I'm exhausted just reading all the effort everyone is putting into their lists.
I can't do it.
I can't do it.
How many species of fish have you kept over your lifetime
- Thread starter Hybridfish7
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Goldfish - various
Tetras - Neons, Cardinals, Black
Neons, Buenos Aires,
Diamonds, Red Eyes,
Columbian, X-Rays, Bleeding
Hearts, Congo
Silver Dollars - Standards, Striped,
Spotted, Red Hooks.
Catfish - various Corydoras &
Synodontis. Most notable
Angelicus, Red Tail & Shovel
Nose.
Pacu
Barbs: Denison, Filamentosa, Tiger,
Odessa.
Iridescent Shark
Bala Shark
Gouramis
Cichlids - Discus - Watley, Asian & wild caught.
Angels, Festae, Rivulatus,
Salvini, Jack Dempsey -
Blue & standard, Rams
Dovii, Chocolates.
Bettas
Zebra Danios
African Cichlids - too many to list
American Flag Fish
Loaches, Modesta, YoYo's Tigers -
Berdmorei, Helodes.
* Some of the listed XL species were rehomed once they outgrew the tanks.
* I'm sure that I've forgotten some of the species kept.
* Not going to list the Marine species.
Tetras - Neons, Cardinals, Black
Neons, Buenos Aires,
Diamonds, Red Eyes,
Columbian, X-Rays, Bleeding
Hearts, Congo
Silver Dollars - Standards, Striped,
Spotted, Red Hooks.
Catfish - various Corydoras &
Synodontis. Most notable
Angelicus, Red Tail & Shovel
Nose.
Pacu
Barbs: Denison, Filamentosa, Tiger,
Odessa.
Iridescent Shark
Bala Shark
Gouramis
Cichlids - Discus - Watley, Asian & wild caught.
Angels, Festae, Rivulatus,
Salvini, Jack Dempsey -
Blue & standard, Rams
Dovii, Chocolates.
Bettas
Zebra Danios
African Cichlids - too many to list
American Flag Fish
Loaches, Modesta, YoYo's Tigers -
Berdmorei, Helodes.
* Some of the listed XL species were rehomed once they outgrew the tanks.
* I'm sure that I've forgotten some of the species kept.
* Not going to list the Marine species.
In really no particular order (besides genus), here is mine over the past couple (~8) years. (I am including localities for Rainbowfish, because they are drastically different in colouration and I kept them all separate.).
Most are AUS/PNG natives.
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Lake Wanam, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Clearwater Creek, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Mamberamo, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Highlands Rainbowfish, Chilatherina campsi -
- Bleher's Rainbowfish, Chilatherina bleheri -
- Grime Rainbowfish, Glossolepis dorityi -
- Tami River Rainbowfish, Glossolepis pseudoincisus -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Kangaroo Creek, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Olney State Forest, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Coutts Crossing, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Murray River Rainbowfish, Edwards River, MelanotaeLnia fluviatilis -
- Lake Eacham Rainbowfish, Lake Eacham, Melanotaenia eachamensis
- Pygmy Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia pygmea
- Red Striped Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia rubrostriata
- Fly River Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia sexlineata
- Turquoise Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia lacustris
- McCulloch's Rainbowfish, Eubenange Swamp, Melanotaenia mccullochi
- Utchee Creek Rainbowfish, Uchee Creek, Melanotaenia utcheensis
- Kamka Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia kamka
- Regal Rainbowfish, Myka Creek, Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Regal Rainbowfish, Catoa RIver, Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Eastern Rainbowfish, Davies Creek, Melanotaenia splendida
- Black Banded Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia nigrans
- Forktail Blue-eye, Pseudomugil furcatus
- Honey Blue eye, Pseudomugil mellis
- Neon blue eye, Pesudomugil luminatus
- Spotted blue eye, Eurum Creek, Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Spotted blue eye, Eubenange Swamp, Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Delicate Blue eye, Daly River, Pseudomugil tenellus
- Pacific Blue eye, Lake Tabourie, Pseudomugil signifer
- Pacific Blue eye, Doll's Point, Pseudomugil signifer
- Madagascar Rainbowfish, Bedotia geayi.
