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OT: Anyone into freshwater aquariums? (lots of images!)


JWhipple

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This is a bit off-topic, but since I am spending a bit of time on this forum I'd see if anyone else here is into one of my hobbies - freshwater aquariums!

I have quite a few tanks at home, plus one 10 gallon at the office.

In the livingroom:

1x 55 gallon (Larger central/south American cichlids)

2x 20 gallon (Smaller central/south American cichlids)

1x 46 gallon bowfront (Community)

(These three will hopefully soon be replaced by one large 120 gallon tank.)

In our bedroom:

1x 38 gallon (LOTS of loaches and a few rainbow fish)

In the computer room:

1x 1 gallon Betta tank.

I figured I'd share a few photos I've taken of some of them! Hope nobody minds?

Red Devil cichlid

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Mayan cichlid (AKA freshwater snapper)

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Salvini cichlid (may it rest in peace!)

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Vieja Fenestratus (standard variant)

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Black-belt cichlid and Vieja Fenestratus (pink variant)

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"Pink" Vieja Fenestratus (like his teeth?)

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Blue Gouramis

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Rosey Barb and Odessa Barb

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Convict Cichlid

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A batch of Vieja Fenestratus babies from my breeding pair:

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The 55 gallon plus 2x 20 gallon tanks:

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Panda Corydora

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Upside-down catfish

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Turquoise Rainbow trio

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Horse-faced Loach

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One of my larger clown loaches

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Polka-dotted loach with YoYo loach

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Polka-dotted loach

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Bolivian Ram

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Another of the large clown loaches

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Clown loach trio

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Jewel cichlid

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Thank you :-) Taking photos of the fish has proven to be one of the best stress relievers after a long day at the office. Sure, you have to take 20-30 photos just to get one that is acceptable (photos of fish isn't easy!), but when you're done all the stresses are gone!

Doesn't work as fast as a trip to the pistol range, but, it costs a lot less to do :-)

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Ahhhh, so it's a meditation on patience.....I see. I myself prefer to shoot, but like you said.....ammo ain't exactly cheap these days. How old is the tattoo in your avatar pic? It looks to either be pretty fresh, or else very well cared for.

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Actually that photo was taken literally right after returning home from the parlor and then having taken a shower. It's about 3 1/2 weeks old now. Better late than never though - it's been 12 years or so since I was medically discharged!

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Thanks for sharing the pics, I love aquariums!! I am too lazy to be a fish owner though.. Anytime I've attempted them, I let them grow over with god knows what and kill the fish (bad bad fish owner).

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I love the pictures. I don't have the room for the size tank I would want (I probably wouldn't take care of it the right way either) so I just go to the pet store and browse every now and then.

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Nice pics whipple! I had tanks for many many years. It is so relaxing to just sit in a room lit only by the tank and just watch and listen.

I primarily had a community tank, although for awhile I had an oscar (got tired of buying goldfish to feed it). I really enjoyed watching the clown loaches.

After many years with freshwater I got into saltwater reefkeeping... It was tough to learn but I raised some really nice livestock. I went from a 75 gallon up to a 300 gallon. It just got to be more than I could keep up with - both in terms of work and coin... morso the coin.... :scared2:

I had over 10k into that hobby when I finally said ENOUGH! :)

I do miss it, especially when I happen across a beautiful reef somewhere. But I wouldn't have the time for it anymore anyhow. :biggrin: Keep up the good work on yours and share more pics!

Brad

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