introduction

hi all! just thought i'd do a quick introduction! i am a rather experienced aquarist (intermediate-advanced) having kept a variety of tanks and fish (with mixed success of course) for most of my life, however i fell off the hobby for a bit and when i decided i was ready to return all my old...

Hi everyone! My name is Cassi, I am a stay at home mom and I am fairly new to this hobby, having only started this a few months ago. I did do LOTS of research before diving into this hobby and I’m still learning which I love! I have a current set up of a 29 gallon Topfin tank. HOB filter and...

Hey fishkeepers! My name is Sammy and I am from thr GTA. I breed fish for fun, specifically livebearers (especially from the genus poecilia) and bettas. My goal on this platform is to help fishkeepers worldwide! (I may seek help as well) Fishkeeping is my favourite hobby and I have been doing it...

Hello, I’m new to the forum and new to fish keeping. I recently purchased my first fish tank. A 15 gallon interpet beginner set up with all the bits included. It’s currently running through its first ever fish less cycle so I thought I’d find a community where I can learn from the best while I...

Hi there!! I’m Lauren! I’m 21 and from Kentucky! I have 3 fish tanks. A 20 gallon, a 10 gallon, and a 3.5 gallon. I just recently got into fish keeping the correct way lol. What I mean by that is I had fish tanks as a kid with a goldfish you get from a county fair. Not the best conditions but...

Hello there ^~^ I am a 20 year old college student from Germany, I currently have one main Tank, a ~40Gallon tank (150 litres) with some guppies that breed like crazy and a Placo ( Antennenwels), including a bunch of snails. I would like to some day have a bigger/ more aquariums for different...

Hello fellow aquatic enthusiasts! After my initial panicked introduction today I decided to post an ACTUAL introduction, haha. So I have dabbled on and off in fishkeeping for over 10 years now. Initially I began the hobby as almost everyone does with a betta fish once upon a time. I quickly...

Hey all, I am a lifelong avid fisherman who is kind of a new fish keeper. Had to take care of my sister's HUGE comet goldfish (we named her Fatty), a severum, and some of those glowing tetras like 3-4 years ago because her work place didn't have any more time to care for them. She brought them...

Hello! My name is Shannon, I'm a US college student and I've been keeping freshwater fish since I was little. I've always sought out advice on this forum, but didn't think to make an account until now! I have two boy cats named Dart and Sprinkles, and two fish tanks. One is a 10 gallon planted...

Hi I'm Jin, I'm a relatively new to this hobby. I'm a 24yr old Minnesota native who grew up in the farm life, and love animals. I had a gold fish from the state fair when I was a child but honestly I can't remember much I was so young. My current fish is Berry, a male betta. I got him October...

Hi I’m new to this forum This is my 2nd ever betta, it’s fairly energetic.

Hello everybody! My name is Kade, I'm a guy from England who's owned fish in a serious capacity since 2020. Not nearly as long as some people here, however I'd like to believe that I've learnt a lot throughout my journey. My main goal with keeping fish is to provide them with an enriching...

I am coming from a website called "Pigeons.biz" Its about pigeons. I also like fish so I decided to join this fish forum. My location is top secret (I live in serbia), my favorite fish is the "Ranchu goldfish" because someone taught them how to play football and its cool (here is that video ) I...

Hello all! Thanks for having me , I have some glo fish and I try to be the best fish mommy I can I hope to learn more and hopefully have help with my concerns ♥️

Hi! I'm a new fish keeper from Australia🙃 I set up my first tank for my birthday in February, now I have four tanks lol😂 LOVE corydoras and betta fish, I also have some guppies and a honey gourami called Pikachu. Each of my tanks are planted aquariums except one which houses my mum's betta, it's...

Hey guys, Hope you are all well. Looking for a nice fish keeping forum I can dip in to. I have been into planted aquarium and fish keeping since I was a kid, brought into the hobby by my dad. I have since moved a lot and dipped in and out when I am in one place for long enough. Which is...

Hi there, I’m new to fishkeeping and aquascaping. I don’t have any fish yet, but I do have a delivery of easy-care plants arriving this week. I’m hoping that I can keep the plants alive and then I’m hoping to add in some guppies at some point. Thank you in advance to everyone on this forum for...

I guess I forgot to introduce myself LOL Hi, I'm Eren- as yall may have seen from my first post I'm new to fishkeeping, so uh yeah I'm glad to be here-- I'm still a student as of now. I have a cat (photo attached) and a cockatiel (shown in my pfp) who both surprisingly get along- and I have an...

Hi all, Thank you for this site. I am new to fishkeeping and was told it might help me clear my mind of things. 7 months later and 3 tanks up and running its fair to say that I am hooked. Favourite fish - Rams / Corydoras torn between the two. Lessons learned - Have more patience much more...

