Your first post?

[juliethegr8t]

So I thought it would be fun for everyone to find their first posts, especially if they've been here awhile like me. This is not including introductions, just your first post otherwise, such as a question or bit of help for someone. I am gettin a kick out of reading my first posts. Here is my very first one, on July 12 of last year. Sheesh I just missed my one year TFF birthday!

"Well here's the deal. I've got a 10 gallon tank which had 2 Zebra Danios and a small Green Tiger Barb in it. I just went and bought 2 more Zebras, this time long finned, and also 2 long finned Leopard Danios. One of the new Zebras seems to have come with a problem, however. He is very listless to begin with, but when I looked closely at him, about 1/3 of the bottom of his tail is gone, it looks like it has been bitten off. I am almost positive this didn't happen on the way home from the pet store. Anyways, the other fish are picking on him now and I don't know if I should take the time to do anything for him if he will die anyway? Before when I've had dying fish I've put them in a jar with a breathable lid in the same tank, so that they can't be bullied (I don't have a seperate isolation tank). Any suggestions of what I should do, or should I just leave him alone? I've lost a lot of fish because yes I'm a beginner (though I've done tons of reading), and this is a new tank. Most of fish haven't been able to adapt to the high levels of nitrites. However, the 3 I had left are doing great and I think I'm well on my way to a full cycle. Thanks for any help!!"


I was still cycling my first tank! And all I had was danios! Oooh good stuff... And just fyi, that danio is still alive and has a full tail.

 

[my_fallen_angel]

hehe good one julie.
mine was on the 18th november 03.
It was about my gouramis

One of my gouramis has started to bulid a bubble nest and chase the female around.
My problems with this is that i have a community tank (4ft)
And my other tank is housing sword tail fry at the moment so i cant move the gouramis over. 
What can i do to help the gouramis eggs (if they lay them) from not getting eaten?
Thank you

Kellie

turns out i only had males anyways
hehehehe

 

[Sorrell]

Well here's mine, I really can't think how I didn't know the answer to this...


Hi I have a 10 gal that has five tiger barbs. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on what else I could put in there. If nothing else, I'd be happy with more tiger barbs-they are real characters.

Yep, theres mine.

 

[MAM]

here's mine:

http/fish.orbust.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8762&hl=


"I'm brand new to the whole fish world. In fact, i just bought my fish last week. I thought my female molly looked pregnant, and I was right. I saw a baby when I fed them this morning. Either she has jsut started giving birth, or she had them over night and they became a midnight snack for the rest of my Mollys
unfortunately, i don't have baby gear yet (will be running to the store after work, so I can catch the next fry), so it'll be up to this little guy to fend for himself for a bit. but i am just so excited to have fish babies, this was an unexpected aspect of becoming a fish owner. I just had to share my excitement. And I plan to come here regularly for fish advice. Thanks for letting me share! "

i didn't even know about the newbie section wheni started so i never did an intro type post......................

 

[The-Wolf]

OMG this is mine

Posted on: May 26 2004, 04:16 PM
Help! I am new to fishkeeping and I like all types of Dannio. I would like to breed these fish and I need to know how to set up my tanks so that they will.

I have a juwel rio125(community) and a clearseal 3foot just getting started water in for one week so far.

Also is it possible to cross breed leopards with say zebras, pearls or golden. I saw a photo on the net of a F1 hybred pearl/zebra cross, but I don't belive everything I see. Especially with the photo editers available nowadays.


Man it is amazing how much knowlage I've gained in such a small amount of time
mostly from being on this forum

 

[Pleco-Heaven]

Heres mine-

Im new to fish keeping, my parents said i could hav the responsibility for keeping the fish tank, i need some ideas for fish for my tank, i have 1 to 3 T' Barbs (I know, dangerous, but they are not in the mood for attacking*),1 Bronze corydora,6 Neon Tetras and 1 albino Pleco.

*We found 3 dead a while ago.

BTW you should see Cheese's.

 

[sunflower]

Here's mine! Cant believe I was worried that my fish might get ill from eating algae!

"I'm soooo glad to hear that. Set up my aquarium 2 months ago and was so worried that they were eating the algae!!!

Thanks "

lol

 

[Guppylover]

"Hi, I was wondering for my 3 tanks if they are ok with how many fishes are in them, like are there too many fish or too little or just right , anybody have any answers? Because with my 10g tank sometimes it looks a bit empty and I am worried with my Tropical Tank because Angel fish grow to a very large size and I have two.
Please Help"

That's mine...

That's actually that was my first question I ever posted here... I had 4 posts before that.

 

[cation]

Great thread, julie!


