How long have you been keeping fish?

SabI you are so lucky with that 67G. I know I keep talking about it, but I soooo want a bigger tank. The biggest we can afford/place is 30G.

 

keeping fish for nearly a year now, kept angels,goldfish,guppies,platies,mollies,betta, currently I have piranhas.

 

SabI you are so lucky with that 67G. I know I keep talking about it, but I soooo want a bigger tank. The biggest we can afford/place is 30G.

if I were you, if you can afford it, find a corner to pu it in. that way it doesn't take much space

 

a little over a year since I first started I had a ton fish

neon tetras
x ray tetras
mollys
sword tails
bala shark
silver dollar
dwarf gourami
cichlids
dainos
tiger barbs
dwarf frogs
ghost shrimp
pleco
guppys
otto
horseface loach
corys
that's about it I thnk

guppies and ottos are what I have now

 

1 year and 4 months! I've had danios, neon tetras, bettas, corries, + guppies.
I'm planning on getting tiger barbs and shrimp soon tho.
Gwenz

We've been into the hobby about that long too. We got carried away trying out all kinds of fish. We started out with a 5 gallon with 3 gold fish that a friend gave us. Then I got a bigger tank like a 20 gallon got more fancy goldfish. Learned more about gold fish and realized that the 20 gallon was too small for all those goldies. I got a betta and a little tank for him...then we went crazy. I kept african cichlids in the 20g, upgraded to a 33g then to a 42g, then to an 80g.
We have had all kinds of fish:
goldfish
dwarf gouramis & 16 species of Lake MalawI african cichlids
betta
mollies
platies
ghost shrimp
kribenisis
convicts
jade eyes
fire mouths
oscars
green terrors (mean nasty fishy), jack dempsey, green sevrum
Piranha; red bellies, caribe, sanchezis, marginatatus, black rhom & a huge blue diamond rhom

 

I've been into fishkeeping for 6 years; goldfish for the first 5 years and tropicals fish for 1 year.

Correction, I've been into tropical fish for a little over 2 years now.

 

Been in the hobby for over 3 years, and have collectively (both in the past and currently) kept: Neon Tetras, Angelfish, Cherry Barbs, Zebra Danios, Harlequin Rasboras, Chinese/golden algae eater, and some snails (not by choice, lol). Will soon be adding more Zebra Danios and Harlequin Rasboras to my 75 gallon tank, as well as some Otos or 1 Siamese Flying Fox (or 1 Bristlenose Pleco). Also thinking about adding a school of Diamond Tetras and 3 Rams to the 75G. In the future, I am hoping to have Buenos Aires Tetras, Cardinal Tetras, Congo Tetras, Emperor Tetras, and all kinds of Rainbows (Boseman's, Celebes, and Threadfins in particular), and possibly Discus

 

since january I have kept jwels blue acars rams angels platys dwarf gouramis guppys nenon tertas gold severums chromide greens tiger barbs red horse face clown loaches and bristle nose that's all I can think of

Peace Out Callum!

 

callum...did your horsefaces ever come out during the day

 

they didn't come out much no but I took back 2 jewels they came out a tiny bit but still not much even though they are 2-3 inches bigger I might trade them in if I can find anything to replace them

Peace Out Callum!

 

that's what I will end up doing ...its a shame...when I first saw him he was out of the gravel ad the guy told me there was more in the tank but they were hiding I didnt think it would be all the time.....they are cool looking though..I wish he would come out but I rather donate him back to the lfs ..ill proubably be able to get something for him you can trade fish this lfs I like to go to I can bring in like 4 or 5 fry and get a fish and if you think about it there making money say I get a 2 dollar fish and they sell those four fry for 2 dollars each that's 8 dollars..wow they make a fortune on ppl who bring in large batches just because they don't want them

 

ohh yer I had 2 jewels that I wanted to trade in and when I took them back they said they'd only give me 3 bucks for both of them when they sell them for $18

Peace Out Callum!

 

well better then just flushing a perfectly good fish and somthings better then nothing...

 

I had a 20 gallon tank when I was 3. It was full of neon tetras. Then we moved and I got a new tank when I was 12 I have had for two years. It has had dwarf gouramies, honey gouramies, leapard danios, zebra danios, plecostimos, guppy, platy, swordtail, rasboras, neon tetras, black neon tetras, three line cories, and copper cories. Of course not all at once. My tank is currently empty since I stopped restocking when the fish died. Now I am going to stock my tank with

1 Bristlenose Catfish
4 Congo Tetras
2 Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish
2 Parkinson's Rainbowfish

My tank is a 20 gallon.

Beeboy

 

As fishlore is full of experienced and newbies alike, I was just wondering was the proportion was like?
so here's a poll.....

