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[Atlantis Child]

Hello,
I'm a 19 year old girl in love with cats. Corys mostly. I've had fish only about 2 years, but moved up from my initial 3 white clouds in 5 gallon pretty fast. You know, started with a 5, then got a 10, then a 20, then a 22... Have another tank in the basement that is a "replacement" should one break. One my dad brought home, used and free but in good shape. Watch me start up that one eventually though. hehe. My parents think I have too many tanks with my 20 and 22 gallon set up, and 5 gallon used as a treatment tank for sick female betta right now. That is so not too many. ;)

I think they said now more tanks after the ten gallon, but I can't remember too well. But I'm good at convincing, so it's more flexible then they'd like to believe.

I've spent almost a year now working at a wonderful family-owned pet store in the fish room. Pay is poor, but working with fish, and talking fish and fish stuff all day way makes up for it. The idea my parents thought when I started working there was I got to see the fish at work, and didn't need to bring more home. Was proven wrong quick.

Hey, when you get to help order,see, and put away the new fish coming in weekly, how can you resist? Discount on all fish and fish stuff isn't a deterent either.

My 22 gallon is my 'catfish tank,' though there are some other fish in there

I have 3 green golds, 1 elegans, 1 melanistus, 2 peppered, 2 albino, 1 bronze, 2 metae and 1 panda. Most are not yet full grown. I might have to move some around to the other tank later for space, but will regret it. They are such an awesome little group. My litlle bristlenose pleco liked to join them for dinner as well.

I love watching their little tails wag happily when they find the worms when I put some out on the sand for them. Nothing cuter.

1 lonely little pygmy catfish in my other tank. His buddies didn't make the Ich disaster I had not too long ago. Not that there were too many others, but still. Looking for buddies for him, but pygmys aren't on the fish order form at work so it might be a while.


I could go on, but anyways, happy to find this forum. Great to find so much cat info on one site!


- Atlantis Child

[Richard B]

Welcome to Planet Catfish

Lot's of good Cory info is to be found here

[bronzefry]

Welcome to Planet Catfish! Too many Corydoras species, not enough time.
Amanda

[Carp37]

Hi and welcome to the best aquarist site on the web!

Stu

[MatsP]

Welcome to Planet Catfish.

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Mats

[OldMan]

Hi Atlantis. Welcome to planet catfish. I love the pygmy sized cories myself but I have habrosus instead of the pygmaeus. They are cleanup crew in my endler tanks so they are nice active cats with a purpose.

[Atlantis Child]

Thank you for all the welcomes.

Hi Atlantis. Welcome to planet catfish. I love the pygmy sized cories myself but I have habrosus instead of the pygmaeus. They are cleanup crew in my endler tanks so they are nice active cats with a purpose.

I had some of those too, but they didn't make it through my ich plague came through. Awesome cute those guys too. Even smaller.

I've heard pygmy catfish live and swim in huge schools mid level in the wild. Wish I could see that some day, or at least have a little colony of myself. They'll breed themselves without help should the aquarium and number of cats be fine. Two ain't enough though.

(edit, I do actually have 3 little guys, not 1. Found out last feeding time... Silly me. They blend in so well and from a glance look like a small otto. )


- Atlantis Child

[Atlantis Child]

By the way, why can't I write Pleco properly? What's with the *? Not like it's a swear or anything.


- Atlantis

[Bas Pels]

It's in the FACS

[Richard B]

Roughly, it is an old superstition that if spelt correctly a pl*co or c*****d will come to a nasty end....personally i think this is rubbish but find myself doing it out of habit, & it seems to almost be an accepted default now.....

[Atlantis Child]

Now that honestly does make me laugh out loud.


- Atlantis