?How did you get started with Fishtanks?

when i was growing up i had always wanted fish..so i would go to the pet store when i was a kid and look at all of the fish...but i came from a very poor family and could only dream of owning some of them..but at about the age of 16. someone gave me my first 10gal.tank and i bought some feeder goldfish and feeder guppies..(cause that was all i could afford)..but the became my pets for years...
 
It all started with a bowl of goldfish under the Christmas tree, Christmas morning when I was 7. But, then I kinda fell out of the hobby when I was in high school. In college I lived in the dorms in a room that had the same dimensions as a sheet of paper (8.5'x11') by myself and I wanted something living to come home to. Fish were the only thing allowed in the dorms so a betta it was. And from that point on I've been keeping fish.
 
This is little Simon at Easter :D He enjoys long walks in his wheel, crawling up on my leg, and getting a plump little belly LOL

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yea i really like the yo-yo-s i have 3 of them.... and if i had a hedgehog i would have named it Sonic .... Lol i played that one game for Sega or somthing like that Waaaaaaaaaay back in the day LOL
 
Those darn Fair goldfish that live just long enough to name them..then it was a 10 cent feeder goldfish to replace it..
 
I had always been fascinated by sealife for as long as I can remember--toddler age or so. After saving up for years and some convincing, I purchased a cheap marine setup at around 8 years old. I was successful with what I had and continued to to add onto it, eventually upgrading, downgrading, etc. until where I am today. Can't imagine being without a tank, really.
 
As a child we had an aquarium at home. We had fancy goldfish and angels. The aquarium at home was not enough to keep me from walking a couple miles to Capitol Aquarium to look at their fish every summer day that Mom would allow it. I got my own 10gallon tank in my room for my aquatic frog and some gambusia that I caught at William Land park... that tank was the begining of my MTS,
 
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