Top 10 Planted Tanks All Time
Rated #1: 55 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: CS Myers
Country: United States
Rank:
#1 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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CS Myers on
Ratings:
9.32
Number of votes:
123
About Yourself:
I've been keeping fish on and off for over 55 years. My first tank was a slate bottom, stainless steel frame 10 gallon for my 10th birthday. I was hooked!
Fish Kept:
Siamese Algae Eater, dwarf neon rainbow, lace zebra angel, emerald eye rasbora
Corals/Plants:
Several different anubias, African fern, dwarf Sagittarius, water lily and lotus, several kinds of cryptocoryne, Java fern "wendolov", Cryptocoryne Balansae, Amazon sword.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Read everything you can get your hands on and ask questions of experienced fish keepers. Keep lots of plants to eat up fish waste...it helps keep algae growth down.
Description:
55 gallon acrylic tank
Rated #2: 65 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: TropicalUK
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#2 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
8.14
Number of votes:
14
Fish Kept:
5 Sterbai 12 Congo tetra 30 Harlequin Rasbora 3 Pearl Gourami 2 Red Bosami Rainbows 3 female half moon betas 6 German ram 13 Ottocinclus 6 Gold rams 1 Elephant nose 1 Rainbow shark 3 Dwarf clawed frogs
Corals/Plants:
SwordsLudwigiaCrypts
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
Waterchanges
Description:
Planted Rio 240
Rated #3: 38 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Berad22
Country: United States
Rank:
#3 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
7.82
Number of votes:
11
Fish Kept:
Bolivian Ram, Boesemani Rainbow, Otocinclus Catfish
Corals/Plants:
Lobelia cardinalis mini, phoenix moss, AR mini, lamandau purple min buce, green godzilla buce, java fern, cryptocoryne becketii, ludwigia arcuata, ludwigia natans super red, hygrophila pinnatifida
Tank Size:
38 gallons
Advice:
Take it slow
Description:
The shoe shelf tank
Rated #4: 48 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: lakukaraczo
Country: Ireland
Rank:
#4 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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lakukaraczo on
Ratings:
7.69
Number of votes:
100
Fish Kept:
Bolivian Ram, X-Ray Pristella Tetra
Corals/Plants:
Microsorium pteropus (1) Anubias barteri sp. nana (2) Alternathea reinecki (Pink) Cryptocoryne beckettii Lagenandra meeboldi Red Cryptocoryne balansae Limnophilia aromaticaCryptocoryne Wendtii Cryptocoryne Petchii Eleocharis parvula Salvinia natansLudwigia Sp. Atlantis Staurogyne repensHelnthium bolivinum
Tank Size:
48 gallons
Advice:
keep it alive
Description:
my planted tank
Rated #5: 150 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Margaritaman
Country: United States
Rank:
#5 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
7.69
Number of votes:
70
Fish Kept:
Angels, Mollies, Tetras
Corals/Plants:
HC Cuba, Pogostemon Helferi
Tank Size:
150 gallons
Advice:
Find a quality local fish store and take their advice as a starting point. Take everything you read online with a grain of salt.
Description:
150g
Rated #6: 160 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Robert Henry
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#6 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
7.68
Number of votes:
117
About Yourself:
A keen aquarium hobbist for over 15 years
Fish Kept:
Rhomba barb, Opaline Gourami, True Rummynose Tetra, Harlequin Rasbora, Bandit Cory, Otocinclus Catfish (, Armano shrimp, Siamese Algae Eater, German Blue Ram, Zebra Loach
Corals/Plants:
Anubias barteriAnubius nanaAnubias nana bonsaiCryptocoryne balansaeCryptocoryne usteriana Cryptocoryne undulataCryptocoryne wedtnii Cryptocoryne wedtnii brownCryptocoryne lucens Cryptocoryne pecki beckettiCardamine Lyrata Bacopa monnieri Bacopa compactaVallisneria spiralsJungle valisneria
Tank Size:
160 gallons
Advice:
Patience and regular maintenance is key
Description:
7 foot, 600 litre planted community aquarium with Optiwhite glass. Fx6 and fluval 407 filteration, 2 x fluval plant 3.0 46w lighting. Tropica substrate capped with pool filter sand, manzanita wood and river rock used for hardscape.
Rated #7: 90 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Peter Barnes
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#7 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Submitted By:
Peter Barnes on
Ratings:
7.68
Number of votes:
165
Quote:
Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow.(Only joking, of course)
About Yourself:
Have kept a tropical tank for around 30 years and it's that long ago I can't remember what got me into it, probably the beauty of the fish in particular the Siamese Fighting Fish which I managed to breed a few years back. Sat up until around 2.30 am watching them fertilize the eggs and put them into the bubble nest. In general I just love keeping fish and find it rewarding once the tank is all set up and planted out well, the latter being the hardest to do for me.
Pete.
Fish Kept:
Main Tank
Panda catfish -20 ish
Bronze catfish -6
Peppered catfish - 8
Albino catfish - 8
Neon Tetra -20
Glowlight Tetra - 2
Black Emperor Tetra - 6
Silver Dollar - 2
Clown loach - 4
Zebra Danio - 8
Black Widows-2
Harlequins - 10
Rummy nose Tetra - 6
Humbug catfish- 1
Koi Angels - 2
Golden loach - 2
Khuli loaches - 8
Bottom tank
3 bronze cory's
3 albino catfish
1 female siamese (mum and dad have passed now)
1 sucking loach
20 neon tetras.
Corals/Plants:
loads of assorted
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Spend plenty of time observing your fish and don't forget to do regular water changes of around 15 to 20% once or twice a week, I do it twice a week. I now use RO water because I have tested my tap water and found that it is high in nitrate.
I have my own RO filtration unit and also use the water for making cups of tea, which I must tell you tastes far better than tap water.
Another thing to remember is always wash your filters in a bucket of water that you have just drained from your tank and NOT under the tap, if you have more than one filter as I do then you can clean one and leave the other for a month, this way you will always have good bacteria in one of them.
There is plenty of good info on the net now, so just read up and filter the info to suit your particular needs.
Description:
Front veiw of 10 foot tank.
Rated #8: 60 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Richard Easton
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#8 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
7.67
Number of votes:
124
About Yourself:
New to the hobby, first tank.
Fish Kept:
Harlequin Rasbora, Nerite snails, Amano shrimp
Corals/Plants:
Too many to list!
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
I'm new to the hobby, I wouldn't listen to my advice!Planting heavily helped.
Description:
I'm a beginner and this is my first tank. Let me know your thoughts!
Rated #9: 20 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Jared Hannum
Country: United States
Rank:
#9 out of 2344 Planted Tanks submitted all-time
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Ratings:
7.64
Number of votes:
119
Quote:
"To know nature is to love her smallest creations"
Fish Kept:
Platy, Betta - Male, Neon Tetra, Glolite Tetra, Dwarf Gourami, Endler Livebearer, Cherry Barb, White Cloud Minnow, Corydora Catfish, Pygmy Corydora Catfish, Bristlenose Pleco, Kuhli Loach, Ottocinclus, Snails, Vampire Shrimp, Pompom Crab, Thai Micro Crabs, CPO Crayfish, Bamboo Shrimp, Amano Shrimp, Red Cherry Shrimp
Corals/Plants:
alternanthera reineckii minilobelia cardinalisdwarf hairgrassmini christmas mossmacrandra mini butterflycryptocoryne wendtii brownanubias nana petiterotala vietnamnesea pedicelleta
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Get the biggest tank you can, test water parameters and change water. If you get more fish, get more plants and filtration.
Description:
My 22 gallon long rimless tank.