Marchavdm@gmail.com Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Hi Guys, A bit about me, I moved to Sydney about two years ago. I have always had a passion for fish and I'm finally old enough to own them without my parents nagging at me! I guess the fact that I now earn my own money has contributed to that luxury. I currently have an 85L tank with mostly tropical fish. Unfortunately I added a new fish to my aquarium about two weeks ago and she had some sort of illness, so I lost about 20 fish within 24 hours of adding her. I am heartbroken about this! So at the moment I have set up a quarantine tank for future fish. My favourite fishes are Khuli Loaches, Guppies, balloon mollies and anything else that looks fat and squishy. On a bigger scale I love Dugongs! I would love to get into salt-water aquariums one day, but I think I need a bit more experience before I put more lives at stake! I look forward to meeting you all, and thanks for reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Welcome...also u are more then welcome to meet some of us in the next Sydney Splendens Meeting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Welcome! While ballon fish may look cool they are seriosly deformed, their spine is bent in half and it is disgusting that this deformity is bred for IMHO. They are weak and don't live anywhere near as long as their non deformed counterparts. Why not look for something else that will live a long happy ife? Sorry to hear you lost your last lot, what sopecies were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zui Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Welcome to AusAqua. Plenty of people here who share your passion. Where abouts in Sydney are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchavdm@gmail.com Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Thanks Dave! @Matt, I lost some blue/red tetras, rummy-nose tetras, lemon tetras, a khuli loach, guppies, black mollies, a baloon molly, and some other tetra varieties. Thanks for the heads up on balloon mollies, I didn't actually know that! @Zui, I'm down south towards Campbelltown. I lived in Olympic park for a month, I like your area better. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Hey Khuli, Welcome to the forum, yeah it's a bit rough you lost so many fish - I guess that's the steep learning curve that we all come across when we start out with new fish! We're glutons for photos, so sign up to photobucket and get shooting!! Maybe we can one day coax you into the betta world? Muahahahhaha...... mmm.. betta. Anyway - welcome! -Ness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchavdm@gmail.com Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Haha although they are beautiful, I'd feel incredibly bad to have one of them. And the reason is that I cant keep fish in a tiny tank, it makes me feel sad. I know they might be fine and what not, but i'd rather not! Thank you for the warm welcome. I'll check out photobucket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 We'll get you there one day! I hate small tanks too, infact I hate my small bedroom, so I don't impose those on my fish (unlike the gross betta tanks you see available at pet stores - how do they heat those?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchavdm@gmail.com Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Its great to see that you share that view! What a pretty fish. What's its name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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