Hi there.

My name, as you may have guessed, is Katherine, I am 20 years old, and I live in Rhode Island. I work at a big corporate pet store trying to convince people not to kill their fish, but amazingly enough, it has not managed to make me hate animals yet. I do not have the time to have the sort of tanks I really want to right now, as I have 2 jobs and school, but I find the time to fuss with the ones I have. My main project is a 55 gallon planted tank with some tetra species, a few rescued platies, my 3 beloved ghost catfish, gourami, a couple sydontis, and two huge plecos, currently uprooting all my plants but still amazing to watch, that someone "gave" me at work (they threatened to kill them if I didn't take them. This happens a lot. I have spent more gas on driving unwanted fish to other pet stores than you can imagine. Please, take your fish to a small store. They can take them. We can't - store policy). I also have a few other tanks with rescued goldfish, fry/snails, and a Jack Dempsey that someone left in our vestibule, respectively. (Yes, seperately) I am working my way towards a nice big tank (75+) so that I can keep a black ghost knife in style, with plenty of room to move. When I am not so broke (corporate pet stores pay crap) I plan to try saltwater. I would love a reef tank. Don't get me wrong, fish are great, obviously, but I love invertebrates and cnidaria and would love to be able to to create a gorgeous ecosystem.
I have several other pets (2 rabbits, 2 guinea pigs, 1 chinchilla, 1 dwarf hamster, 3 mice, 1 frog, 1 snail) and seem to constantly find ways to take work home with me. So there you have it. I'm always either soaked to the elbows or higher, or covered in fur. I have scars from hamster bites, and plenty of scratches at all times. I have found crickets in my clothes more than once.

 

Hi and welcome and really have to agree with Anthony!

 

Welcome!