swammy
Fish Fanatic
Ok, hello to all you people out there. I am very new to this fish thing. I will have you know that I have been wanting fish forever, but just now got the money to buy my tank and fish and accessories. I am hoping to have a joyful experience, and make this my newest and most interesting hobby. I am still new to this forum thing, so I haven't quite figured out how to do everything...for instance...signatures...haven't figured that out yet.
My starter tank stats:
29 US gallons
2 guppies (1 male/ 1 female)
2 platties (1 male/ 1 female)
1 black striped tetra
1 all white tetra
1 black ghost knife (my favorite....gender unknown...let's assume it's a 'him')
1 aquatic frog (also gender unknown....but i call 'him' antonio)
...and soon to be 2 or 3 corys to clean up my bottom...
Any hints or suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated...although I already have figured out the water changing thing.....right now i'm doing a 30% every other day until probably next month...then i'll move to once a week. I have already made my first mistake....not cycling the tank completely before adding fish (you can read my other post in the beginner section to find out exactly what happens when you do that....not a recommended thing to do)
I hope to be a long time fishaholic, and I hope to one day be one of the residing experts that posts in here...but we all have to start somewhere, don't we? So far, much thanks go out to lucky62, bettaman, and everyone else who held my hand through my first catastrophe (i can't remember all the names off the top of my head).
Anyways....my message is ALREADY long enough, so I guess I'll get going. Talk to you all later, and I look forward to reading all your replies!! Hope to meet you!
-Swammy-
My starter tank stats:
29 US gallons
2 guppies (1 male/ 1 female)
2 platties (1 male/ 1 female)
1 black striped tetra
1 all white tetra
1 black ghost knife (my favorite....gender unknown...let's assume it's a 'him')
1 aquatic frog (also gender unknown....but i call 'him' antonio)
...and soon to be 2 or 3 corys to clean up my bottom...
Any hints or suggestions for a newbie would be appreciated...although I already have figured out the water changing thing.....right now i'm doing a 30% every other day until probably next month...then i'll move to once a week. I have already made my first mistake....not cycling the tank completely before adding fish (you can read my other post in the beginner section to find out exactly what happens when you do that....not a recommended thing to do)
I hope to be a long time fishaholic, and I hope to one day be one of the residing experts that posts in here...but we all have to start somewhere, don't we? So far, much thanks go out to lucky62, bettaman, and everyone else who held my hand through my first catastrophe (i can't remember all the names off the top of my head).
Anyways....my message is ALREADY long enough, so I guess I'll get going. Talk to you all later, and I look forward to reading all your replies!! Hope to meet you!
-Swammy-
to the fishy forums swammy 
. Great to have you, and as you say it takes time to learn and we all have to start somewhere, just keep reading and reseaching and you will learn more than you ever thourght possible.
Hiya and welcome 
So no,you're not wrong,you just need to want more! 
