My fish room

I've kept fish for over 10 years, and right now I look after 18 freshwater tanks. Here's a look at some of them, and the fish, shrimp and snails that live in them.

A large planted aquarium on a black stand, full of green and red plants, angelfish, rainbowfish and barbs, under a bright LED light — My planted community tank.

How I run my tanks

Live plants almost everywhere. All my tanks are planted except two: the shell dweller tank and the goldfish tank.
Simple filters. Mostly Fluval filters and sponge filters, which are gentle on fry and shrimp.
One high-tech tank. One tank runs CO2 for faster plant growth. The rest are low tech.

The planted community tank

Angelfish, rainbowfish, barbs and more, with an African dwarf frog hiding in the plants.

An orange, black and white angelfish above a rainbowfish — A koi angelfish and a rainbowfish

A black angelfish among plants — A black angelfish

A koi angelfish below an African dwarf frog swimming among plants — An African dwarf frog swimming past

A long planted aquarium with green and red plants on a black stand — Another of my planted tanks

Jewel cichlids

Bright red cichlids with blue spots, in a tank of tall plants and driftwood. I've bred them in this tank. See how to breed jewel cichlids.

A jewel cichlid by the driftwood.

A group of red jewel cichlids among tall plants — The jewel cichlid group

Red jewel cichlids swimming around driftwood — Around the driftwood

Fancy goldfish

Goldfish need cooler water and far more filtration than tropical fish, so they get a tank of their own. See goldfish care.

Three fancy goldfish over black sand — Three of my goldfish

Plecos

I've bred super red bristlenose plecos, and my L239 blue panaque has been with me for about 3 years. See how to breed bristlenose plecos.

An orange super red bristlenose pleco on the glass — A super red bristlenose

An orange super red bristlenose pleco on the aquarium glass — Another super red

A dark blue-gray pleco on black sand — My L239 blue panaque

Shrimp, snails and more

Shrimp and snails clean up after the fish and breed on their own in a mature, planted tank. See how to breed cherry shrimp.

Red cherry shrimp on bright green plants — A cherry shrimp colony

A blue shrimp on driftwood — A blue shrimp

A yellow shrimp on moss — A yellow shrimp

An albino corydoras next to an orange shrimp — An albino cory and an orange shrimp

A dark mystery snail with orange speckles on the glass — A mystery snail

A small orange crayfish on white gravel — A small orange crayfish

A red, blue and white koi betta among plants — A koi betta

A yellow and black angelfish — Another angelfish

What I've bred

Over the years I've bred guppies, swordtails, cherry shrimp, mystery snails, super red bristlenose plecos, Venezuelan corydoras, Norman's lampeyes, shell dwellers and jewel cichlids. Each one has a guide in breeding aquarium fish.

Want to breed your own? The Fish Breeding Planner has a page for eight of these animals, a fry food guide and printable logs. Get the planner for $9

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