a local Landscaper (Left blisters on my fingers after a couple of days cleaning and scrubbing). Plants are fake so that my new inhabitants won't destroy them.
Coral sand to keep the PH to just the way Cichlids like.
Tank Size:
105 gallons
Advice:
Hypnotizing Hobby!
Be prepared to just be gazing into your tank all the time!
Description:
Cobalt Zebra
Rated #160: Freshwater Fish - Carinotetraodon Travancoricus - Dwarf Puffer Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Takashi
Country: United States
Rank:
#160 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
4.49
Number of votes:
51
About Yourself:
I recently began to have this hobby and this is my first tank. Any suggestions and comments are appreciated!
Fish Kept:
4 neon tetras,
1 rosey barb,
1 tiger barb,
2 harlequins,
1 male guppy,
1 red minor tetra,
1 scissortail rasbora
Corals/Plants:
drift wood,
plants but do not know actual names,
castle/shipwreck aquarium decorations
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
I'm a new hobbyist
Description:
My Dwarf Puffer