This is my 2nd post on here, as only saw the Introductions part after asking a question, for which I had lots of useful replies.
I always dreamed of having an aquarium tank from when I was young, after looking around the aquatics store in my town. The store was called The Goldfish Bowl in Oxford, England. It was an amazing store. It's still there. T
he colours of fish in the tanks were so beautiful. So relaxing to watch. Individual worlds in each tank.
Then after I married and we had our own house, he said that he had some knowledge of fish keeping, so I bought him a fish tank for his birthday, when it was really for me too. It was a beautiful tank and we had some lovely fish.
However my husband was a jerk and I wasn't happy, so after an argument I went to stay with a friend for a few weeks, and when I got back he had let all the fish die to punish me, but just one fancy goldfish was alive.
After we divorced I kept the goldfish as he was a survivor, but after it died I didn't bother about the tank again. I often thought about starting a tank again of my own, but had previously let my husband deal with the technical side.
Now I have a tank which has been set up with plants from information picked up online, but no fish yet. Although I have some snails as there must have been eggs in the moss balls I bought from the store. Don't mind as it saves me cleaning the glass. I want to feel confident to have the right knowledge before getting fish.
Ideally I would love a marine tank but heard they're more difficult to maintain, so for now will stick to fresh water.
I always dreamed of having an aquarium tank from when I was young, after looking around the aquatics store in my town. The store was called The Goldfish Bowl in Oxford, England. It was an amazing store. It's still there. T
he colours of fish in the tanks were so beautiful. So relaxing to watch. Individual worlds in each tank.
Then after I married and we had our own house, he said that he had some knowledge of fish keeping, so I bought him a fish tank for his birthday, when it was really for me too. It was a beautiful tank and we had some lovely fish.
However my husband was a jerk and I wasn't happy, so after an argument I went to stay with a friend for a few weeks, and when I got back he had let all the fish die to punish me, but just one fancy goldfish was alive.
After we divorced I kept the goldfish as he was a survivor, but after it died I didn't bother about the tank again. I often thought about starting a tank again of my own, but had previously let my husband deal with the technical side.
Now I have a tank which has been set up with plants from information picked up online, but no fish yet. Although I have some snails as there must have been eggs in the moss balls I bought from the store. Don't mind as it saves me cleaning the glass. I want to feel confident to have the right knowledge before getting fish.
Ideally I would love a marine tank but heard they're more difficult to maintain, so for now will stick to fresh water.
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