New Hobby - Eager to learn more - Aquarium Advice

digitalrayne · 08-20-2007, 06:22 PM

Hello everyone. I'm Tara...from the US, Georgia to be exact. In June I decided to start an aquarium with my daughter, for her birthday. I'll be honest, it started out with me thinking that keeping a fish would be easier and less expensive than a dog. What started out as a fish (a beta) turned into...well...a huge project. As we were shopping, we got more and more excited. We ended up walking out of the store with one 2.5 gallon bowl for her male beta, a 29 gallon tank with 2 goldfish, 3 female betas, a silver tipped shark, and a pleco. As of now, only 1 of those fish survived, a female beta. My daughter actually did not wish to see these fish buried but buried them each in their own coffins. I began researching about water conditions. I got the water squared away with some live plants. Instead of going to a chain petstore, I went to the internet and purchased some fish. As of now, I have 1 each of 5 different breeds of gourami, a pleco, and a chinese algae eater. I promise not to put any more in there :P

This is turning into a great experience as I see them all interact. So far, I've had them for 3 months and they are doing great. I'm watching very closely as I know they were all very young when I received them. Their personalities and traits are still developing. I'm considering selling my television just to have room for a bigger aquarium...lol

papa_bear_21 · 08-20-2007, 06:37 PM

welcome to the cult...errr, hobby. It sounds as if you started out like my family did, except we went from a 1 gallon to a 29 gallon, then added a 3 gallon eclipse, and now are operating in a 55 gallon tank. Once we move and have more room, we will be operating the 29, the 55, and the 3 gallon eclipse. The only one not up currently is the 29 gallon, as all the inhabitants are in the 55, but we will likely start the 29 up for a nice tropical community tank, and maybe turn the 55 into a loach tank, not 100% sure yet.

Again, welcome, and I am sure you will enjoy your stay. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had here, all you need to do is to pick the right brains...

rich311k · 08-20-2007, 06:57 PM

Welcome to AA!!

gheitman · 08-20-2007, 08:35 PM

Welcome to fishkeeping and this web site. Don't hesitate to ask questions or just read messages that have already been posted.

**Zagz** · 08-20-2007, 08:55 PM

Welcome to AA! We are very glad to have you here.

LandGhoti · 08-20-2007, 10:23 PM

Welcome to AA! This is a great site with great people to help with anything you could ever want to know about fish-keeping.

**melosu58** · 08-21-2007, 08:28 PM

Welcome to AA

chase33 · 08-21-2007, 11:50 PM

Welcome to AA Tara.

08-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#1
digitalrayne Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3	New Hobby - Eager to learn more Hello everyone. I'm Tara...from the US, Georgia to be exact. In June I decided to start an aquarium with my daughter, for her birthday. I'll be honest, it started out with me thinking that keeping a fish would be easier and less expensive than a dog. What started out as a fish (a beta) turned into...well...a huge project. As we were shopping, we got more and more excited. We ended up walking out of the store with one 2.5 gallon bowl for her male beta, a 29 gallon tank with 2 goldfish, 3 female betas, a silver tipped shark, and a pleco. As of now, only 1 of those fish survived, a female beta. My daughter actually did not wish to see these fish buried but buried them each in their own coffins. I began researching about water conditions. I got the water squared away with some live plants. Instead of going to a chain petstore, I went to the internet and purchased some fish. As of now, I have 1 each of 5 different breeds of gourami, a pleco, and a chinese algae eater. I promise not to put any more in there :P This is turning into a great experience as I see them all interact. So far, I've had them for 3 months and they are doing great. I'm watching very closely as I know they were all very young when I received them. Their personalities and traits are still developing. I'm considering selling my television just to have room for a bigger aquarium...lol

08-20-2007, 08:35 PM	#4
gheitman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 1,199 Images: 4	Welcome to fishkeeping and this web site. Don't hesitate to ask questions or just read messages that have already been posted. __________________ Gene Heitman - 10 tanks, 178 gallons, 20+ species of fish/shrimp/snails, 52+ species of plants ... 8 years ago I just wanted 1 tank with some fish - what was I thinking

08-20-2007, 10:23 PM	#6
LandGhoti Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Le Midwest Posts: 819 Images: 1	Welcome to AA! This is a great site with great people to help with anything you could ever want to know about fish-keeping. __________________ Andrea 29-gallon FW 1 yoyo loach, 2 polkadot loaches, 6 cherry barbs, 2 turquoise rainbows, 1 chinese algae eater, 1 rubberlip pleco, too many MTS to count

08-21-2007, 11:50 PM	#8
chase33 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 631 Images: 21	Welcome to AA Tara. __________________ C/

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08-20-2007, 06:37 PM	#2
papa_bear_21 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 437	welcome to the cult...errr, hobby. It sounds as if you started out like my family did, except we went from a 1 gallon to a 29 gallon, then added a 3 gallon eclipse, and now are operating in a 55 gallon tank. Once we move and have more room, we will be operating the 29, the 55, and the 3 gallon eclipse. The only one not up currently is the 29 gallon, as all the inhabitants are in the 55, but we will likely start the 29 up for a nice tropical community tank, and maybe turn the 55 into a loach tank, not 100% sure yet. Again, welcome, and I am sure you will enjoy your stay. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had here, all you need to do is to pick the right brains...

08-20-2007, 06:57 PM	#3
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Welcome to AA!!

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