Nirv says hi

I've been a fishkeeper for almost 15 years now. I started with goldfish (I'm proud to say I have never kept a fish in a bowl) and then moved onto freshwater tropicals after about three years. I quickly developed a love for Characins and have kept a decent number of species of the number available to us in SA. I'm currently moving all my fish to Stellenbosch though I originally lived in Cape Town (and obviously know Sam's Aquarium like the back of my hand). I've introduced a number of people to this fascinating hobby, including my fiance who has now been keeping fish for around four years. I also keep koi in a pond in Cape Town.

Incidentally, my custom-built 204L aquarium had a slow leak develop over the last few days and we managed to do a quick move of my fish into different tanks and other containers, they all seem to be okay with heating and filtration for all. I'm moving them into a 250L this weekend.

I'm very happy to have found a South African fishkeeping forum in particular and belong to some international ones. I hope I can contribute :idea:

 

Welcme Nirv

Sure we can use your knowledge

 

Hey Nirv, welcome to TASA

Must be a mission moving everything.

 

Welcome to TASA .. enjoy the stay.

 

Welcome to TASA.

 

Hi and welcome

 

hi and welcome

 

Thanks for your replies everyone. I am quite amazed that there are 47 people online at this point in time. I'm still finding my way around the site; I'd like to post my current fish stocks somewhere but it shouldn't take too long to find an appropriate place.

 

you can make a thread and post pics of your fish here http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/forumdisplay.php?f=24

 

hi and welcome to TASA......
post those pics dasher gave you where.
cheers

 

Hi and Welcome to TASA

 

Welcome to TASA

 

Hi and welcome, looking forward to pics

 

hi and welcome to tasa

 

Hi and welcome dude. Good to have some experience on the forum! SHARE SHARE SHARE... WE AL NEED HELP HERE!

 

Hi and welcome

 

Wow you guys are friendly, I'm feeling welcome

Any knowledge I have I will offer, just need the right questions... Most of it is from personal experience but I also own a fair number of fish books and, of course, Google is a good friend of mine. But some things can only be learned with experience.

I will get some pics up here soon. Many pics have been taken by my girlfriend/fiance of my fish, and I'll see if I can get them from her.

 

Hi & Welcome Nirv
+1 for Capetown knowledge base

 

Welcome to TASA

 

Could someone get me up to speed with how the social groups work around here?