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JROD84
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Hi Everyone, I'm Jose. Little bit about me, I went through a painful divorce about 4 years ago and it has just been my daughter and I ever since. I struggled with depression and stress from the divorce for quite some time after it. I've been in law enforcement now for 14 years. I've recently (about 4 months ago) got into fish keeping with my 4 year old daughter. We couldn't have pets in our apartment, other than aquariums, so we decided to set up a fish tank. We currently have a 29 gallon tank with about 16 Zebra Danios and 1 Dwarf Gourami. When I set it up, I had no idea it needed to go through the nitrogen cycle and lost a lot of fish in the process. Well, I guess you can say I developed an addiction to aquariums. My daughter and I visit our local aquarium almost every week because she likes to feed the Cichlids in the Cichlid petting tank and the sting ray petting tank. Safe to say she also has developed the addiction to fish. For her birthday, I bought her a 75 gallon tank and everything I need for her to have her own Cichlids. Although I'm new to the hobby, I have been reading a ton and learning a lot about fish keeping. I feel like I have prepared myself enough to make sure the Cichlid tank is a success. I hope at least. I'm happy to be part of this group to learn new ideas and experiences from the pros and novices like me. I would also like to mention, ever since I took up the "Hobby" I have been less stressed and feel happier and truly enjoy watching the fish with my daughter. She and I enjoy doing maintenance on it every week. I feel like it has brought my daughter and I closer together. Anyway, hope to learn from everyone.
Thank You for allowing me to be part of the group.
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