Crabby_Aquarist Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Hi! When I was a kid my dad had an angelfish tank he loved and hooked me into the hobby. I had a guppy tank in my bedroom that I now know was horribly stocked (1 albino Cory and 1 pleco of some sort or anotherĀ š¬). In high school I had my guppy population well maintained but when I went off to college my dad started feeding them much more and I came back to 3x as many fish at Christmas! I do not recall the ultimate demise of the tank but Iām going to assume moving away from home played a roll. Since then Iāve always wanted another tank but just havenāt ever done it. Recently a coworker decided we needed a shop ādogā and brought in a betta. I was rather horrified to see the tiny betta cube that was his new home. I never had bettas but I couldnāt understand how such big flow you fins could be comfortable in less than a 1/2 gallon of water. So I started doing research. And more research. AndĀ moreĀ research. Now our shop ādogā has a 3 gallon filtered and heated condo instead of a New York studio apartment! Does he need a bigger tank? Yes, but I have to also keep the bosses happy since he is technically unauthorized! Since Dawgās arrival in my life I have also started cycling a 15 gallon planted tank, added a 5 gallon quarantine tank that is also the home to my own betta Phinneas, because Iām impatient and couldnāt wait to get a tank cycled before buying a betta. And because I mistakenly thought bottled bacteria would speed up the process and not be cruel to my poor fish. Hey, weāre all beginners, right? Edited May 22, 2022 by Crabby_Aquarist Button happy finger posted too soon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Welcome to the forum!!Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Welcome! I love that Dawg the Fish has his own name plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crabby_Aquarist Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 11:31 PM, Sunny said: Welcome! I love that Dawg the Fish has his own name plate. Of course he does! We had to make him an official member of the team! And our 19 year old apprentice was really excited to make it š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjagrrl Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 On 5/21/2022 at 11:46 PM, Crabby_Aquarist said: Of course he does! We had to make him an official member of the team! And our 19 year old apprentice was really excited to make it š Love the name plate, and he is gorgeous! He isn't a fan of U. Of GA football by any chance, is he? Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Welcome to the forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby_Aquarist Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/22/2022 at 9:56 AM, Jawjagrrl said: Love the name plate, and he is gorgeous! He isn't a fan of U. Of GA football by any chance, is he? Woof! Haha! Nope! Maybe a Butler Bulldogs fanā¦ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Welcome to the forum congratulations on the upgrade for your shop dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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