Hello From The Beautiful Canadian Rockies...

[dicnic62]

...and thanks for the warm welcome. I'm actually in a funny position for a new member. Since I retired from the regular world of work I've been learning Internet marketing and now have an online store selling aquarium kits.

Now I know a lot about Internet marketing - doing research to find key words, optimizing sites for search engines, etc., but I'm a little shy on knowledge about aquariums - not really a good thing for a guy who's trying to sell them, right?

Of course I can find the answer to just about any customer question by consulting the Internet but I really started the online store because I've always been fascinated by tropical fish tanks and wanted to take up the hobby.

So here I am, trying to play "earn while you learn" and having a great time.

I'm posting this little blurb on the Introduction Forum in the hope that you all won't think I'm a carpetbagger. I think you'll find that, as time goes by, I'll be a regular contributor and have good things to say. That's the beauty of retirement. You have lots of time to learn new things!

 

[fatheadminnow]

to TFF!!!!

There are boat loads of info on this forum.

Lets just say, everything you have learned in the past about aquariums, you could easily learn here in no time!

-FHM

 

[onebto]

Welcome to TFF dicnic62

As fatheadminnow said you will learn a great deal from the resources here at TFF. I have been in the hobby for a year now an just about everything I know about keeping an aquarium I learnt here

You said you were interested in starting the hobby as well as picking up some info for your buisness any ideas what sort of Aquarium you want to get and what sort of fish you want to look after?

Anyway welcome to TFF again

Regards onebto in the UK.

 

[Haych]

welcome

 

[mattlee]

Hi, welcome to the forum. good luck with the selling i hope it works out for you. there are many very helpfull people on here from all over the world so dont hesitate to ask anything no matter how simple or stupid it may be.........

 

[nudzy]

hello and

I have learnt so much here, and im sure you will be the same, just dont hesitate to ask

 

[dicnic62]

Hi onebto:

I'm currently cycling a 10-gallon starter kit. In a month or so I will put in starter fish like guppies, tetras, etc. My thought now is to stick to just a few species but try to have a large number of fish. It seems to me that a first tank will look more interesting that way.

Any comments or suggestions from anyone?

Regards,

dicnic62

Welcome to TFF dicnic62

As fatheadminnow said you will learn a great deal from the resources here at TFF. I have been in the hobby for a year now an just about everything I know about keeping an aquarium I learnt here

You said you were interested in starting the hobby as well as picking up some info for your buisness any ideas what sort of Aquarium you want to get and what sort of fish you want to look after?

Anyway welcome to TFF again

Regards onebto in the UK.

 

[discus_lover]

welcome to our forum though i am new here too...hi hi...

 

[dicnic62]

At the suggestion of a fellow from the UK, I've added a 29-gallon Aqueon starter kit with a dozen neon tetras. They seem to be doing fine and I'm thinking of adding black mollies and gouramis to compliment them. Any comments pro or con?

 

[Darkerwhite2]

from a fellow Canadian. Will be check out your store next time I"m needing something

Pro's and cons I think would have to depend on what type of gouramis you choose.

 

[M.R Otter]

Hi and Welcome to TFF, Where a fish dreams come true!!

 

[qwikimpss]

Welcome to the boards!

As far as your 29 gal stocking plans I personally would nix the black mollies. They are fantastic fish but require either pretty hard water or brackish conditions to really thrive, although they can live just fine in a "regular" set-up.

I also wouldn't add any fish too soon after introducing the first batch if this tank has not been cycled. Buy ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite test kits and you will be able to watch the tank cycle. Initially the ammonia in the tank will spike up, then bacteria will build up to eat the ammonia which is very toxic and produce nitrate. Nitrate is still quite toxic but then more bacteria will eat the nitrate and turn it to nitrite which is somewhat harmless. I would also recommend frequent water changes during this process for your fishes sake, it will take longer to cycle but your fish will survive, and isn't that what it's all about?

 

[BBrain]

I agree with quickimps about going slow with adding fish. Limit it to less than about 5 for a couple of months. Just one error in his/her post: the words "nitrite" and "nitrate" are mixed up. Nitrite is the middle one in the process, and is the toxic one of the two.

 

[qwikimpss]

OOPPSS!

I did mix those up, my bad!