Thread: Aquascapers & Aquarium Lovers?

One of my old friends got me into fresh water aquariums and I have been hooked ever since. I dabbled in aquascaping (really it just ended up being a planted tank lol).

Here's my old tank. Unfortunately had to give it away and haven't had a chance to set up a new tank yet.


Anyone else out there like aquariums?

I have two Goldfish in a relatively empty tank. I have tried to put plants in there but they eat them! They are 5-6 years old now. The only other fish that has been successful in our house is a bullhead that the kids brought home from a lake one day. That lasted 7 or 8 years.

Originally Posted by 32t

I have two Goldfish in a relatively empty tank. I have tried to put plants in there but they eat them! They are 5-6 years old now. The only other fish that has been successful in our house is a bullhead that the kids brought home from a lake one day. That lasted 7 or 8 years.

Man those are some old gold fish! Yeah I used to have cichlids and they tore up my plants something terrible. I had a channel cat for a while, as well as a blue gill, crappie, & large mouth (not all at once). I like putting fish I catch in a tank for a little bit. I need some turtles now.

From what I have read I wouldn't consider them old until they are 15 years of age.

I could never get goldfish to last, but now that I think about it I think most of them got eaten or partially eaten lol

I like aquariums I have a 15 gallon one in my shed that I hope to set up again one day. I emptied it in 2004 before I went to Afghanistan the when I returned in 2005 I had meet my wife. After a brief courtship we became engaged and when I moved in with her the tank went in the shed were it resides till this day. Maybe after this current deployment if I can build a new house when I get home, the tank might get set up again some day.

I used to have a55 gallon long tank in saltwater. Corals and fish...The whole nine yards. Then off course there was an unexplained mass death..two thousand dollars worth killed in a matter of two days.

Originally Posted by aespo

I used to have a55 gallon long tank in saltwater. Corals and fish...The whole nine yards. Then off course there was an unexplained mass death..two thousand dollars worth killed in a matter of two days.

I was wondering, did you notice that the most expensive fish die first? I have had fish tanks since I was 12, and two years ago my 90 gallon tank sprung a leak, I emptied it resealed it and it has been sitting ever since. I can't tell you how nice the break has been, but I'm probably going to torture myself again this summer when I reopen it as a salt tank, just a glutton for punishment I guess.

I wish I could show a picture of my old tank but the "x" got custody of the pics and the tank. It was 100 gal. and fresh. Took me about a year to figure the whole system out but after I did the next 7 years was great. I used it as a room divider to set up an office/computer zone. The trick is balance. I used to vacuum it once a month with no more than 50% water change and clean the filters. Picasimus would keep the glass clean and I had a very cool Royal picasimus that got big. A few angles, 15 or so tetras, clown loaches, bala sharks, Pictus catfish, and more. Yes the real exotic cool things don't seem to last that long. I found some where actually salt water species that could live in brackish water but total fresh didn't always work. If I had a place for it I would have another for sure. It costs more but the ice cube food helps a lot for keeping things clean. Everybody over feeds the flake stuff and it clogs everything. Oh and there is no such thing as too much filtering. If it sayd good for 20 gallons and that is the size you have , get 2 of them or the next size up at least.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I wish I could show a picture of my old tank but the "x" got custody of the pics and the tank. It was 100 gal. and fresh. Took me about a year to figure the whole system out but after I did the next 7 years was great. I used it as a room divider to set up an office/computer zone. The trick is balance. I used to vacuum it once a month with no more than 50% water change and clean the filters. Picasimus would keep the glass clean and I had a very cool Royal picasimus that got big. A few angles, 15 or so tetras, clown loaches, bala sharks, Pictus catfish, and more. Yes the real exotic cool things don't seem to last that long. I found some where actually salt water species that could live in brackish water but total fresh didn't always work. If I had a place for it I would have another for sure. It costs more but the ice cube food helps a lot for keeping things clean. Everybody over feeds the flake stuff and it clogs everything. Oh and there is no such thing as too much filtering. If it sayd good for 20 gallons and that is the size you have , get 2 of them or the next size up at least.

well, you got that right there is no such thing as over filtering, however after having a freshwater tank for so long. I've gone through everything could possibly imagine, from Angels to Arrowannas, and that one got the 2 feet long and I had to feed him mice, but I think when I set this one up I'm going back to saltwater, as I said I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.one last thing, I found it cheaper to go to Costco and buy frozen shrimp and feed them that,better colours and less mess.