Top 1681 - 1690 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #1681: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: buster
Country: United States
Rank:
#1681 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
buster on
Ratings:
4.17
Number of votes:
12
Quote:
Its time to kick ass and chew bubble gum but im all out of gum
About Yourself:
To start I'm a fisherman. One day in college I thought, "Hey it would be cool to watch these guys in a tank!" But, if you know anything about walleye, they are not that pretty and prefer colder waters. So I got a tank and got some fishes that were more suited for aquarium life. To this day it has yet to stop entertaining me!
Fish Kept:
6 African Cichlids, 1 Pleco +12"
Corals/Plants:
All plastic... it's an aquarium not a garden
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Start with something easy then once you got the hang of it work your way up to more exotic fish. Don’t start with a 10 gallon unless you have to. Spend the more and invest in a bigger tank that will last longer. So then when you do understand how to run an aquarium you can get that cool exotic fish you saw in the pet shop.
P.S. Cleaning them sucks after while, but in the end you will have a much healthier tank
Description:
I have a lot of these ceramic pieces in my tank. I Think they look awesome and the fish seem to enjoy them.
Tom's Aquatic Ceramics
It is handmade, has no lead, and the color will NEVER fade or scrub off
Made in Bemidji MN
Note: I am not Tom. I just like his work
Rated #1682: Freshwater Fish - Gyrinocheilos Aymonieri - Gold Algae Eater Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: andy lake
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#1682 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
andy lake on
Ratings:
4.17
Number of votes:
12
Quote:
i'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy
About Yourself:
given tank and set it up 2 months ago. This is my second given tank. iI just must be a fishy character.
I love all forms of fishing too!!!!
Fish Kept:
3 kissing gourami
1 clown loach
3 pepper cat
1 plec
11 neons
2 ruddy headed tetra
1 sucking loach
4 guppies
Corals/Plants:
2 amazon sword plants
2 plastic
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
read read read. avoid snails. dont prod too much and use natural looking surroundings ie real plants and natural rock
Description:
leopard spotted pleco with sucking loach on slate grazing on algae
Rated #1683: Freshwater Fish Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Jerry
Country: United States
Rank:
#1683 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Jerry on
Ratings:
4.17
Number of votes:
12
Fish Kept:
Betta - Male, Peppered Cory Cat, Platy, Gold Algae Eater, Neon Tetra Jumbo
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Starting a fish tank do not get hurry to add fish let the water cycle first
Description:
My new tank
Rated #1684: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Johannii - Johanni Cichlid Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank
Username: glen
Country: United States
Rank:
#1684 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
glen on
Ratings:
4.16
Number of votes:
49
Quote:
lets go fishing
Fish Kept:
melanochromis auratus, , ,red zebra,, a bumbel bee catfish,2 mixed african cichlids and a malawi eye biter
Corals/Plants:
all fake and plastic
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
i have learned so many things a bout fish tanks like dont do to many water changes ,llet your tank cycle,dont over feed and dont stress out the fish they are more vonerable to ick withch killed almost all my fish
Description:
myelectric blue johannii who is not with us anymore he was sucked into the filter
Rated #1685: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Demasoni - Demasoni Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: travisrs
Country: United States
Rank:
#1685 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
travisrs on
Ratings:
4.16
Number of votes:
57
Quote:
You can do it...
Fish Kept:
18 cichlids and 2 sharks: 6 Electric Blue Ahli (3 males & 3 females), 5 Red Zebra, 4 Yellow Labs (2 males & 2 females), 2 Mangano, 1 Demasoni and 2 Red Tail Sharks. Any suggestions for additional fish that mix well with African Cichlids?
Corals/Plants:
Eco-complete Cichlid Gravel (Carib Sea), Honeycomb Limestone aka "Texas Holey Rock", Black and Brown river rocks and Fake Plants.
My Cichlids love hiding in the Holey Rock!
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Description:
Demasoni
Rated #1686: Freshwater Fish - Nandopsis Octofasciatum - Jack Dempsey Stocking In 55 Gallons Tank
Username: Nathan Bittel
Country: United States
Rank:
#1686 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Nathan Bittel on
Ratings:
4.16
Number of votes:
51
Quote:
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Fish Kept:
Red Devil, Electric Blue Dempsey, Jack Dempsey, Green Terror, Common Pleco, Royal Pleco, Oscar, school of Neon Tetras, and various African Cichlids.
