A big Hey Yall from Chapel Hill!!

Hello all I'm Kris!


Im totally nuts about fish, and i have finally gotten another tank(s) in my home! My last tank was ruined a few years back by a terrible ice storm that kept most of the state out of power for over two weeks. All my fish were at last seven years old..and some i had since they were fry!! It was devastating to have them all die on me. And then my tank got broken when we were cleaning the ice out of it. So the remnants sat in my shed till that 'one day' id get another tank.

Well that day was a few months ago, and i cant believe i waited so long!! Ive now got a 65g tall with a flower shrimp, four clown loaches (I'm so happy to see you guys love these fish as much as i do!!)and three rams.. I do have a Redtail Leopard Pleco L-114 waiting in quarantine and I'm to excited to get him in the tank. I'm looking for something different that will swim mid to upper level, but i just cant get myself to buy bread and butter fish! any ideas?

I've also just added substrate and water to a 29g. It will be my first attempt at plants. I have a huge piece of African driftwood. It has a really dark and gnarly look to it. I'm cycling the tank with a handful of zebra danios at the moment but I'm really really interested in getting some Pseudomugil furcata rainbows and some Pseudomugil gertrudae rainbows for this tank, once its established. Id like to get my hands on a L46 zebra pleco. I think ill also top it off with a few fan shrimp and algae eating shrimp. (anyone think a rope fish thrown in this tank will mix? my son would love to have one of these as well)

Id like to think of myself as an intermediate fish keeper but i know there is tons left for me to learn. I have tons of questions i could just start firing away now! Ive looked at every ones pictures and really enjoy the upbeat posts and the helpful manner you all seem to have with one another. Your tanks are awesome!!! I look forward to learning new things and seeing more pictures!!

Oh and yes i am one of those Tarheel fans, I see you have a Cameron crazy and I'm sorry!!! better luck next year!! (although id have to say not all of us are classless!)

 

hey yall!

Yea i know those plecos are expensive, but I've seen them on aquabid from a breeder go pretty cheap, like under 60 bucks. but the shipping is like another 90 bucks. so it still ends up being alot. But one day i shall have one!

I am not at all knowledgeable about breeding fish, but that would be the one fish to figure out! certainly would make someone popular!

I think having no tank for a few years made me plan it all out in advance, i knew exactly what i wanted and wasn't going to get a thing till it was that one i had in mind. Sorta why my tank is so empty at the moment. It was also a time of research and exploration. I dragged my son and hubby around to every aquarium or Chinese restaurant within two states. Oh on a side note anyone been to the new one in Atlanta? Were headed there this summer and I'm already counting the days!

Well enough of my rambling! Thanks for the warm welcome