 

I have kept fish as long as I can remember.
Tom

 

28 years as of this upcoming June.

 

Almost a month...and Dino - I'll be 28 in September. You've been keeping fish longer than I've been alive!

 

On and off for about 10 years. Full time for 7.

 

2 years fully addicted. Had some goldfish as a kid but not for long.

 

Almost a month...and Dino - I'll be 28 in September. You've been keeping fish longer than I've been alive!

I bet he'll be happy to know that!


I've had goldfish on and off since I was a kid......but have only had tropicals since Dec.
I wish I had started sooner.

 

It does not bother me at all.

 

Since ealy-mid December of 2007

 

32 years, almost always had at least one tank going.

When my kids were small the was a period of about five years that I didn't. I had three kids in less than three years- twins then one more- it was all I could do to keep babies fed and laundry done.

Now, the kids are all teenagers. I've got my 85, and the twins each have a 10. As soon as they go away to college(September!) I get a fish room.

Julie

 

we used to have a 40 gallon when I was younger (6-8). then the tank started to leak and we got rid of it. about a year ago I bought a new tank w/ christmas money and have been taking care of my fish since then

 

Hmmm...about 30 years!

 

as an old 22 years. I had an aquarium as a child , I remember it shocking me many times when a touched to top aquarium edge--its a wonder i'm still here !!

 

oops that should read "as an adult" lol

 

32 years, almost always had at least one tank going.

When my kids were small the was a period of about five years that I didn't. I had three kids in less than three years- twins then one more- it was all I could do to keep babies fed and laundry done.

Now, the kids are all teenagers. I've got my 85, and the twins each have a 10. As soon as they go away to college(September!) I get a fish room.

Julie

my word....you must be the longest slave to fish on here!!!! that's more than my age, and I was feeling old (got my 30th fast approaching!). I have 3 kids under the age of 6 (one is a few wks old!), so although not as much hard work as you had , I had to go from 4 tanks to 2, but hope to get a huge tank one day when I have more spare time and get the kids a tank each in their rooms.
mts will def take over your life when the kids move on to college!

 

Thanks tan.b. Way to make a person feel old! (just kidding).

I'm making plans for the fish room already. One huge tank to move my clown loaches and bala sharks in to, several varying sized smaller tanks, and a big comfy chair to sit back and enjoy them all in. I plan on replacing the window with a door to the backyard, so I can do water changes straight on to the lawn.

Fortunately, my brother is a contractor and can build the stands and put in the door for me.

The 85 will stay in the dining room, and will be home to Congo tetras and and an elephant nose.

Julie

 

28 years as of this upcoming June.

Hi!

If you doubled the ammount of life I've had it still wouldn't be as long as you've been fishkeeping! Well done my friend. I've been doing it for 1 year on April the 21st... Hmm, now lets start planning the party. I'm amazed I still have 1 of my guppys. He survived dreadful overstocking, uncycled tank andhalf his tail being ripped of by a female Betta! (Na-tee; poor little girl is long gone now) Wait - where on earth is he?!

 

I just started my Saltwater tank back in December.

 

Thanks tan.b. Way to make a person feel old! (just kidding).

I'm making plans for the fish room already. One huge tank to move my clown loaches and bala sharks in to, several varying sized smaller tanks, and a big comfy chair to sit back and enjoy them all in. I plan on replacing the window with a door to the backyard, so I can do water changes straight on to the lawn.

Fortunately, my brother is a contractor and can build the stands and put in the door for me.

The 85 will stay in the dining room, and will be home to Congo tetras and and an elephant nose.

Julie

sounds fab!

 

Somewhat new, but very excited!

 

I know on people's profile it says "fishkeeper for" and then we put a number...but I'd like to see a poll of who's been a fishkeeper for the longest!

 

I voted 1-5. I've had my current tank for just over a year. Technically, I started keeping fish in college, 15 years ago. I was clueless back then, and made huge mistakes, so I consider myself a fishkeeper only from when I learned what I was doing and on. (If we can say I know what I'm doing... jury's still out on that. :rolleyes

 

Just over 7 years for me. I had some fish as a kid but I consider the beginning of my hobbyist days to be the point where I started to research the nitrogen cycle and get it right.

 

Besides having a tank in the house as a kid I really started my own in '92.
I have been into breeding cichlids since '96, so only 14 yrs with them.


Brian

 

Teehee *Only* 14 years That's quite a while! I'm glad we have so many fishkeepers from all types of "walk of life" to help guide us newbies

 

I started to take care of my first tank when I was 10 years old and have had a tank ever since, have done things differently over the years and still learning. so for me it has been 30 years