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by **kelbri** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:15 pm

It was almost 15 years for me since I had a tank. Got married and we set up my wifes old tank. Now (even with ich running rampant in our tank), we love it. The challenges, the rewards, the way our son LOVES playing with the fish (anybody know how to keep a 2 year old from bashing the crap out of a tank?), the way our 5 month old daughter gets wide-eyed while sitting on my lap watching the fish swimming... Do I have to go on? It's like having a pet (dog/cat/bird/rabbit...) without all the noise, filth, toys around the house. Plus, you don't have to physically walk a fish ;)

by **a1k8t31524** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:19 pm

i see how you are boss, you hate me because i am fw and i live in kansas

by **Snowboss4492** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:47 pm

aw common man ...............lol

by **Burgerking7679** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:47 am

Hah, this is gonna haunt you boss!!

by **Snowboss4492** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:55 am

lol......i know..............A1 is from Ks and i used to live out there thats why he's givin me shit

by **beckihrh** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:57 am

I love fish because,
they are fun to watch, they don't talk back, they don't make messes all over the house, and they are only a flush away from getting out of my house. (I have grown kids at home) {:)

BeckiHrh {:)
55 gal. freshwater

by **dizzcat** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:57 pm

I have always had animals around me. I have cats, had birds (hand raised a couple cockatiels) rats, all kinds of critters. My fish are amazing! I just love to sit and watch the dynamics that go on in the tank. Its my African tank I love the most because those fish are so full of sh!t and so full of personality. They don't freak out when I go near, but interact with me the way smaller fish like Tetra don't do. I am the dominant fish LOL.
They reward all my hard work with dozens of fry. I love watching my Bolivain Rams take care of their young. It takes work to have healthy tanks, but well worth the time and expence!

I know what Boss is saying. I know too many people that don't take proper care of their fish, do not see them as pets needing the time and care as much as a cat or dog. They just throw any ol fish in any size tank. Then ask why it didn't work and ignore any advice given them! Ugggh! People that go into saltwater know its going to be work. FW is work too, but unfortunately for the fish, easier to start up and easier to ignore.

I spend on average an hour a day enjoying them, watching them, etc. About 3 hours a week with my hand in the tank, cleaning or this and that. It started as a hobby but now is my joy. When I am online I am reading fish stuff LOL.

by **Poetic_Irony2267** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:15 am

WOOOOOOO for the planted tanks, I have to say that having a fresh water planted discus tank is more than likely as tough if not equal to reef tanks, I have to say I absolutely admire reef keepers, and the amount of time and energy that goes into those aquariums, constant water tests, making sure everything is running at peak performance, and the health of the fish along with the corals has to be up there with trying to make sure the co2 levels are just right for the plants and the nutrients are on point and not so high to harm the fish. Trying to keep some of the most difficult plants alive with out having die off, is rather difficult.

I say kudos to all of you who keep fish, not just as a decoration but as a part of the family. I also say kudos to those of you who keep salt water reef aquariums,
I for some reason just don't have it in me to deal with the salt creep and making sure that the gravity stays exact. i must say that there are two kinds of aquarists, either you get the planted and have trouble with the reef, or you completely understand the reef, and have trouble with the planted aquarium. I am by no means knocking any of the people who keep cichlids or salt water fish, or even regular community tanks that are very well maintained. I have had all of those, and found that the challenge of the planted discus tank is most rewarding when things are running completely smooth after much trial and error. Keep on Keeping on.

by **fihsboy** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:41 am

Hey man does your discus eat your plants? just curious. I cant stop algae blooms in planted tanks.....I tried everything but a UV sterlizer.....fish werent the problem.......it was those damn plants.

by **Poetic_Irony2267** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:40 pm

Fishboy, The discus are meat eaters, and will not touch the plants, the angels that i had however, ate everything. A uv sterilizer will work well, in order to keep the algae blooms down, you need to keep your light time down under 8 hours. and make sure that the tank is no where near direct sunlight or even reflective sunlight, and over filtrate the tank, once your plants are growing well and at a good pace they will not allow the algae blooms to take root and cause algae types to grow on surfaces of the plants as well as ornamentation, another key thing is to have proper circulation, if the water is too still it will allow the algae to settle every where and you wont be able to curb it with out drastic measures that could harm your fish, such as blacking out the tank for a week or more, and changing the filtration every single day. once you have a stable tank, the plants will out grow the algae and not let it grow. water changes with r/o water will help.

Brandon

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