How Long Have You Been Fishkeeping...

[Red Devil]

Remember-"Expert" is not a protected title!
Been in the hobby for 2 years now and passed the 1000L mark this month.
I'm have become a Monsterfishkeeper, A Plecofanatic and an Oscarfishlover.
I learned a lot in those 2 years but I can never know enough!

your right.... and i like your thinking...

 

[Red Devil]

I've been at it for 16 years. This hobby always seems to be evolving so I'm always learning. I love Knives, but more particularly, Notopteridae. It's interesting to find a lot of "care sheets" and recipes on them, but not too much on the scientific level. I wouldn't say I'm an expert by any means. I started with Bettas, Guppies, and Mollies. Fell head over heel for Catfish and then later on Cichla, but Knives have always had me since the first time I saw a large Clown Knife at 8 years old.

It seems to me you have learned the progression of fishkeeping just as you should ... working up to what you feel special about...knives..are my favorites too.. .

 

[Red Devil]

I've been keeping fish a little more than a year now. We always had tanks when I was growing up but I knew nothing about maintaining it, or the fish/ what the eat, how big they get, etc..
I think I know quite a bit about fish and diseases, but I want to learn more, especially about how to DIY and making your own filters and all that good stuff.
Id say my fish IQ is around 3 or 4 compared to people on here, but my friends seem to think I know alot about fish. and like other people have said I definately wouldnt know what i know without MFK.com

thats what i need to learn more about too... maintenance... i rely on hubby alot more then i should...

 

[Red Devil]

Got my first tank about 6 years ago, a 10g that I put an oscar in before it cycled (R.I.P. little guy). Ignorance is...expensive I can't even remember what I had it in after that...I don't think it was set up for long because I'm pretty sure I moved not too long after that.

Once I moved I was already obsessed with the new hobby and did some research / etc to get a better idea of what I was doing. Wasn't long before I bought and setup a new 6ft 125g

After browsing this site for the past few months I've definately learned alot, and know I still have much to learn.

Ignorance is...expensive : no truer words are spoken... good ...excellent point.... for sure.....

 

[Red Devil]

I've had fish for about 25 years, floundering around on secondhand LFS knowelage and some obscure old books. I was just randomly throwing anything into tanks together. then in '92 it all changed when my granny (RIP) gave me 2 subscriptions to PFK and another fish mag. soon after that the internet came along. I remember some of the early German sites had good fish profiles. (of course it was before google translate so all i could really figure out was temps and tankmates by the pics provided) I am continually resaerching and (i hope) learning. I've always had fresh water SA/CA set-ups, and a few african set-ups over the years, I'm currently playing with an asian bio-type. some day maybe i'll venture into salt water but no hurry. My fish IQ... I guess only my fish can answer that question.

sounds like you have done your homework... and investigated every avenue that was available to learn... your a true fishkeeper.

 

[fishman256]

I have been keeping fish for almost 15 years. I have kept the smaller community fish initially and moved on to larger fish when I felt confident that I could look after them. I would love to keep freshwater monsters such as rtc's when I have the space and money.

 

[Red Devil]

off and on for about 20yrs, im 26, so yeah i started young

who was the influence that started you in the hobby...as a 5 year old...

 

[LowCel]

I have been keeping fish hostage for about nine years now. I have made my share of mistakes and plenty of fish have paid the ultimate price for those mistakes. Now I do my best to research everything that I plan to keep the best condtions that I possibly can. There are quite a few things in this hobby that I still have no clue about but I am trying to learn about them even if I have no desire to keep a particular type of fish.

As far as my IQ, I have no idea I've never been tested but I would guess around 6 or 7 in the areas that I have dealt with. I still have a lot to learn and I look forward to it.

 

[Red Devil]

I started keeping fish in 2003. I try to learn as much as possible about the fish I keep, but I know there is tons of stuff that I don't know
My fish IQ is pretty good compared to non-fishkeepers, but when compared to avid fishkeepers my IQ is pretty low

your doing okay... as long as your here picking up some tidbits.. your learning...

 

[Red Devil]

not sure on my iq would say 0 really, i never do water tests never have lol, i watch my fish and see how clear water is apart from that my fish do really well

oh had fish most my life

How successful have you been without doing water tests... some of us are lucky to be lucky enough to have just the right quality of water... so there fore that is lucky...