Top 11 - 20 Freshwater Tanks 2009
Rated #11: 220 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Tanganyika lake tank
Country: Hungary
Rank:
#11 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Ratings:
5.81
Number of votes:
98
Fish Kept:
Tanganyika Lake cichlids
Corals/Plants:
Anubias Barteri, Anubias Nana
Tank Size:
220 gallons
Advice:
Keep on rollin'
Description:
200 gals
Rated #12: 300 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Joey Gafford
Country: United States
Rank:
#12 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.8
Number of votes:
128
Fish Kept:
Central and South American Cichlids
Corals/Plants:
None
Tank Size:
300 gallons
Advice:
Mistake's are made for a reason....
Learn from them.
Description:
300 Gallon Central and South American Cichlid Tank.
Rated #13: 29 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Drew
Country: United States
Rank:
#13 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Drew on
Ratings:
5.63
Number of votes:
102
Quote:
Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
About Yourself:
I have been doing freshwater for about 15 years. Just started saltwater last year. I had a 150 gallon FOWLR tank. Want to start a some what affordable reef tank, so I downgraded to a 29.
Fish Kept:
2 Clowns, 1 Blue Yellow Damsil, Chocolate Chip Starfish, Sea Urchin, Blue Leg Hermits, Coral Banded Shrimp, Clam, Featherdusters
Corals/Plants:
Approx 50 lbs of Live Rock, 20 lbs of sand, Xenia, Pipe Organ, Various Zoanthides
Tank Size:
29 gallons
Advice:
Read and ask as many questions as you can. Know your spectrum and water quality perimeters. Your knowledge will grow with experience. Take your time.
Description:
This was my 150 freshwater tank. Dimensions are 48x24x31. Stuffed with chichlids, babies everywhere. 150 lbs of rock and driftwood that I had found myself. A mixture of different chichlid sands. A few fake plants for color. Fluval FX5 canister filter, a 600 gph koralia powerhead for circulation. Two 48" 40w T-8 10K and Actinic for color. 3 x 50w of xenon halogen lighting, gave a nice shimmering effect.
Rated #14: 100 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Victor
Country: United States
Rank:
#14 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Victor on
Ratings:
5.6
Number of votes:
94
About Yourself:
Anybody found a 12 step group for fishaholism yet??
Fish Kept:
6x Giant Danios. 2x Frontosa. 2x Electic Yellow. 2x Parrot Hybrids. 2x O.B. Peacock. 2x Sunrise peacock. 2x Maingano. 3x Jewel Cichlid. 1x Electric Blue. 1x Unknown Haplochromis. 1x Regal Peacock. 1x Unknown Peacock. 1x O.B. Fuellborni. 1x Unknown Mbuna. 1x Acei. 1x Gold Head Compressiceps. 1x Severum. 1x Fairy Cichlid. 10x Green Nerite Snails.
Corals/Plants:
I big phony plant for now, lots of Vallisneria and java moss to come.
Tank Size:
100 gallons
Advice:
Slow and easy. Don't cut corners on filtration, shoot for atleast 10x/hr water turnover and dont waste your time with carbon!!! Use most if not all available space for Bio-Media. Nerite snail are the only way to go for algae control, never use algaecides. Feed your fish New Life Spectrum food. And last, but not least cycle tank with fish food not ammonia!
Description:
My 100 Gal Cichlid Tank
Rated #15: 36 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Tim Miller
Country: United States
Rank:
#15 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Tim Miller on
Ratings:
5.58
Number of votes:
116
Fish Kept:
Pseudotropheus Saulosi
Corals/Plants:
Java Moss
Tank Size:
36 gallons
Advice:
Get Cycled!! Don't Rush.
Description:
36 Gallon Bowfront
6 Pseudotropheus Saulosi
Rated #16: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Joe Beleznay
Country: United States
Rank:
#16 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Joe Beleznay on
Ratings:
5.56
Number of votes:
130
Quote:
do it!
About Yourself:
I'm fairly new to keeping African Cichlids. It took me a while to get a nice "stack" with the limited space in a 55g. I've laid eggcrate underneath the sand to give it a more sound structure and to protect from any rock slides, from pesky diggers.
