|
|
|
New Member
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 5/19/2008 11:39:49 PM
Posts: 1,
Visits: 2
|
|
Hi everybody, I'm Eric. I've been keeping fish for about 8 months and I love the hobby. I've been raising different types of Mollies and succefully breeding them in a 55 gallon aquarium. I have a number of Lyre-Tails Mollies, Sailfin Mollies, Balloon Mollies, 1 Sailfin Balloon Molly, 1 Lyre Tail Balloon Molly. In the tank with the Mollies I have 4 Platies, 7 Fancy Guppies, 1 Plecostumas, and 1 Albino Freshwater Snail. Also I have a 20 gallon tank with a beautiful yellow African Peacock Cichlid and a smaller dark blue African Peacock Cichlid. I also have two 10 gallon aquariums with a Bettas, the two having a pair, one male one female, also one of the two has a beautiful spotted pleco swimming around with the Bettas. In a 5.5 gallon tank I the beginnings of a natural aquarium with plants and a male Betta. In a 10 gallon aquarium I have a medium and a small Parrotfish Cichlid and in another 10 gallon I have two Kribensis Cichlid. In my last 10 gallon aquarium I keep the newest and most recent of my babies from the first 55 gallon (the livebearer tank). Last but not not each I have another 55 gallon aquarium with a variety of Tetras including 6 Neon Tetras, 6 Black Phantom Tetras, 6 Emperor Tetras, 6 Red Phantom (Swegles) Tetras, 3 Pristella Tetras, 3 Yellow Pristella Tetras, 1 Black Shark, 1 Plecostumas, 2 Ottocinculos, 1 Bubblebee Gobbie and a pair of purple Bettas (1 male and 1 female).
All together I have 9 tanks and I am a busy, busy guy keeping up with all these fish but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
I love my fish and I can't wait to have more. I would love to get my natural aquarium into a 55 gallon. I have had the best time with my two 55 gallon aquariums. There are so many options to go with in such a nice space. If I could have a bigger tank I would love it but there not cheap. LOL.I love being an aquarist. It's such a fun hobby and I reccommend it to anyone. Thanks for listening.
Eric Benner
|
|
|
|
|
Fishkeeping GURU
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 2 days ago @ 4:09:27 PM
Posts: 11,953,
Visits: 5,445
|
|
Welcome to the site! You certainly do sound busy (I hear you. Between my 72g reef, 38g planted tank, 20g planted tank, 20g brichardi tank, 5.5g betta tank, and 1g planted cherry shrimp bowl, I find myself pretty busy too). Just a tip on your developing addiction...look for used tanks and equipment (especially full set ups) on Craigslist, in local classifieds, and at yard sales to save a lot of money. You can get 100+ gallon tanks with almost everything you would need for what you would pay for a brand new 20g set up at a local pet store.
.
|
|
|
|
|
Starting Member
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: Today @ 10:01:27 AM
Posts: 247,
Visits: 333
|
|
Welcome aboard Eric. 
So many species, so little money!
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Group: Administrators
Last Login: Today @ 1:01:44 PM
Posts: 406,
Visits: 2,375
|
|
| Welcome to FishChannel! F.M.
|
|
|
|
|
Starting Member
Group: Forum Members
Last Login: 10/6/2008 2:45:34 PM
Posts: 144,
Visits: 163
|
|
It sounds like you have quite the set up! I wish I had enough room for that many tanks. The largest I have is a 30 gallon tropical community. I also have a betta tank, with 8 females and one male. Hope you enjoy it here!
|
|
|
|
|
Moderator
Group: Moderators
Last Login: 2 days ago @ 5:29:17 PM
Posts: 1,359,
Visits: 13,095
|
|
Great to have you here on FishChannel.com. Sounds like the "bug" has really bitten you -- have fun.
***************************Be warned -- everyone at college has a weird roommate. If you don't have a weird roomate -- then you're the weird roommate.
Conan O'Brien, Stuyvesant High School.
|
|
|
|