purple_phoenix

Once I'm in sixth form, I'm going to drop languages. I guess they'll be helpful to boost up my number of good grades, but I don't really enjoy them.

I want to take music, art, maths, biology, and then I have one left to choose from English Literature or Language. That'll probably change sometime in the next year though, so I'm not sticking to anything yet. I would like to be a music teacher, but I'm going to have to wait and see... All my minimum grades are either A or A*, except music which is a B. I don't really get along with my teacher though.
I may end up doing maths as an 'extra', as I would've been able to take it early if the school had let me. I could have finished my maths GCSE by now, still with an A*, rather than wait another year, and stay with a class of kids that tend to need more help and attention. It's just pulled me back a little.
Art's just something I enjoy doing, and was surprised to hear my teacher basically offer me a place taking art for A-level when I'd only been doing it for GCSE for two months.

COBettaCouple

yea, we congratulate you both.. we never took our GCSE's.. we were out of the country at the time. ;-)

Iluvatar

Hello Im new to

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Neville

sabagetran

hi my names brandon.

COBettaCouple

Welcome to Fishlore Brandon.

vanessa

hi im vanessa . im new 2 alot of this stuff so lemee tell u bout mi self............. im a freshmen @ del sol high in las vegas ,NV an i was wondering......................................... .. dose anybody know how 2 post stuff on here?? cuz' i have a really weird fish an i need 2 know if wats happeing is normal and hi agin!!!!!!! :-D


(by the way mi fish is a mickey mouse fish):

COBettaCouple

Welcome to Fishlore, Vanessa.

http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/how-do-i/ - Check this area for a lot of how-to threads that should help you out.

netsitter

Hi my name is George From the great white north, SELKIRK Manitoba
home of the Catfish, trophy size catfish. I just stated about a month ago, I have a 10 gal tank with six neons tetras, the black phathoms tetras,six platies,4 ghost shirmp and two unknown that were snaged when I got ghost shirmp. I am working on my second tank I think it is 25 gal.problem it is used does anybody what clean it with. also why do some of my platies like string higning down from thier anal fins I thought it s "" T GREAT FORUM keep up the good work

Lucy

Hi George Welcome to Fish Lore
I hope you're going to move some of the fish from the 10g to the 25 because you're overstocked.
You can clean it with vinegar or bleach , just make sure you rinse it completely and thoroughly. If you use bleach, be sure to overdose the water with conditioner or it will kill your fish.

It sounds like your platies have an internal parasite. You might want to start a thread with a pic on the disease board, you'll get more advise that way.

Good Luck.

COBettaCouple

Welcome to Fishlore.

On your platys, they're little pooping machines and can often have LONG strings of poop hanging off them. If it's always white/clear then it's likely to be internal parasites.

I'd recommend posting a picture of your platys in the freshwater diseases forum to get opinions on them. Probably wouldn't hurt to get a box of parasite clear to have stocked either way though.

Pandora

Hi, I'm Jen.
Right now I mostly have bettas... the majority are splendens, all but 3 of which I've raised myself, plus a breeding group of channoides (my first batch of fry are around a month and a half!). I also have a pair of Lamprologus ocellatus that have turned themselves into a group, lol.

Chief_waterchanger

Hi Jen, and welcome to our ever-growing site. Hope we are as much fun for you as we are for ourselves.

Flour Tailed Baker

Hello everyone! I am new to this site as well as caring for fish. In fact as we speak, my tank isn't even set up yet. I got a 30 gallon tank as a hand-me down gift, and I found this site while searching for a clue on what to do. Boy am I glad I found this site, or I'd be dealing with a really big mess. I fully intend on doing a planted freshwater tank, although I am still undecided on what my first 2 or 3 fish will be.

Oh! BTW I am a baker by trade, going to school to be a mathematician, and I am recently engaged!!

DrDawg

Hi, I am Debra Garrison. I am a veterinarian in Spring, Texas and I have several aquariums. I also have dogs, cats, a ferret, and I am rehabbing baby birds and a squirrel right now.

It is nice to connect with crazed fish fanatics.

voiceless_kat

Welcome Dr. Debra!! Fishlore is a great forum, and you are right, all crazed fish fanatics! So wonderful to have a veterinarian on board - I am sure you will be of great help to us if required!

Hope you enjoy yourself here!!

Val

Lucy

Hi Debra, who? us? crazy? lol

Welcome to the forum everyone

fintail

Welcome to fish Forum for us here. I love all tropical fish and wildlife, Im a Amature Photographer. and will be taking more pictures this year of my small tropical fish and animals. if you would like to see my website please leave me a message. Im new to everything and would appeciate any help on ideas for fish photography. and ideas on helping me with my new guppies.

