mtnmonster Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 I've been an off and on fish keeper. I've recently set up a 10 gallon tank for my nephew and it has sparked my interest even more. Looking forward to learning here and probably going to set up my own tank soon. I'm looking to try new things. Most of my fish keeping has just been learning. I've made mistakes and kept fish in the past that I know now I shouldn't have. I've learned that local fish stores, at least here, only worried about selling fish and now that I've been learning more I think I will be a better and more successful fish keeper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Welcome to the forum! There's a lot to learn in this hobby and there's a lot of fishkeepers here with a TON of helpful knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Welcome - we are all learning together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyBWell Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Welcome to the forum, I hope you fall in love with this great hobby as we all have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestaltgal Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Glad you're back! We've all done the weird or not so great fish keeping thing, so bravo for picking it up again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Welcome to the forum, we learn as we go that’s all we can do. And your bringing your nephew along for the ride, awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hello mtnmonster. Glad to see another TNer here. In middle Tn I would recommend Aquatic Critter as a good lfs. I have had lots of good experiences with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Welcome to the forum! I'm guessing nearly everyone here has gone through the Mistakes Phase - some of us for decades. You're in good company. As someone above said, we're all learning together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/15/2021 at 9:26 AM, mtnmonster said: I've been an off and on fish keeper. I've recently set up a 10 gallon tank for my nephew and it has sparked my interest even more. Looking forward to learning here and probably going to set up my own tank soon. I'm looking to try new things. Most of my fish keeping has just been learning. I've made mistakes and kept fish in the past that I know now I shouldn't have. I've learned that local fish stores, at least here, only worried about selling fish and now that I've been learning more I think I will be a better and more successful fish keeper. Welcome from your GA neighbor (go dawgs!) One many great things about this hobby is how deep it is - always more to learn, a fish you haven't kept yet, breeding, types of tanks, etc. Lots of really knowledgeable people here and you'll see there are interesting subsets of aquarists. I loved the activity and colors of the African cichlids years ago (and watching mouthbrooders hatch eggs in their mouths!). Have always loved catfish, loaches and other bottom dwellers. Oddball fish too! Hope you find lots of inspiration and ideas here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindabee53 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Welcome! Everyone here is so helpful. I may be in TX right now, but my heart is still in the mountains of NC. Go Tarheels! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 6:32 PM, lindabee53 said: Welcome! Everyone here is so helpful. I may be in TX right now, but my heart is still in the mountains of NC. Go Tarheels! I may be a Hokie, but close family is all in NC - many hours on I77 over the years. Still live within an hour of the Smokies 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amr427 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindabee53 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 12:51 PM, Jawjagrrl said: I may be a Hokie, but close family is all in NC - many hours on I77 over the years. Still live within an hour of the Smokies 🙂 My youngest kid - #6, son - did a year at Virginia Tech before transferring to UNC-CH. Blame the Navy, because he loved the VA mountains. And I'm so jealous of where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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