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[LostInFish]

Hello, all I am glad to be apart of this forum. It has been inspirational. The best part is seeing everyone's view of a beautiful aquarium. I'm Strictly Freshwater. It's something about it all that has me in awe. I have several tanks starting at 33 gallon. With 2 serpae tetras and 2 rainbows that I rehomed for a friend. Next is 100 gallon with 33 BSN pleco's ( they are breeding) 2 Peruvian angels and a rainbow shark. Then I have a 150 gallon "my baby" With 12 Discus,3 panda Cory cats and 3 queen arabesque along with 5 red spot gobies.. Also I have a 180 gallon with a mix of African cichlids like Red Empress,lemon Jake,Hap Flameback, Hap tomato,Socolofi,Congo black calvus, white calvus,Borleyi,White Top Afra Ahara,Red tail Shark,Golden nugget,Blue Paneque,Red Zebra,BristleNose

 

[Brookster123]

Sup! I started up little over 4 months ago with hand me down 5gal, not knowing anything about fish keeping I overstocked it. Long story short I have a 10,20,30 all running, with a 46 in storage. This has been so much fun for me and this forumn has helped me more than anything! Thanks to all!

 

[LostInFish]

Sup! I started up little over 4 months ago with hand me down 5gal, not knowing anything about fish keeping I overstocked it. Long story short I have a 10,20,30 all running, with a 46 in storage. This has been so much fun for me and this forumn has helped me more than anything! Thanks to all!

Nice, it can be addicting. Kinda like getting a tattoo you never get just 1 lol. What do you have in your tanks?

 

[Brookster123]

I do not have tats but yes it is very addicting, I'd have more tanks if I had the space for sure! New 10 has a pair of gardneri killies and 4 fry, 20 has 6 hebrosus dwarf Cory's, 4 neons, 2 cpd's, 3 gups and an albino bn, 30 has a m/f pair of apisto double reds, 4 Odessa barbs, 4 rummynose, 4 zebra danio, 4 hexazona barbs, albino bn. The 30 is all over the place with stocking I know, it was my first tank, working out great so far. My 20 had some issue that has cost me 2 neons and a cpd in the last week, working through it though.

 

[LostInFish]

I do not have tats but yes it is very addicting, I'd have more tanks if I had the space for sure! New 10 has a pair of gardneri killies and 4 fry, 20 has 6 hebrosus dwarf Cory's, 4 neons, 2 cpd's, 3 gups and an albino bn, 30 has a m/f pair of apisto double reds, 4 Odessa barbs, 4 rummynose, 4 zebra danio, 4 hexazona barbs, albino bn. The 30 is all over the place with stocking I know, it was my first tank, working out great so far. My 20 had some issue that has cost me 2 neons and a cpd in the last week, working through it though.

Sounds like a nice variety of fish. I know rummy nose are very picky with water conditions just a heads up. I had neon once but they didn't last long not sure what happened to them maybe the temp I had them at 84 degree. I had them with Discus

 

[Brookster123]

Sounds like a nice variety of fish. I know rummy nose are very picky with water conditions just a heads up. I had neon once but they didn't last long not sure what happened to them maybe the temp I had them at 84 degree. I had them with Discus

As far as ph? Temp? Or conditions trates? They seem to be happy and healthy, I stay up on the weekly 30-40% wc. Ya From what I've learned neons are pretty tricky lil guys.. Discus huh? I've heard those are some pretty demanding fish?

 

[LostInFish]

Yes they are very sensitive, and require a good maintenance schedule along with lots of small feedings. I learned the hard way with them and kinda just did what ever. When ever I had time kinda thing and they didn't like that they would stop eating and become dark colored. I lost 4 of them a while back from not keeping up on water changes. I I now do weekly 30%PWC and they are doing great. They can become ill at the drop of a hat. For no apparent reason. Sometimes its very frustrating. Definitely not a beginner fish

 

[Brookster123]

Ouch! That's an expensive learning curve! Discus are pretty sick but I'm thinking I want to go full mbuna in my 46 when I get it going. My Lfs has an excellent selection and they're quite reasonably priced so I could go all out with having to eat ramen and tuna for a month..

 

[LostInFish]

Ouch! That's an expensive learning curve! Discus are pretty sick but I'm thinking I want to go full mbuna in my 46 when I get it going. My Lfs has an excellent selection and they're quite reasonably priced so I could go all out with having to eat ramen and tuna for a month..

Yes it was cost me about $350. That sounds like a good idea they are really cool an very active. Take your time and get the ones you want. Don't buy on impulse. I have mixed my lakes and they are doing really well together. Keep that in mind when picking the cool ones

 

[Brookster123]

Yes it was cost me about $350. That sounds like a good idea they are really cool an very active. Take your time and get the ones you want. Don't buy on impulse. I have mixed my lakes and they are doing really well together. Keep that in mind when picking the cool ones

Wowzers! Yah I will certainly put some effort into selecting a nice line up that will not result in a massacre. I've heard to many horror stories..

 

[LostInFish]

Well good luck and hope to see your new tank when it's done

 

[Brookster123]

Thanks, could be a lil bit, need to buy a house first:/

 

[Scottyhorse]

I started keeping fish a little over 1 year ago. I've had varrying numbers of tanks. At one time I had 8, now I have 6.

 

[LostInFish]

I started keeping fish a little over 1 year ago. I've had varrying numbers of tanks. At one time I had 8, now I have 6.

Nice, 6 tanks is a lot to care for but well worth it

 

[LostInFish]

I started keeping fish a little over 1 year ago. I've had varrying numbers of tanks. At one time I had 8, now I have 6.

So what size tanks do you keep now? Anything interesting in them?

 

[Scottyhorse]

So what size tanks do you keep now? Anything interesting in them?

I have two 5.5 gallons, a 7 gallon, a 20 gallon long, 25 gallon rectangle, and a 28 gallon hex. All are freshwater. One 5.5 has a betta, pink ramshorns, and two african dwarf frogs. The other 5.5g is empty, not sure what to put in it. The 7 gallon currently has a betta and three Amano shrimp. Eventually the stock will include Sundadanio Axelrodi 'Blue Form' , Yellow Neo Shrimp, and maybe a peacock gudgeon. The 20 gallon long has a female Betta and Gold Barbs. The 25 gallon has a pair of Blue Rams, a male betta, some cory cats, 4 platys, and 5 X-Ray tetras. Also an Amano shrimp, a couple Otos, and a Nerite. Lastly the 28 gallon has two male guppies, 1 male betta, 1 male honey gourami, and 10 cardinal tetras. Tanks are probably overstocked, and some of the combos are weird, but it works for me!

 

[All_fish]

That's a lot of bettas ^^^^^

 

[Scottyhorse]

I'm a Betta addict

 

[LostInFish]

That sounds like you have your hands full that's for sure. I like the shrimp they have some real cool ones but they aren't cheap. Would be cool to breed some.

 

[Brookster123]

Some one has to save the bettas from their little coffin cup at the lps! Sad....