Hello From Maine!!

TRITON · 04-14-2008, 11:14 PM

I just wanted to say HI

I'm very new to fish keeping but I'm really enjoying it!!! I can honestly say that it has kept me occupied and happy during these past few months because we had horrible winter up here in Maine this year!! Talking about being house-bound with snow!! And thank God for my new Fish tank or I would have gone crazzy!

Anyhow, I kinda got into fish because of a tiny baby Eastern Painted turtle "Tippy" that I found 4 1/2 years ago and he ended up in a 10 gallon tank with a tiny Pleco "Big Fish". Well, they out-grew that and were moved to a 30 gallon tank and of course they out-grew that too!! By then Tippy and Big Fish were best buds (You'd have to see them to believe it!) so I couldn't seperate them. Tippy who is now 8" and Big-Fish who is now approx a massive 13" are now happily living in a new 100 gal corner tank with 2 sm Oscars, 2 sm Salvini Cichs, 2 sm Nicaragua Cichs, 1 sm Convict, 1 sm Green Severum, 1 tiny Synodontis Eupterus Cat, and 1 sm Electric Blue JD. Everyone gets along great "So far"

I also had another sm Convict and a Green Terror in the 100gal tank (The Terror really lived up to his name!!) and they are now in the 30gal tank with a Queen Arabesque Pleco. I really don't know what to do with them?

Sooo that's my story and I'm glad to finally find a place where I can share my fish enthusiasm with other fish-lovers who can understand the obsession

And I'm sure to ask a lot of questions because I have a ton of them!!

Thanks for having me!

Blue Cray · 04-15-2008, 04:21 PM

Welcome to FF!

electricblue1 · 04-15-2008, 04:24 PM

welcome to ff im new to but u knew that already hope to c ya around

JustOneMore20 · 04-15-2008, 06:13 PM

Welcome to FF!

I definitely wouldn't keep the Green Terror in the 30g. Might look into trading that one in at the LFS (local fish store) or selling it to someone with a larger (less full) tank.

The Convict should be fine in there though.

**Obsidian** · 04-16-2008, 12:40 PM

Welcome to the forum. I hope it is a great experience for you

Mrs I <3 Fish · 04-16-2008, 01:23 PM

Welcome, I'm new as well

04-14-2008, 11:14 PM	#1
TRITON Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 43 Posts: 22	Hello From Maine!! I just wanted to say HI I'm very new to fish keeping but I'm really enjoying it!!! I can honestly say that it has kept me occupied and happy during these past few months because we had horrible winter up here in Maine this year!! Talking about being house-bound with snow!! And thank God for my new Fish tank or I would have gone crazzy! Anyhow, I kinda got into fish because of a tiny baby Eastern Painted turtle "Tippy" that I found 4 1/2 years ago and he ended up in a 10 gallon tank with a tiny Pleco "Big Fish". Well, they out-grew that and were moved to a 30 gallon tank and of course they out-grew that too!! By then Tippy and Big Fish were best buds (You'd have to see them to believe it!) so I couldn't seperate them. Tippy who is now 8" and Big-Fish who is now approx a massive 13" are now happily living in a new 100 gal corner tank with 2 sm Oscars, 2 sm Salvini Cichs, 2 sm Nicaragua Cichs, 1 sm Convict, 1 sm Green Severum, 1 tiny Synodontis Eupterus Cat, and 1 sm Electric Blue JD. Everyone gets along great "So far" I also had another sm Convict and a Green Terror in the 100gal tank (The Terror really lived up to his name!!) and they are now in the 30gal tank with a Queen Arabesque Pleco. I really don't know what to do with them? Sooo that's my story and I'm glad to finally find a place where I can share my fish enthusiasm with other fish-lovers who can understand the obsession And I'm sure to ask a lot of questions because I have a ton of them!! Thanks for having me!

04-15-2008, 04:21 PM	#2
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 515	Welcome to FF! __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

04-15-2008, 04:24 PM	#3
electricblue1 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sheridan wy Age: 29 Posts: 47	welcome to ff im new to but u knew that already hope to c ya around __________________ 65 G 7 african cichlids 1 large picosmis 20 G 2 blood parrots 1 jellybean 1 albino pleco 29 G 40 electric blue johani's fry 4 yellow labidochromis 1 brooding electric blue female 1 albino pleco MORE TO COME

04-16-2008, 12:40 PM	#5
Obsidian Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,162	Welcome to the forum. I hope it is a great experience for you __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 8 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 5 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

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04-15-2008, 06:13 PM	#4
JustOneMore20 Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 23 Posts: 3,654	Welcome to FF! I definitely wouldn't keep the Green Terror in the 30g. Might look into trading that one in at the LFS (local fish store) or selling it to someone with a larger (less full) tank. The Convict should be fine in there though.

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