- Ornate Rainbowfish, Teewah Creek, Rhadinocentrus ornatus
- Ornate Rainbowfish, Evan's Head, Rhadinocentrus ornatus
- Empire Gudgeon, Hypseleotris compressa
- Firetail Gudgeon, Hypseleotris galii
- Norther Purple Spotted Gudgeon, Mogurnda mogurnda
- Striped Gudgeon, Gobiomorphus australis
- Peacock Gudgeon, Tateurndina ocellicauda
- Common Galaxias (Jollytail), Galaxias maculata
- Mountain Galaxias, Galaxias olidus
- Obbes' Catfish, Porochilus obbesi
- Black Eel Tailed Catfish, (Black Tandan), Neosilurus ater
- Australian Bass, Percalates novemaculeata
- Western Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca vittata
- Trout Cod, Maccullochella macquariensis (SO pissed this thing died. Only legal way to get one was through excess fish from a Uni study)
- Pennyfish, Denariussa australis
- Peppermint Bristlenose pleco, L181
- Bristlenose pleco, Ancistrus sp.
- Endler's Livebearers, Poecilia wingiei
- Sailfin Molly, Poecilia latipinna
- Platy, Xiphophorus variatus
- Apistogramma sp. Tefe
- Glowlight Danio, Danio choprae
- Red fin Danio, Danio kyathit
- Celestial Peal Danio, Danio margaritatus
- White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Tanichthys albonubes
- Senegal Bichir, Polypterus senegalus
- Cardinal Tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi
- Black Skirt Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
And that's it. I'm sure I've forgotten a few though.
Most are AUS/PNG natives.
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Lake Wanam, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Clearwater Creek, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Chameleon Rainbowfish, Mamberamo, Chilatherina fasciata -
- Highlands Rainbowfish, Chilatherina campsi -
- Bleher's Rainbowfish, Chilatherina bleheri -
- Grime Rainbowfish, Glossolepis dorityi -
- Tami River Rainbowfish, Glossolepis pseudoincisus -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Kangaroo Creek, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Olney State Forest, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Coutts Crossing, Melanotaenia duboulayi -
- Murray River Rainbowfish, Edwards River, MelanotaeLnia fluviatilis -
- Lake Eacham Rainbowfish, Lake Eacham, Melanotaenia eachamensis
- Pygmy Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia pygmea
- Red Striped Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia rubrostriata
- Fly River Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia sexlineata
- Turquoise Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia lacustris
- McCulloch's Rainbowfish, Eubenange Swamp, Melanotaenia mccullochi
- Utchee Creek Rainbowfish, Uchee Creek, Melanotaenia utcheensis
- Kamka Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia kamka
- Regal Rainbowfish, Myka Creek, Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Regal Rainbowfish, Catoa RIver, Melanotaenia trifasciata
- Eastern Rainbowfish, Davies Creek, Melanotaenia splendida
- Black Banded Rainbowfish, Melanotaenia nigrans
- Forktail Blue-eye, Pseudomugil furcatus
- Honey Blue eye, Pseudomugil mellis
- Neon blue eye, Pesudomugil luminatus
- Spotted blue eye, Eurum Creek, Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Spotted blue eye, Eubenange Swamp, Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Delicate Blue eye, Daly River, Pseudomugil tenellus
- Pacific Blue eye, Lake Tabourie, Pseudomugil signifer
- Pacific Blue eye, Doll's Point, Pseudomugil signifer
- Madagascar Rainbowfish, Bedotia geayi.
- Ornate Rainbowfish, Teewah Creek, Rhadinocentrus ornatus
- Ornate Rainbowfish, Evan's Head, Rhadinocentrus ornatus
- Empire Gudgeon, Hypseleotris compressa
- Firetail Gudgeon, Hypseleotris galii
- Norther Purple Spotted Gudgeon, Mogurnda mogurnda
- Striped Gudgeon, Gobiomorphus australis
- Peacock Gudgeon, Tateurndina ocellicauda
- Common Galaxias (Jollytail), Galaxias maculata
- Mountain Galaxias, Galaxias olidus
- Obbes' Catfish, Porochilus obbesi
- Black Eel Tailed Catfish, (Black Tandan), Neosilurus ater
- Australian Bass, Percalates novemaculeata
- Western Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca vittata
- Trout Cod, Maccullochella macquariensis (SO pissed this thing died. Only legal way to get one was through excess fish from a Uni study)
- Pennyfish, Denariussa australis
- Peppermint Bristlenose pleco, L181
- Bristlenose pleco, Ancistrus sp.
