Want to know how you guys felt when you purchased your first fish parents reply too!

paparchasa84 · 10/12/2012, 10:02 AM

I just added my first 2 clowns to my qt and, i love watching them in the qt. Its in my bedroom while my dt is in the living room. I feel like a proud father(as you can probably tell dont have children yet) always checking to make sure they are ok.

I want to hear and know how you guys all feel about how you felt when you purchased that first fish or set of fish? And do you still feel the same way now?

dannyp02908 · 10/12/2012, 10:23 AM

i have no recollection. that was like 25 years ago.

seapug · 10/12/2012, 12:29 PM

Most of the fish in my display have been there almost 6 years now. They are less like children and more like old friends.

MikeTR · 10/12/2012, 12:35 PM

I recall being cheap with a 14 gallon biocube and buying 3 blue damsels. Nervous I would kill them. I then remember returning them not long after because I was tired of the bigger one chasing the others in the same pattern all over the tank. Then I was concerned at buying a $20 fish.. Now I'm in over $10,000 on a 180g and don't even blink when I can get out of the LFS for $20.

MikeTR · 10/12/2012, 12:35 PM

I was most definitely excited to be able to get them though.

Reef264 · 10/12/2012, 01:24 PM

I can't recall what my first fish was, or how I felt.

-Ray

MuffsAbby · 10/12/2012, 03:04 PM

My first fish were a pair of clowns, and I too enjoyed watching them swim about when they first arrived. They're still happy and healthy and I still get a kick out of them. I can't say I love them as much as I love my kids...but, on the plus side, no matter how much people talk about the cost of this hobby, my fish are MUCH cheaper than my kids, even though my kids are now adults!

MoonSkin · 10/12/2012, 03:13 PM

I had most of my fish for 3 years, they were like family : (. Unfortunately they all died in my move. I don't think I've ever cried so hard.

coralsnaked · 10/12/2012, 03:17 PM

My first fish were 2 baby saltwater cats I caught in a cast net off a dock on the Intercoastal Canal when I was 9 years old. I kept them in a bait well on my dads boat all summer. Named them Tom and Kitty. Strange thing was every few days they would get smaller or bigger. My dad was a good man wasn't he.

gone fishin · 10/12/2012, 04:57 PM

I still get excited going out and looking for the fish and get them home. I like to watch and learn their little quirks and personalities. It can be quite humorous.

10/12/2012, 10:02 AM	#1
paparchasa84 Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 228	Want to know how you guys felt when you purchased your first fish parents reply too! I just added my first 2 clowns to my qt and, i love watching them in the qt. Its in my bedroom while my dt is in the living room. I feel like a proud father(as you can probably tell dont have children yet) always checking to make sure they are ok. I want to hear and know how you guys all feel about how you felt when you purchased that first fish or set of fish? And do you still feel the same way now?

10/12/2012, 10:23 AM	#2
dannyp02908 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 190	i have no recollection. that was like 25 years ago. __________________ Dan 110 Gallon Aquarium Numerous corals and some fish Current Tank Info: 110 SW various corals and a few fish.

10/12/2012, 12:29 PM	#3
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	Most of the fish in my display have been there almost 6 years now. They are less like children and more like old friends. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

10/12/2012, 01:24 PM	#6
Reef264 Where's The Reef? Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southaven, Ms Posts: 2,098	I can't recall what my first fish was, or how I felt. -Ray __________________ I'd rather Die on my feet, than Live on my Knees. Current Tank Info: 150g SPS Reef, 2x250w 14k Pheonix Metal Halides w/T-5 Actinics, 2 Tunze 6095's, Tunze 7096 controller, Ozone, Precision Marine Skimmer, Reef Octopus Bio-Churn Bio Pellet Reactor, GFO & Carbon Reactor, Ozone Reactor, ATO, Reef Keeper.

10/12/2012, 03:04 PM	#7
MuffsAbby Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 327	My first fish were a pair of clowns, and I too enjoyed watching them swim about when they first arrived. They're still happy and healthy and I still get a kick out of them. I can't say I love them as much as I love my kids...but, on the plus side, no matter how much people talk about the cost of this hobby, my fish are MUCH cheaper than my kids, even though my kids are now adults! __________________ Susan Current Tank Info: 150g fish only DT, with 2 ocellaris clowns, flagfin angel, bangaii cardinal, flame hawk pair and lyretail anthias.

10/12/2012, 12:35 PM	#4
MikeTR Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW FL Posts: 351	I recall being cheap with a 14 gallon biocube and buying 3 blue damsels. Nervous I would kill them. I then remember returning them not long after because I was tired of the bigger one chasing the others in the same pattern all over the tank. Then I was concerned at buying a $20 fish.. Now I'm in over $10,000 on a 180g and don't even blink when I can get out of the LFS for $20.

10/12/2012, 03:13 PM	#8
MoonSkin Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 45	I had most of my fish for 3 years, they were like family : (. Unfortunately they all died in my move. I don't think I've ever cried so hard.

10/12/2012, 03:17 PM	#9
coralsnaked Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin / Port Aransas, TX Posts: 1,479	My first fish were 2 baby saltwater cats I caught in a cast net off a dock on the Intercoastal Canal when I was 9 years old. I kept them in a bait well on my dads boat all summer. Named them Tom and Kitty. Strange thing was every few days they would get smaller or bigger. My dad was a good man wasn't he.

10/12/2012, 04:57 PM	#10
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	I still get excited going out and looking for the fish and get them home. I like to watch and learn their little quirks and personalities. It can be quite humorous. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT