JohnnyD Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 OK, so I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to aquariums. It all started last Christmas when my kids said I needed a hobby ( I had been widowed a year earlier) and I had been talking about setting up a tank. So for Christmas they surprised me with a 4" Discus that they paid a small fortune for and I didn't even have a tank setup yet. So I needed to get the fish out of the bag and I had no clue how to care for any fish, so I went to pet supermarket and bought a 20 gallon tank kit with all the "fixings". A few hours later the discus was in his new home and I thought I need to watch some videos to see what I need to do. Long story short my poor fish lasted three weeks, and I was heartbroken but realized that I need to research Fishkeeping before I get another pet. For three months I ran my tank(s) ( oh and bought two 55's and a 75) and cycled them and filled them with plants and driftwood. A few months ago I added shrimp to one tank and mystery snails to the other and a Betta to the twenty gallon, I still have a 55 that just has been scaped. Every body is doing fine and actually the shrimp and snails had a population explosion,lol. Enjoying my new journey and look forward to learning from this amazing forum. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi_Aquatics Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Welcome to the forum and hobby! I’m sorry you lost the discus, but it sounds like you’re doing a great job now!! Do you have any pictures to share? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 I will post a few tomorrow , thank you for the welcome 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 A few pictures of some of my tanks ☺️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 nice tanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 11:38 PM, JohnnyD said: OK, so I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to aquariums. It all started last Christmas when my kids said I needed a hobby ( I had been widowed a year earlier) and I had been talking about setting up a tank. So for Christmas they surprised me with a 4" Discus that they paid a small fortune for and I didn't even have a tank setup yet. So I needed to get the fish out of the bag and I had no clue how to care for any fish, so I went to pet supermarket and bought a 20 gallon tank kit with all the "fixings". A few hours later the discus was in his new home and I thought I need to watch some videos to see what I need to do. Long story short my poor fish lasted three weeks, and I was heartbroken but realized that I need to research Fishkeeping before I get another pet. For three months I ran my tank(s) ( oh and bought two 55's and a 75) and cycled them and filled them with plants and driftwood. A few months ago I added shrimp to one tank and mystery snails to the other and a Betta to the twenty gallon, I still have a 55 that just has been scaped. Every body is doing fine and actually the shrimp and snails had a population explosion,lol. Enjoying my new journey and look forward to learning from this amazing forum. Welcome to the forum!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 Thank you very much y'all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJenna Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Newbie myself here! Your tanks are lovely. Loss of your discus had to be gut-wrenching but it looks like you didn't let that set you back! Welcome to the group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Well it looks like you have the scaping part down. They look great. Sorry to hear about the discus but with how far you have come in getting your tanks set up your well on your way to another one if you so desire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Well done for staying with it after such a set back, and those tanks look great love the tiki heads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smm333 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Welcome! Your tanks look amazing. With those bigger sized tanks you have lots of options! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Thank you all for the kind words. On 11/18/2022 at 4:28 PM, JJenna said: Newbie myself here! Your tanks are lovely. Loss of your discus had to be gut-wrenching but it looks like you didn't let that set you back! Welcome to the group. It was devestating losing my discus because I had no clue what I was doing and felt so bad that such a beautiful fish died because of something I did (or didn't do) On 11/18/2022 at 5:11 PM, TeeJay said: Well it looks like you have the scaping part down. They look great. Sorry to hear about the discus but with how far you have come in getting your tanks set up your well on your way to another one if you so desire. I have been trying real hard to learn as much as possible, mostly from Y'alls posts and journals, and yeah I have the itch for another tank lol On 11/18/2022 at 6:31 PM, Flumpweesel said: Well done for staying with it after such a set back, and those tanks look great love the tiki heads. Thank you, I deliberated on adding the tikis and such but thought they looked cool so in they went, my betta tank even has a little sign that says No Fishing lol, I know a little tacky On 11/19/2022 at 10:48 AM, smm333 said: Welcome! Your tanks look amazing. With those bigger sized tanks you have lots of options! still trying to figure what to do with them, the 75 turned into a snail tank and I gave a few hundred away to a friend that keeps fish and he gave me a few dozen tetras and rasboras. the 55's are shrimp tanks that have a few Kuhli Loaches in them Once again thank you all again and I will continue to follow and learn from you all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 By the way here is a picture of my beautiful Discus Andy. Really wish I knew better how to care for him. To be honest my girls told me the fish store didn’t want to sell him to them because they didn’t know what they were doing or nor did I. My girls are a little over the top and made a scene and threatened to start writing bad reviews of the store. When I found out how my girls acted I went to the store and apologized. they are actually the store I use to buy most of my fish stuff from 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 2:38 PM, JohnnyD said: So for Christmas they surprised me with a 4" Discus Talk about being thrown in the deep end! Funny how many of these getting into the hobby stories involve getting a fish because of children insisting on one. Welcome! Looks like you found your hobby On 11/19/2022 at 2:45 PM, JohnnyD said: still trying to figure what to do with them, the 75 turned into a snail tank and I gave a few hundred away to a friend that keeps fish and he gave me a few dozen tetras and rasboras. the 55's are shrimp tanks that have a few Kuhli Loaches in them If you already have a massive snail colony you could set up a pea puffers tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Welcome to the forum, also known as the MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) support group. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 10:30 AM, JettsPapa said: Welcome to the forum, also known as the MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) support group. "support" group, not "recovery" group. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) On 11/22/2022 at 10:30 AM, JettsPapa said: Welcome to the forum, also known as the MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) support group. thank you for the welcome On 11/22/2022 at 12:00 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: "support" group, not "recovery" group. it is quite addicting lol On 11/22/2022 at 10:22 AM, Schuyler said: Talk about being thrown in the deep end! Funny how many of these getting into the hobby stories involve getting a fish because of children insisting on one. Welcome! Looks like you found your hobby If you already have a massive snail colony you could set up a pea puffers tank It was totally unexpected but I am thrilled. I was unprepared to care for such a pet and still feel terrible but,I finally have a hobby! I did think of the pea puffers, I was thinking of asking my LFS if they would like some of them, I've been giving them away to people that I find out are in the hobby that I run into. thanks for the welcome! Edited November 24, 2022 by JohnnyD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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