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Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?

TIA

I have:
1 Banded rainbow
1 zibra diano
3 Glowlight tetras
2 Clown loach
3 yoyo loach
5 glowlight rasboras
I have 3 tanks 2-10gal and 1 20gal(new one), I've been keeping fish for
about six monthes now but was always interested with them since I was a
kidd, looking at all my dad's tanks he hat over 14 at one point.
Favorite fish would be my clown loaches they are just oddballs, also my
banded rainbow is a favorite, a fish I never realy wanted but is a
strong guy. he's at least 6y and has cycled 2 new tanks, has had 2
fungal problems(unrelated) and is still kiking

"Justice" wrote in message
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Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of fish/plant/invert's
do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you have? how long have you
been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?
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Welcome to the hobby Justice. :-) My mother bought the first tank (for me
and my brother) in 1952 and I've been into fish ever since. My brother has
them on and off. His interest isn't as deep as mine.

Right now I have:

2 - 55 gal tanks.
5 - 10g tanks.
1 - 5g tank.
7 - assorted bowls and jars of bettas.

Not set up:

3 - 2g tanks/dividers.
1- 30g Long tank

I have bettas, platys, koi and fancy goldfish.

The GF are bubble-eyes, moors, orandas, celestial eyes, lionheads,
shubunkins and pearlscales.
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Aquariums since 1952
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"Justice" wrote in message
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Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have?

At the moment, 11 Monos (Monodactylus argenteus) and too many Julies
(Julidochromis regani) are my two species tanks (along with a bushynose
and a few botia).

How manny and what size tanks do you have?
I'm not really sure as most are in storage or various stages of work.
I'm sure I have a 120g (current project), 66g (with fish), 60g (empty
drilled tri-20 tank, to repair), 50g (empty, drilled, open plant tank, to
repair), 40g (with fish) and then some 30 and 20g in storage. I try to
keep under 8 tanks.

how long have you been keeping fish?
1969 (?), visited a family friend who had a 'huge' tank (probably just a
55g, but I was only 11 years old ;~) filled with fancy Guppies. He was a
doctor and talked with such an enthusiasm about the technical &
behavioural nuances, that I got 'hooked'. I've kept fish on & off since
then, and worked in pet shops when I was about 13 (for store credits in
fish supplies) and later managed 3 fish depts for a couple of years
(semi-retirement/hobby ;~).

Do you have a favorit fish, Why?
Probably too many favourites to list and for different reasons, but I'll
try ..for action, Monos ..for entertainment, Clowns ..for suspense, mbuna
...for genuflection, Discus ..for loud company, Oscars ..for quiet
company, Black Ghosts ..for large company, Frontosa ..for activity,
Corys ..for chaos, Kuhliis ..for brilliance, Congos ..for color
(depends what color ;~).
--
www.NetMax.tk

Justice wrote:
Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?

TIA

I have:
1 Banded rainbow
1 zibra diano
3 Glowlight tetras
2 Clown loach
3 yoyo loach
5 glowlight rasboras
I have 3 tanks 2-10gal and 1 20gal(new one), I've been keeping fish for
about six monthes now but was always interested with them since I was a
kidd, looking at all my dad's tanks he hat over 14 at one point.
Favorite fish would be my clown loaches they are just oddballs, also my
banded rainbow is a favorite, a fish I never realy wanted but is a
strong guy. he's at least 6y and has cycled 2 new tanks, has had 2
fungal problems(unrelated) and is still kiking

I've had fish on and off since I was a child. Through my adult life I've
kept goldfish (with some breaks) for a number of years and then got
bitten by the Tropical bug and have been keeping these for around 18
months or so.

I've got 7 tanks currently up and running. The capacity is in Imperial
Gallons rather than US.

