Top 1511 - 1520 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #1511: Freshwater Fish - Papiliochromis Ramirezi - German Gold Ram Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Darin
Country: United States
Rank:
#1511 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Darin on
Ratings:
4.39
Number of votes:
18
Quote:
You can't kick that high, cricket crotch.
About Yourself:
Single with 3 boys.
I thought (actually, my wife thought) a fish tank would be a great thing to have for our boys so we put one together Christmas Eve and told the boys we would all pick out a fish come New Year's.
I am totally into this! I already want a 55 gallon saltwater but I don't see that happening for many years. Plus, I have to see if the five starter fish do OK.
Fish Kept:
1 Large Danio (Big Bucky)
1 Purple Passion Danio (Lightning)
1 Non-Aggressive Orange Cichlid
3 Black Tetras
1 Red Tailed Shark (Inky)
Corals/Plants:
Driftwood (2 smaller pieces) rocks and plastic plants. I'll go live once the tank is acclimated. (I tried one live plant and it didn't survive so scratch that)
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Go to a really really good Aquarium shop. I wasn't happy with the giant pet places. Try to find a "aquatic only" store or two. I love Aquarium Adventure here in the Cleveland area. The staff there has been super helpful with all of my questions as well as having just about everything for aquariums under the sun. I recommend getting all of your starter fish from the same place.
Description:
Zebra Cichlid
Rated #1512: Freshwater Fish - Glyptoperichthys Gibbiceps - Sailfin Pleco (l-83) Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Geoff
Country: United States
Rank:
#1512 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Geoff on
Ratings:
4.39
Number of votes:
49
Quote:
"If it looks like hair, and it smells like hair..."
About Yourself:
Graphic Designer
Fish Kept:
Many
Corals/Plants:
plastic
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
I'm not going to tell you to "stick with it" or say "don't give up" since that's what everyone on this site seems to write...so...my advice is "Stay away from the little bar in-between 17th and 18th on Chancellor Street.....it's not at all what it seems."
Description:
Pleco
Rated #1513: Freshwater Fish - Cyrtocara Moorii - Blue Dolphin Cichlid Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank
Username: Lori
Country: United States
Rank:
#1513 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Lori on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
13
Fish Kept:
2 silver dollars
4 clown loach
2 snails
4 electric yellow labs
1 golden nugget pleco
1 vampire pleco
3 melanochromis cyneorhabdos
1 platydoras costatus
1 synodontis angelicus
2 metriaclima estherae
Corals/Plants:
plants are not real. I might want to learn how to keep real plants but we haven't yet.
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
It can become a true passion. Have fun enjoy the calm it brings the family.
Description:
more fish
Rated #1514: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Koi Angel Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: David
Country: United States
Rank:
#1514 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
David on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
13
About Yourself:
Loved aquariums as a kid and kept a ten gallon one. Just recently got back into them again and really love the world of planted tanks! This is my first attempt. I hope you like it.
Fish Kept:
neon tetras, rummynose tetras, guppies, siamese algae eaters.
Corals/Plants:
amazon sword, micro sword, cabomba, pennywort, moneywort, wisteria, hygrophila balsamica, water sprite, golden nesaea, Alternanthera reineckii, cardinal plant, pogostemon stellatus "broad leaf", ludwigia repens, dwarf hair grass, and many others.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Research and have fun!
Description:
My angelfish Micah.
Rated #1515: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Gold Veil Angel Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Tasha
Country: United States
Rank:
#1515 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Tasha on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
Live every day as if it were your last, because tomorrow it might be! :-)
About Yourself:
My husband actually got me into the hobby, he kept fish in college "back in the day" haha. He kept talking about it till it sparked my interest. Now I'm hooked, and I know more about it than he does! :-) Fish keeping/aquariums are relaxing, enjoyable and challenging, and I have found that fish really do have personalities. :-) I'm a stay at home mom and caretaker for my mother-in-law, so I really look forward to some quiet time with my fish. :-) Not to mention, a well maintained aquarium makes a house look twice as nice!
Fish Kept:
angelfish, harlequin rasboras, gouramis, tetras, hatchetfish, pleco, otocinclus cats, peppered corys, etc.