- Endler's Livebearers, Poecilia wingiei
- Sailfin Molly, Poecilia latipinna
- Platy, Xiphophorus variatus
- Apistogramma sp. Tefe
- Glowlight Danio, Danio choprae
- Red fin Danio, Danio kyathit
- Celestial Peal Danio, Danio margaritatus
- White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Tanichthys albonubes
- Senegal Bichir, Polypterus senegalus
- Cardinal Tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi
- Black Skirt Tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
And that's it. I'm sure I've forgotten a few though.
Today I can add Odessa barbs and roseline sharks. I also now have striped kuhli loaches again!
So far that makes a total of 34.
Shoot I'm small fry around here and the list is still going to be longish and I'll likely forget things.
Chichlids:
angelfish, rams, kribs, hrp, firemouth, geophagus, sevrum.
Livebearers:
Guppies, plauge minnows, platies, mollies, swordtails.
Catfish:
Cories, syndontis, plecos, farlowella, otos,
Tetras:
Black skirt, serpae, neons, cardinals, rummy nose.
others:
GSP, danios, flounders, gobies, khuli loaches, goldfish, bettas.
And I'm off to wal-mart for a small cheap cast net and filter. I finally fixed and set up my old 50gal with substrate, wood, rocks and plants from my favorite nearby creek. Fish seem to be doing good again after some recent storms washed away most of a pig carcasses goop that was fouling things up downstream. Saw some what I think were juvenile gar yesterday, mostly after small sunfish, catfish and minnows.
Chichlids:
angelfish, rams, kribs, hrp, firemouth, geophagus, sevrum.
Livebearers:
Guppies, plauge minnows, platies, mollies, swordtails.
Catfish:
Cories, syndontis, plecos, farlowella, otos,
Tetras:
Black skirt, serpae, neons, cardinals, rummy nose.
others:
GSP, danios, flounders, gobies, khuli loaches, goldfish, bettas.
And I'm off to wal-mart for a small cheap cast net and filter. I finally fixed and set up my old 50gal with substrate, wood, rocks and plants from my favorite nearby creek. Fish seem to be doing good again after some recent storms washed away most of a pig carcasses goop that was fouling things up downstream. Saw some what I think were juvenile gar yesterday, mostly after small sunfish, catfish and minnows.
I can barely remember what I have now let alone in the past. Old age and memory do not always play well together.
My best guess would be something between 35 and 40 species including Lnumber catfish.
My biggest fish are my clown loaches and my smallest are my Celestial Pearl 'Danio' (Celestichthys margaritatus).
My best guess would be something between 35 and 40 species including Lnumber catfish.
My biggest fish are my clown loaches and my smallest are my Celestial Pearl 'Danio' (Celestichthys margaritatus).
Adding:
Polypterus Senegalus
Polypterus Mokelembembe
Polypterus Palmas
Normans Lampeye Killifish
Oh my lord, your gonna need to give me a week to write them all down!
My memory goes back about 12 hrs nowadays, so I started keeping them at 9 and am 51 now so remembering them all over the last 42 years is gonna need time to pull out a lot of books and tick them off!
I have the last 30 years of monthly practical fish keeping magazines so that might help!
what I do know is that I am currently keeping 75 different species right now.
My memory goes back about 12 hrs nowadays, so I started keeping them at 9 and am 51 now so remembering them all over the last 42 years is gonna need time to pull out a lot of books and tick them off!
I have the last 30 years of monthly practical fish keeping magazines so that might help!
what I do know is that I am currently keeping 75 different species right now.
At the moment I've lost track of what species exactly I got since I made this, but I'm currently at 111.
I have no idea how you guys can keep that many species at a time. I currently have about 15 and my number rarely gets much higher than that...hundreds of specimens of some of those species, but just not that many species at any given time. I recently divested myself of my entire breeding populations of a couple of Goodeid livebearers, and am toying with one or two other species I want to experiment with, but the idea of keeping track of 75 or 100+ species is staggering to me. 
