My first priority is my daughter (now at MIT!) and helping her in being the best person she can be.
Had a (wild) Discus as a teen
Music:
Any that sounds good
Movies:
Anything good (rare)
Who I'd like to meet:
Living - Obama or Hawkings
Books:
Little time to read (when time, SciFi and Swords and Sorcery)
Heroes:
My Father and Mother
TV:
No longer own one
Gender:
Male
Orientation:
Straight
Ethnicity:
white
Smoker:
No
Marital:
Live in partner
Drinker:
No
Education:
University Degree
Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:
Fun to watch and operate
Children:
1
Hometown::
Glen Arm
Aquarium 1:
75 gal Discus, high tech (the high tech part is not a good idea but stuck with it)
Aquarium 2:
None
Aquarium 3:
None
typeof:
Freshwater
Rest of Your Aquariums:
I don't have more aquariums than that/those described above.
How I got started with aquariums.:
In elem school (2nd grade), father gave me a small 5 gal com tank
Favorite fish:
Discus
Fish I have bred:
Angels, mollies, Betta, and Discus (lost fry - twice! Damn)
Why I like fish::
Fun to watch - enjoy upkeep (since I can use straight tap water I am a bit lucky on this issue)
Best advice:
Keep it clean -remember to cycle! - algae scrubber! and a remote control heater
Other pets:
Dog - a wonderful St. Bernard (now over five years old but still a 140 lbs puppy)
Signature
Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.