helot13
Member
Goldfish

Age

39

About helot13

Location:

Colorado

Interests:

Aquaria, Botany, Language

Occupation:

Engineer

About Me:

Long time pet enthusiast who is researching OTG living.

Gender:

Male

Orientation:

Straight

Ethnicity:

Scot-Irish

Smoker:

Yes

Marital:

Married

Drinker:

Occasionally

Education:

Gratuated

Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:

Research and collaboration.

Children:

1

Hometown::

C-Springs

Aquarium 1:

75 Freshwater community tank. Angels, Gourami's. Red Tail and Bala sharks, Clown Loaches, Wood Shrimp, Dwarf Puffer, unknown catfish, plecostomus, various live plants.

Aquarium 2:

55 freshwater community tank. Livebearers, Loaches, frogs, shrimp, snails, tetras, many live plants.

typeof:

Freshwater

How I got started with aquariums.:

Working at a pet store at 14, gravitated to that section and learned a great deal about the hobby through trial and error.

Favorite fish:

Stingray

Fish I have bred:

All livebearers, various cichlids.

Why I like fish::

They are calming and relatively easy to maintain. As bad as it sounds, there is very little emotional attachment when fish die. When an entire tank crashes it is a pain, but not necessarily something I mourn.

Best advice:

Never use an undergravel filter, and never listen to the advice of people trying to sell you something. The Internet is your friend. Retail stores are not.

Other pets:

Dogs, cats, plants.