47.5 Gall Community (about to be upgraded to a 130 gall plus)

3 Boesman Rainbows
2 Red Rainbows
3 Flying Foxes
? number of Otos
4 Platys (at last count)
1 Guppy
4 Neon Tetras
1 Queen Arabesque Plec
3 Blue/3 spot/opaline Gouramis

47.5 Gall Malawi tank

Lots of Melanchronis Blue Johannis - have lost count but started with 3
adults
4 Yellow Labs plus fry
3 Maylandia Lombardi - lots of fry in various stages of growth
2 I've struggled to identify but looking at Christmas's PFK I'm pretty
sure they are Copadichromis trewavasae (but I don't really have a clue)
1 Snowball Plec

Doesn't sound many but if you saw the number of fry/juvs you'd know why
I'm continually worrying about the stocking level. Lost quite a few of
my original purchases due to "Mbuna in-fighting" but all seems
reasonably settled for now - that is of course until a new challenger
comes up for the Alpha position.

30 gall tank (my son's)

2 Pearl Gourami
4 Mollies (homegrown)
6 Rasboras
6 Glowlight Tetras
2 Yoyo loaches

7.5 gall Hex

Approx 12 Blue Eye Gertrude Rainbows

5 gall tank

1 Betta (red, called Boris)
4 Blue Eye Gertrude Rainbows

5 gall tank (QT)

3 Platys along with the 3 fry they produced the day after I bought them
6 Blue Eye Gertrude Rainbows

15 gall

2 "Powder Blue" Dwarf Gouramis
1 Blue Ram
4 Rummy Nose Tetras
4 Julii Cories
and temporarily home to 3 small Clown Loaches bought today...hopefully
they will clear up the snails before moving on to the new tank when it
arrives.

Gill

I have five 12-gallon Nano tanks.

I have been keeping fish since 1962.

"Justice" wrote in message
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Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of fish/plant/invert's
do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you have? how long have you
been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?

TIA

All community tanks: one 30g long, three 20g longs
(one new), two 10gs (one of these to be replaced with
one of the 20gs), several Eclipse tanks for hospital
& quarantine purposes.

-Neon tetras, bloodfin tetras, bleeding heart tetras
-various Cories including 2 types of pygmy cories
(I'd have more if I could find them)
-skunk botia, yo-yo loaches, kuhli loaches
-2 African Dwarf Frogs
-assorted otos
-2 female Bettas (different tanks)
No favorites, except for the frogs, the pygmy
cories, the kuhli loaches, the ... ah well.

Plants: Crypt wendtii, java fern, something
unidentifiable (possibly a hygrophilia?) that
grows above the water and gets a small lavender
tube flower that hummingbirds would love if
they got inside the house g

Also two Green Spotted Puffers which were a
mistake; I thought they were dwarfs. In my
set-ups the max size is 3" (one of the yo-yo's). A
6"+ fish (adult size of these Puffers) is NOT "dwarf"!

I had a 10g tank w/ guppies and who knows what
else in the 1960s; started up again about 8 years
ago when my husband gave me a 10g set-up for
Christmas. So it's all his fault!

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish,
Why?


I have:
a 55 gal with 85-90 convicts
wondering when they will hit an equilibrium?
soon to be restocked with something more rare maybe buffalo head or???

a 48 gal bow front with 5 jack dempseys
dominant pair raising 4th set of fry

new (1 month) 42 gal cool dimensions: 18x18x30 found it on sale at PETSMART
with stand for $199 and couldn't say no
with 6 auratus and 6 yellow peacocks

rack with 8 ten gallon tanks picked up from LPS for fry

brad
north Carolina

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:39:51 GMT, Justice
wrote:

Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?

TIA

I have:
1 Banded rainbow
1 zibra diano
3 Glowlight tetras
2 Clown loach
3 yoyo loach
5 glowlight rasboras
I have 3 tanks 2-10gal and 1 20gal(new one), I've been keeping fish for
about six monthes now but was always interested with them since I was a
kidd, looking at all my dad's tanks he hat over 14 at one point.
Favorite fish would be my clown loaches they are just oddballs, also my
banded rainbow is a favorite, a fish I never realy wanted but is a
strong guy. he's at least 6y and has cycled 2 new tanks, has had 2
fungal problems(unrelated) and is still kiking


a 60G with mollies, bluefin killie fish and some white clouds.