Hi everyone, I'm from Pakistan! I've 4 tanks (2 large, one 45 cm cube, and the other 30 cm cube). Here to ask some questions regarding the recent death of my male balloon molly. Hopefully, I'll be able to prevent such deaths of my fishes in the future. Regards, -- Umar Gilani

Hi! Recently joined this forum since I'm new to this hobby and would love to learn more! I'm Luka and I am very new to personally keeping fish. All my current knowledge on fish comes from my father who has kept fish all his life. As passed-down knowledge only stretches so far, I joined this...

Hi All: I am new to Forums but have had tropical fish a number of times since the late 60s. My main interest in joining this forum is for an exchange of ideas about the care and maintenance of aquaria. The hobby has really changed a lot over the years, in particular with substrates, planting...

Oh Damn, I spent my whole life and had never found this forum despite being fish lover. Fortunately, my new friend send this to me recently. Would love to help and seek help, to contribute in the forum from now on.

Hi, I recently started keeping fish as a way to relax and de-stress. I started off at a local fish store hoping that their expertise would ease me into the world of fish keeping. I was sadly mistaken, but it did lead me to a wonderful discovery: fry! The fish I had purchased were pregnant platys...

Started the aquarium hobby not long ago, currently have a planted 10g tank, with cpd and pygmy corydoras, looking forward to discussing and helping one another!

I have been lurking around for about a year and finally decided to make an account. I started my first tank almost a year ago. Now I have quite a few small tanks, and a couple I would put in the medium size category. Most of my tanks have actually been given to me by a friend who used to...

Hi all, my name is Aynia. I've already posted a few threads on the forum and realized that I never did an introduction post. About me: I'm from Ontario, I love anything geeky/nerdy, anything artsy or crafty and I absolutely love animals. I'm a bit of a crazy cat lady but have recently really...

Hi everyone! I am new to the hobby as of December 2018. I have a 5.5g betta tank and a 10g that currently houses two platies—with lots of plants in both tanks! I’m having a lot of fun with the hobby so far. :)

Hi my name is Madison and have been in the fish-keeping hobby for almost a year. I currently have two telescope butterfly goldfish and have raised mystery snails in the past. I joined this forum because I cant go asking questions about non-goldfish topics in a goldfish only forum so here I am...

Hey friends I'm new around here and I'll say a little about myself. I have a twin tail half moon betta (male) named King Neptune and a nerite snail named James Madison. I've a huge passion for music (and food) and spoil my pets rotten. So, I'll just be hanging around the forums, occasionally...

I am new to the site and joined with a question about my two small tanks that I have since resolved!  I have a 1G snail/shrimp tank and a 5G betta/shrimp tank.  Both are Aqueons and have the filters the setup came with.  I have had Wesley the veil tail betta for 14 months and am new to the...

Hello!   My name is Jamie and I am slightly new to the fish keeping world. I used to have 5-10 gallon tanks with male bettas but otherwise have always helped my sister- who spends countless hours on forums such as this and researching aquarium information.  The need to rescue 2 neons in a poorly...

Hello,   My name is Vethian or Chris.  Im new to this hobby and excited about it!  I just setup a 29 gallon tank and I am waiting on the cycle.  I wish I had looked online first about cycling.  I was directed to use fish.    I currently have 4 Cherry barbs swimming around and they seem very...

Hi guys! So my name is Emmanuel and I'm here to learn more about fish with the help of you guys! I hope that I could get some friends in the "fish" community as well hahaha!   And maybe this is your ID here, so I'm going to give you the capacity of my tank which is a 5-gallon tank with...

Hi,  I'm new to the forum world and wanted to say hello, I work for Maidenhead Aquatics and i am in the later stages of my 3 year build of my fish room :) witch is below my house. I've already got my tanks ready just slowly scaping and stocking so keep a eye out for any of my journals, my goal...

Hi everyone!   My name is Sunny and I live in Chicago, IL! My boyfriend and I just started keeping aquariums last October and we're hooked! At the moment we have 4 freshwater, planted aquariums. I'm definitely looking into getting a reef tank soon. I'm excited to be here, can't wait to learn so...

I recently got back into aquarium keeping with three planted nano tanks in my office.   I have 2 five gallon tanks each with one betta and one assassin snail (though i'd like more, I'm not having a lot of luck with them!) and a 2.5 gallon with 8 baby red ramshorn snails (I will be getting a...

Well where to start.  I suppose a short introduction would be suitable. Hi my names Tom i am 21 years old and have been addicted to nature since i was very young i live in Birmingham city *uk* and i have recently become addicted to fish it started with tadpoles then frogs and we have a pond so...

Hello, Im new and just wanted to introduce myself, Im Guppy. I love nature, animals, fish and all that! I have a lovely aquarium and I dont bite. If you like to get to know me better, Id be happy to chat!

Hello Everyone,   I am an retiree (just another way of saying "old man").  Likes all fishes but cannot afford all.  At the moment, I have few snakeheads (I am from Singapore and all snakeheads are legal to keep as pets) and two arowanas.  Hoping to learn from this forum :)