My name is Clay and I am 20 years old. I work at a privately owned pet store in Oregon, Ohio and am working on finishing my Associate's Degree in Biology. I have been keeping fish tanks on my own for about 10 years and have 4 years of aquarium management schooling and approximately 3 years of professional experience regarding aquariums.
Music:
I enjoy almost every kind of rock music.
Movies:
I enjoy almost any type of movie. Big movie buff.
Who I'd like to meet:
Someone influential
Books:
Anything written by Dean Koontz
Heroes:
My family
TV:
Not much
Gender:
Male
Orientation:
Straight
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Smoker:
No
Marital:
Got GF / BF
Drinker:
Occasionally
Education:
In College
Why do you like AC Tropical Fish:
Excellent source of information
Children:
No
Hometown::
Reno Beach
Aquarium 1:
50 gallon with tetra 60 HOB filter containing a 12 inch jaguar cichlid, 2 2-inch red devil x jaguar hybrids, and a 2 inch green sunfish
Aquarium 2:
26 gallon bow front with Aqueon 30 HOB filter with 3 angelfish, and one pleco
Aquarium 3:
17 gallon with undergravel filter with four longfin leopard danios and a marbled angelfish.
typeof:
Freshwater
Rest of Your Aquariums:
I also have a 37 gallon discus tank with 2 african clawed frogs, a 30 gallon breeding tank with a pair of marlboro red discus with an albino clawed frog, a 20 gallon turtle tank,and a 20 gallon tank with fancy guppies (fun breeding)
How I got started with aquariums.:
Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated by fish, but never had an aquarium until I was about ten. My first tank was a 10 gallon that I got from my grandpa. I stocked it with a couple of juvenile convicts that I got from a family in my neighborhood. My parents were completely naive when it came to fish tanks, so I was left to learn everything on my own.
Favorite fish:
Large, Aggressive South American Cichlids and Discus
Fish I have bred:
Convicts, Jaguars, Guppies, Discus, Angels
Why I like fish::
Fish are calm and generally peaceful animals that I can never learn enough about.
Best advice:
Always do research before acquiring new fish or setting up a tank, and always strive to learn as much as possible about the hobby.
Other pets:
Dogs, cats, ball python, brown anole, painted turtle
Signature
50g Jag tank - 37g discus tank - 30g discus breeding tank - 26g BF Angel tank - 20H guppy breeding tank - 20L turtle tank - 17g planted community tank - 55 gallon discus tank build in progress! (see link)