Lucy

Hi Vicky welcome!

Shawnie

to fishlore vicky!! theres a bunch of us crazies here...im sure you will both fit right in

Fano'fish

Hello,
Just joined. Used to be on a forum and really learned alot until it got cluttered and clogged. This site seems very organized and well moderated. I've enjoyed reading some of the posts and looking at pictures. I have a 55g tank and have been inspired to do some seascaping after seeing the one link. Along with my fish, I have a German Shepard and two cats. Trying to talk the hubby into upgrading to 100g. Any suggestions for persuasion tactics?

agabr123

welcome to the forum! i'm glad you're enjoying it. hmmm......well i'd show him pictures of fish that guys usually like, the oscars and red tail/bala sharks and such (although us chicks love them too! lol) and tell him they couldn't possibly be comfortable in anything smaller!

Fano'fish

Good thought. He already has a red-tail shark, maybe if I go for the more "manly" fish he just might go for the idea of a bigger tank.

agabr123

good luck!

Rhan

Hi all, I'm Rhiannon I've been a member for a few weeks now, but it's taken me a little bit to actually introduce myself. I've asked questions on threads here before and recieved genuinely helpful, kind, knowledgable replies. Now actually introducing myself seems like the hard bit!

Basically I'm a 19 year old Uni student (studying Arts/Science, majoring in Psychology and Biology respectively) who's family has kept a small fish tank for years. In the last few months I have become more interested in fish and trying to find out as much as possible about them so I may give them the best lives I can That's where this forum has come in. I have been lurking for a while before becoming a member, and now finally introducing myself. A slow process! I have a tropical freshwater 2ft long 40litre tank (had it since I was about 8years old) and a new tropical freshwater 160litre tank. And there are the beginnings of plans for a bigger tank in the future

Aside from fish, I have a female beagle called Billie and a male cockatiel called Butch (which has progressed to Butchie over time). I am interested in animals, footy, films, books and tennis.

Sorry it took me so long to get around to this, I hope it doesn't seem rude.

Lucy

Welcome to the forum!

aquarist48

Hello Rhan. Welcome to Fish Lore! Glad to have you on board. I hope you can share some photos of your tanks with us sometime.
Enjoy the site!
Ken

CanadianMolly

Hi to all. I'm from Ottawa, Canada and have just recently bought some Balloon Belly Mollies. They are quite nice to watch, and already come to the top of the tank when I'm going to feed them. Any and all info for a beginner is appreciated.

AlyeskaGirl

Hello CanadianMolly & Welcome to Fishlore!

Karma23

Hello everybody just joined and decided to say hello. I'm currently in the process of a fishless cycling of my 10 gallon tank, going to put hopefully a male betta in when finished. I also have an africian sideneck turtle for over a year now called Genghis. My only other experiences, which were with goldfish were ill fated due to lack of education on my part but thanks to browsing through the forums the past few weeks I look forward to providing my betta with a happy home

bolivianbaby

Welcome to Fishlore, Karma23! I have a striped convict female named Karma

AlyeskaGirl

Hello Karma23 & Welcome to Fishlore! Glad you are here!

aquarist48

Hello Karma! Welcome to Fish Lore. I hope you enjoy the site!

Ken

JJC

Hi everyone

My name is JJ - Im 20 and im from Leeds in the UK
Ive kept firsh since i was about 14 when i started of with neons and angelfish in a 3ft tank, but i had figthing fish before that.

I have kept also sorts - corys, plecs, different tetras, bettas, silver sharks, rainbows, clown loaches etc.

I have recently bought a Fluval Roma 200l tank and ive planted it out =] really proud of it because it looks ace... makes my bedroom look cool! - Im thinking of trying out discus but not sure yet!

I love anmials And ive kept and bred alsorts, Such as rabbits, hamsters, chipmunks and a ferret. My dad helped me get started when i first got these but I took over and looked after them all my self

Ill put some pics up soon of my tank and fish =]

Any questions just ask me

Cheers

JJ

Lucy

Welcome!!

JJC

Thankyou =]

JustinF

So what kinda camera do you use to take pictures of your fish, and what settings on the camera and time is best to photograph them?

