Shelley Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi there my daughter and I are new to the 'hobby' (is it a hobby or a lifestyle?) My daughter bought a large tank (340 litres) a couple of months back and we are stumbling our way through the usual mistakes (I suppose) that newbies make. Never realised that there was so much more to keeping fish than looking at them being pretty in the tank! Frantically we are absorbing information from every source possible. And have spent a small fortune getting together all the absolute essentials for a happy healthy tank. I think it is safe to say we are hooked even at this early stage. But we have had some losses due to the fact that we were just far to naive...certainly there will be no more purchases until such time as we have the tank in a more stable state. (The word 'cycling' was foreign to us a couple of months ago ) Anyway we are here to stay and keen to learn from others experiences. Cheers. Shelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Welcome Shelley I myself was a newbie 4 months ago and feel i have learnt so much from this site and the great people here, There is always someone to help you out with just the right piece of advice or a push in the right direction. Enjoy your fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi Shelley, welcome to FNZAS and the addiction known as FISH . If you have any questions about any aspects of fish keeping you will find a forum to suit, there are a lot of very friendly & knowledgable people in here that have been a great help to me as im sure they will to you. Enjoy your new found hobby(addiction). LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi Shelly, Welcome to you and your family Hope you find the site interesting and look forward to your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillz Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Welcome aboard, I have found this great site very informative & learned alot so far.....still learning everyday about addictive Hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi Shelly That is a lovely size tank that your daughter has bought to start out with. I am also new here and trying to learn as much as I can for the sake of the fish. I look forward to hearing more about your fishy adventures. mustcooktea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hi and welcome. You will learn a lot here. Pity we didn't know about you when we were down your way judging our tank and pond competition. You could have joined us and learned heaps and got good ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted March 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 That sounds interesting when and where was that and how often does it happen? My mother is a keen enthusiast too she has only one small tank now but when I was a child there were tanks all over the house. She has just given my daughter her baby guppies and is starting to talk about where she could find room for more tanks! Our own albino guppy is set to burst sometime soon.....either that or she has been eating far too much breakfast! (which she hasn't). Isn't it exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 We have an annual tank and pond competition every February. As our club has members all over the place (including quite a few in Ashburton) we decided to divide the competition into 2 places so they could enter it as well. This worked well. Check out our club album http://photobucket.com/albums/v490/Marlbaquariumclub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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