However, my first post is lost in the imaginary annals of tff history....Remember a bloke called sbm and his girlie? He's what happened to my first 100 or so posts....

 

[nightlife20]

ok here goes

hey all

first off all nice lookin forum
2nd im totaly lost
and 3rd

i got my first tropical fish tank today!


ok my details *cough* im dawn hi, im 22 an female, iv been interested in gettin tropical for a while now, and with my new company change i thought what the heck go for it girl u know u can...... then i got the thing home an it was a case of oh no girl u cant

iv been told u have to leave the tank for a month before u put ur fish into it... is this true? if so.... what else do i have to do?

also i need to know wich fish go with what... iv been told not to get the red finned/tailed shark.... this is fine cause i dont like them... but what else wont go with what?

looking for colourfull ones , an can someone plz either a) point me to the ph what ever section that gives me all the info or at least try an explain in simplton terms what the heck ur on about lol...

and whats this testin kit and how much does is cost

so lost


should have stuck to the cats......



Dawn xx

arghhh the embarresment! )

 

[wetwetwet]

Lol - nice idea julie

The first post I can find that wasn't part of introducing myself is....

Hi PP

I'm new here aswell but...

IMHO when I was cycling my tank I wasn't in a huge hurry, I just fed the filter bacteria with a bit of flake in the water every day and did my water tests untill Nitrite and ammonia readings had settled down 3-4weeks.

The problem (again IMO) with adding a couple of 'hardy' fish, yes works, but can be distressing if not fatal. And a couple of danios wouldn't be compatable with the cichlids you plan to keep - more likely dinner

Amongst other things our water contains chlorine and chloromin which is harmful and needs to be neutralised.

Get some test kits for water quality so you know when its safe to add fish and helps you identify any future problems you may have if fish become ill.

Anyway I hope that didn't sound too much like preaching, good luck with it all

So looks like I was trying to help at the start


Took a while to post this as I got lost down 'Memory Lane' looking at some of the old members - some still here though



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[Cat]

My first post...

We have a pond in the garden our first 1.One of the goldfish as trebled in size.Do we need to put anything in special for it??

I'm new on here I'll put a picture of the pond when i find out how

I soon found out how to put pictures up

 

[Daveo]

Ok I havent been here for the longest time(3 months)but here is my first post,

Well hi there I'm a newbie to and just ove this site. It looks to me that you have some big fish to be. I'm also going to get a 55 gallon. ... I hope I am first we have to move( me and my mom) and no im not some momas boy I'm only fifteen. 8)


I know it's really )


Daveo

 

[Inchworm]

Hi juliethegr8t

What a wonderful idea for a thread!

Here's my first real post, on Aug 31 2003, but it was still on my newbie thread:

Rosierabbit,

I'm glad you asked about the frogs; they're my little pets.

I have 5 African Clawed Frogs and 2 Dwarf African Clawed Frogs. These frogs live their entire lives under water.

The dwarf frogs live happily in a one gallon jar that I got from the deli. It has a little gravel on the bottom and two rocks with a flat one across them for them to hide under. I also have a few little spriggy plants and a couple of tiny snails in there.

The larger frogs live with the goldfish, so you know that they get along well without too much fussing. They eat pellets, blackworms, feeder guppies--they will pretty much eat whatever they can get into their mouths! Sometimes I feed them pieces of cooked shrimp or slivers of raw steak, but I have to watch that the goldfish don't eat it all first.

You would like them--they are really fun and not expensive. You can read more about them at http/clawedfrogs.tripod.com/

Oh, and I read somewhere that one of these little frogs was the first animal to be successfully cloned!


It looks like I was giving people links right from the start.

 

[Where the river goes]

Here's my first post:

I recently bought a 1 gallon tank (the $10 ones at Wal-Mart) for a Betta of course I haven't bought the Betta yet though. So far I have a couple silk plants in the tank, a thermometer, and I've added some aquarium salt, Start Right (tap water treatment) and some Ammonia to do a fishless cycle (and yes, I did my research on this).

This time last week I knew nothing of how to take care of a fish. I've done a lot of reading on this board and on the internet....I never realized how much is involved in taking care of a fish! I've learned a lot in just 3 days! Can't wait to get the fish in it's tank though

I have test kits, a "fish only" bucket to put the Betta in when I clean the tank, a turkey baster to clean the gravel and a soft net to transfer the Betta in and out of the tank when necessary. I'm going to purchase some Aquarisol (preventive medication stuff,) other than that is there anything else I'm missing (besides the fish and food ) or any recommendations on thngs I should have on hand? Thanks in Advance.

Eager from the start Glad I got rid of that one gallon though....