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Rated #2821: 90 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: James Francis
Country: United States
Rank:
#2821 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
James Francis on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
152
Quote:
"This above all, to thine own self be true."
About Yourself:
I'm relatively new to the hobby. After a little rough patch in my schooling, I decided it would be fun to focus myself in an area that I had not tried before. Someone suggested fish keeping, and sure enough, I'm getting into it whole heartedly. I have a 10 gallon (about to be upgraded to a much larger size for a community tank), and a 90 gallon tank (both freshwater tropical).
I'm currently an 8th semester student at the University of Connecticut studying Music Education and German, hoping to be a music teacher in a public schooling system. On the side, I am a private violin instructor for beginner and intermediate level students.
Fish Kept:
I currently have in my large tank an Oscar (5"), a Jack Dempsey (3"), a common Pleco (3"), and a Blue Gourami (3.5"). In my smaller tank, I have 4 Serpae Tetras, 5 Glow Light Tetras, 1 Asian Upside Down Catfish (2.5"), 1 Common Pleco (only 2"), and a Sunset Dwarf Gourami (2"). I'm hoping to get into much more creative areas of fish keeping though.
Corals/Plants:
None so far, but I'm hoping eventually!
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Establish your tank first, and buy from reputable aquatic stores! Make sure to let your tank run for a couple days to clean out the tank, and make sure everything is functioning (I didn't with my very first tank, and the filter broke a day later, while fish were already in the tank!). Find a fish store (not a pet store) where the people are willing to help you readily (and not afraid to send you elsewhere to find the proper materials). It will save a lot of heartache.
Description:
This is my 90 gallon aquarium that I absolutely love spending all my time on. I have only 4 fish in it now: an Oscar (5"), a Jack Dempsey (3"), a Common Pleco (7"), and a Blue Gourami (3.5"). I have had no problems with fish mate compatibility thus far!
My camera takes too large of photos for the site, so this is a slightly cropped version of the tank.
Rated #2822: 40 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Robert
Country: Canada
Rank:
#2822 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Robert on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
261
Quote:
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Fish Kept:
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Corals/Plants:
_
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
Start with the tank you want so that you don't have to keep spending more money. If you really want a big tank start with that. Just make sure you do your research
Description:
This tank is a cichlid tank that I have recently set up. It contains Mbuna cichlids. The substrate is store bought and created by combining different materials from the ocean such as sand and shells. This buffers the ph of the tank so it needs to be monitered on a more regular basis but with constant water changes it keeps the levels pretty accurate. I don't need to add any ph up of down to the tank with this substrate. The rocks are from a local river that were soaked and scrubed with bleach and rinsed with hot water. The plants are fake except the green on the top of the rocks. That is a java moss that I added recently that should begin to attatch in a week or so. I am currently running a tube under the gravel that is split with an airline double T. From each of these I ran an airstone.. Thats where the bubbles are coming from. The tank is filtered by an undergravel filter and a H.O.B filter that filtters 600 gph.
Rated #2823: 20 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: HalC
Country: United States
Rank:
#2823 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
109
Fish Kept:
My tank now consists of 2 - Moonlight Gourami, 2 - Dwarf Gourami, 3 - Dalmatian Mollies, 2 - sunburst platies, and 1 - plecostomus.
Corals/Plants:
None...all plastic plants
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
I am new. Advice to come later.
Description:
This is my new tank. I got the tank last week and left in running for 5 days and bought some fish today.
My tank now consists of 2 - Moonlight Gourami, 2 - Dwarf Gourami, 3 - Dalmatian Mollies, 2 - sunburst platies, and 1 - plecostomus.
Rated #2824: 50 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Chris Brainard
Country: United States
Rank:
#2824 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Chris Brainard on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
94
Fish Kept:
2-Red Zebra Cichlids, Maingano Cichlid, Auratus Cichlid, Saulosi Cichlid,2- 3 Spot Gouramis, 2-Glowlight Tetras, 2-Neon Tetras,Talapia Zebra Cichlid,Dogtooth Cichlid,and a 16" Plecostomus
Corals/Plants:
All artificial
Tank Size:
50 gallons
Advice:
research and planning will make your experience wonderful!
