JS1987 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi there everyone nice to meet you all ! My name is Jacob live in West Auckland and have really been wanting to get an aquarium and start keeping some fish for about 5 months now finally taking the plunge this weekend going out to get my first tank which will be an Aqua One AR620 from my LFS (notice the slag ive already picked up reading the forums haha) I hope this is a good tank for a beginner. I am nearly 25 years old starting out late huh haha have always had cats or birds growing up never any fish. Fish keeping caught my interest about a year ago and on and off i have thought about getting into it but its quite neat how you can have a little eco system in your own home i think. My biggest dilemma at the moment is where to place the tank ! haha but im sure as i go along there will be alot more questions asked. :nfs: Jacob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 welcome to the forum enjoy your time here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 hi and welcome what you planning on keeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Undecided yet any suggestions ? ? Hardy fish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 it probably more comes down to the tank what you keep, I am only much use for help with africans but the 620 is too small for them. You may want to decide what to keep before buying the tank, it could save some hassle later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 what about dwarf cichlids ? or tiger barbs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Angelfish ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 & Welcome. Get some plants! they help keep the aquarium in balance and also look nice. They also help to stop algae establishing. Some good easy to grow plants are Java Fern, Java Moss, Ambulia, Most crypt Species and Amazon Swords. Because your starting out i would recommend fish such as tetras, Corys, Bristle Nose Catfish. Then maybe one you have had these for a while the you could stick a Dwarf Cichlid such as Kribs, or Aspitos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Your tank is a little bit too small to have angle fish in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks for your post Liam. Yeah still undecided yet about what id like to put in the tank fish wise but definitely will be some plants and starting out with something simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Welcome Jacob There are plenty of inspirational shops around to get fishy ideas, Bird Barn's quite good out your way and HFF Mt Roskill, Animates are quite good for seeing big groups of little fish too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Welcome I think anyone with a teenage son probably already has a small ecosystem in their home :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 hahaha nice joke. yeah i will pop around to a few and get some ideas. thanks for the help guys. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Welcome Jacob. Looking forward to hearing about (and hopefully seeing) your journey into fishkeeping. It's an awesome hobby! Definitely decide on fish first. That will decide your tank requirments. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hello and welcome I think some small catfish, a pair of Apistogramma and a school of cardinal tetras would look nice Tiger barbs can be quite aggressive from what I've read, and also aren't particulary colourful either. Cardinal tetras are peaceful and also look gorgeous, and you don't see any ugly mutations at the shops either, just the natural coloured fish I definately recommend Apistogramma, they are so cool and full of character and are easy and fun to look after :happy2: Wild kribensis (Pelvicachromis taeniatus) are also another option, which are also beautiful and are much more different to the normal kribs, if you are looking for something more unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Thanks so much joe just got my tank yesterday (bigger than the one i wanted haha) so letting it cycle for a week and a bit before i decide to put one or two fish in so plenty of time to research what i want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted February 19, 2012 Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Thanks so much joe just got my tank yesterday (bigger than the one i wanted haha) so letting it cycle for a week and a bit before i decide to put one or two fish in so plenty of time to research what i want What size tank did you end up with? :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 i got the the aquaone ar620T its 130 litres the one i was looking at getting was just the ar620 which was 90 litres (the price difference was $40.00 between the two) so i thought hey why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Welcome. Auckland Fishkeepers Association meets monthly, sometimes at Green Bay and sometimes in members houses. We have several members out West Auckland way and if you are interested in joining up or even just coming along for a look let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy-fish Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 i got the the aquaone ar620T its 130 litres the one i was looking at getting was just the ar620 which was 90 litres (the price difference was $40.00 between the two) so i thought hey why not Nice one - a good sized tank. Any decisions on what you are going to put in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 a good set of fish to put in there would be some cory's, an Apistogramma pair, and a small school of 5 banded barbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JS1987 Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 id like to have some angels in there just want a small community of friends :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#!CrunchBang Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Angels are more on the aggressive side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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