Anyone Here Also Into Freshwater?

[Hugh Mann]

Just kind of wondering what sort of overlap there is from the saltwater and freshwater aquarium worlds? Like, who keeps tanks of both, anyone started with one or moved to the other?

Me, I started by looking after the salmon fry my workplace raises every year, onto buying a house with a fishless pond that I stocked, making the jump straight into saltwater aquariums. Though I have often contemplated setting up a freshwater tank for a couple of green terrors.

 

[brandon429]

This is my seven five in the warehouse, 3yrs old. The reason there's a large screen TV in the base is due to bro science


What are y ou into

 

[PicassoClown04]

I’ve had a FW tank since I was five... caught baby turtles in the lake behind my house and had like a 45 with some wood, sunning spots, water, the whole 9 yards. Kept me till I felt like they were too big then put them back. My dad has run a FW tank for as long as I can remember, discus, guppies, goldfish, oscars, arowana, parrotfish... everything. He’s also had a SW aquarium since he was 18 but he gave it up after I was born. We just got into saltwater again because I asked for a 20 gallon tank for my 16th birthday instead of a sweet 16. Ended up with a 10 gallon nano FW with shrimp and a platinum halfbeak and a 20 gal SW mixed reef. My dad also bought 2 more SW tanks, also mixed reef. We are a very fish friendly house :)

 

[Johniejumbo]

I have a 135g fresh water. It’s going on 20 years old now. Keep thinking I’m going to tank it down but the fish just keep on living.

 

[ScottyD36]

I went from freshwater to just starting a saltwater tank now.

 

[Auquanut]

I have 4 FW and 1 reef. 3 of the FW are planted.

 

[Hugh Mann]

Nice. I have always liked the look of planted aquariums. A little bit different than the mostly rock of reefs and FowLRs.
I'm thinking when I upgrade to a larger tank, or find one on a good sale, I may try my hand at that.

 

[BrandonS]

Had a 20 tank fish room. Was breeding discus, plecos, and shrimp. Was also growing aquarium plants. My local fish store got me into saltwater. Had the second kid and went down to 4 tanks. Saltwater stayed and down to two planted freshwater tanks.

 

[PicassoClown04]

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I’ve had a FW tank since I was five... caught baby turtles in the lake behind my house and had like a 45 with some wood, sunning spots, water, the whole 9 yards. Kept me till I felt like they were too big then put them back. My dad has run a FW tank for as long as I can remember, discus, guppies, goldfish, oscars, arowana, parrotfish... everything. He’s also had a SW aquarium since he was 18 but he gave it up after I was born. We just got into saltwater again because I asked for a 20 gallon tank for my 16th birthday instead of a sweet 16. Ended up with a 10 gallon nano FW with shrimp and a platinum halfbeak and a 20 gal SW mixed reef. My dad also bought 2 more SW tanks, also mixed reef. We are a very fish friendly house :)

Currently have a 180 FW with an arowana, parrot fish, red sevrum, loaches, and plecos. 90 FW green terrors, oscars, and plecos. 10 FW with 200+ assorted shrimp (my breeding project), a platinum halfbeak, Cardinal tetras, and corydoras cats. 45 cube SW SPS only, 25 cube SW mixed reef, and my personal 20 peninsula SW mixed reef with clowns, a fire shrimp, and a sexy shrimp. :)

 

[BrandonS]

Had a 20 tank fish room. Was breeding discus, plecos, and shrimp. Was also growing aquarium plants. My local fish store got me into saltwater. Had the second kid and went down to 4 tanks. Saltwater stayed and down to two planted freshwater tanks.

 

[Crabs McJones]

@d2mini has a really sweet freshwater build on here
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/something-different-d2s-freshwater-planted-build.638328/

 

[Zuma]

Oh, plenty.. My 90P.

 

[BullyBee]

I have 3 fresh tanks. 2 planted and 1 Axolotl tank

 

[BlazinNano]

I have a 75 with a corner overflow with a 10" oscar and 3 parrots and massive filtration under it. Oscars are pigs and my water parameters are always spot on. Will switch it to salt when the fish pass away, not anytime soon. Oscar is only 3 years old.

 

[Fishko]

Before saltwater i tried a planted tank and it didnt go so well. I would be interested to see the growth i would get on plants after keeping a reef. Have an old 75 in the basement, might try it.

 

[Hollywoodwater617]

I started with a 40 gallon simple freshwater, that turned into a planted tank. Just added a 15 gallon saltwater last yr bc of Limited space. But I’d love to a 75 fresh and saltwater running. Dreams do come true.

 

[ReefHomieJon]

Nice. I have always liked the look of planted aquariums. A little bit different than the mostly rock of reefs and FowLRs.
I'm thinking when I upgrade to a larger tank, or find one on a good sale, I may try my hand at that.

Mostly rock of reefs?? Lol not a mature reef. There’s really no comparison IMO

 

[ReefHomieJon]

Oh, plenty.. My 90P.

Ok now THIS is pretty legit....... still no comparison to a reef aka the PERFECT work of God lol

 

[ReefHomieJon]

I I do love how the reefing community is still so welcoming to the freshwater people. I think cuz we all(most) used to be them. I’ve had community tanks and an African cichlid tank. Never had a discuss tank. But I think cichlid tanks are the way to go if I ever go back. Planted discuss tanks with cardinal tetras are nice cuz the discuss can be some very amazing colors paired against the bright green plants, but discuss are all one shape, and they swim so slow and boring-__-. Nonetheless, I love all things aquatics! Working on a new pond for my backyard soon....

 

[bevo5]

I've had saltwater and freshwater tanks for a whole lot of years. I used to switch it up every few years - rotating between a salt tank and pretty specific cichlids (Zaire Moba frontosa mostly). Now I've got a 200g frontosa tank across from the 200 reef tank. I feel like the freshwater tank gets a lot less attention, just because fronts are pretty plug & play, but it's fun to have them both together.