martiemcg
Member
Swordtails

Age

49

About martiemcg

Location:

Central Florida, USA

Interests:

photography, DIY bw film developing, film cameras, freshwater aquariums, planted tanks,

Music:

Too many genres to list.

Movies:

Too many to list.

Who I'd like to meet:

Nobody in particular.

Books:

Too many to list.

Heroes:

My daughters.

TV:

PBS, News, House, Supernatural and that's all.

Gender:

Female

Orientation:

Straight

Ethnicity:

White

Smoker:

Yes

Marital:

Married

Drinker:

No

Education:

Graduated

Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:

For advice from peeps with more experience and sharing my interests with like-minded folks.

Children:

3

Aquarium 1:

55 gallon 2 Fingerling Koi 2 Fingerling Butterfly Koi My daughter's fault. Okay, and mine cause I have a hard time telling her no ;-) She just had to have them. We need a pond for them or we need to find them a home with someone who does. So far, water parameters have been great though.

Aquarium 2:

10 gallon open top w/ top rim removed 20 watt CFL Anacharis collected locally Aponogeton Pennywort collected local Substrate plain clay kitty litter and mulm w/ pea gravel on top DIY co2 3 Bronze Corydoras 1 Mickey Mouse Platy Pond Snails I'm constantly keeping under control by hand pickin

Aquarium 3:

5 gallon hex 1 Three Spot Gourami My 2nd fave fish. Comes when I call her, touches my fingers with her little feelers. A real sweet-heart unless you're another fish.

typeof:

Freshwater

Rest of Your Aquariums:

A 15 gallon Sterilite storage container with a Whisper filter on the side. I keep it cycled and ready for a quarantine tank, just in case.

How I got started with aquariums.:

Oh Lord. That's a long story that can't be made short.

Favorite fish:

My Bronze Corydoras

Fish I have bred:

Guppies. But they really did it all themselves.

Why I like fish::

They taste good? Oops. Wrong answer.

Best advice:

Always quarantine. I keep a cycled tank going all the time just in case. I quarantine for a month. Don't overstock, especially if the tank isn't properly cycled. Read read read. Learn all you can before you begin.

Other pets:

1 German Shepherd 2 Cats 4 pet Rats 1 Ball Python

Number of Photos

51

Number of Comments

0

Number of times photos viewed

80,586

Disk space used

21.9MB

Last Photo Uploaded

platy-fry

Last Comment Posted

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