A 55 with a couple goldfish, some swordtails, guppies, and one zebra
danio.

a 55 with Endler's Live bearers, some cory cats (I forget what kind)
and a white cloud

a 29 with endler's.
A 20 with guppies and some loaches.

a 20 with a couple brown bullhead catfish

a 10 with baby guppies
a 10 with Endler's
a 10 with baby endlers

three 10's with water and plants, but no fish yet

two 2.5s with a betta in each

and some empty 10s setting around


started keeping fish in 1954, or thereabouts.

Oh, there's a small pond in the back yard with goldfish.

Currently only 1 tank in operation:

240gal FW with three different rainbow species a pair of kribs, three
different types of tetras Clown loach, pictus cat, Redtailed Shark, veil
tail angle, pleco and another loach that likes to hide (horseface I
beleive).

Total inhabitants are about 24 fish. ( I like a lot of swimming room.)

I have been in the hobby for nearly 20 years and have been in both Marine
and Freshwater.

The most tanks I have ever had running at one time : 4 (all Freshwater)

Fishman

"Justice" wrote in message
news:HHayf.55103$km.26878@edtnps89...
Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish,
Why?

TIA

I have:
1 Banded rainbow
1 zibra diano
3 Glowlight tetras
2 Clown loach
3 yoyo loach
5 glowlight rasboras
I have 3 tanks 2-10gal and 1 20gal(new one), I've been keeping fish for
about six monthes now but was always interested with them since I was a
kidd, looking at all my dad's tanks he hat over 14 at one point.
Favorite fish would be my clown loaches they are just oddballs, also my
banded rainbow is a favorite, a fish I never realy wanted but is a
strong guy. he's at least 6y and has cycled 2 new tanks, has had 2
fungal problems(unrelated) and is still kiking

On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:39:51 GMT, Justice
wrote:

Hi all, I have a poll for you guys/gals. What kinds of
fish/plant/invert's do you have? How manny and what size tanks do you
have? how long have you been keeping fish? Do you have a favorit fish, Why?

TIA

I have:
1 Banded rainbow
1 zibra diano
3 Glowlight tetras
2 Clown loach
3 yoyo loach
5 glowlight rasboras
I have 3 tanks 2-10gal and 1 20gal(new one), I've been keeping fish for
about six monthes now but was always interested with them since I was a
kidd, looking at all my dad's tanks he hat over 14 at one point.
Favorite fish would be my clown loaches they are just oddballs, also my
banded rainbow is a favorite, a fish I never realy wanted but is a
strong guy. he's at least 6y and has cycled 2 new tanks, has had 2
fungal problems(unrelated) and is still kiking

What a fantastic summary of our wares!

I hope my list works, I made up grid in a text file then copied and
pasted. Don't know how it will look at your end:

Fish species in my tanks 1/15/06

10U 10BR 10LR 29 75
Black Angelfish 1
Black Lyre Mollies 1 1 1
Bleeding Heart Tetra 6
Blue Gouromi 2
Clown Loaches 2 3 6
Harlequin Raspora Cyprinids 8
Juli Cory Catfish 2
Emerald Cory Catfish 2 2 2
Platies, Top sail 2 1 4 4 1
Plecostomas, Marbled 1 3
Red Serpae Tetras 8 7 2
Swordtails 1
White Clouds 8
Siamese Algae Eaters 1 7 9

I started being a "fisherman" as a kid. Lost interest. Got a 55 in
1980s. Retired to Marfa, Tx in 1991, started fishing again in 2002
with a 75 gallon tank bought on eBay. I drove 700 miles round trip to
get it and its base. Bought the other tanks on eBay, but had them
delivered. One 10 gallon didn't arrive for 6 months after I paid for
it, weird.! Bought the fish and plants via Internet vendors.

dick