Growing up my dad had a 55g built into a basement wall. I didn't have a major interest in it, but it was always there.
Late in high school I bought a betta and for years always had one. Even when I moved from MI to ON the betta was on the passenger seat next to me!
In 2003 the spouse surprised me with a 29g kit for a Christmas gift. Within a few years I had just over a dozen tanks. Unfortunately the house we were living in was a rental and the owner stopped making payments: time for us to find a new house fast. It was an incredibly stressful time for me (I have depression, anxiety disorder, etc so this really didn't help!) so I just gave up all the tanks
Three years ago one of my daughter's mentioned getting a betta so I picked up a 1g with a light and a small blue betta. Great fish, lots of personality. He passed away just before the holidays
I now have a 16g with CPDs and pygmy cories, a 5g RCS tank, and I'm starting a 1g for yellow shrimp.
Late in high school I bought a betta and for years always had one. Even when I moved from MI to ON the betta was on the passenger seat next to me!
In 2003 the spouse surprised me with a 29g kit for a Christmas gift. Within a few years I had just over a dozen tanks. Unfortunately the house we were living in was a rental and the owner stopped making payments: time for us to find a new house fast. It was an incredibly stressful time for me (I have depression, anxiety disorder, etc so this really didn't help!) so I just gave up all the tanks
Three years ago one of my daughter's mentioned getting a betta so I picked up a 1g with a light and a small blue betta. Great fish, lots of personality. He passed away just before the holidays
I now have a 16g with CPDs and pygmy cories, a 5g RCS tank, and I'm starting a 1g for yellow shrimp.