Nicolene

Hello Fish-folks

I'm a stay at home mom with 3 small kids from South Africa. We live happily on a small piece of land with a cat, dogs, geese, turtles in our little dam, plenty of beautiful birdlife and the call of jackal (fox-like animal) every night. We also have a fish eagle around here that I here often but haven't seen yet.
I started out the dumb way with fishkeeping: 2 goldfish in a little bowl. Now, more than a year later I'm convinced that pet shops (3 in my area) know allmost nothing about fishkeeping. From that little bowl I went to a 14 liter (3 1/2 g) tenk and the fish kept on dying. I actually had a common pleco in there... Poor fish.
Then I found FISHLORE.COM! A new world opened up to me. Why did nobody ever tell my about the nitrogen cycle? So, after a lot of research, my tank was set up on 1 Aug. 2010.
250 liters (65g I think). Planted community tank with rocks and a big piece of driftwood with the following inhabitants: 5 black skirt tetras, 6 pink danios, 9 small fish (shaped like danios), allmost see-through with red tails (can't remember the name?!), 1 sky blue dwarf gourami, 1 bala shark, 1 sailfin pleco, 4 baby bristlenose plecos (too small to see the gender yet) 1 golden snail and 9 baby snails. Guess I'm pussing limits here. I'll keep a close eye on them. (will move the bristlenose plecos once they're bigger)
My kids love them, the baby tries to grab it!

Thanks for a very interesting site.

Nicolene

Lucy

Nice to see you Nicolene, welcome to the forum

AnnaEA

Welcome aboard, Nicolene!

JenLee

Hello Everyone

I am new to your informational forum. I currently have a brand new 5g fish tank with nothing in it and joined to learn how to properly house some new pet fish with live plants. I have 2 pets already, 1 dog named Go-Go (6yrs.) and 1 cat named Kitty The Kat (9yrs.) I live in Maryland with my newly wedded husband, but am originally from South Korea. I am a novice fish keeper and am excited to learn about having a healthy and beautiful aquarium. I really think I came down with some Betta fever cos that's all I have been able to think about for the past month! Hence the new tank I just bought. I have been trying to keep my impulse fish buying down and not add anything to my tank yet for fear of not doing it properly b/c I really don't want to be a fish murderer I am open to any advise anyone has and have been reading some of your posts about Bettas and live plants. Unfortunately, it just makes me want to get a new fish even more so, haha!

notMidas

Hello People!
I am not Midas and have recently been drawn into the mysterious world of fish keeping. It all started on a cold and windy September morning as I lowered the small cardboard coffin of my sister's hamster into the soft muddy ground when a revelation came to me - I want to get a fish! I've never kept anything aquatic before (except the occassional seasonal tadpole) and the contained neatness of aquaria intrigued me. And also they were the only pets my landlord would allow. Now I've been having great fun playing the alchemist shaking up vials of coloured chemicals, but can't wait to get my fishies!

Lucy

Welcome to FishLore!!

Jia

Hello everyone.
I have been reading your forums for a while now and have finally decided to join. I have 2 dogs 4 kids (not really different) a cat and a lot of fresh water fish. I live in Albany Western Australia. I have just purchased 2 75G saltwater tanks all set up and running with fish, why 2? i thought i was bargaining for just one and talked her into a good price and found out i was haggling for both lol. Now i have signed up because i need to move the tanks to my place and will be asking for advice so please be patient and forgive me.

aquarist48

Hello jia and Welcome to Fish Lore!

Congrats on the new tanks! I'm sure some of our salt tank members will help you all that they can.

We're all here to help.

I hope you enjoy the site.

Please be sure to review the Fish Lore Rules if you haven't already. Here is the link:
FishLore Forum Rules

Have fun with your new tanks and by all means keep us posted.

Ken

dee34

HI AND WELCOME TO THA FORUM

reznorsgrrl

Greetings Fish Lovers,

I'm not new to fish as I use to keep a 30g freshwater tank at the foot of my bed as a teenager for a few years. I had Blue Gouramis and Convicts. They were great to watch while I daydreamed in bed. And that was before I knew anything about proper water conditioning (siphon tank, insert garden hose!) and the nitrogen cycle. 15 yrs later I'm back at it again except that it started with an adopted Betta. A co-worker had him on his desk and I knew nothing about keeping them, but I had always wanted one.

Long story short, my adopted fish died very shortly after receiving him after I transferred him to a 3g (from a 1/2g). While the transfer most likely was too quick I really think he was on his last "fin" anyway as he looked really sad when I adopted him.

I discovered Fishlore while trying to find out how to save him and when he passed I kept reading and decided I wanted to give it another try - besides I already had a great setup going for me. Now I have a new, spry li'l red Crowntail, [Cam]Bodie, that is so fun to watch (I don't get much work done as of late).

Something tells me it won't be long before my husband and I start another tank at the house (MTS, anyone?). We're thinking Cichilds, plus another Betta setup.

This is my DREAM!! How wonderful for your children to have you home and nature's bounty so plentiful right outside their door.


Kind regards,

Lucy

Welcome to FishLore