Top 171 - 180 Freshwater Fish 2008

Rated #171: Freshwater Fish - Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus - Gold Sexfasciatus Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank

Rated #171: Freshwater Fish - Neolamprologus Sexfasciatus - Gold Sexfasciatus Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank - Gold Sexfasciatus Cichlid
Username: Jesse
Country: United States
Rank: #171 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Jesse on
Ratings: 4.43
Number of votes: 40
Quote: None
Fish Kept: Assorted African Cichlids
Corals/Plants: None. All rock work from our local rock store. 200 pounds of it. Also, substrate is Argonite sand.
Tank Size: 125 gallons
Advice: Water movement is key and never use chemicals to adjust PH, etc. All is a waste of money.
Description: Gold Sexfasciatus Cichlid

Rated #172: Freshwater Fish - Julidochromis Transcriptus - Masked Julie Stocking In 22 Gallons Tank

Rated #172: Freshwater Fish - Julidochromis Transcriptus - Masked Julie Stocking In 22 Gallons Tank - Julidochromis
Username: eric
Country: United States
Rank: #172 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: eric on
Ratings: 4.4
Number of votes: 20
About Yourself: plumber, also into R/C Heli's.
Fish Kept: different types of Malawi Cichlids
Corals/Plants: some moss on the rocks.
Tank Size: 22 gallons
Advice: start with the biggest tank u can afford.
Description: Julidochromis

Rated #173: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #173: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - My 55 gal bow
Username: Koos van Rooyen
Country: United States
Rank: #173 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Koos van Rooyen on
Ratings: 4.4
Number of votes: 20
Fish Kept: Various Africans, 4 parrots and one common pleco
Corals/Plants: none
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Love your fish
Description: My 55 gal bow

Rated #174: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 45 Gallons Tank

Rated #174: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 45 Gallons Tank - malawi aquarium
Username: Dave Craig
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #174 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Dave Craig on
Ratings: 4.39
Number of votes: 18
Quote: alright treacle!!
About Yourself: work in the aquatic trade, i enjoy keeping a number of tanks, and also have a 5000 litre koi pond.
Fish Kept: mixed mbunas and haps, few aulonacaras
Corals/Plants: valis anubias
Tank Size: 45 gallons
Advice: listen to sound advice in good aquatic shops, feed quality foods, carry out small water changes regularly. little and often maintenance is the key.
Description: malawi aquarium

Rated #175: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Titteya - Cherry Barb Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank

Rated #175: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Titteya - Cherry Barb Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank - male cherry barb
Username: Reka
Country: Canada
Rank: #175 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Reka on
Ratings: 4.38
Number of votes: 34
Fish Kept: 2 cherry barbs (male and female), 1 pearl gurami, 2 tiger barbs, and one golden algae eater
Corals/Plants: 2 potted plants and the rest is fake
Tank Size: 10 gallons
Advice: I'm a newbie myself.
Description: male cherry barb

Rated #176: Freshwater Fish - Toxotes Jaculatrix - Archer Fish Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank

Rated #176: Freshwater Fish - Toxotes Jaculatrix - Archer Fish Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank - Archerfish hunting.
Username: Chris Bondarenko
Country: Canada
Rank: #176 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Chris Bondarenko on
Ratings: 4.38
Number of votes: 48
About Yourself: This is my dream....a large tank directly behing my couch....fish swimmig all around my head. I started with a few small tanks but always pictured this one. I work & live in Toronto downtown core. I watch my fish for at least 30 min a night to keep me sane!!
Fish Kept: 1 Albino Frog, 1 Columbian Shark, 2 Dwarf Rainbow Gouramis, 1 Golden Angel, 1 Archerfish, 3 Orange Tetras, 1 Black Ghost Knife, 1 Highfin Leopard Pleco, and 1 Apple Snail.
Corals/Plants: Drift wood, Rock, Gravel, and High-quality fake plants.
Tank Size: 60 gallons
Advice: I have been doing this now for almost 4 years and learned with many mistakes. Take things slow, research everything, and take the time to enjoy your hard work.
Description: Archerfish hunting.

