🐠 TOTM VOTE NOW: February 2025 Tank of the Month Contest (31 Gallons and larger)

[connorlindeman]

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Please Vote Now
We have 5 awesome tanks entered in Fishforums' February 2025 Tank of the Month contest featuring tanks sized at 31 US gallons and larger. View all the tanks and descriptions below and then go to poll at the top of this thread, click on your choice for TOTM, and then click the "Cast" button.

Please DO NOT post any comments about any specific entry in this thread...such posts will promptly be deleted. You are not allowed to update your entry picture or video once voting has started.

Please Note:
Any attempt to influence competition results, other than by casting your allocated vote, is not permitted and may result in your entry being removed and / or further action being taken. You are not allowed to have friends or family join TFF for the main purpose of voting for you. This is a public poll so source of votes can be viewed.

Winner will be awarded a neat "Tank of the Month Winner" banner in their profile area and will be featured in a "TOTM Winner" thread for all to see and to comment on. Winner will also be added to our TOTM WALL OF FAME

You are allowed to change your vote if you wish.
This poll will end on February 15 at 5:42 P.M.

 

[Fishkeeper123]

It’s a 180l tank(48 gallons) that is very active and entertaining . It has 2 filters currently, an interpret cf3 and a tetra tec 400+. Temperature=24-25 degrees.It’s been running for a month and a half. Current stocking includes leopard danios, Bolivian rams, Bristlenose pleco and sterbai corydorras. For plants I have 2 Anubis, echinoderms ozelot red, lilaeopsis novea-zealandia, cryptocoryne wendtii green, lobelia cardinalis dwarf.

 

[Magnum Man]

African Tetra Tank… 45 gallon ( 36 1/4" x 12 5/8" x 23 3/4" ) soft, Blackwater ( made with RO water ), Hygger 300 watt heater set at 78 Degrees F. (1) Tidal 75 HOB filter ( modified )… Pothos Vines, Peace Lilies. Java Ferns, Anubis (Congensis Extra Large), Water Meal… driftwood, 10 inch bubble waterfall, (2) Nicrew Skylight plus 36”, 1 inch polished black river rock, for substrate…

Residents…

Yellow Tail Tetra… (Alestopetersius caudalis) https://www.dansfish.com/product.detail/2629/Yellow-Tail-Congo-Tetra-(Alestopetersius-caudalis)
https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/alestopetersius-caudalis/

Gold & Blue Tetra… (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus) https/www.dansfish.com/product.detail/4740/Golden-Congo-Tetra-'Lefini-River'-(Phenacogrammus-aurantiacus) https://aquadiction.world/species-spotlight/blue-eyed-congo-tetra/

Blood Cap Tetra… (Bathyaethiops breuseghemi) https/www.dansfish.com/product.detail/4741/Blood-Cap-Moon-Tetra-'Congo-River--Kingabwa'-(Bathyaethiops-breuseghemi)

Fantastic Tetra… (Phenacogrammus sp. Fantastique) https://www.dansfish.com/product.de...-Congo-Tetra-(Phenacogrammus-sp.-fantastique) https://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/tag/phenacogrammus-en/

African Blue Diamond Tetra… (Alestopetersius smykalai) https://www.predatoryfins.com/products/african-blue-diamond-tetra-alestopetersius-smykalai
https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/alestopetersius-smykalai/

Congo Tetra… (Phenacogrammus interruptus) https://www.dansfish.com/product.detail/523/Congo-Tetra-(Phenacogrammus-interruptus)
https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/phenacogrammus-interruptus/

Red / Blue Brichardi Tetra… (alestopetersius-brichardi) https://www.predatoryfins.com/produ...richardi-red-blue?_pos=1&_sid=84618de6a&_ss=r
(https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/alestopetersius-brichardi/

3 Lined Glass Cat… (Pareutropius debauwi) https://www.predatoryfins.com/produ...eutropius-debauwi?_pos=2&_sid=bda1b90cd&_ss=r
https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=603