NanoAddict

Hi im Tyler, I live in Youngstown, Ohio im 16 and im a junior in high school. For pets ive had a cat, goldfish, tropical freshwater, a reef tank, and quail.

My hobbies include football, baseball, watching nascar, hanging out, the drums, my fish and cat.

I want to go to California State University of Monterey Bay for marine biology, and I'm looking into a career as a marine scientist for the NOAA fisheries service, or go to Ohio University for political science.

My teams are: Steelers, Buckeyes, Indians, Penguins, and the Bulls. I also like Tony Stewart and Kasey Kahne in Nascar.

Lauren929

i live in singapore, but spent most of my life in indonesia, australia and qatar. i've had heaps of pets, including cats, dog, hamsters, birds, fish (i probably shouldn't list that), beetles, snails (yes, they ARE real pets), frogs, turtles, rabit.

Lucy

Hi, We're glad to have you join us.

75galguy

Im 33 from N,C and have 2 cats a brand new puppy,75 gal tanks and a new wife.Lifes great!

panchax

Hi everyone. Im just new here. Been engrossed with the hobby since 14. I stopped when I was 20. been busy with my job... But now I... I rekindled my passion for aquarium keeping..

msbabb

Hello everyone,
I'm a 27 yr old truck driving husband and father of 2 kid, 2 dog, a cat , and multiple fish. I'm new to the hobby and am loving the cornucopia of knowledge the everyone here has.

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Julii Cory

Very interesting!!! I just joined this forum today and already enjoying it!!! My name is Ernesto from San Francisco, the weather here today is 50 F and I'm surviving. You do seem to have a very famous and beautiful lady Governor up there!!!!

I started my first fresh water tank last month. I made all the mistakes that most newbies must make, I got all excited, bought a 6 gallon tank, waited about 12 hours for it to get started and added 5 neon tetras, a male betta, and 3 snails, 4 days later all of them had died and gone to heaven, except for the snails. Thanks to the internet, I did a lot of research and learned a little bit. I blamed the snails for making the water cloudy, and returned 2 of them to the store. I them bought 5 more neon tetras and 2 female orange swordtails. I planted the aquarium, acclimated the fish before adding them to their new home and threw in the only snail I kept. They all live very happy and then one day, I found out that I had two baby swordtails. My susbstrate is medium size river stones and provide an excellent hiding place for the babies, nobody has tried to eat them yet. I am really happy, and I'm beginning to consider buying a 29 to 37 gallon tank, but I want to wait until I get some experience under my belt before I move on to bigger and better things. I am really enjoying fish, and have found this site to have a lot of information and very friendly people with lots of great advise.

Thank you and welcome to everyone, I hope to continue reading all the postings!!!

AlyeskaGirl

Hello, I just joined this wonderful community of fish lovers and I am really excited about discussing my hobby with other hobbists......I've had fish for about 10+ yrs and still learning stuff about it, lol!!! Lets see....I've got a 50 gallon that I setup the beginning of last month and I have a 20 gallon that I've had for awhile; both freshwater. Big tank has a 7-8 inch Jack Dempsey that I moved from the smaller tank, lol!!! His tank mates included a Silver Dollar, firemouth and Pictus catfish. I lost both the firemouth and catfish a few weeks after moving them over to the new tank. The dollar and dempsey made it. But I had to move the dollar back over to the small tank cause jack was darting around the tank like a maniac stunning him!!! Did some water changes on the big tank and it helped jack to calm down. the tank was still going thru it's cycling process and things got out of hand I guess. lol Its still cycling......but everything tests out fine, water is just slightly cloudy......anyway, glad to be here and look forward to reading posts.

Lucy

Hi everyone! We're glad you're here.

Nicolas Rodriguez

Yep, were glad to have you all here at fishlore!

mare2009

Hello fishlore community ..I am new here, signed in so that I can do research and see some variations of fish species that are appealing to me, and will also live together 'happily'. Capekate is my twin sister, GypsyGirl is my granddaughter and they are fish tank owners. I have yet to get mine, but Kate is 'gifting me ownership of her 29G tank and resident Angel. I have to admit that I LOVE goldfish! (Now thats out in the open). I think I will tear down half my wall , put in a tank the size of my car, and own beautiful elaborate fish that live forever.. BUT I will begin with my sisters donated 29G and be happy with it in the meantime I will also get vaccinated before being infected by MTS.. (I saw the effects on Kate).
Soooo "GREETINGS to ALL"..you all are a lovely peaceful and entertaining community and Im happy to be here.
PS~ AND the photos of the fish and tanks are BEAUTIFUL from the members!

Lucy

Hi Welcome to Fish Lore

Surely Kate warned you, there is no effective vaccination for MTS. The only known cure is to feed the habit.
After all, you've just joined a group of enablers. lol

I love goldies too, they're terrific.

We're glad to have you, enjoy the forum.