Rated #177: Freshwater Fish - Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus - Black Convict Cichlid Stocking In 29 Gallons Tank

Rated #177: Freshwater Fish - Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus - Black Convict Cichlid Stocking In 29 Gallons Tank - They had just had babies.
Username: Donald
Country: United States
Rank: #177 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Donald on
Ratings: 4.37
Number of votes: 46
Quote: fish rule
About Yourself: a expert on fish
Fish Kept: 6 convicts,1 pleco, 2 frogs, 1 glowlight tetra, 2 black neon tetras, 1 black molly, 3 zebra danios, 1 peacock eel,1 upside down catfish, 500 baby convicts, 2 gold and cherry barbs.
Corals/Plants: only artificial.
Tank Size: 29 gallons
Advice: The nitrogen cycle is important, Google it!
Description: They had just had babies.

Rated #178: Freshwater Fish - Tilapia Buttikoferi - Buttikoferi Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #178: Freshwater Fish - Tilapia Buttikoferi - Buttikoferi Cichlid Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - my mix cichlids
Username: tyler
Country: United States
Rank: #178 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: tyler on
Ratings: 4.36
Number of votes: 22
Quote: learn it, love it, live it
About Yourself: im a 33 yr old glad to say aquarist. i've always had a love of fish since a young boy my father introduced me to the hobby, im just carring it on me and my duaghter clean and fill the tank together she loves them.
Fish Kept: i have quite the mix and so far they seem to co-habitate fine(lets hope it stays like that)1 blue psuedotropheus(malawi blue): 1 red pseudo zebra:1auratus(new to the family, female) and are you ready! 1adult male convict (zeus) almost 2 yrs old and 4 of his kids one of em albino i gifted the rest the mother did not make it.
Corals/Plants: as said before local lake rock and artificial hairgrass.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: learn it,love it,live it start out with books and start small i started with a 30g and took a year and a half to feel comfortable to move up, it's no fun buying up the lfs and having nothing but tragedy. Aso have fun.
Description: my mix cichlids

Rated #179: Freshwater Fish - Metriaclima Callainos - Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid Stocking In 42 Gallons Tank

Rated #179: Freshwater Fish - Metriaclima Callainos - Cobalt Blue Zebra Cichlid Stocking In 42 Gallons Tank - Young malawis feeding.
Username: mtreasure
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #179 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: mtreasure on
Ratings: 4.34
Number of votes: 32
Fish Kept: The fish are all young malawi cichlids, which I am growing on in this tank, with plans to move them to a larger malawi tank that I have - once they are big enough.
Corals/Plants: The decor is a mixture of 'spaghetti rock' and artificial rubber and plastic coral, to make it look like a marine reef tank. Some of this looks surprisingly natural and moves with the flow of the water. Coral sand is used as the substrate, with a twin T5 High-Lite lighting unit (standard).
Tank Size: 42 gallons
Advice: Try not to rush things. External filters make life so much easier. Regular water changes are essential and if you can use a hose rather than buckets, it makes things simpler.
Description: Young malawis feeding.

Rated #180: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank

Rated #180: Freshwater Fish - Cyphotilapia Frontosa - Frontosa Cichlid Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank - My 2 Young C.Frontosa.
Username: Saresh
Country: South Africa
Rank: #180 out of 520 Freshwater Fish submitted 2008
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Submitted By: Saresh on
Ratings: 4.33
Number of votes: 40
About Yourself: I started with a simple 3ft and enjoyed it so much that i could not stop. Now i have 5 tanks, I have a african cichlid tank, angels and discuss tank and a amazon setup tank. Kepping fish can become a costly game so dont over commite yourself and dont lose faith even trough the bad times. Enjoy Saresh.
Fish Kept: The Fish: 9 cichlids from 3 inch upwards 2 x Pseudotropheus demasoni ( Malawi ) 1 x Maylandia emmiltos ( Malawi ) 2 x Labidochromis caeruleus ( Malawi ) 2 x Nimbochromis venustus ( Malawi ) 2 x Cyphotilapia frontosa ( Tanzania ) 2 x Plecos ( Common )
Corals/Plants: No plants in this tank, just alot of natural stacked rock for this is best setup for these fish and they love lots of places to hide and play.
Tank Size: 120 gallons
Advice: Keeping and caring for fish is a wonderful experience and the joys of sucess is un-speakable. I have been in this hobby now for over five years and the best advice for me to give starting hobbyists is when starting is get the get the largest tank that you can afford as well as good filteration, for i have a total of five tanks ( 3 x 3ft and 2 x 4ft tanks). Keep good water conditions and try to keep tank setup as natural as possible. Make sure you also find a suitable supplier that you can trust in giving you quality products as well as fish. All the best to you starting off and wish you great sucess.
Description: My 2 Young C.Frontosa.

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