I actually joined this forum back in September but haven't been here since, so wanted to take a minute to introduce myself.
Hubby's and my "aquaria" hobby dates back a few years - we have one 30 gal and one 20 gal tank and we've enjoyed angels, platys, rummynose tetras, swords, clown loaches, plekos, fancy guppies, a few mollies, and I'm sure a few other companions I've forgotten over the years. Unfortunately we moved about 10 months ago and lost almost all of our fish in the first few months, I think due to something in the water that I wasn't adequately conditioning for. We were left with one angel, one clown loach, two plekos (one in each tank), and about 6 rummys. Then a neighbor who was moving away asked us if we wanted to take her "cichlid". The fish was impressive - about 5" - and she warned us it would eat smaller fish. What she didn't mention was that the thing was vicious - a "tilapia" - and that it couldn't be kept with anything, even a pleko!
In the end she proved to be way more work than we'd anticipated - and she wasn't happy in such small surroundings. So yesterday we took her to our local aquarium where she's swimming in a nice, big pond until someone who can provide a good home for her adopts her. And we're back to looking forward to populating our two tanks again. I'm here hoping to find ideas for some interesting, easy care, colourful fish that will get along well with those fish we have left, so we can re-establish our hobby. Any suggestions?
Hubby's and my "aquaria" hobby dates back a few years - we have one 30 gal and one 20 gal tank and we've enjoyed angels, platys, rummynose tetras, swords, clown loaches, plekos, fancy guppies, a few mollies, and I'm sure a few other companions I've forgotten over the years. Unfortunately we moved about 10 months ago and lost almost all of our fish in the first few months, I think due to something in the water that I wasn't adequately conditioning for. We were left with one angel, one clown loach, two plekos (one in each tank), and about 6 rummys. Then a neighbor who was moving away asked us if we wanted to take her "cichlid". The fish was impressive - about 5" - and she warned us it would eat smaller fish. What she didn't mention was that the thing was vicious - a "tilapia" - and that it couldn't be kept with anything, even a pleko!
In the end she proved to be way more work than we'd anticipated - and she wasn't happy in such small surroundings. So yesterday we took her to our local aquarium where she's swimming in a nice, big pond until someone who can provide a good home for her adopts her. And we're back to looking forward to populating our two tanks again. I'm here hoping to find ideas for some interesting, easy care, colourful fish that will get along well with those fish we have left, so we can re-establish our hobby. Any suggestions?
