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lochness · 01-10-2006, 01:28 AM

Lifelong aquarist here, but am returning to the fishkeeping hobby after a 7 year absence. Prior to that, I was a Fish Specialist for a PetCo in NJ, but am quite rusty. My boyfriend and I pooled our holiday gift $ and purchased a 90 gal. The biggest personal tank I ever maintained was a 55 gal whose main attractions were a 12yr old, 2 foot pleco (lochness) and his amiable 7yr old, 1 foot albino cousin (Ruby), so this is a special treat for the both of us. I am happy to see quite a few advances in the hobby and I am approaching the task eagerly but also cautiously as there are a few things I have never experienced. For example, along with the tank, we purchased 2 Rena Filstar xP3 canister filters which are still sitting in their boxes because I'm nervous lol. Any advice and help is greatly appreciated. Great site/forums, btw!

Norma & Jimmy

p.s.
i already voted

**Cichlid Man** · 01-10-2006, 05:38 AM

to fishforums. A two foot pleco? wow he grew big for that size tank.

lochness · 01-10-2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Cichlid Man

to fishforums. A two foot pleco? wow he grew big for that size tank.

yeah he did lol (was actually about 20 inches but I was using the fish ruler when I said 2 foot)

-- he would swim upside down to the surface and slowly eat frozen bloodworms from my fingers and allow me to gently run my finger along side his belly before he swam back down to his spirulina disks -- he started out at 4 inches in a 10 gal - was moved to a 30 gal then the 55 -- he moved 4 times and survived a marriage, a divorce, and 2 live in boyfriends in those 12 yrs but the final move to NY did not quite agree with them (the ammonia content out of the tap is ridiculous in the bronx) and sadly during a summer blackout I was away out of state and all 3 filters were shutdown...and when I returned.. well I held a lil funeral and couldnt bear to continue. But now my mourning period is over and I'm ready to pay tribute to them by setting up a 90 gal and once again sharing my life with these amazing animals. I do have pics of them both somewhere - I will need to dig em up (erm... the pics not the plecos)

**Fishfirst** · 01-10-2006, 12:01 PM

Welcome to fishforums!

fishfreaks · 01-11-2006, 06:02 AM

to fish forums, we hope that you'll stick around!

**Cichlid Man** · 01-11-2006, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lochness

I do have pics of them both somewhere - I will need to dig em up (erm... the pics not the plecos)

Ha ha, that's a good one!

Lexus · 01-11-2006, 12:46 PM

Welcome to Fish Forums!

awesome kid · 01-12-2006, 12:51 PM

welcome! i would love to see the pics, it must have been amazing to have that big a fish!

Chazwick · 01-12-2006, 01:42 PM

Welcome to FF!

**Baby_Baby** · 01-14-2006, 09:24 PM

hey! sounds like u got some experience! =)
welcome!

01-10-2006, 01:28 AM	#1
lochness Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Age: 39 Posts: 382	Heyas - New to Fishforums Lifelong aquarist here, but am returning to the fishkeeping hobby after a 7 year absence. Prior to that, I was a Fish Specialist for a PetCo in NJ, but am quite rusty. My boyfriend and I pooled our holiday gift $ and purchased a 90 gal. The biggest personal tank I ever maintained was a 55 gal whose main attractions were a 12yr old, 2 foot pleco (lochness) and his amiable 7yr old, 1 foot albino cousin (Ruby), so this is a special treat for the both of us. I am happy to see quite a few advances in the hobby and I am approaching the task eagerly but also cautiously as there are a few things I have never experienced. For example, along with the tank, we purchased 2 Rena Filstar xP3 canister filters which are still sitting in their boxes because I'm nervous lol. Any advice and help is greatly appreciated. Great site/forums, btw! Norma & Jimmy p.s. i already voted Last edited by lochness; 01-10-2006 at 04:25 PM.

01-10-2006, 05:38 AM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	to fishforums. A two foot pleco? wow he grew big for that size tank. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

01-10-2006, 12:01 PM	#4
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01-12-2006, 12:51 PM	#8
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01-12-2006, 01:42 PM	#9
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