Hi!

I'm very excited to be here this seems like a great group! I learned about the group last night from pundam. I have seen it mentioned other places before when I was trying to find a group like this in Toledo, but I never looked into it. I admit its because of the name. I am a tropical freshwater person so the "reef" thing scared me. But pundam said that you also have freshwater discussions, so here I am!

In addition to being new to this list, I am also new to aquariums and new to Toledo! I have only 1 aquarium right now- a 20g fresh w/ a danio, a couple longfin tetras, a couple neons, and a barb. I inherited the tank and the fish. I also had a cory cat but he has passed on (he was my favorite!).

I've also set up a tiny planted tank for my mom with a couple of endlers. And I have worked with local fish via ODNR & NOAA. But that pretty much somes up my entire experience. I have read a lot, and I have spent the last several months planning future tanks, lol.

I moved from Massachusetts to Toledo, Ohio a couple years ago to go to graduate school at UT. So, I am fairly new to the area and don't know where anything is (including the best places to get fish). :)

I am saving up (and I think I am almost there) for a 55g planted tank. I am pretty sure I would like to have guppies. I love genetics and ecology (its my field) so I love their life cycle.

I hope to learn a lot from you folks!

Thanks for having me,

Kara

Welcome! Glad to have you around! What are you studying at UT?

Under the LFS tab you can find all the local places.

Tropical Reef - Fresh/salt

Coral Reef - Salt

Ocean Treasures - Salt

Trilby Tropicals - Fresh/salt

Dave's Tropical Fish - Fresh

Thanks :)

I'm getting an MS in Biology- Ecology Track. Specifically, I do research in Environmental Microbiology.

Sounds fun! I really enjoyed the microbiology course I had taken three years ago.

Kara,

I'm glad you made it! When you guys come to get the stand I'll have to show you my guppies-- I've managed(totally by accident, I assure you) to get some really unusually colored gups, that seem to be reproducing their coloring.  You may want to check out the guppy section- there are some breeders that pop in and out on occasion.

I've promised some of my guppy fry to another member(if I can get to them befor they get eaten) and will happily share some with you if you like them when you see them.

Welcome:)

I am pretty new to TRAC as well and everyone here has been more than helpful.  Alot of good folks are on this site and always answer and share their thoughts.  You came to the right place!

Welcome Kara!  We're glad to have you!  I don't do marine at all, either.  I do have a couple of brackish tanks.  I have a variety of tropicals and natives.  I LOVE our native fish!  Maybe you'd like to go fishing with us sometime.  Mary and I know a few good spots, and we're finding more.  I'm learning to identify the fish.  It's so much fun!  I spend a lot of time planning future tanks, too. 

pundam said :

Kara,

I'm glad you made it! When you guys come to get the stand I'll have to show you my guppies-- I've managed(totally by accident, I assure you) to get some really unusually colored gups, that seem to be reproducing their coloring.  You may want to check out the guppy section- there are some breeders that pop in and out on occasion.

I've promised some of my guppy fry to another member(if I can get to them befor they get eaten) and will happily share some with you if you like them when you see them.

 

BUT WELCOME im also a only freshwater person even though i would love to have a salt water tank some where...but i have breed guppys and endlers, i have been resently been breeding bettas and in the future my angels when they get bigger. but this is a alwsome group of people i have been a member since like may so im still meeting people!

What is an endler?  Ive heard folks talking about them. 

Jimbo said :

What is an endler?  Ive heard folks talking about them. 

Endler's Livebearers are a type of wild guppy.  They've recently been awarded their own species name, Poecilia wingei.  Some people disagree that they are a separate species.  They are native to Venezuela.  If you Google them, there are some websites devoted to them.