Top 111 - 120 Freshwater Fish 2009

Rated #111: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank

Rated #111: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank - Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
Username: Carl Mirabella
Country: United States
Rank: #111 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Carl Mirabella on
Ratings: 4.83
Number of votes: 18
Quote: Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the next room.
About Yourself: Have had aquariums for about 25 years can't seem to stop. I must have more !!! LOL I have 2 - 55 gallon African cichlid tanks. See additional photos. Also have 33 gallon flat back hex with aggressive community fish. Added 75 gallon aquarium with South and Central American Cichlids.
Fish Kept: Various rock dwelling and peacock cichlids native to Lake Malawi
Corals/Plants: Lots of rocks collected from the creek behind my house and plastic plants.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Frequent water changes are a must . Clean water equals happy fish.
Description: Electric Blue Jack Dempsey

Rated #112: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Stuartgranti - Maulana Bicolor Peacock Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank

Rated #112: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Stuartgranti - Maulana Bicolor Peacock Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank - Bicolor Aulonocara
Username: jeff
Country: United States
Rank: #112 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: jeff on
Ratings: 4.83
Number of votes: 18
Fish Kept: African Cichlids 1-Electric Yellow, 1-Blue Johanni, 1 - Acei, 1-Trewavas Red-Finned, 1-Ahli, 1-Red Aulonocara, 1-bicolor Aulonocara, 1-jewel, 2-bristlenose pleco, 1-Hongi, 1-demasoni, 2-haplochromis obliquidens, 2-misc pseudotropheus
Corals/Plants: misc artificial
Tank Size: 120 gallons
Advice: Take your time and do plenty of research on equipment and fish.
Description: Bicolor Aulonocara

Rated #113: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Sp. - Acei Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank

Rated #113: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Sp. - Acei Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank - my blue zebra and ac cichlids
Username: tyler johnson
Country: United States
Rank: #113 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: tyler johnson on
Ratings: 4.8
Number of votes: 15
Quote: "live life to the fullest"
About Yourself: ive been keeping fish ever since i was a little kid. i dont know why i like it so much but its a blast to make these beautiful tanks to look at.
Fish Kept: blue peacock,red peacocks, red devil, blood parrots, jack dempshey, ob zebras,bubblebees,fire mouth,ac,silver dollar, electric yellow, bacarhides, war heads, and so much more.
Corals/Plants: i have lava rock and pumice stone. i took that huge pumice rock in the middle and cut it in half with a hot saw and drilled holes in it. it actually weighes like 90 lbs and floats. i had to weigh it down with lava rock.
Tank Size: 125 gallons
Advice: never give up on what makes you happy. when having cichlids be perpared to lose fish. these fish fight alot
Description: my blue zebra and ac cichlids

Rated #114: Freshwater Fish - Labidochromis Caeruleus - Electric Yellow Cichlid Stocking In 105 Gallons Tank

Rated #114: Freshwater Fish - Labidochromis Caeruleus - Electric Yellow Cichlid Stocking In 105 Gallons Tank - electric yellow labs
Username: steve
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #114 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: steve on
Ratings: 4.8
Number of votes: 15
Fish Kept: metriaclima zebra chilumba, ps elongatus mpanga , red top hongi , ps polit , electric yellow labs, likoma red top afra , bristlenose pleco
Corals/Plants: all plastic.
Tank Size: 105 gallons
Description: electric yellow labs

Rated #115: Freshwater Fish - Pantodon Buchholzi - African Butterflyfish Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank

Rated #115: Freshwater Fish - Pantodon Buchholzi - African Butterflyfish Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank - African Butterfly Fish
Username: Mike
Country: United States
Rank: #115 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Mike on
Ratings: 4.79
Number of votes: 14
Fish Kept: Leopard Ctenopoma, German Blue Ram, Praecox Rainbow, Platy, Apistogramma Agassiz, Dwarf Gourami, African Butterfly
Corals/Plants: Too many, don't even know all the names!
Tank Size: 30 gallons
Advice: Learn the nitrogen cycle
Description: African Butterfly Fish

Rated #116: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Scalare - Half Black Angelfish Stocking In 17 Gallons Tank

