I'm 53 years old, it's good to see so many young kids getting into the hobby.
When I first started in the hobby about 41 years ago JD's, Oscars and Cons were about all that was available and I remember Fire Mouths being the hot new arrival at the "pet shop". I had a "huge" 20 gallon tank with the steel frame and slate bottom, my corner box filter and belt driven piston air pump that sounded like I had a Briggs and Straton running in my room. Oh, and the rainbow colored gravel!
I'm 33 and am keeping a little bit of everything or trying to anyway. I wish my kids 10 and 8 were into the hobby or get into it when they are older. Keeps them out of trouble!
I agree about these young guys having such monster fish/tanks... mom didn't let me have a tank till i was 16, It was my first paycheck working at an ice cream store that i use to buy my first tank.
26 in a week here..
have 75gal some sevs and lemon tetras and l128's and L200's plecos
My 46, philippine blue angel fish, some community tetras and L240's, clowns and BN plecos