My dad is the most difficult person in the world to buy gifts for. Whenever he wants something, he just buys it for himself. This year he's getting a very unique gift!
He's in the process of setting up a 30g cube planted tank. I've helped him decide on a stocking list of 12 cardinal tetras and either an Apistogramma or Bolivian ram male. He might add 3 or so corys down the line.
The kicker is that he lives in KY and I live in FL, and our fish selection is far superior here. So when he comes down here at Thanksgiving he's going to pick out his fish, and his gift will be that I quarantine them for a month here, then bring them up to KY ready for his tank at Christmas. He's pretty good with fish but I work in fish health so I'll save him a lot of headache by acclimating these relatively delicate fish and treating them with preventative medications if need be. He said it'll be the best Christmas present ever!
He's in the process of setting up a 30g cube planted tank. I've helped him decide on a stocking list of 12 cardinal tetras and either an Apistogramma or Bolivian ram male. He might add 3 or so corys down the line.
The kicker is that he lives in KY and I live in FL, and our fish selection is far superior here. So when he comes down here at Thanksgiving he's going to pick out his fish, and his gift will be that I quarantine them for a month here, then bring them up to KY ready for his tank at Christmas. He's pretty good with fish but I work in fish health so I'll save him a lot of headache by acclimating these relatively delicate fish and treating them with preventative medications if need be. He said it'll be the best Christmas present ever!
. Not an even gift swap but it's worth a try.
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My family definitely understands how fish crazy I am. My mom is just looking forward to having more pets in the house, so I have to do this right and make sure all of the fish do well.
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