Not all in one tank of course.
Corals/Plants:
Mosts different types of swords, Water Hysteria (which is a pain), and several other random plants.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
20% water changes once a week. Decorate your tank before you add the fish. Introduce any Cichlids at a young age and at the same time into the new tank.
Description:
My 8" Jack Dempsey
Rated #1687: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Tiger Oscar Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: eric
Country: United States
Rank:
#1687 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
eric on
Ratings:
4.16
Number of votes:
51
Fish Kept:
9.5" tiger oscar.
8.5" red snook
4" green terror
2 - 3" clown loaches
6.5" pleco
4" convict
Corals/Plants:
plastic.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
research.
Description:
9.5" tiger oscar
Rated #1688: Freshwater Fish - Betta Splendens - Betta - Male
Username: mick
Country: Australia
Rank:
#1688 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
mick on
Ratings:
4.16
Number of votes:
77
Rated #1689: Freshwater Fish - Melanochromis Auratus - Auratus Cichlid Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Gaurav Misra
Country: United States
Rank:
#1689 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Gaurav Misra on
Ratings:
4.15
Number of votes:
52
Quote:
Live life FISHTYLE !
About Yourself:
I am a software consultant working for AMERICAN EXPRESS and I developed this hobby of fishes 1 year back. I started of with a 10 gallon tank ;-) no kidding !!! and had 3 goldfishes in it, then I moved on to a 55 gallon, sold it and got a 75 gallon tank 2 months back. Before my 75 gallon I had goldfishes and this is first time I am keeping CICHLIDS.
Fish Kept:
1 Yellow Lab
3 Odessa Barb
2 Auratus Gold (Male and Female)
1 Rainbow Boesemari
1 Rainbow
1 Gold Barb
3 Peacocks
1 Orange Zebra
1 Mainganos Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos
1 Blue Cichlid (not sure of the name)
1 PLECO
1 South American Cichlid
1 Jewel Cichlid
1 Diamond Cichlid
Corals/Plants:
Artificial plants...well plants don't go very well with CICHLIDS as they are diggers and it wont be long when you'll get up in the morning and find your plants uprooted and floating at the top :-)
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
This tank of mine is 8 weeks old now and at this point I have 18 fishes (list given below) and I am planning to get atleast 6-7 more. CICHLIDS are beautiful fishes and they will keep your tank very active (as they are aggressive) and it is fun to watch them.
But then, everything comes at a price :-) Yes, I am talking about maintaining your tank well and as long as you have good conditions in your tank, any fish will thrive.
My advice for the new hobbyists is that if you are planning to set up an aquarium, first check the condition of your TAP water and see how bad it looks. You can use API's test KIT to measure the levels of these chemicals and then can use AMQUEL products to remove them (they really work). ALso, when you set up a fresh tank, make sure that you give at least 3-4 weeks before you introduce any fish. Initially you can actually go an ask for some bio balls (go to PETLAND) as they really expedite the cycling process by providing "Nitrifying bacterias".You can also use a NITRIFYING BACTERIA" bottle for introducing bacterias in your tank.
Well, you must be thinking that why I have written such a big story..well trust me I know what a person goes through when he has to set up a new tank. Luckily I had my very good friend - SUJESH who helped me out and then there was BIG ALs.
South Florida residents can actually go to BIG AL's and ask for DON as he knows a lot about AFRICAN CICHLIDS.
Well, I think the space is getting bigger and bigger with what I have written so I will just stop here. Enjoy the photos which I took today (08/18/2007)
Description:
AURATUS GOLD (Female)
Rated #1690: Freshwater Fish - Epalzeorhynchos Frenatus - Albino Rainbow Shark Stocking In 30 Gallons Tank
Username: dann
Country: United States
Rank:
#1690 out of 2501 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
dann on
Ratings:
4.15
Number of votes:
13
Quote:
i got the green u got the pipe lets get lifted toinite
About Yourself:
will fill in
Fish Kept:
2 upside down catfish, 4redtail sharks, 3 albino rainbow sharks, 2 rainbow sharks, rhino horn plecostomus, 4 convict chiclids, 3 tetras, eletric blue crawfish occasionally i put my beta in there when im cleaning his tank
Corals/Plants:
moneywart
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
maintain your water not your fish
Description:
my big albino rainbow, i call him bud master