john1 Posted July 21, 2002 Report Share Posted July 21, 2002 G'day About 30 years ago I went to a petrol station to fill up. An aquarium shop caught my eye. I was immediately fascinated. The owner a german bred and imported fish. So he was a great help to me. I ended up with 5 tanks. I even bred cichlids for HIM. The sight of a mouthbreeder is breathtaking. I saw the female lay eggs, then the male picked them up and kept them in his mouth for about two weeks. Then the fry emerged and started to swim. What a sight. I also bred a few other fish. But nothing comes close to cichlids.... A few years later I had to give up. Moved too many times. Sick of moving all my tanks. Just before I gave up I ended up with a 4 foot tank and 6 monster Oskars. Hand-fed them all the time. Very tame. About 2 months ago I had a fire. Son burned the bedoom down. When I moved my belongings to a safe place, had to spend 3 week in a motel, I came across all my fish books. I got hooked again. I got now a horrible overpopulated but happy and healthy 3 foot tank. Now that I've got my own house I should have my fish until I croak. John with an Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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