What was your first fish?

[Elira_6301]

Wait, you actually just bought one? Nice, where from?

Yes from Saltwater fish.

I have 4 salt tanks right now.

 

[KrisReef]

I got free guppies on the last day of kindergarten. They qdied and the trams has caused me difficulty with making attachments with others ever since. Seems to have damaged my memory as well because I cannot recall my first marine fish?

Filet-o-Fish on a tuna boat?

 

[PharmrJohn]

Back in '92, I had a 29g. The first fish in there was a Yellow Tail Damsel. My next tank, a 75g (later upgraded to a 90g), was, yes, a Yellow-Tail Damsel. So with my next iteration (a 203g) I'm sticking to what I know. It'll be a YTD.

 

[ReefRigger1]

Yes from Saltwater fish.

I have 4 salt tanks right now.

Nice! How many gallons in each tank?

 

[IceNein]

Tailspot gang reporting in.

 

[Elira_6301]

Nice! How many gallons in each tank?

A 10g-seahorses fowlr, 25g-feeder foods fowlr, 75g-reef and fish, 90g- octo fowlr.

2x 60g freshwater fish tanks..

 

[ReefRigger1]

You know who won't die...my idiot banana wrasse. He used to make me.so dang mad. Knocking all my corals off rocks. Even glued somehow.

Are banana wrasse expensive? How much did he cost? You don't have to say, im just curious!

 

[Elira_6301]

He has been highly annoying. Very pretty fish but just a butthead from the beginning. They are extremely energetic. He ate one of my expensive clams. That was my mistake for putting it in the tank.

I got him from Liveaquaria.com but I dont use them anymore. I pretty much soley buy all my fish at another merchant unless I can't find what Im looking for.

 

[Elira_6301]

Are banana wrasse expensive? How much did he cost? You don't have to say, im just curious!

Its no problem. I dont mind sharing cost. Everything we do in this hobby is expensive.

 

[ReefRigger1]

He has been highly annoying. Very pretty fish but just a butthead from the beginning. They are extremely energetic. He ate one of my expensive clams. That was my mistake for putting it in the tank.

I got him from Liveaquaria.com but I dont use them anymore. I pretty much soley buy all my fish at another merchant unless I can't find what Im looking for.

I love my Sixline, she/he is very energetic!
And I totally agree. I've been looking at LiveAquaria.com for Undulate Triggers and Clown Triggerfish, which are VERY pricey, but shipping alone is like $50! That's like $300!

 

[ReefRigger1]

He has been highly annoying. Very pretty fish but just a butthead from the beginning. They are extremely energetic. He ate one of my expensive clams. That was my mistake for putting it in the tank.

I got him from Liveaquaria.com but I dont use them anymore. I pretty much soley buy all my fish at another merchant unless I can't find what Im looking for.

Oh, you know how lots of those sites sort between Fish Only and reef Safe? Maybe he's a fish only!

 

[Elira_6301]

Oh, you know how lots of those sites sort between Fish Only and reef Safe? Maybe he's a fish only!

He's a freaking terdhead. But he was one of my first. And he survived my tank plague. Guess he enjoys taunting me.

 

[Elira_6301]

I love my Sixline, she/he is very energetic!
And I totally agree. I've been looking at LiveAquaria.com for Undulate Triggers and Clown Triggerfish, which are VERY pricey, but shipping alone is like $50! That's like $300!

Check out Saltwaterfish.com. They have sales all the time and when you spend like 250.00 you can usually get an expensive fish for like 25.00. Plus they have a live chat and have always been so good to me.

 

[Elira_6301]

I love my Sixline, she/he is very energetic!
And I totally agree. I've been looking at LiveAquaria.com for Undulate Triggers and Clown Triggerfish, which are VERY pricey, but shipping alone is like $50! That's like $300!

Triggers are sooo big! You must have a very large tank.

 

[ReefRigger1]

Check out Saltwaterfish.com. They have sales all the time and when you spend like 250.00 you can usually get an expensive fish for like 25.00. Plus they have a live chat and have always been so good to me.

Yeah! I saw a deal where you can get a Blue Tang for $19.99. I recommend fishandcoralstore.com

 

[ReefRigger1]

Triggers are sooo big! You must have a very large tank.

True! They can get huge, depending on the trigger! But, each one starts small. Each species has different needs, prices and my favorite- personality! For some species, I recommend no smaller than 60g and will likely soon need an upgrade; depending on each species growth rate! But Clown Triggers can get huge! ;and very pricey. For clowns, blue lines, and other species, you should have at least 100g+! Queens and Titans get like 2-3 in! So, for those, you need like- you don't ever wanna keep titans. Maybe queens... save for the aquariums.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

We got a fire fish and a yellow watchman goby in our tank first. I wanted to start with something other than clownfish.

 

[utopianaurora]

These are my first saltwater fish.
Purchased approx 17 years ago, and still going strong.

Wow that’s incredible!

 

[ReefRigger1]

We got a fire fish and a yellow watchman goby in our tank first. I wanted to start with something other than clownfish.

Nice! Clownfish are cool, but I get your idea. You wanted something new!

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

Caught Saltwater minnows, when we went to the beach. Despite bringing seawater back, my Dad and I, couldn’t keep them alive for long. Didn’t know about the nitrogen cycle, as this was in the early 60’s. First success was a wild caught Squirrel Fish from Key Biscayne, using a Slurp Gun, in the late 60’s.