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Addicted Newbie!!

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#1 ·
Hi Everyone!

I am new to fish keeping (under 6 months) and am COMPLETELY ADDICTED!!! How did this happen? Why is it soooo interesting?

It all started with a 100 Gallon Tank that my boyfriend gave me, added a 40 Gallon off of craigslist (because we had fry - so OF COURSE, we HAD to get another tank for them, to "save them"). Followed by two 20 Gallons - another CL score from a breeder that was done with his hobby and picking up a 55 Gallon tomorrow (thanks CL!)!

Should I be worried? Is this "hobby" becoming an "illness"? I just love it. I cannot wait to check every tank in the AM and rush home at night to see everyone too!

Currently I have the following:

100 Gallon:
1 Male Red Empress
4 Female Red Empress
2 Pleco
1 Cory
1 Oto Cat
3 Harlequin Rasbora
1 Glow light Tetra
1 Giraffe Cichlid (Small and deformed - but he was so sweet, I HAD to take him home...)
1 Electric Blue Crayfish (small and currently molting a ton!)
1 Celebese Rainbow
5 Assorted Small Danios
3 Giant Danios
3 Paradise Fish
And yes, I know this is an unusual mix, but everyone is holding their own...

40 Gallon:
35 -3/4" Red Empress Fry
12 - 1/2" Red Empress Fry
2 - Reticulated Butterfly Loaches
3 - YOUNG Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlids (Im super excited about these because these were what I REALLY wanted when I started the tank and just FINALLY found them!!!)
4 - Green Swordtails.

20 Gallon:
1 Large Female Electric Blue Crayfish - I think my small one in the 100 Gallon is a Male and I ran across her, so I thought... Hmmmm, wonder what "baby" crayfish would be like LOL! (my male is way too small to introduce them, so we are waiting...)

20 Gallon:
1 - Male Red Empress
2 - "REJECT" Albino Strawberry Peacock Cichlid Females "Reject because they have dark eyes" - I took these from someone that gave me a tank and I thought it would be interesting to see what happened if I put a Male Red Empress in there with these two females. A batch is "brewing".... So time will tell!

I am happy to be here and cannot wait to meet friends on this forum!
 
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#2 ·
You are not alone lol

I need more tanks too and I am fairly new back into the hobby, but of course there is always fry to save and always a new species that you just have to have lol.

but hey if you are going to do something might as well do it all the way right.
 
#3 ·
Boy and I thought I was bad with 3 tanks, :D I think this is a very healthy hobby for most people and quiet an interesting ones too. I think the key to keeping this hobby healthy is to set a hard number of tanks you are allowed to keep at 1 time, for me and my space and time I think this number will stay at 3.

This of course doesn't mean I cant upgrade my 10 gallon to a 55 gallon, it just means I need to put the 10 in storage or sell it so I stay at my limit.

So set a number and stick with it, and concentrate on those and making them better.

BTW welcome to TFK, enjoy your stay and obsession!
 
#4 ·
Lol, I guess that means that I can put as many tanks as I can fit in my "non-useful" dining room"? Or maybe when my boyfriend tells me "that's enough"?

I do think the one I am picking up tomorrow, will be the last for a while. I should have enough tanks then to keep everyone separate and raise the various groups of fry.
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Welcome to Tropical Fish Keeping forum. Glad to have you join us.

Byron.
 
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I can completely understand where you are coming from. A few months ago we started with a 10 gallon for my daughter's birthday and then added a 20 gallon long for my son's room. Now I have 4 glass cats in the 10 gallon and I am thinking of a 55 gallon to move them into (I want them to be in an appropriately sized tank). So I'll be up to three all the sudden and loving every minute of it. My wife thinks I've completely lost my mind.
 
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