over 30 years . . . I remember winning a goldfish at a county fair when I was probably about 10, and I've kept something every since . . . I've been keeping cichlids for about 20 years now . . .
now that is the one thing about those poor goldies at the fair that earns a respect.. if one of the kids becomes a fishkeeper it is a good starting point..i wonder how many others started that way...Sab_Fan;3320963; said:over 30 years . . . I remember winning a goldfish at a county fair when I was probably about 10, and I've kept something every since . . . I've been keeping cichlids for about 20 years now . . .
wish you could get some pictures.. tell him about MFK..monster convist;3320962; said:i know a guy whos been fish keeping 60 years and has a fish thats worht more that 1000 bucks he has aevery thing
i sure do wish you luck...wish you were my son too....good guy!!! nice to hear it..LittleMonsterFun;3320934; said:Parents and grandparents have always had tanks, but nothing big. One of my friends who lives near me had a set up with an aro and poly, and I watched them a couple times, and I was bought.
This was about April of this year. I quickly got a 20 gallon set up, ran it about a month, then I needed more. In June I got a 55 and 10 gallon. My 55 has some monsters to be (dat, polys), and the 10 has 2 dwarf puffers.
Lastly, I am currently building a 120. It still needs a few more coats of seal, then I can install the glass.
Talk about jumping into fishkeeping. Keep in mind that im 16, play sports year round, and get straight As in hs, and am in an engineering course that is college level.
Wish me luck.![]()
glad your here to help teach...Itsadeepbluesea;3320754; said:I have been fish keeping for 20 years pretty good since I'm 25. I have an extensive knowledge but there is always more to learn.
wonderful...and great stepdad.. point me in the direction of that tank so i can see it..in your profile pics..?Plec123;3320746; said:Its kinda funny... 2 christmases ago i had gotten a crapload of Bday and christmas money (my Bday is 11 days from christmas) and my stepdad just asked me if i wanted a sw tank. Of course i said yes and we got a used setup from our friend (he owns justphish.com and lives a half hour away from us). He sold us our live rock right from his tank and we got some free zoanthids which are still alive.
that is neat..love to see that picandyjs;3320865; said:Haha, calling it a "tank" is pretty generous. It only held like 12-16 oz. I kind of remember it. I have a picture of myself looking really closely at him in his little hex cup. I actually still have it. I use it to prime my HOB filters when I restart them
Next time I take pictures of my new 150, I'll put my first "tank" in the picture too for comparison![]()