I worked really hard on it, so thanks for checking it out!
Fish Kept:
4 Yellow Labs,
4 Demasoni,
3 Acei's,
2 Cobalt Blue Zebras,
1 Red Zebra,
1 Chipokae
Corals/Plants:
none
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
"Research, Preparation, & Patience!"
Description:
Malawi Lace Tank
Rated #17: 80 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Mika Vaha
Country: Finland
Rank:
#17 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Mika Vaha on
Ratings:
5.56
Number of votes:
90
Quote:
Anything worth doing ...
About Yourself:
Cheap alternative over reef tank ..
Fish Kept:
Metriaclima Callainos Bright Blue
Copadichromis Borleyi Red Fin Kadango
Pseudotropheys demasoni
Metriaclima estherae Red Zebra
Synodontis Petricola
Labidochromis caerul
L-060 Hypostomus nematopterus
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Brotia pagodula
Corals/Plants:
Microsorum pteropus
Vallisneria spiralis
Tank Size:
80 gallons
Advice:
Hold Your horses ... think before building. Twice. At least. Then - be patient.
Description:
2nd edition...
Rated #18: 55 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: BIGFISH
Country: United States
Rank:
#18 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
BIGFISH on
Ratings:
5.48
Number of votes:
102
Quote:
GOD IS GOOD
About Yourself:
ITS A FUN HOBBY
Fish Kept:
african cichlids to many to name plus a crab to keep the gravel clean and white but i havent seen him in a while. i think he's food now.
Corals/Plants:
fake plants- they kept digging up the grass so i took it out. i was tired of seing it floating in the tank.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
TAKE YOUR TIME & HAVE FUN YOU CAN NEVER OVER FILTER . THE MORE THE BETTER. WEEKLY WATER CHANGES ARE KEY ALSO. DON'T GET STUCK ON ONE TYPE OF FOOD. FEED THEM DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF FOODS.(pellets, flakes, krill, bloodworms, guppies. ghost shrimp)
Description:
DIFFERENT LOOK
Rated #19: 85 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: steve
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#19 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
steve on
Ratings:
5.45
Number of votes:
113
Quote:
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About Yourself:
.
Fish Kept:
Mostly lake malawi chiclids, zebras, yellow labs, also have 2 plecs and a Synodontis
Corals/Plants:
Fake plants, 80kg of marine rock
Tank Size:
85 gallons
Advice:
Regular water changes (weekly) use good food and lookout for unwell fish. Also for new tank setups dont just put fish in until tank has been cycled, mine took 8 weeks for the nitrite to become 0
Description:
My Lake Malawi Cichlid 4ft Fish Tank. 80kg of marine rock, artificial plants 2 pumps one internal and 1 external, 2x air stones. i bought everything very cheap off ebay and love keeping these amazing cichlids!
Rated #20: 100 Gallons Freshwater Fish Tank
Username: Jay Dela Cruz
Country: Phillippines
Rank:
#20 out of 522 Freshwater Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Jay Dela Cruz on
Ratings:
5.45
Number of votes:
102
Quote:
"keep the faith and drop the fear, don't believe your doubts and never doubt your beliefs, life is wonderful if you know how to live it"
About Yourself:
A malawi fish enthusiast from the Philippines!
Fish Kept:
Updated stocklist:
-Peacocks-
AulonocaraBaenschi,YellowRegal,Maylandi,GermanRed,JacobEureka,MamelaLemonjake,Jacob
OtterPt,Lwanda,Usisya,Ngara,RedShoulder,Maulana,
OB,Firefish
-Haps-
CopadichromisAzureus,Chrysonotus,Mloto,Venustus,
Compressiceps,BlueDolphin,Lithobates,Phenochilus,
SpilonotusMaraRocks,TaiwanReef,SuperRedEmpress,
FryeriSnowflakes
Corals/Plants:
Boulder rocks
Silica sand
Rock background
Tank Size:
100 gallons
Advice:
Persistence is the key in achieving a perfect tank!
Description:
My Malawi Haps / Peacocks All-Male Show Tank