Malibu Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Well, I guess I'll start by telling you how I got into fish... I was working at a youth camp one summer, and one of my staff found out my birthday so he bought me 3 goldfish and presented them to me in a 1 liter cup. I decided that I would try to rescue these poor things, but since I had to fly home, needed a way to transport them. So I went and bought a little 1 gallon bowl with a handle on it. I put the fish in there with distilled water and managed to get all three of them home. When I got there, I kept them for a month in that tiny container, doing water changes every 2 days using only distilled water. So when my fiance and I got our own place, the first thing I did was buy a 10 gallon kit and set it up in our living room. Little did I know I needed to cycle the tank... Luckily there was a LFS within walking distance that I had started visiting. The lady who ran the store was a wealth of information and helped my babies live through the cycling of the tank. Until last summer, I still had one of the original goldies - a beautiful Red-capped oranda who was pure white other than her cap. Her name was Malibu. She died last summer at the ripe old age of 5. I now have a 30 gal goldfish tank with a blue oranda named Bombay, a black moor named Amaretto and an orange common named Sambuca. (theme? oh yes... lol) My second tank is a 50 gal setup with tropicals. I have 5 cories, 2 clown loaches, 1 pakistani loach, 7 platys, about 20 tetras - neons and glowlights - a couple of blue gourami and a dalmation molly as well as a 8" pleco named Scooter. I also have a couple of plants in there. I want to do a mostly planted tank and move the tetras into that one where they will have lots of "jungle" to hide and play in. I also have a 3rd tank that I've just started cycling. It's a 60 gal that I plan to house cichlids in... what type? I'm not sure yet... suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Welcome to the forum :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnaw Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 Nice story. Welcome to AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppygirl Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Welcome to the forum. Great informative people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 :welcome: to AA:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackinator Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 :welcome: to AA, Pakistani loaches and Yoyo loaches are the same things right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesp Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Welcome to the forum. The world of cichlids is endless. It really is. Start browsing and see what you like then come on here and ask your questions. Personally I have a lake malawi tank, with a couple extras, that I have enjoyed for a couple years now. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonton Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malibu Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 :welcome: to AA, Pakistani loaches and Yoyo loaches are the same things right? Yes - though some people, I have noticed, are a little fussy about names lol that and I actually name my cats and loaches - my pakistani's name is YoYo (original, I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackinator Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 :welcome: to AA, Pakistani loaches and Yoyo loaches are the same things right? Yes - though some people, I have noticed, are a little fussy about names lol that and I actually name my cats and loaches - my pakistani's name is YoYo (original, I know) lol thanks for that, just got a lil confused as I myself am from Pakistan but didnt know there was a loach named after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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