Top 501 - 510 Freshwater Fish All Time
Rated #501: Freshwater Fish - Phractocephalus Hemioliopterus - Redtail Cat Stocking In 120 Gallons Tank
Username: joseph
Country: United States
Rank:
#501 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
joseph on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
15
About Yourself:
my brother always had huge tanks
Fish Kept:
bullhead catfish rivercatfist red tailed catfish bristlenosed cleanerfish and a tropheous deboise we did have more exotic freshwater fish but the ice storm last year killed over our tank and we had to start over
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
none
Description:
th red tailed and bull head
Rated #502: Freshwater Fish - Helostoma Temmincki - Kissing Gourami Stocking In 75 Gallons Tank
Username: Jessica
Country: United States
Rank:
#502 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Jessica on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
15
Fish Kept:
I have gouramis-1 pair of kissing and the other pair a weird kind with tenticles (lol) and a spot, 3 small angel fish, 2 frogs, a rainbow fish with sparkly scales (I have a pair but the other mate is in a quarintine tank) pleco, 4 clear cats and a fish we call "big mamma" (can't remember what she is)
In a quarantine tank I have a peacock eel, clown loach, swordtail, a pair of Boseman rainbow fish, 1 other rainbow fish with sparkly scales, a larger angel fish, two small barbs and some sort of loach.
Corals/Plants:
watersprite floating on top.
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
I don't have any, I'm new too!! LOL!!
Description:
My "kissing" fish
Rated #503: Freshwater Fish - Polypterus Delhezi - Delhezi Bichir Stocking In 155 Gallons Tank
Username: matt
Country: Canada
Rank:
#503 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
matt on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
15
Quote:
i hate snails
Fish Kept:
1- 12" senegal bichir 1- 18" tiretrack eel 1- 4" belly crawler pike cichlid 2- 5" delhezi bichir 4-14"+ ropefish 3- 3" bala sharks 7-3"+ assorted angelfish 2- 2" gold severum 2- 2"red streak severum 1- 8" rhino pleco 3- assorted syno cats 3- 3" zamora woodcat 1- 3" keyhole cichlid
Corals/Plants:
java fern anubius amazon sword plant jungle val green cobomba water wisteria
Tank Size:
155 gallons
Advice:
Research everything before you decide on what you want.
Description:
delhezi bichir
Rated #504: Freshwater Fish - Hemichromis Bimaculatus - Jewel Cichlid Stocking In 125 Gallons Tank
Username: Brad
Country: United States
Rank:
#504 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Brad on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
53
About Yourself:
Got into fish as a little kid with a 10 gallon and gradually increased to 20 then 55 and now 125. Im aiming to have several large tanks in the near future.
Fish Kept:
South American and African Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
15-20 live plants currently but planning to add quite a few more.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Have good filtration and 10 hours of good powerful lighting. dont forget to add plenty of live plants to help the natural cycle and add some oxygen. I like buying the plant bulb packs for around 5 bucks you get 4-8 bulbs. they usually work pretty good.
Description:
Jewel Cichlid parents with there fry
Rated #505: Freshwater Fish - Labidochromis Caeruleus - Electric Yellow Cichlid Stocking In 20 Gallons Tank
Username: Austin Michael
Country: United States
Rank:
#505 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Austin Michael on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
31
Quote:
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." -Bill Cosby
About Yourself:
Hobbies: Sports, fishing, and aquariums. I have been involved with aquariums for about a year now. Im just getting started with cichlid keeping, so please forgive the lack of species knowledge.
Fish Kept:
Huejeta, Needlenose Gar, Red Tail Cat, Pacus, Bala Sharks, plecos, and several cichlids
Corals/Plants:
Texas Holy Rock, Malaysian Driftwood, and all plastic plants
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
GO BIG! or you'll soon start hating yourself
Description:
Electric Yellow Cichlid
Rated #506: Freshwater Fish - Astronotus Ocellatus - Tiger Oscar Stocking In 60 Gallons Tank
Username: Nathan
Country: Australia
Rank:
#506 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Nathan on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
55
Quote:
"If God is the answer, it must of been a bloody stupid question"
About Yourself:
I keep fish, obviously.
Fish Kept:
Tiger Oscar, Jack Dempsey, Red Devil, Hybrid Cichlids, Plec
Corals/Plants:
N/A All artificial plants
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
When keeping South American cichlids, it is best to use fake plants as tyhese are aggressive and destructive fish.
Description:
My 9" Tiger Oscar, Jack Dempsey and juvenille Red Devil
Rated #507: Freshwater Fish - Pterophyllum Sp. - Koi Angel Stocking In 38 Gallons Tank
Username: Nicholas Davis
Country: United States
Rank:
#507 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Nicholas Davis on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
16
Quote:
Always take the local fish stores advice with a grain of salt. They will tell you anyting to sell you anything.