Zebra Oto… (Otocinclus Cocama ) https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/otocinclus-cocama/https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=353

King Tiger Pleco… (Hypancistrus sp. L066 ) https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/l066-king-tiger-pleco-hypancistrus-sp-l066/ https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=174#google_vignette

Kuhli Loach... (Pangio myersi) https/www.dansfish.com/product.detail/5526/Kuhli-Loach-(Pangio-sp.)
https://www.aquariumsource.com/kuhli-loach/

Amano shrimp...(Caridina multidentata) https://www.wetspottropicalfish.com/product/caridina-multidentata/

Amano Shrimp - Caridina multidentata Shrimp Profile & Care Guide

An in-depth guide to the care, breeding, & habitat of the Amano Shrimp (Caridina multidentata). complete with high-quality images for this beautiful Shrimp.

aquadiction.world

Batman Snail… (Neritina sp.) https://www.aqua-imports.com/product/batman-nerite-snail/

 

[CassCats]

55 gallon Paraguay themed

All of the plants and fish are found within the Paraguay region, particularly in the Rio Paraguay and Parana basins. Sources such as GBIF, EOL, and iNaturalist were used to research the occurrences of the plants and fish for this setup. This set up has been running for over a year now, but had been a previous setup that had had multiple failures and restarts. I am happy to say this set up, which was started back from scratch, has been unproblematic and likely my favourite setup to date. This is a subtropical region of South America, and temperatures as low as 60s aren't abnormal for the area. This tank recently had a heater mishap (somehow it got unplugged) and temperatures dipped down well below 64F and the fish had no problems and had even been spawning regardless.

Stock:
15 hoplisoma paleatum
20 hyphessobrycon elachys
9 bario forestii/sanctaefilomenae
2 apistogramma borelli

Plants:
Heternanthera zostifolia
Potamogeton gayi
Sagittaria subulata
Bacopa australis

Hardscape: round river rocks and driftwood collected from local freshwater river.

Temperature: 72-74F
pH 7
GH 5°
KH 3°
TDS 107

Light: JC&P Full Spectrum LED

Filtration: Fluval Fx4 Canister

Heater: Hitop 300w (only plugged in from December to March)

Wavemaker: 528gph Sunsun Brand

Fertilizer: The Plant Guy's All in One fertilizer, a Canadian only product. Comparable to NilocG Thrive for much lower a price.

Water is changed weekly, 75-90% is removed.

 

[Doldain]

This is my 330l tank, with a Fluval 407 filter. The fluval T300 heater is set at 24 degrees c. A wave maker and protein skimmer keep the water moving and 2 Fluval plant 3.0 LED light bars provide the lighting. The tank is planted with a variety of different plants, none of which I know the names of. The substrate is gravel and aqua soil, covered with black sand. The decor is mostly bog wood, with some pebbles and 3 caves made from plantpots.

Residents in the tank are:
15 ember tetras
9 celestial pearl danios
10 Pygmy corys
10 chilli rasboras
5 green neon tetras - I want to add more, but haven’t been able to find any locally
2 otocinclus
2 Amano shrimp
60ish cherry shrimp
3 Nerite snails
6 rabbit snails
2 dwarf African frogs

 

[Fish Fanatic34]

This is my 130L tank, which is a grow-out for my Mary River cod and Cross River bichir. It has a Tidal 110 HOB filter as well as a sponge filter for filtration. The heater is set to 26 degrees. The tank is not scaped in any way but is heavily planted and I add wish to add more and more over time’s not really scaped. I have a thick substrate because I am very indecisive about what color of sand I like, there is a layer of Aquasoil, then gravel, some play sand, followed by red river sand, and finally some black sand. I set this tank up last October originally as a community tank, but it has gone through many variations. I personally like a clean look in my non-breeding tanks, so I do my best to remove any mulm or debris.

Stock:
1 Tuegelsi Bichir
1 Mary River Cod

Plants:
Bolbitus
Annubius
Java Fern
Assorted Swords
Assorted Crypts
Assorted Stem Plants

 

[connorlindeman]

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