xsdrifter
Junior Member
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About xsdrifter

Location:

Maryland

Interests:

Aquariums, music, motorcycles, ceramic art

Occupation:

AV Technologist

Music:

Bluegrass (traditional and contemporary), folk, blues, jazz, swing, classical, baroque, big band, sw

Movies:

sci-fi, mystery, classics

Books:

sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, travel, nature

Heroes:

My Dad (RIP), Cal Ripken (Baltimore Orioles), Mike Auldridge and Jerry Douglas

TV:

PBS mostly

Gender:

Male

Orientation:

Straight

Ethnicity:

Human Race

Smoker:

No

Marital:

Single

Drinker:

Occasionally

Education:

Graduated College

Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:

another source of information and knowledge and insight sharing

Children:

No

Hometown::

Upper Marlboro

Aquarium 1:

26 gal Bowfront, 6 bloodfin tetras, 7 otocinlus cats, 3 corydoras cats, 1 sailfin plecostomus, 2 dwarf chain loaches, lots of plants, pond snails and 4 assassin snails.

Aquarium 2:

10 gallon with 1 betta (My "stray" fish), 3 otocinclus cats, 3 peppered cory cats, 1 dwarf chain loach, <sigh> more snails and 4 assassin snails.

Aquarium 3:

I don't have a third aquarium.

typeof:

Freshwater

Rest of Your Aquariums:

I don't have more aquariums than that/those described above.

How I got started with aquariums.:

An uncle gave me a used 20 gallon tank, light and cover in 1970.

Favorite fish:

small catfish, plecos

Fish I have bred:

swords, mollys

Best advice:

pre-treat your plants for snails... ALWAYS!