Hi from the UK!

[ERB20]

Hiya!

I thought I'd join up so I can (e)meet other hobbyists and get help if/when I need it. I've got a goldfish named Bertie who I won at the fair 15 years ago. He's a bit of a beast.

Looking forward to finding out more about you guys and your fishies!

E

 

[Sprinkle]

I'm also from the UK.

 

[Troy0714]

Hiya!

I thought I'd join up so I can (e)meet other hobbyists and get help if/when I need it. I've got a goldfish named Bertie who I won at the fair 15 years ago. He's a bit of a beast.

Looking forward to finding out more about you guys and your fishies!

E

Hi, Welcome to Fishlore!

 

[ERB20]

Hi, Welcome to Fishlore!

thank you! look forward to becoming part of the community

 

[itsEmma]

Hi!
I'm also here the UK and, like you, my fish keeping began with a goldfish that I won at a Fair when I was about 10 back in the days when that was possible (seems so crazy now!)
We didn't have anywhere to put him so he ended up living in my Mum's washing up bowl
until we got him a tank!
He lived to a grand old age, and that's where it all started....
I've moved onto shrimp keeping now and set up a tropical fish tank last Summer but still think really fondly of my first fish!
Welcome and all the best,
Emma

 

[Marsh980]

Hi,

I'm also from the UK - Welcome and enjoy the forum.

 

[Falena]

Another brit here! Welcome to fishlore! lovely to hear you've got a fair goldie still kickin it. Love a happy story with those poor lil guys. There's a wonderful and informative community of people here, forwarning though...its addictive

 

[KinderScout]

Hey there from the East Midlands! Have you posted a pic of Bertie yet? Would be good to meet him. And welcome

 

[ProudPapa]

Howdy from Texas.

 

[pagoda]

Welcome...also from the UK

....those fairground goldies have ALOT to answer for......an addiction to fishkeeping being one of them

 

[ERB20]

Hi!
I'm also here the UK and, like you, my fish keeping began with a goldfish that I won at a Fair when I was about 10 back in the days when that was possible (seems so crazy now!)
We didn't have anywhere to put him so he ended up living in my Mum's washing up bowl
until we got him a tank!
He lived to a grand old age, and that's where it all started....
I've moved onto shrimp keeping now and set up a tropical fish tank last Summer but still think really fondly of my first fish!
Welcome and all the best,
Emma

Amazing! I'm hoping Bertie goes on forever (although I know that's not possible) but in the future I'd like to keep a betta and an axolotl. One thing at a time though

Another brit here! Welcome to fishlore! lovely to hear you've got a fair goldie still kickin it. Love a happy story with those poor lil guys. There's a wonderful and informative community of people here, forwarning though...its addictive

Thank you! He's still very much alive and kicking (despite my mum at the time thinking he'd be dead within a week of me bringing him home). Glad I could give at least one of them a good life and I'm very glad they've banned giving out fish as prizes now. Looking forward to getting more involved on here

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

Hello and welcome to fishlore form Arizona!

 

[ERB20]

Hey there from the East Midlands! Have you posted a pic of Bertie yet? Would be good to meet him. And welcome

Hey! here he is, in all his glory
He's looking at me thinking "don't just stand there and take photos, feed me!"

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

Wow! He's huge! Is that a 36 bow?

 

[ERB20]

Wow! He's huge! Is that a 36 bow?

Yeah, he's a bit of a monster (about a foot now by my very rough measuring). It's a Fluval Venezia 190.

 

[KinderScout]

Yeah, he's a bit of a monster (about a foot now by my very rough measuring). It's a Fluval Venezia 190.

One fish - 50USg eek! He's a handsome chap

 

[SnookusFish]

They have banned it? My mate won one like a year or 2 ago only and kept it in a bowl despite my efforts to convert him... craig died a few weeks back after ammonia burns all over. Gone but never forgotten hahaha. Our whole lunch table loved him even though we were told he swam sideways. I live in the north of ireland and it hasnt been banned here yet! You should see the tiny containers they hive them out in aswell. About .25 of a gallon

 

[ERB20]

One fish - 50USg eek! He's a handsome chap

He did used to have a tank-mate but she died a couple of years ago. They'd been together 11 years I also adopted a friend's fish to keep him company but he recently got dropsy and sadly died last week. I think Bertie's destined to be alone now. </3

 

[ERB20]

They have banned it? My mate won one like a year or 2 ago only and kept it in a bowl despite my efforts to convert him... craig died a few weeks back after ammonia burns all over. Gone but never forgotten hahaha. Our whole lunch table loved him even though we were told he swam sideways. I live in the north of ireland and it hasnt been banned here yet! You should see the tiny containers they hive them out in aswell. About .25 of a gallon

Ohhh man I'm sure they've banned it here, or at least I thought they had. It may be different in Northern Ireland but I don't know? Tbh it's the sort of thing they'd still try and get away with even though it's illegal.

Sorry to hear Craig didn't make it. RIP

EDIT

Just found this online re: winning a fish at the fair:
"It is illegal for children to win an animal, unless accompanied by an adult. The RSPCA spokesperson added: “Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to enter into an arrangement with a person reasonably believed to be under 16, who is not accompanied by an adult, whereby an animal is to be won as a prize."
Taken from: Goldfish given away as prizes at fair in Cornwall

So it seems, technically, it is legal .

 

[Falena]

Hey! here he is, in all his glory
He's looking at me thinking "don't just stand there and take photos, feed me!"

Oh my goodness! Look at that beefcake he's SO CUTE ♡