Top 10 Freshwater Tanks 2009
Rated #1: 160 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Victor
Country: Spain
Rank:
#1 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Victor on
Ratings:
6.36
Number of votes:
130
Fish Kept:
Metriaclima (Maylandia) Zebra Chilumba Maison Reef , Labidochromis Caeruleus , Melanochromis Maingano , Pseudotropheus Saulosi , Elongatus Chailosi , Metriaclima Membe Deep Maingano , Cynotilapia Afra Red Top Mara , Afra Jalo Reef , Pseudotropheus Demasoni , Labeotropheus Trewavasae Thumbi West , Labidochromis Chisumulae , Labidochromis Hongi SRT , Pseudotropheus Acei Msuli, Cynotilapia Maleri Nakatenga
Corals/Plants:
Anubias and Vallisnerias
Tank Size:
160 gallons
Advice:
Love your fishes !
Description:
My Mbuna tank
Rated #2: 110 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Rich
Country: United States
Rank:
#2 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
6.36
Number of votes:
118
Quote:
A closed mind is a empty mind!
Fish Kept:
5 Labidochromis caeruleus (Lion's Cove II) Yellow Lab 4 Metriaclima callainos (Cobalt Zebra)
2 Hap moorii, Blue Dolphin (Cyrtocara moorii)
2 Giraffe, Kalingo Cichlid (Nimbochromis venustus)
5 Yellow Tail Acei (Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli))
1 Sailfin Pleco (L-83) (Glyptoperichthys Gibbiceps)
Corals/Plants:
Fake but working real ones
Tank Size:
110 gallons
Advice:
Take your time! Think about what your going to do next!
Description:
Mixed Malawi w/new background in progress
Rated #3: 209 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Khan
Country: Pakistan
Rank:
#3 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Khan on
Ratings:
6.17
Number of votes:
109
Quote:
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About Yourself:
new guy
Fish Kept:
African cichlid's from lake lake Tanganyika and Malawi.
2Tropehis Moori, 2 Tropehis dubosi, 2 Tropheous kipili, 1 Electric yellow,1 malawi Eyebiter, 2 Demasoni, 1 Giraffe Hap, 3 Frontosa, 2 Auratus, 2 Kribenses, 8 Various Peacock.
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
209 gallons
Description:
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Rated #4: 180 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Matt
Country: United States
Rank:
#4 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Matt on
Ratings:
6.1
Number of votes:
124
Fish Kept:
African Cichlids from Lake Malawi. Mostly Peacocks and Mbuna. Several Bushy Nose Plecos.
Corals/Plants:
All plants are from the Fancy Plant line from Aquarium Systems
Tank Size:
180 gallons
Advice:
Go big!
Description:
180 Gallon Show Tank.
Rated #5: 125 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Armand
Country: United States
Rank:
#5 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Armand on
Ratings:
6.05
Number of votes:
132
Quote:
They Sell MORE !!!
Fish Kept:
Hundreds !!!!
Corals/Plants:
Dont know
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
TAKE YOUR TIME !!!
Description:
Full Tank Shot
Rated #6: 135 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Ray Turner
Country: United States
Rank:
#6 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ray Turner on
Ratings:
6
Number of votes:
105
Quote:
A HAPPY TANK WILL MAKE A HAPPY HOME !
About Yourself:
I have 7 tanks set up all around the house. 135gal, 55gal, two 29gal, 20gal, and two 10gal. I use the smaller tanks for breeding. I myself would rather set and watch my fish than watch tv.
Fish Kept:
All afican cichlids. livinstonii, rostratus, venustus, (electric yellow,blue), lombardoi, powder blues, (cobalt, pearl, Red,ice blue redtop zebras) orange blossom peacocks and many many more.
Corals/Plants:
Can't keep live plants with these guys do to the fact that live plants are in half of their diets. They will eat them. So I have been forced to use plastic plants.
Tank Size:
135 gallons
Advice:
It is best to know everything there is to know about the fish before you buy it. Eating habit and its natural environment. Also water condition.
Description:
My 135gal baby
Rated #7: 90 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Peter Barnes
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#7 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Peter Barnes on
Ratings:
5.97
Number of votes:
104
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:
A different angle shot of the main tank.
Rated #8: 120 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Rod Fritz
Country: Canada
Rank:
#8 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Rod Fritz on
Ratings:
5.92
Number of votes:
106
About Yourself:
Just started with Chiclids about a month ago. I'll be updating these images in another month or so after I get the fish population up.
Fish Kept:
Mixed African Cichlids.
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
120 gallons
Advice:
Clean water... Happy fish!
Description:
My 120 gallon Mixed African Tank...
Rated #9: 300 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Phil
Country: Canada
Rank:
#9 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
5.9
Number of votes:
94
Fish Kept:
A Ton of different types of African Cichlids, Haps, Peacocks, Mbuna, Tanganyikans.
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
300 gallons
Advice:
PATIENCE!!!! You cant expect them to grow by overfeeding them, OVERFILTRATE!!!! With African Cichlids you cant get too much filtration!
Description:
This has been a long work in progress I raised most of these guys in a 90g and have recently upgraded to this. It took a lot of Time getting the rockwork all to my liking. I will try to keep this updated as I make changes. Thank You for Looking. The tank is 72"x 36"x 27" Tall
Rated #10: 90 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Tyler
Country: Canada
Rank:
#10 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Tyler on
Ratings:
5.84
Number of votes:
98
Fish Kept:
Maingano's,
Yellow lab's,
Orange zebra's,
demasoni's,
Rusty's,
Kenyi's,
and a bunch more, around 30 total
Corals/Plants:
2 plastic plants
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
Take it slow, don't rush into it!
Description:
Latest setup, added more rocks, stronger powerhead