What Made You Want A Freshwater Aquarium? - Page 31 - Aquarium Advice

lynda orourke · 05-15-2008, 03:09 AM

I had a dream about setting up a large tank in the living room, it was a good dream so I desided to go a get one for real. I got a little 25l cold water tank whichI planted up and put kept a couple of fancy goldfish in. That was all good for a year or so but then they got ich and died. I was talking about my fish problems at work and my boss said he had a 150l tank and fish he wanted to get rid of, so now I have the tank from my dream.

Loachie · 05-18-2008, 01:04 PM

I've always loved animals, but never tried keeping fish (I didn't think they were interactive enough, LOL). When I went to college, it was my first time without any pets. I couldn't stand it, so I asked the dorm supervisor if I could keep something small. His reply, "If it can last 30 minutes underwater, you can keep it." He thought that was a clever way to say that only fish were allowed, but I took it as a challenge. I tried keeping a crawdad in a 2 gallon tank, but I was doing water changes every other day. So, I drove 3 hours to illegally purchase a turtle (selling live turtles is illegal in many Southeastern US states, due to salmonella fears). I felt very cool, having a contraband pet and I had two turtles for about 5 years. When they outgrew their 10 gallon tank, I put a goldfish in it. The goldfish had more personality than the turtles, and ended up having its own 29 gallon tank. I've had fish ever since. Now, 8 years later, I have a 29 gallon planted tank. When my newborn son cries, I put the rocking chair in front of the tank and he stares at the fish while I rock him. A new generation fish-lover!

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05-15-2008, 03:09 AM	#301 (permalink)
lynda orourke Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: milton keynes uk Posts: 32	I had a dream about setting up a large tank in the living room, it was a good dream so I desided to go a get one for real. I got a little 25l cold water tank whichI planted up and put kept a couple of fancy goldfish in. That was all good for a year or so but then they got ich and died. I was talking about my fish problems at work and my boss said he had a 150l tank and fish he wanted to get rid of, so now I have the tank from my dream.

05-18-2008, 01:04 PM	#302 (permalink)
Loachie Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17	I've always loved animals, but never tried keeping fish (I didn't think they were interactive enough, LOL). When I went to college, it was my first time without any pets. I couldn't stand it, so I asked the dorm supervisor if I could keep something small. His reply, "If it can last 30 minutes underwater, you can keep it." He thought that was a clever way to say that only fish were allowed, but I took it as a challenge. I tried keeping a crawdad in a 2 gallon tank, but I was doing water changes every other day. So, I drove 3 hours to illegally purchase a turtle (selling live turtles is illegal in many Southeastern US states, due to salmonella fears). I felt very cool, having a contraband pet and I had two turtles for about 5 years. When they outgrew their 10 gallon tank, I put a goldfish in it. The goldfish had more personality than the turtles, and ended up having its own 29 gallon tank. I've had fish ever since. Now, 8 years later, I have a 29 gallon planted tank. When my newborn son cries, I put the rocking chair in front of the tank and he stares at the fish while I rock him. A new generation fish-lover!