Hello all! Can't believe I haven't stumbled onto this forum since I moved here almost 4 years ago. Nice to see so many fish/aquarium enthusiasts in the area.
I jokingly call my apt "Fife aquarium" since I've got 7 tanks running, plus a couple betta bowls, and mini indoor GF pond. Water changes - AARGH! I think I need to downsize by at least a couple tanks to make em more manageable (but so hard to do!) Fancy goldfish are my faves, so I've got a couple tanks dedicated to them. Others include a planted platy tank with some dwarf cories and a peacock gudgeon; 75g rainbowfish/community tank (mix of tetras/cories/barbs); a green/blue texas cichlid with his catfish "buddy"; and a half-blind EBJD. The EBJD had a bad case of popeye and when it finally went back to normal, i realized he couldn't see out of it. Food will literally fall on that side of his face and he'd totally miss it.
I know this is mostly a cichlid-lover forum... I find them attractive but for some reason I'm just not as into them. Plus I like the bigger ones which of course demand a larger tank that I'm not able to provide. By older bro kept a flowerhorn pair and seeing his tank is actually what ignited the spark in me to keep fish. Before that, I just considered them house decor that happened to be alive, lol!
I'm torn on whether i should keep the cichlids... I kinda wanna see them grow larger, but I know I need to get em into bigger tanks. Until I get my own house though, I'm delaying getting any more big tanks. I also wanna try my hand at saltwater eventually...ugh, I just need more room!
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Michael
I jokingly call my apt "Fife aquarium" since I've got 7 tanks running, plus a couple betta bowls, and mini indoor GF pond. Water changes - AARGH! I think I need to downsize by at least a couple tanks to make em more manageable (but so hard to do!) Fancy goldfish are my faves, so I've got a couple tanks dedicated to them. Others include a planted platy tank with some dwarf cories and a peacock gudgeon; 75g rainbowfish/community tank (mix of tetras/cories/barbs); a green/blue texas cichlid with his catfish "buddy"; and a half-blind EBJD. The EBJD had a bad case of popeye and when it finally went back to normal, i realized he couldn't see out of it. Food will literally fall on that side of his face and he'd totally miss it.
I know this is mostly a cichlid-lover forum... I find them attractive but for some reason I'm just not as into them. Plus I like the bigger ones which of course demand a larger tank that I'm not able to provide. By older bro kept a flowerhorn pair and seeing his tank is actually what ignited the spark in me to keep fish. Before that, I just considered them house decor that happened to be alive, lol!
I'm torn on whether i should keep the cichlids... I kinda wanna see them grow larger, but I know I need to get em into bigger tanks. Until I get my own house though, I'm delaying getting any more big tanks. I also wanna try my hand at saltwater eventually...ugh, I just need more room!
: Michael
There's a lot of interesting stuff on here for all kinds of fish... so welcome!