Corals/Plants:
several different types of live plants, not sure of all the names.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Make sure you know which fish are compatible with each other. Don't just go with what looks good.
Don't use fish to cycle your tank, no matter if they are "hardy" or not. Ammonia and nitrite, even at low levels, are very toxic to fish. It may not kill them immediately, but it does irreversible damage to their gills and membranes, and I'm sure it can't be very comfortable. Would you like to swim around in a swimming pool full of battery acid, even if it was just a "little bit"? Didn't think so! :-) Sure, cycling takes some time, but it's worth it to have healthy, happy fish in the long run. Patience is a virtue!! haha
Test your water fairly often, just to make sure everything is okay.
Make a maintenance schedule and keep up with it! Ammonia is one of the first things to look for when you start losing fish. Don't just blame the pet store for selling you sick fish! A good maintenance schedule will make your life (and your fish's) a lot easier in the long run.
If you're not going to be 100% into this hobby, then don't even get started. It takes time, patience, a lot of work and some money to keep fish/aquariums successfully. If you barely have time for everyday things, you probably don't have time for fish, which isn't fair to them. You're responsible for the environment they live in, so if you neglect the tank, they suffer. It's not just as easy as adding fish to water and hoping everything works out.
Description:
Angelfish
Rated #1516: Freshwater Fish - Heros Serverus - Green Severum
Username: TheresaM
Country: United States
Rank:
#1516 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
TheresaM on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
34
Quote:
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
Fish Kept:
8 tanks currently running, ranging in size from 2.5g to 75g
Advice:
read, research, and have fun
Description:
Male severum that I've had for just over 2 years; he was the size of a quarter when purchased!
Rated #1517: Freshwater Fish - Puntius Titteya - Cherry Barb Stocking In 10 Gallons Tank
Username: Reka
Country: Canada
Rank:
#1517 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
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 #1518: Freshwater Fish - Colisa Lalia - Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Michelle
Country: Canada
Rank:
#1518 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Michelle on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
21
About Yourself:
I really wanted a fun and interesting hobby that I could continually learn from. And I always had fish as a kid, and wanted a tank but didn't have the time or space for one. My friend got a small tank set up and was having a hard time keeping her fish alive!! After helping her, I decided to get my own! A much larger tank is already in the works! And I've gotten three smaller ones!!
Fish Kept:
1 male Dwarf Gourami
1 female Dwarf Gourami
3 green Tiger Barbs
1 Red Tailed Black Shark
Corals/Plants:
none real
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Not as simple as it seems! Take your time and really be patient in getting your new tank set up. It doesn't happen overnight!
Description:
Flora
Female Dwarf Gourami, Colisa Lalia
Rated #1519: Freshwater Fish - Trichogaster Leeri - Pearl Gourami Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Kevin
Country: United States
Rank:
#1519 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Kevin on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
50
Quote:
*glub*
Fish Kept:
zebra danios; kribensis; clown loach; silver dollar; long finned rosy barb; pearl gourami; and, the showcase fish - gold severum.
Corals/Plants:
Conga Roc (substrate), ornamental rock, plastic plants.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Come on in, the water's fine!
Description:
pearl gourami
Rated #1520: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Acei - Acei Cichlid Stocking In 100 Gallons Tank
Username: Sirisorn
Country: Thailand
Rank:
#1520 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Sirisorn on
Ratings:
4.38
Number of votes:
40
Quote:
Pile! Is that a jelly donut!
About Yourself:
Live in Thailand and new to fish keeping.
Fish Kept:
3 Labridochromis Caeruleus 3 Labridochromis Hongi 1 Labridochromis Perlmutt 2 Melanochromis Johannii (1m/1f) 3 Metriaclima Barlow (1m/2f) 3 Metriaclima Callainos "Cobalt Zebra" 1 Pseudotropheus Acei "ngara" 1 Pseudotropheus Crabo 1 Pseudotropheus Daktari 3 Pseudotropheus Damasoni 3 Pseudotropheus Esthera 1 Pseudotropheus with orange belly
Corals/Plants:
N/A
Tank Size:
100 gallons
Advice:
Hey I'm new and need advice. If you have any for African Cichlids feel free to email me
Description:
Pseudotrophues acei ngara hanging out with a Metriaclima Callainos Cobalt Zebra.