How long in the hobby ?

[Deleted User]

Hey guys,

I was just wondering how long everyone has been in the fishkeeping hobby and what got you started ?

[fins_n_fur]

Just a year for me...a year ago I was cycling my first tank...seems hard to believe.

[NickFish]

I notice there isn't a section for anyone between 10-15 years.....

So should I round up or down? :)

[Deleted User]

I notice there isn't a section for anyone between 10-15 years.....

So should I round up or down? :)

Sorry. I can't sdit the poll. (blush)

If your closer to 15 years round up. :ssmile:

[Eddie]

13 years and proud XD

[Jellygirl]

My son got me involved with fish. He asked me for a tank which I thought was going to be on a whim. So after he had asked for several months, I gave him permission to spend his birthday money on a tank. Well once he got it home I wanted him to put it in the lounge. He said firmly "NO", you have made me wait so long and I have arranged the bedroom around now to accommodate it. Well that was it, I went straight on ebay and got myself one:hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

Jellygirl

[fins_n_fur]

Sorry. I can't sdit the poll. (blush)

If your closer to 15 years round up. :ssmile:

I added two more categories for you Celtic Fins. :shappy:

[Deleted User]

I added two more categories for you Celtic Fins. :shappy:


Thank you your a star. thumbs2:

[MrJim]

About 3 years though it's broken time, and some things have changed in 30 years so I still consider myself a beginner though folks around here are knocking some of the noob off...

[Red]

6-7 years for me...

[ladyoutlaw50]

It has been close to 20 for me!! I got my first 10 gallon tank when my daughter was 2 -- it was given to me!! Had that for many many years before moving up to a 45 gallon and then 55 gallon and now I have 4 running tanks of my own -- other half has 2 running tanks and I have 2 empty tanks and he has 1 empty tank.
It is a wonderful addiction, can be expensive tho!! But love it!!:19:

[Wild Turkey]

Depends. Ive had fish for more than 15 years or so probably..but i didnt consider it a hobby until a few years ago.

[troy]

I had my first about 5 years ago.

[Alfcea]

Hmmm. Well, I said three to five years but with a huge break (about five years) in between...

[MCHRKiller]

I started when I was 9...and Im 23 now so...14 years :)

[cocoa_pleco]

about 17 years

[OscarFan]

Ive kept a tank since I was about 7. But i just got into it a couple years ago.

[thezookeeper]

Well, lets see. I had my first goldfish when I was 13. I now have 4 tanks up and working on a 5th and I just turned 51. LOL Jeeze I'm old!

[kaybee]

Freshwater: since the early/mid-80's (25+ yrs).
Saltwater: since 2006 (3yrs).

[tim k]

My first aquarium was at the age of ten , I am now fortyfour , with only a couple of years out of the hobby in between.
I must be getting old too , NOT thumbs2: .

Tim K

[loachcoach]

I used to work at an aquarium shop....have had at least one tank running ever since.....nearly 20 years.

[mac]

Just, ohh I forget. About a 1/1/2 years for me.
I got started because I finaly had the money and time to get into Tropiocal fish along with permission to do it.

mac

[bushwhacker]

had my first 10 gal in the late 60's goldfish of course, lotta breaks in between tropicals in the 70;s africans and guppies in the 80's then a long break bout 4 years now with SA/CA and my new less than a year old tetra tank

[Dave66]

Freshwater since 1972, Marine since '82, reef since '89.

Dave

[doug z]

I got the bug about a year ago, when I thought, spur of the moment, I could get the boys a fish tank instead of a dog (I thought they would be cheaper than a dog.. HAA!)..

I got a 25g. with the standard starter kit (ie. cheap everything)..

The lfs employee had just enough knowledge to be dangerous, and I had a feeling I'd better do some research before buying any fish..

Good thing I did, and that I found this place..

Needless to say, every single item I bought went back, and I spent 5x what I'd spent on some decent stuff.. :)

Turns out I spent 8 months before I ever got any fish, but that's a story for another day.. LOL

[Mvjnz]

Just a little over a year. I think it was Feb 9 last year that I bought my first tank, and it's taken me until now to figure which fish I really like. I pretty much just bought random ones that looked pretty up until now, but now I prefer bettas and killies.

[Miltonic]

I have been in the hobby since I was like 8 years old with fish bowls ect, that little kids get but I never got into it seriously until about 3 years ago.

[Demi ^_^]

1yr and a few months I have been in the hobby..

On the 30th December 2007 (My 13th birthday) I got my first fish, a darling little betta - it expanded from their!

[labnjab]

Started a year and a half ago with a male betta. Got my first 10 gallon and 30 gallon in May of 08 and caught the bug when I found AC in June of 08.

[Fishalicious]

Been keeping fish for 29 years but started really obsessively & seriously 20 years ago (multiple tanks and started breeding)....wow I feel old now :hmm3grin2orange: Dave started before I was even born so that makes me feel better LOL

[Algenco]

Well, had goldfish in a bowl in 1960, got serious after getting out of the Navy in "73"

[SamAnthrax]

Hm I started working at petsmart a little over two years ago, had a 20g with goldfish and I sold it after a few months. I decided to start a 5g late summer though and have stuck with it :)

[Deleted User]

wow thanks for taking part guys. There sure is a few that have been in the hobby a good while. thumbs2: