Hi, everyone! I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks and finally decided to register and post. No guarantees that I'll post often, as I have a 2 yr old (child 
) to chase, but I've definitely been doing a lot of reading. After many years, I've finally convinced my husband to let me have an aquarium again. I had a pair of goldfish that I got in high school. They lived happily for 10 years in a 20-gallon tank, and even spawned, then I lost them to stress after several moves in a short period of time. My husband said no more fish, which was a good thing, because we ended up moving back and forth across the country a few times. At long last, we have settled into a home and don't plan to move - ever, if I have anything to say about it.
Thanks to my research, I am going into this quite prepared. After the Thanksgiving holiday, I will begin a fishless cycle on a 10 gallon tank. Yes, I should have gone larger, but I had to compromise with the spouse and get a smaller tank. Hopefully he'll enjoy it as much as me and agree to something bigger down the road.
Of course, even though it will be some time before I have my fishies to watch, it's all I've been thinking and reading about. I have a good LFS in my town, and every time I read about a different fish, I go there to see if they have any. Luckily they haven't tired of my visits and questions, even though I haven't bought anything from them yet.
What I'm thinking is that I'm going to go for:
6 harlequin rasboras
3 corys (maybe pandas, they're so cute!)
I'm wondering if I could add a dwarf gourami to the tank as well. Would I be overstocked at that point?
I've gotten so much information from reading this forum, and I'm so excited to be getting back into the hobby. It's about time I had something for myself that wasn't kid-related! I look forward to getting to know everyone.
Amy
) to chase, but I've definitely been doing a lot of reading. After many years, I've finally convinced my husband to let me have an aquarium again. I had a pair of goldfish that I got in high school. They lived happily for 10 years in a 20-gallon tank, and even spawned, then I lost them to stress after several moves in a short period of time. My husband said no more fish, which was a good thing, because we ended up moving back and forth across the country a few times. At long last, we have settled into a home and don't plan to move - ever, if I have anything to say about it.Thanks to my research, I am going into this quite prepared. After the Thanksgiving holiday, I will begin a fishless cycle on a 10 gallon tank. Yes, I should have gone larger, but I had to compromise with the spouse and get a smaller tank. Hopefully he'll enjoy it as much as me and agree to something bigger down the road.
Of course, even though it will be some time before I have my fishies to watch, it's all I've been thinking and reading about. I have a good LFS in my town, and every time I read about a different fish, I go there to see if they have any. Luckily they haven't tired of my visits and questions, even though I haven't bought anything from them yet.
What I'm thinking is that I'm going to go for:
6 harlequin rasboras
3 corys (maybe pandas, they're so cute!)
I'm wondering if I could add a dwarf gourami to the tank as well. Would I be overstocked at that point?
I've gotten so much information from reading this forum, and I'm so excited to be getting back into the hobby. It's about time I had something for myself that wasn't kid-related! I look forward to getting to know everyone.
Amy