Description:
Check out Plecy and my Mbunas
Rated #2825: 50 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Earl
Country: United States
Rank:
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Submitted By:
Earl on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
158
Quote:
None
About Yourself:
I used to have a 30gallon mirror back fish tank and have been out of the hobby for 15 yrs just bot back in
Fish Kept:
Mollys, Gourami, Elphant Nose, Tetra, Danio
African Chiclids
Corals/Plants:
Fake Plants Crushed Coral
Tank Size:
50 gallons
Advice:
Read Read Read and then do what you want anyways
Description:
New Tank Setup Crushed Gravel. Chiclids...Fake Plants...PVC Pipe Cut
Rated #2826: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Snoop
Country: United States
Rank:
#2826 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Snoop on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
158
Quote:
It's probably an operator error...
About Yourself:
Started this tank x-mas of 06. Learned a lot through experience. Read up...fish magazines have helped.
Fish Kept:
4 angels, 2 congo tetras, 2 glasscats, now 4 mollies, 1 platty, 1 ghost knifefish, 1 bloodfin tetra, 2 long sklrted tetra things, now 5 blue neons, now 5 tetra neons, 1 blue dwarf gourarmi, 2 strawberry tetras, 2 blueberry tetras, 1 sailfin pleco, 2 red finned sharks, 1 rosy barb
Corals/Plants:
All artificial
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Be patient and don't catch the Noah syndrome like me!
Description:
Community tank 55 gallons :)
Rated #2827: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Steve
Country: Canada
Rank:
#2827 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Steve on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
143
Quote:
I got questions, I got answers.
About Yourself:
I started off with a full terarruim, and land have water, Branches in and outta the water, Beach type substrate for the land, I had a painted turtle, An Iguana and Goldfish all in the same tank, it was pretty beautiful, So.. I thought maybe Id try all water, and Loved it, My next step is aquascaping with dscus and real plants :)
Fish Kept:
All cichlids. Elec. Blue Hap, (male/female pair) Malawi Red Peacock Hap. (male/female pair) Auratus, Cobalt Blue Zebra, Red Zebra (1male/2female) Electric Yellow Lab (breeding pair),
Snow White Zebra, Amazingly... One Convict(female), Acei, (2male), Pseudotropheus socolofi , Elongatus Slab(3males2female), Neolamprologus brichardi(male/female pair), I think thats it... :)
Corals/Plants:
All plastic plants for now, Cichlids are too hungry, Rock is both slate and Not exactly sure what the other rock is called, Similar to river bed fossil rock.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
If you like your cichlids, :) Feed them the odd leaf of Romaine Lettuce :)
Description:
Good I hope Give suggestions
Rated #2828: 80 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Eric
Country: United States
Rank:
#2828 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
32
Fish Kept:
Cichlids multiple types. Breeding yellow labs
Corals/Plants:
Plastic plants
Tank Size:
80 gallons
Advice:
Take your time, water changes are a must
Description:
my cichlad tank sorry its not a clear pic
Rated #2829: 15 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: provider
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#2829 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
provider on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
134
Quote:
...
About Yourself:
been into tropical fish for a few years just never got round to starting the aquarium. got round in the end.
Fish Kept:
........
Corals/Plants:
......
Tank Size:
15 gallons
Advice:
wait for your water to create bacteria before you add fish (got that part wrong) oops all well now
Description:
tropical tank
Rated #2830: 90 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: randy
Country: United States
Rank:
#2830 out of 4374 Freshwater Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
randy on
Ratings:
3.53
Number of votes:
151
Quote:
grab life by the b@lls
Fish Kept:
two jack dempsi two jewled chilids two severums one blue ali one electric yellow one bumble bee one orange blossem and many more to come plus my big 13inch pleco
Corals/Plants:
all plastic plants
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
take your time and dont rush into somthing your not ready for.
Description:
my 90 gal