About Yourself:
Gave up on saltwater fish keeping way too much time, and money consumption. Went back to what I know better freshwater.
Fish Kept:
1 Koi Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
1 Marbel Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
2 Orinoco Angelfish (Pterophyllum altum)
8 Black Neon Tetras (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)
2 Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri)
1 Schwartz's Cory Catfish (Corycloras schwartzi)
1 Clown Pleco L-104 (Panaque maccus)
2 Spotted Hillstream Catfish (Gastromyzan ctenocephalus)
5 Otocinclus Catfish (Otocinclus cocama)
2 Pangio Kuhlii Loaches
Corals/Plants:
Wendtii, Bronze (Cryptocoryne wendtii )
Red Melon Sword ( Echinodorus barthii )
Brahmi ( Bacopa monnieri )
Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae)
Kyoto Grass (Ophiopogon japonica )
Banana Plant (Nymphoides aquatica)
Anubias Nana ( Barteri v. nana )
Tiger Lotus, Red (Nymphaea zenkeri)
Amazon Sword (Echinodorus bleheri)
Ozelot Sword (Echinodorus ozelot)
Waterlily (Nymphaea Lotus Green)
Onion (Crinum Thaianum)
Aponogeton (Aponogeton Ulvaceus)
Wisteria ( HYGROPHILA DIFFORMIS )
Dwarf Baby Tears (Hemianthus Callitrichoides)
Aponogeton boivinianus
Raised on SeaChem Flourish Excel, Seachem Flourish Tabs, SeaChem Trace, Dual 2 Lt. DIY Co2 systems.
Tank Size:
38 gallons
Advice:
Start out by saving money to buy the right equipment the first time. Don't buy anything the LFS guy tries to push on you. Do some digging on the internet before buying anything. Ask veteran aquarists questions on the forums they might have usefull information for you.
Description:
My Koi Angel
Rated #508: Freshwater Fish - Pseudotropheus Acei - Acei Cichlid Stocking In 50 Gallons Tank
Username: Travis
Country: Australia
Rank:
#508 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Travis on
Ratings:
5.13
Number of votes:
16
Quote:
"Such is Life" - Ned Kelly
About Yourself:
Just love fish...
Fish Kept:
Red Zebras, Electric Blue, Yellow Tail Acei and Bristlenose Pleco
Corals/Plants:
Java Fern and Anubias
Tank Size:
50 gallons
Advice:
Research, research and more research...
Description:
Yellow Tail Acei
Rated #509: Freshwater Fish - Aulonocara Rubescens - Ruby Red Peacock Stocking In 90 Gallons Tank
Username: Blair Skinner
Country: Canada
Rank:
#509 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Blair Skinner on
Ratings:
5.12
Number of votes:
58
Quote:
a
Fish Kept:
7 Labidochromis Caeruleus (2M/5F)
1 Heros Efasciatus (White/Gold - M)
1 Aulonocara sp. "German Red" (M)
2 Sciaenochromis Fryeri (1M/1F)
3 Cynotilapia Afra "Cobue" (F1 - 1M/2F)
3 Aulonocara OB (3M)
2 Protomelas sp. Steveni "Taiwan Reef" (1M/1F)
1 Heros Efasciatus (Green - M)
1 Metriaclima Callainos (M)
1 Aulonocara sp. Lwanda (M)
Corals/Plants:
Silk, Java Fern, Anubias Nana
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
30% water change once a week.
Description:
Aulonocara Sp. German Red
Rated #510: Freshwater Fish - Apistogramma Cacatuoides - Double Full Red Cockatoo Cichlid Stocking In 25 Gallons Tank
Username: Marc
Country: Germany
Rank:
#510 out of 2499 Freshwater Fish submitted all-time
Submitted By:
Marc on
Ratings:
5.12
Number of votes:
50
Quote:
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About Yourself:
23 years old
Fish Kept:
16x Paracheirodon axelrodi
1m/1w Apistogramma cacatuoides
5 Corydoras paleatus
3 Macrobrachium lanchestri
8 Red Cherrys
Corals/Plants:
Reefsite
Hemianthus callitrichoides "Cuba"
Pogostemon helferi
Teichlebermoos (Riccia fluitans)
Moosfladen
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Nature site
Javafarn (Microsorum pteropus)
Javafarn "Windelov"
Eleocharis acicularis
Javamoos (Vesicularia dubyana)
Pellia (monosoleum tenerum)
Echinodorus Tenellus
Valisneria dubyana
Tank Size:
25 gallons
Advice:
good light, nice plants and know how
Description:
apistogramma