Jay001 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hey there, I am new to fish and am just starting my first freshwater tank (20 Gallon) I'm learning a lot of information thanks to this forum. A little background: Never thought of myself as a fish person and I never even really looked in the aquarium section at the pet stores, but my 5 year old son wanted a fish tank because his friend has one, so in February we began a reward system where he collected marbles for good deeds like saying please and thank you, being nice to his little brother etc. After 4 months he completely filled his marble jar and was still dead set on getting a fish tank. So we took him down to the LFS where he spent about 2 hours looking at the fish, and I found I was as interested as he was (who knew?). We took a couple more trips and talked to a lot of people and finally came home with a 20 gallon tank and a couple of plants, a piece of driftwood and a plastic human skull that my 5 year old insisted on buying. We are now just starting to add some fish and have 3 Zebra Danio's in a couple weeks we'll add 3 more. After that maybe a BN Pleco and a Betta. This forum has been a great source of information for me over the last little while and I'm looking to learn as much as possible. Thank you all for the questions you've asked and for the answers provided. I look forward to participating more in the future. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 :welcome: to the forum. Very knowledgeable people on this site. When I first started was not really a fish person either. Now 7 tanks later I sometimes feel that I am slowly growing fins and scales LOL. The wonderful assortment of fish is a great learning experience for you and your son. Ask any questions you want. So welcome. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Welcome to the forum Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidmomwanabe Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 :welcome: to AA. Soon you will have MTS. I started with a 10 gallon, then a 55 gallon and now on to the big 225 gallon. Believe me if I had a basement it would be bigger :smokey: Danios and community fish are not only great for learning but also wonderful(forgiving) fish. Oh and wait till you get the betta(they have great personality) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay001 Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 :welcome: to AA. Soon you will have MTS. I started with a 10 gallon, then a 55 gallon and now on to the big 225 gallon. Believe me if I had a basement it would be bigger :smokey: Danios and community fish are not only great for learning but also wonderful(forgiving) fish. Oh and wait till you get the betta(they have great personality) Yes I can already see that coming... My wife wants to get rid of a Buffet and hutch that we've had for about 10 years a nice replacement for it would be a nice big tank (her idea), but that won't be for a year since I want to ease into this slowly and absorb it. Would sure be nice to be able to get some bigger fish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrosionjerry Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Welcome to the forum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 welcome! lots of helpful people on here, so dont be shy to ask a question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackinator Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 :welcome: to AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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