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We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' March Tank of the Month Contest We had 8 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Innesfan Let's all congratulate him This is my Pemco 15 gallon S/S framed tank that has been in continuous use since 1971. Knock wood, it has never leaked. It sits at the head of my desk and receives more sunlight than any of my tanks. As such it is algae heaven... Read more

We have a winner in Fishforums.net February 2026 Fish of the Month Contest We had 4 awesome fish entered in this month's FOTM contest but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: @connorlindeman :hooray: Let's all congratulate him :drinks: Here's the winning fish and its description Entering one of my Odessa Barbs. Got this shoal a year ago and they have been some of my favorite fish so far. Very interactive and swarm the glass whenever i enter the room. Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' February Tank of the Month Contest We had 5 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Gertrudae Let's all congratulate her West Africa – Congo River I set up this aquarium in October 2024 after my previous aquarium, which I had glued together myself, started leaking after about 20 years. I bought this one second-hand. It stands in the... Read more

Our poll resulted in a tie, so we have two winners in Tropical Fish Forums' January Pet of the Month contest. And the winners are....... :band: :hooray: @Gertrudae and @otterblue Let's all congratulate them :drink: @Gertrudae: Have you noticed that people often blink being photographed, dogs almost never? This ist Bartl a purebred Do Khyi aka Tibetan Mastiff aka Cashmere Dog. And yes he is a ball of fluff. He is a gentle giant, kind and playful and he will devour you in one bite when... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' January Tank of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @EmmaS Let's all congratulate her Roma 125l setup 12th August 2024 Filtration- Two sponge filters- Pawfly 7w pump. Light- Aquasky 2.0 - 9 hours Substrate- Sand and Tropica plant Substrate Hardscape- Dragonstone Plants - Various Crypts, Bucephalandra, Bacopa... Read more

We have a winner in Fishforums.net December 2025 Fish of the Month Contest We had 5 awesome fish entered in this month's FOTM contest but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: @GaryE :hooray: Let's all congratulate him :drinks: Here's the winning fish and its description I present - babies in a growout tank. These are Nothobranchius palmqvisti, an East African (Kenyan) annual killifish. Last week these guys had zero colour, and here's a male just putting on his... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' December Tank of the Month Contest We had 3 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @f_luxus Let's all congratulate them 15 Gallons with Heterandria formosa and some Neocaridina shrimps. Light only, no filter or CO2. Medium hard water, pH round about 7. I use a bit N-K fertiliser and root caps. I only add iron if the floating plants... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' November Pet of the Month Contest We had 5 top notch pets entered in this month's POTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @gwand Let's all congratulate him :drink: This is Sebastian, one of our African Dwarf frogs. He lives with his mate in a 5 gallon, heated tank for the last three years. The pair are very happy and playful. This toothless guy has terrible eyesight but a... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' November Tank of the Month Contest We had 4 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @FishBR Let's all congratulate them Hi everyone, here is my low-tech 75 gallon rainbowfish tank. I upgraded my 55 gallon to a 75 gallon last August and added a few fish. The fish stocking includes 8 Kali Tawa rainbows, 2 yellow rainbows (M. herbertaxelrodi)... Read more

We have a winner in Fishforums.net October 2025 Fish of the Month Contest We had 8 awesome fish entered in this month's FOTM contest but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: @Abaddon :hooray: Let's all congratulate her :drinks: Here's the winning fish and its description This is one of the lesser-known livebearers, the barred topminnow (Quintana atrizona). Unfortunately it's almost impossible to find on the market - I was very lucky to get mine (at a... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' September Tank of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @JuliaAndFish co. Let's all congratulate her This is my 30 gallon community tank, it's filtered by an unnamed hang on back filter, and its light is a Seaoura (I think thats how you spell it) full spectrum plant light. Ive got a bunch of plants species in... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' September Pet of the Month Contest We had 2 top notch pets entered in this month's POTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Abaddon Let's all congratulate her :drink: This is my loveable Havanese fluff ball, Merlin. He's almost 13 but still basically a puppy & super energetic. He loves people, stuffed toys and shredding... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' September Tank of the Month Contest We had 9 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Abaddon Let's all congratulate them Here is my little *slightly overgrown* jungle gem 🥰 It's only 2 months old, so it's still figuring itself out but I'm quite happy with it so far. The plants are quite... Read more

We have a winner in Fishforums.net August 2025 Fish of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome fish entered in this month's FOTM contest but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: @GaryE :hooray: Let's all congratulate him :drinks: Here's the winning fish and its description You’ll see more colourful Cichlids than Parananochromis brevirostris (Lamboj & Stiassney, 2003), but you won’t see many rarer in the hobby than this small dwarf. My friends and I had to go all the... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' August Tank of the Month Contest We had 2 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Aharries Let's all congratulate him This is a Fluval Roma 125. I removed all the trim as I wanted a 'rimless' tank (was initially worried about whether some essential structural elements had been removed along with the trim, but it's been fine)... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' July Pet of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome pets entered in this month's POTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @Burleson! Let's all congratulate them :drinks: This is Leon my 2 year old stubborn Icelandic pony. He will only eat grass hay and if anything touched the ground he will not eat it. He is goofy cute and and still learning. He is currently being trained by me. He... Read more

We have a winner in Tropical Fish Forums' July Tank of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome tanks entered in this month's TOTM contest. It was a very close contest, but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: :hooray: @anewbie Let's all congratulate them :drinks: This is my 29 gallon a. wolli aquarium. It has an ec of 37 and temp of 77. It has been setup for approx 18 months still in the newbie stage compared to aquariums setup for 10 or 20 years... - It has a lot of... Read more

We have a winner in Fishforums.net June 2025 Fish of the Month Contest We had 6 awesome fish entered in this month's FOTM contest but only one could win... And the winner is....... :band: Oscar Betta :hooray: Let's all congratulate them :drinks: Here's the winning fish and its description Meet my mustard gas betta, Sebastian, who I got back in February. He's my first fish in nearly 10 years and it's great to be back in the hobby. He resides in a Fluval Spec V and has got to be the... Read more