Greetings!
I'm a complete newbie, even to fish, so please be gentle.
When I was a very little girl, my Daddy owned a tropical fish store, and set up aquariums in movie theatres and large offices. When I was a young bride, he set up half a dozen aquariums in my apartment, allowing me to choose "that pretty fish!" from his retail stock, until necessity dictated an additional tank. Occasionally, a rare beauty arrived as a "gift" with his larger orders, and he always gave me the special fish. I had no idea what the cost of fish, chemicals, aquariums, stands, accessories, and everything was. I'm beginning to get an education, now.
Once a week (unless there were problems with the fish) he would visit "to take care of the fish and it always amazed me that he could simply look at the tank and know what to do! I had salt-water and fresh-water tropical fish. He carried a little black bag (really!) that was filled with countless bottles, droppers, nets in sealed bags, and who knows what else?
Today, I have three brand-new Bettas, and I am completely lost! Daddy's been gone for more than a decade, and what appeared to be an effortless task has me stymied! I'm so glad I found you folks. Now, I think I'll wander over to the BETTA forums to get some answers to those burning questions!
Best,
Myrrh
I'm a complete newbie, even to fish, so please be gentle.
When I was a very little girl, my Daddy owned a tropical fish store, and set up aquariums in movie theatres and large offices. When I was a young bride, he set up half a dozen aquariums in my apartment, allowing me to choose "that pretty fish!" from his retail stock, until necessity dictated an additional tank. Occasionally, a rare beauty arrived as a "gift" with his larger orders, and he always gave me the special fish. I had no idea what the cost of fish, chemicals, aquariums, stands, accessories, and everything was. I'm beginning to get an education, now.Once a week (unless there were problems with the fish) he would visit "to take care of the fish
and it always amazed me that he could simply look at the tank and know what to do! I had salt-water and fresh-water tropical fish. He carried a little black bag (really!) that was filled with countless bottles, droppers, nets in sealed bags, and who knows what else? Today, I have three brand-new Bettas, and I am completely lost! Daddy's been gone for more than a decade, and what appeared to be an effortless task has me stymied! I'm so glad I found you folks. Now, I think I'll wander over to the BETTA forums to get some answers to those burning questions!
Best,
Myrrh
to the forum!
SO much!
And maybe this is where I find out that I am "off topic" 
Though I promise to try to do better in the future! 
(sorry!) 
Where's the "I'm an idiot!" emoticon? 
