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[DoomervilleG]

Welcome to the community!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[Screwgunner]

Horseies a . Welcome to R2R

 

[rhostam]

Welcome!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel.

 

[Adolfo]

Welcome to R2R !!!

 

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[Weasel1960]

Welcome to the community.

 

[SPR1968]

Hi Thane welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Welcome

 

[BaysEndReef]

Welcome to R2R!! Always here to help!!

 

[Finallysalty80]

Welcome!!!!!

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R and the salty side of the hobby! Good luck with your herd!

 

[jtp7004ft]

Welcome

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi everyone! My name is Thane and I am not new to the hobby but I am new to saltwater.

My dad is a marine biologist so we almost always had a tank or two at home when I was growing up, and some of these slowly became part of my responsibility. I've kept mostly guppies, mollies, neon tetras, platys, various small catfish, and bettas. I kept two tanks in college, but ended up having to send them back to my parents when I moved out.

Now I have my own space with a roommate who, to quote her, does not care what I do with my room as long as the carpet stays dry. I've left my two gallon at home because my little brother wants to keep cherry shrimp, but I took my 3.5 with me and got it set up just yesterday. It was an absolute mess as my parents have not been very interested in its upkeep and so I had to get it thrown together in a few hours instead of the week or two that I'd like, but so far Lady Macbetta seems to be doing alright. I'm dying to get the tank planted again, maybe add some snails or a few shrimp.

I'm getting a new 5 gallon delivered tonight and I'm very excited. I'm planning to deliberate on it a bit more and be really sure I can get all the water parameters correct and test hatch some brine shrimp first, but I really want to keep dwarf seahorses in it. I know they're notoriously difficult, but I'm willing to give it my all. Advice would be deeply appreciated!

(Lady Macbetta last night getting acclimated vs this morning. I know the tank is filthy but I'm scared to clean it any more than I already have...it was an absolute mess lol. I pulled at least 50 snails out of there and the water was practically black...don't leave your fish with your relatives, y'all...)

Welcome to you and Lady Macbetta!

Glad you joined (and she survived your family (lack of) care!

 

[JL15219]

Welcome to the community!!

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Welcome to our R2R family. You'll like it here.

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

Interested in hearing about your experiences growing up with a Dad who is Marine Biologist!