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The First Six Months: A Newbie Retrospective - Months 2 and 3

WadeW — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:48:33 +0100

So began the second month. We'd already learned that tanks have to be cycled. And we had already gone through 4 fish. Fish keeping might very well be the hardest thing since finals week in college. We contemplated giving up the hobby, but my personalty wouldn't let me give in so easily.

We decide to wait a week without fish, to give the tank a chance to "heal", whatever that means. A week passes, and so back to the pet store we go. I pick a mostly blRead More...

The First Six Months: A Newbie Retrospective - Month 1

WadeW — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:44:20 +0100

I had an aquarium as a kid. As I recall, it was a 10-gallon, I had three small fish, and I don't really remember which type of fish I had. As I recall, I knew absolutely nothing about fishkeeping. I likely overfed them and neglected their water and upkeep.

So roughly 25 years later, with my Fiancee in tow, we decide to look at the fish at Walmart. Instantly, I fall in love with a beautiful pictus catfish, and she with a flowing blue betta. Still knowing abRead More...