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So, it has been quite a while since I've posted here! Hopefully I'll be around more this time.
The last time I was around here I had a 29 gallon tank all setup and I even remember that my first fish were penguin tetras. I also had SAEs, gouramis, and a few other kinds of tetras.
However, a year and a few months ago I was heading off to college. I wasn't sure what to do with my fish so I gave them away rather than worrying that my parents couldn't take care of my very old needy dog and my fish. It would just be another burden. However, my dog (my best friend) was put to sleep just before I went to school this year. It leaves my house and life feeling quite empty and so I am starting up my tank again. I truly missed getting all excited and looking down the road (ok, my next fish will be this and that) and feeding them and watching their different personalities.
I'm home for a month now and so I'm getting my tank all cleaned up and then I'm going to put gravel and water in it and do a water change right away just to get the gravel cleaned up all the better. Can't hurt, right? After that I'll start running my filter and make sure all systems are go and I'll be adding cycle and dechlor.
I hope that by the end of next week I can be adding fish into the tank and hopefully those will fare well and I can add another batch again before I leave. Another thing I may do is start a 10 gal. this summer for breeding and possibly some quarantine. I'd probably just get one of those tank dividers to be able to separate the parents and to keep the little fry out of the filter. But that's a discussion for another day.
I'm glad to be back, and very excited about my aquarium!
The last time I was around here I had a 29 gallon tank all setup and I even remember that my first fish were penguin tetras. I also had SAEs, gouramis, and a few other kinds of tetras.
However, a year and a few months ago I was heading off to college. I wasn't sure what to do with my fish so I gave them away rather than worrying that my parents couldn't take care of my very old needy dog and my fish. It would just be another burden. However, my dog (my best friend) was put to sleep just before I went to school this year. It leaves my house and life feeling quite empty and so I am starting up my tank again. I truly missed getting all excited and looking down the road (ok, my next fish will be this and that) and feeding them and watching their different personalities.
I'm home for a month now and so I'm getting my tank all cleaned up and then I'm going to put gravel and water in it and do a water change right away just to get the gravel cleaned up all the better. Can't hurt, right? After that I'll start running my filter and make sure all systems are go and I'll be adding cycle and dechlor.
I hope that by the end of next week I can be adding fish into the tank and hopefully those will fare well and I can add another batch again before I leave. Another thing I may do is start a 10 gal. this summer for breeding and possibly some quarantine. I'd probably just get one of those tank dividers to be able to separate the parents and to keep the little fry out of the filter. But that's a discussion for another day.
I'm glad to be back, and very excited about my aquarium!