Rated #116: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Scalare - Half Black Angelfish Stocking In 17 Gallons Tank - angel staring...
Username: BirbalVS
Country: India
Rank: #116 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: BirbalVS on
Ratings: 4.79
Number of votes: 14
Quote: A HOBBYIST CANT BE A BREEDER AND A BREEDER CANT BE A HOBBYIST.
About Yourself: Im a student of 3d and currently doing my specialization in digital sculpting. Fish keeping was always my hobby.but i started taking it more seriously about 2 years back. I have an immense interest in planted aquariums. In addition to this tank i have one more planted setup,a betta bowl and an outdoor pond. looking forward to set up a huge planted world!
Fish Kept: pair of angels , neon tetra , rasbora tetra, 3 serpae tetra, 6 penguin tetra , 1 xray tetra, dozen of shrimps.
Corals/Plants: I dont know the name of all the plants.but there are 6 types of plants. driftwood.
Tank Size: 17 gallons
Advice: care about your tank..dont keep it like the one in the pet store.dont just dump fish and plants in your tank. so love your fish,plants... planted setup surely looks great but its not very easy to begin with. read a lot of information first,plan carefully,have patience and most imp...experiment!
Description: angel staring...

Rated #117: Freshwater Fish - Protomelas Taeniolatus - Red Empress Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank

Rated #117: Freshwater Fish - Protomelas Taeniolatus - Red Empress Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank - side view
Username: mike
Country: Canada
Rank: #117 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: mike on
Ratings: 4.76
Number of votes: 21
Quote: how you doin?
About Yourself: started with a 5 gallon 2 years ago now i have a 125 gallon. this hobby is like drugs, once you get hooked you only fall in deeper and deeper.
Fish Kept: 2 protomelas red empress m/f 2 clown loaches albino zebra 2 frontosa burundi m/f 2 venustus m/f borleyi (kadango) sunshine peacock 2 electric blue hap. synodontis eupterus plecko 2 yellow labs m/f
Corals/Plants: none
Tank Size: 125 gallons
Advice: the best advice i can give is keep your water as clean as possible. over filter and do your water changes on a weekly basis.
Description: side view

Rated #118: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Silver Zebra Angel Stocking In 18 Gallons Tank

Rated #118: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Silver Zebra Angel Stocking In 18 Gallons Tank - angel
Username: daniel
Country: Australia
Rank: #118 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: daniel on
Ratings: 4.75
Number of votes: 24
Fish Kept: angels, gourami, peppermint and bristlenose, guppie
Corals/Plants: baby tears, a few fake plants
Tank Size: 18 gallons
Advice: welcome to the world of aquariums
Description: angel

Rated #119: Freshwater Fish - Melanotaenia Boesemani - Boesemani Rainbow Stocking In 180 Gallons Tank

Rated #119: Freshwater Fish - Melanotaenia Boesemani - Boesemani Rainbow Stocking In 180 Gallons Tank - Atlantis
Username: Brian Coolbaugh
Country: United States
Rank: #119 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Brian Coolbaugh on
Ratings: 4.73
Number of votes: 30
Fish Kept: black banded leoporinus, black widow tetra, angel fish, clown loach, neon tetra, long fin zebra danio, false julii cory cat, australian rainbow, red phantium tetra, pleco, bala shark, ember tetra, otocinclus cat, albino weather, white skirt tetra.
Corals/Plants: Artificial Plants,
Tank Size: 180 gallons
Advice: Monthly Water Changes are a must. My Monthly Method: 1. I Fill a trash can using an RO filter. 2. Heat water to same temperature as the aquarium 72. 3. Add PH conditioner and other chemistry. PH 6.5 Temperature at 72 to 75 GH 75 ppm KH 80 ppm I use freshwater aquarium salt also. 4. Clean aquarium using a Python siphon. 5. Refill tank from trash can using the pump. I use a 65 gallon trash can.
Description: Atlantis

Rated #120: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Cyaneorhabdos - Maingano Cichlid Stocking In 46 Gallons Tank

Rated #120: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Cyaneorhabdos - Maingano Cichlid Stocking In 46 Gallons Tank - Electric Blue
Username: Bryce Robson
Country: United States
Rank: #120 out of 475 Freshwater Fish submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Bryce Robson on
Ratings: 4.71
Number of votes: 14
Fish Kept: African Cichlids
Corals/Plants: Plastic plants
Tank Size: 46 gallons
Advice: Do your homework and know what you are getting into before you do it. Read and research a lot. Take your time.
Description: Electric Blue

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