as the title suggest, how long have you been fishkeeping and what sparked your interest

I've been fidhkeeping for 11 years, and what sparked my interest was going to a garden centre, and seeing the variety of fish, and all the colours, and my parents made me wait a year before my first tank, lol, and in that time I read up all I could about fish care, and on my birthday I had a lovely glass tank with some fan tail goldfish, lol

so, how long have you been fishkeeping and what sparked your interest

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I love you Katy

technically keeping fish for nearly 15 years. But that was a goldfish bowl.

Properly (proper tank, filter etc)nearly 13 years.

Seriously (all my cichlids etc) 9 years.

Started with the goldfish, but that was a present from my sister as an early 3rd birthday present. But the tropicals were an excuse for my dad to get a tank by saying it was for me. Then i got bored with normal stuff and started getting all the bigger more specialised cichlids. Now i use a friends fish room and have a lot lol

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1.1 leos, 1.1 fat tails, 0.2 Beardies, 1 Whites, 2.0 Cresties, 4.1 Cats, Fish: 4.4 P. Dovii, 5.5.6 Peacock Bass (5 sp), 1.1 C 'Cobra', 1.1 festae, 1.1 green terror, 1.1 nics, 1.1 C. Marmorata, 1.1 C. Johani, 1.1 C. 'Strigata', 1.1 C. 'red tapojas'; 1.1 P. Friedrichsthalli, 1.1 Mots, 1.1 managuense, 1.1 H. Bocourti, 1.1 H. Pearsi, 1.1 H. Carpinte, 1.1 H. Cynoguttatum, 1.1 V. Argentea, 1.1 V. Zonatus, 1.1 N. Salvini, 2.2 Grammodes, 3.4 Hoplarchus Pssiticus, 2.2 Trimacs, 3.4 haitiensis, 1.1 tetracanthus, 3.2 Red tiger mots, 14 Uaru (2 sp) 1.1 Umbies, 2 Arapaima, 3 Red tail catfish, 1.1 P. Leopoldii, 1.1 P. Motoro, 3 Silver Arowana, Var. polypterus, var. Channa sp, M. wyckii, 3 siamese tigers, 2 jelly catfish, 1 Golden dorado
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Got my first goldfish about 30yrs ago from a fairground now we have a tropical fish pond in our conservatory(dont know if thats how you spell it) got fed up with tanks.
I still dont really know the first thing about keeping fish I think i've been really lucky in that I never try too hard with them and they have always been fine

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Exeter Reptile Expo
18th August 2007

20 years for m got my first tropical tank at 5 with guppies and sword tails for richard it has been nearer 25 years so together we have 45 years experience

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any pics, what stuf can you keep in tropical ponds, cichlids, comunity fish etc???
Never seen one, but have heard of em, Sorrry if that is stupid
(sorry about spelling, just woke up!)

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1.1 Epicrates cenchria Crassus - Carr and Carrla

1.4 Python Regius - Nyoka and Meesha

0.1 Varanus Acanthuras - Irwin

1.1 Uromastyx Ocellatus - Apollo and Electra

i was given a little tank when i was about 12... but didn't know what i was doing... and neither did the shop staff, now i look back on it!

they sold me a betta, 1 neon, 1 black widow tetra, and a convict cichlid!
in a new tank... that was only about a foot long!

but i learnt more... and got a bigget tank... and this time round, have been keeping them for about 5 years...
and have moved on to oscars and catfish
working on a bigger tank... and more catfish now

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This is the only pic I got atm was taken about 3yrs ago. It looks a bit differant now as its got loads of plants and stuff around it.
We just got community fish in there cant really remeber whats in it tbh without looking.

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Exeter Reptile Expo
18th August 2007

snakelover, you can keep any tropical fish in a tropical pond. Obviously certain conditions have to be considered for each species

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1.1 leos, 1.1 fat tails, 0.2 Beardies, 1 Whites, 2.0 Cresties, 4.1 Cats, Fish: 4.4 P. Dovii, 5.5.6 Peacock Bass (5 sp), 1.1 C 'Cobra', 1.1 festae, 1.1 green terror, 1.1 nics, 1.1 C. Marmorata, 1.1 C. Johani, 1.1 C. 'Strigata', 1.1 C. 'red tapojas'; 1.1 P. Friedrichsthalli, 1.1 Mots, 1.1 managuense, 1.1 H. Bocourti, 1.1 H. Pearsi, 1.1 H. Carpinte, 1.1 H. Cynoguttatum, 1.1 V. Argentea, 1.1 V. Zonatus, 1.1 N. Salvini, 2.2 Grammodes, 3.4 Hoplarchus Pssiticus, 2.2 Trimacs, 3.4 haitiensis, 1.1 tetracanthus, 3.2 Red tiger mots, 14 Uaru (2 sp) 1.1 Umbies, 2 Arapaima, 3 Red tail catfish, 1.1 P. Leopoldii, 1.1 P. Motoro, 3 Silver Arowana, Var. polypterus, var. Channa sp, M. wyckii, 3 siamese tigers, 2 jelly catfish, 1 Golden dorado
Member number 1717

just 3 years now, but i've started young lol

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My Collection1.0.0 corn1.1.0 equadoran rainbow boa1.0.0 hoggie0.0.1 taiwanesse beauty snake0.1.0 emperor scorpion0.0.1 pink zebra T
0.0.3 brazilian red T
0.0.1 centipede - scolopendra sp.

pm me if interested
for sale 3 brazilian red 1 pink zebra

Been keeping them for 20 years.
Only got 3 tanks of tropical fish now though as i used to have 7 LOL.
Too many reps to allow room for more fish.
Do have a 1000 gallon pond full of koi in the garden though

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15.24.21 Bearded dragons 1.1 Berber skinks 2.1 Blue tongue skinks 1.0 Uromastyx acanthinorus 5.9 Cornsnakes
2.2.1 Boa constrictors 4.3 Taiwanese beauty snakes 2.1 Western hognoses snakes 1.0 Spiny tailed iguana
1.0 Nile monitor 1.1 Bosc monitor 1.1 Sandfish 0.2 Leopard geckos 1.0 Orange gaboon tarantula
1.1 Emperor scorpions 1.0 poison arrow frog 1.3 Ball pythons 10.40 Japanese koi 1.1 Reed frogs 1.0 Amazon milk frog
100+ Indian stick insects 60+ Tropical fish 50+ Giant African land snails 1.3 Shubumpkins 20+ Goldfish
1.1 Sturgeon 0.200 Cows 1.0 Bull 3.6 dumbo rats 2.7 Gerbils
150.0 Steers 0.150 Hiefers 100.100 Calves 3.5 Common toads + 2.2 Common frogs ( in the garden pond ) LOL