New Tank

[DOLORES]

hahaha brothers rule! i love mine....he gets quite annoyin sometimes but.... mine actually rocks!


well yeah.... i've never seen a 75 in person, but i saw a 55 for 80 in my lfs, AND THAT THING WAS HUGE! so 2x75? i do understand him now.... like all the money you had to spend on new gravel,plants,and all.... or was that included in the "complete setup"?

but did u get a 75 at the end?

 

[Sorrell]

Nope, no 75s. It's a long story, I got in contact with the guy who was actually selling them, he told me he sold them, told my friend that they were actually his son's. I don't know, the whole story seemed a little flaky. It goes on and on, but doesn't really matter anymore.

 

[ooSho]

You are so lucky! I wish I could find a deal like that the only deal I ever came across was a 20 gallon with everything for $10.00 2 weeks ago.. B)

 

[fishdudein]

Sorrell, no more tanks in the house for me. The last house that we lived in before we bought the one that we are currently in, I had two aquariums in the living room, one in our bedroom, and one in one of my sons' room. Also at times would set up a ten gallon or two in the kitchen as a temporary thing, also have had a betta or two in the bathroom. My wife has very sensitive hearing, and the sound of the filters and pumps and splashing water got to be too much for her, it was at her insistence that our next home have a place for me to enjoy my hobby and for her not to Anyway, I was bitten by the fish bug at probably 7 or 8 years old, so I've been keeping fish for at least 35 years now. When I was a teenager I had about 10 to 12 tanks, also bred bettas so had small betta tanks everywhere. That was the most tanks I have ever had until now, and as I say, I'm somewhere near 30, setting more tanks up almost weekly as one fish or another spawns and I need a new nursery! I'm having a blast! I really need to update my sig soon, it's out of date. Yesterday a friend of mine at work gave me a gorgeous female yellow lab cichlid and a senegal bichir, he's moving and wants to start a new tank in his new house, something less aggresive. I "adopt" a lot of fish this way, some bumblebee cichlids I adopted a few months ago have spawned for me now, as have a pair of angels. I would love to find a male yellow lab to be able to breed with this female, but she's the biggest lab I've ever seen, may be a trick finding one to match up. Looking at your sig, sounds like you've got a pretty interesting fishroom yourself........and you've got birds! Always thought it would be cool to build a small aviary in the fishroom.....right now I have a leopard gecko and my youngest son's hamster, kinda gives it a "pet shop" feel. Anyway, I ramble on..... Do you breed any of the fish you have, what kinds, do you have luck selling them?

 

[Sorrell]

The birds in the fishroom are nice, but I let them free fly a little more than I should so it gets a little messy When we first got married I had a cockatiel that hated my husband. He was a real good talker and if Dan was in the room and I wasn't the bird would scream "HELP ME!" really loud until Dan left. If he was out of the cage he'd dive bomb Dan. Needless to say, Dan didn't like my birdie, so he moved out to the fishroom That bird has since passed on, but no birds allowed in the house, so they continue to reside in the birdroom/fishroom. There used to be a rabbit out there too who was litter trained, so he had the run of the place, but he has left us as well.
I'm working on breeding plakats at the moment. I used to breed bettas quite a bit, and had good luck with it, so I am excited to get going again. The only other fish I've bred are livebearers (it takes a master fishkeeper ) and Oscars. I had a breeding pair of Oscars (an albino and a red) that were like rabbits. I had so many babies, and they were easy to get rid of. I really miss having Oscars and I think if I ever do another tank in the house it will probably end up being them.

 

[fishdudein]

An Oscar breeder....that would explain your large tanks! Bet that was fun, and they're always a popular fish for the market. Just recently started reading up on plakats, had not heard of them until recently, sound a little more challenging than "normal" bettas (even though they are technically the same), good luck with the breeding and remember.....there's always room for "just one more" tank!