Betta Luvva Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I s'pose I should introduce myself, my name is Dave and I confess I'm a fishoholic. I have kept/bred tropicals for a few decades now but about 8yrs ago had to give my fish away and stow my tanks/equipment as the competition from the wife, 3 kids, 2 cats and dog got too intense ,and the kids found fishing in my tanks was far more productive for them than the open waters around here, a few fish suffered because of my ignorance :evil: . Anyway recently my 10yr old showed interest in having a tank and that was it - the floodgates opened again :lol: so I set up my 2ft tank for him and stocked it with the usual tetras, pleco, angels and platties. I then set up my larger tanks (not large by some standards I've noticed ); a 90x40x30 with bettas, tetras, guppies (spawned already :roll: ), pleco, bristlenose, a kissing gourami which killed it's mate (nasty bugga) & a 85x60x25 with 2 hoplo cats & some platties (thnx again Phil they love all the space) but i hope to soon get a breeding pair of discus for this tank - guess I'll have to get another tank for the current inhabitants hehe. I also set up a small breeding tank for my bettas and have about 60 babies 5 weeks old from the male and one of my 4 females first spawn, though I noticed today a few of them dieing off I would like to thank the people/administrators responsible for this excellent site .'Tis a wealth of information and I look forward to chatting to some of you soon. Cheers, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi Dave and welcome. It doesn't take much to get the hobby going again and the tanks multiplying does it? :lol: Perhaps you would like to join us in chat sometime. A group of us are there most evenings from around 9pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Luvva Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi Caryl, Wow that was quick & thnx! A local member Chris L. told me you may be able to help me with joing a club too. Would there be any advantage in joining a local one as opposed to being an affiliate member of say your club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Welcome Dave Did Caryl say a group of us in the evening Didn't think I was a "groupie" at my age. Still, I'mtold that ya never too old. mmmmmmm Make sure you have a comfy chair Concerning joining a club up there You'll have to tell us where in the big "A" you reside, so that we can TRY and point you in the right direction or give you someone to get hold of. Welcome anyway Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish_dude Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 welcome i hope to cya round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Luvva Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi Alan and thnx. I'm in Howick. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi there Dave... Welcome to the fishroom. Hope you find lots of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish_Tank Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Welcom to the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 nice to have you on board.............and yes there are many many fish a holics in New Zealand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 hi Dave you should feel right at home here among the rest of us fishoholics :lol: doesn't seem to take long for the tanks to start breeding does it sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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