ahoyhoy all! long time no 'talk/see' !!!!!
i'm still kicking, still have a tank (just recently downgraded to having just my 55 going), and still a fish geek! lol
haven't been around the forum here in quite a while! i see we've had some changes and i'm sure there are many new members amidst the old codgers haha.
for those that may remember Gus, my oscar, he sadly passed away just over a month ago due to a bacterial infection that i couldn't cure no matter what meds i threw at it. Gus was just over 7 years old. he had a good life. and as much as i was sad to see him go (i cried for two days straight. it was heartbreak having to euth him!), i'm kinda ok with not having a big messy fish for now.
my tank nowadays houses a nice placid community. 10 platys, two bn plecos, a juvenile sailfin pleco (guess he'll be my next big messy guy in years to come lol), albino rainbow shark, four cories, what i believe is a cana snail (advertised as an apple snail but the lil bugger at ALL my plants haha), and a malaysian trumpet snail that defies the norm for his species (he's over 5 years old now!). some of these fish i've had now for 7 to 8 years! must be doing something right. the platys and the sailfin are new, and the others were moved from my 20 long. the rainbow shark is about 8 years old now, one bn pleco is 7, and her daughter is now 5 yrs. i had a male bn for a bit and although i didn't set them up for spawning, they did it anyway in a community tank and i kept back the 'runt of the litter'.
funny enough, i have no bettas right now. over the years since i got into the hobby (in november 2007), i've had many bettas. i think if i count back it's been at least 15! wow. i'm sure i'll end up adding one to my 55. i've never been without a betta for long
here's my tank these days, and some of my finkids. it may be a simple setup, but i like the ease of maintenance. and i'm finding the platys have almost as much personality as my big O did. love how they recognize me and come to say hi at the glass. even if it isn't feeding time, lol.
i'm still kicking, still have a tank (just recently downgraded to having just my 55 going), and still a fish geek! lol
haven't been around the forum here in quite a while! i see we've had some changes and i'm sure there are many new members amidst the old codgers haha.
for those that may remember Gus, my oscar, he sadly passed away just over a month ago due to a bacterial infection that i couldn't cure no matter what meds i threw at it. Gus was just over 7 years old. he had a good life. and as much as i was sad to see him go (i cried for two days straight. it was heartbreak having to euth him!), i'm kinda ok with not having a big messy fish for now.
my tank nowadays houses a nice placid community. 10 platys, two bn plecos, a juvenile sailfin pleco (guess he'll be my next big messy guy in years to come lol), albino rainbow shark, four cories, what i believe is a cana snail (advertised as an apple snail but the lil bugger at ALL my plants haha), and a malaysian trumpet snail that defies the norm for his species (he's over 5 years old now!). some of these fish i've had now for 7 to 8 years! must be doing something right. the platys and the sailfin are new, and the others were moved from my 20 long. the rainbow shark is about 8 years old now, one bn pleco is 7, and her daughter is now 5 yrs. i had a male bn for a bit and although i didn't set them up for spawning, they did it anyway in a community tank and i kept back the 'runt of the litter'.
funny enough, i have no bettas right now. over the years since i got into the hobby (in november 2007), i've had many bettas. i think if i count back it's been at least 15! wow. i'm sure i'll end up adding one to my 55. i've never been without a betta for long
here's my tank these days, and some of my finkids. it may be a simple setup, but i like the ease of maintenance. and i'm finding the platys have almost as much personality as my big O did. love how they recognize me and come to say hi at the glass. even if it isn't feeding time, lol.
