I got an aquarium! - Paw Talk

***Jade*** · #1 11-06-2002, 10:19 PM

Well as some of you know, this past weekend was my birthday. I took some of the money I got and bought a small aquarium!

It's only a 5 gallon, as I don't have a lot of room but I'm happy! We had a 55 gallon tank in Ohio and I MISSED my fish! I could just sit and stare at them forever and calm down. I had to get one!

It's currently in the 'startup stage' so I only have a few very cheap fish in there but here's a pic for you all!

It actually came with hood, light, and filter for only $40 -- a pretty good deal!

Sassy · #2 11-06-2002, 10:32 PM

What kind of fish do you have in it? I like it!

My son got Nick a 10 gallon a few months ago. He loves it.

#3 11-06-2002, 10:34 PM

Hi Jade:
I have had an aquarium for about 6 mths now. I started with a 2 gal tiny tank with two tiny oranda fish.
I now have a 10 gal tank with two oranda goldfish named Ralph and Norton.
Here is a photo of my tank.

I like your octagonal shaped tank! It looks very nice!!!

***Jade*** · #4 11-06-2002, 10:37 PM

It looks great, Jody!!

Right now I have a cory catfish in it, an algae eater and 4 little cheap zebra fish that i can't remember the name of! LOL! Start with a D. Danios, maybe.

I started small ... Hopefully hunny will be down here soon, so I can have my big tank again!

capnsweets · #5 11-06-2002, 11:06 PM

Very nice (both of you) we started with a 10 gallon 3 years ago, and we now have a gallon, but the fish are Rays deal!

dragonmaster · #6 11-06-2002, 11:10 PM

zebra fish *shudders*

***Jade*** · #7 11-06-2002, 11:26 PM

Naw, they're not really 'zebra fish' ... just horizontally striped little fishies.

Sassy · #8 11-06-2002, 11:29 PM

Zebra Danios?

***Jade*** · #9 11-06-2002, 11:36 PM

Yup, that's it.

#10 11-06-2002, 11:38 PM

I have a little 2.5 gallon with a betta and 3 fancy guppies in it in my bedroom.

In the basement where the rescued piggers are, I have a 10 gallon with a pleco, 2 feeder goldfish and 2 fantails.

I'm getting a beautiful 40 gallon set up for christmas and I will move the 10 gallon occupants to that one

I never realized how big goldfish can get till I started reading up!

***Dena*** · #11 11-07-2002, 01:19 AM

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	Originally posted by capnsweets we started with a 10 gallon 3 years ago, and we now have a gallon,

Did we backtrack lol. You have a 35 gallon now don't you?

capnsweets · #12 11-07-2002, 02:26 AM

*smacks forhead* Yeah i was wishing we had just a gallon from back when the 20 gallon broke all over my living room! Thansk Dena! I can't believe you remembered my gallon size!

#13 11-07-2002, 02:37 AM

*Erin's drifts sorta off topic* talk about water on the floor, I had a king sized waterbed that the heater burnt a hole in the mattress, THAT was a mess! Nevermind I was still SLEEPING in the bed when it broke! (okay that word I wanted isn't allowed) Dang heater malfunctioned, never again will i have that bed set up unless I buy a 'normal' spring mattress for it!
(back to regularly scheduled chat)

#14 11-07-2002, 08:34 AM

I love my aquarium. It is very soothing and relaxing to watch. It is in my home office with my chin. Jade...since you have tropical fish, do you have a heater in yours? I do not need one with the oranda goldfish but one did come with my setup. I put a bubbler in the bottom and it looks really neat with the light on. I may add a snail or two soon. I gave my little 2.5 gal. aquarium with filter and two small oranda to my 83 yr old mother in law. SHE LOVES THEM! Its a great pet for a senior as they don't require too much work.

Crittercall · #15 11-07-2002, 02:30 PM

My Erin is the fish person of my family. Started begging for an aquarium when she was about 10. Fish give me the heebie jeebies, but being a General Mom I set about learning all I could about fish and off we went!

We started out with a 2 1/2 gal set up that kept her happy for a while - then went to a 10 gallon (which we learned by trial and error is about the easiest size to maintain) - then the 40 gallon high that is now home to ToTo (TuTu?) the Turtle (a red-eared slider) - then a 75 gallon that she has since sold. She has always loved cichlids and had a special attachment to Frontosa's. It helped when she worked in a pet store. She actually had some guy come up to her one day when she was looking at fish and tell her he couldn't believe a girl was interested in cichlids. She didn't appreciate it!

Jade, yours is so cool looking! Never seen one like that - but haven't had to fish shop in a few years, either. Erin has the turtle in one corner of her den, a 10 gallon on her kitchen counter (not sure what's in it), and a Beta that gets moved around a little.
I always liked those little frogs.

Critter

"Fins to the left, Fins to the right"