MermaidMel

I've been keeping tropical fish since 2001, I've gone from a 2ft tank through about 8 different tanks and now own a 4ft long 70 gallon tank. I've kept all kinds of fish over the years, from basic characins and cyprinids to various L Number plecs, American cichlids, oddballs, all kinds of shrimp, frogs, snails, micro species, catfish, anabantoids and at one point had about 30 male bettas in separate tanks. My favourite way to aquascape is to keep it as natural as possible, sand is my preferred substrate and anything with colour (unless it's a fish!) is banned from my tanks. I like real plants, I prefer low maintenance flora, but also like a plantless set up as well.<br />
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Fish I've kept<br />
Cichlids:Blue Acara:Jack Dempsey:Ellioti:Gold/Green Severum:Gold Ram:Blue Ram:Bolivian Ram:Angelfish:Geophagus:Firemouth:Keyhole:Festivum<br />
Tetras:Congo:Black Neon:Cardinal:Neonilvertip:Lampeye:Bleeding Heart:Gold:Emperor:King Blue<br />
Rasboras:Galaxy:Harlequin:Boraras<br />
Danios:Zebra:Leopardearl:Gold:Giant<br />
Sharksilver:Rainbow[Ruby]<br />
Rainbowfishwarf Neon:Boesemani:Threadfin<br />
Gourami:Honey:Red Robinwarf Neon:Lavender:Gold:Kissingearl:Thick Lipped[Orange]parkling:3 Spot:Gold<br />
Betta Splendens:Halfmoon:Veiltailuperdelta:Crowntail:Combtail:Roundtail<br />
Barbs:Odessa:Rosy:Black-Spot[Filament]<br />
Cories:Julii:Bronzekunkandaygmy:Albinoepperedchwartz<br />
Plecs:Common:Bristlenose:L015 Candy Stripe:L066 King Tiger:L102 Snowball:L104 Clown:L134 Leopard Frog:L187a Bulldog:L199 Hypan:L204 Flash:L260 Queen Arabesque:L340 Mega Clown:LDA25 Pitbullwarf Goldspot<br />
Catfishtriped Doraynodontis:Hoploebauwi:Otocinclus<br />
Other:Bumblebeeiamese Algae Eater:Flying Fox:Hatchetfish<br />
Loaches:Horsefaceolka Dot:Clown<br />
Oddballs:Black Ghost Knife Fish:Elephant Noseenegal Bichir<br />
Shrimp:Rock:Crystal Red:Amano:Cherry:Malayan Rainbow:Yellow:Green:Blue<br />
Snails:Bumblebee Nerite:Zebra Nerite:Apple:Assassin:MTS:Ramshorn<br />
Livebearers:Guppylaty