[biggins]

well, i am in my new house and i think either an aquarium or terrarium would be cool. my experience is mainly in reptiles but fish are much easier to take care of and ultimately cheaper.

I have owned iguanas, Cuban Night Anoles, Jacksons Chameleons, Bearded Dragons, Ball Pythons and some fish. if i chose fish then it would be freshwater.

feel free to discuss.

 

[narlus]

i had a cuban knight anole and fence swift, as well as a boa when i was a kid.

fish are defintely a lot easier to take care of, and cheaper as you said.

 

[jacksonpt]

freshwater is boring... either go salt or reptiles

 

[mrbigisbudgood]

You already know my answer.

 

[Morryjg]

Fish......then you could bring clients over on rainy days and they could sit on your couch, drink beer and try to catch whatever happens to be in the tank that day.

 

[binary visions]

Fish are less of a hassle and you're probably less inclined to get attached to 'em and have 'em cost you money. Had a friend who spent hundreds of dollars on a vet bill for her lizard. Fish come and go for very little money, and are basically no trouble at all to take care of.

I've always kinda wanted a snake, myself.

 

[urbaindk]

Newts are pretty cool. Sort of a cross between a fish and a reptile.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Fish - I had some big Iguana's and you constantly have to handle them or they get nasty.

Besides doesnt your roommate have a dog? Just play with that. The dog I mean.

 

[Barbaton]

you could do what my buddy wants to do: have a fishtank with an airtight terrarium inside it, with a snorkel. That way you can freak the fish out with whatever you put in it. My friend wants to do a tarantula...

 

[biggins]

yeah she has a dog but i am kinda going fopr aesthetics here.

i think lou however is trying to play with my roommate.

 

[biggins]

i would like to have some bass in a freshwater tank but it is illegal i think since they are technically game fish and they would consume soooooo much food.

 

[bigginsis]

if you do salt let me know - i've got a skimmer and lights and all kinds of stuff to get you set it. if you do corals or just fish i've got the equipment.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

i think lou however is trying to play with my roommate.

Is he STILL there? He should of hit it by now. His Manwhore shirt is probably too much for her to resist.

If you are just going for Aesthetics fish for sure.

 

[jacksonpt]

Fish come and go for very little money, and are basically no trouble at all to take care of.

you ovbiously have no experience with salt water

 

[bigginsis]

you ovbiously have no experience with salt water

amen. but i keep salt and fresh and fresh isn't too bad as long as you don't have to deal with live plants.

 

[robdamanii]

Why not look at a leopard gecko? Easy to take care of and very friendly. If handled with any kind of regularity, they will be incredibly fond of you, sit on your shoulder with you, looks when you say their name, etc etc.

Maybe $100 worth of setup for them, plus the cost of the animal itself.

 

[jacksonpt]

amen. but i keep salt and fresh and fresh isn't too bad as long as you don't have to deal with live plants.

yea... feshwater is cheap and easy assuming you don't get into anything fancy/exotic.

 

[bigginsis]

yea... feshwater is cheap and easy assuming you don't get into anything fancy/exotic.

no cichlids. my 20 has a clown loach and a pair of blue rams and some rummy nose tetras and fake plants. tried the real plants but could never get the water just right.

i love my salt but i have spent too much money on corals and fish that bit the dust.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Wouldn't it make more sense to get a fake aquarium or terrarium? Then you can have all the pleasure of animals that do nothing without the hassle of cleaning the tank.

-S.S.-

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Beta Fish are cool and easy to maintain. When bored hold up a mirror and watch it go crazy from trying to attack it's reflection.

You can buy a very inexpensive filted aquarium and the fish for probably less then $40

 

[SkaredShtles]

Beta Fish are cool and easy to maintain. When bored hold up a mirror and watch it go crazy from trying to attack it's reflection.

Holy moly. How often do you get *that* bored?

-S.S.-

 

[jacksonpt]

i love my salt but i have spent too much money on corals and fish that bit the dust.

yep, same here. When we moved last summer, I sold off all my gear. Used the money to buy my Yeti - smartest thing I've ever done, but I still miss the tanks... especially in the winter.

 

[bigginsis]

yep, same here. When we moved last summer, I sold off all my gear. Used the money to buy my Yeti - smartest thing I've ever done, but I still miss the tanks... especially in the winter.

you must have had quite the setup to get rid of!!

 

[jacksonpt]

If you decide to go freshwater... I highly recommend Piranha, red-bellies specifically. They are cool animals (and no in the lets-feed-them-mice-and-see-what-happens kind of way). It's cool to watch them interact, especially once you've had them for a while and a pecking order is established in the group. I'll probably get more at some point.

Just make sure you do some a bit of reseach first - even it's it just asking me for cliff notes on caring for piranha - they are illegal in some states and definitely NOT what most people think of when they hear the word piranha.

 

[jacksonpt]

you must have had quite the setup to get rid of!!

I had 2 tanks... a 44g reef and a 75g fish only. Sold off EVERYTHING... lights, filters, live sand, live rock, fish, corals, inverts, tanks, stands, RO/DI units, sumps, pumps, etc.

If found some old pics I took when I was trying to sell off everything. It's a very poor representation of what was at one time a couple of beautiful tanks... but still pics worth sharing.

link

 

[binary visions]

you ovbiously have no experience with salt water

You're right, I don't, but he said fresh water

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Holy moly. How often do you get *that* bored?

-S.S.-

I had one in my office, before I new about RM

 

[Crazy Sweeper]

I have a 72g salt water aquarium, with fish, live rock and a little coral. The filter system I have set up is so easy that I basically have no upkeep. I need to clean the front of the tank once a week so i can see whats going on, I feed the fish everyday, and add makeup water every other day. total of about 20mins of work a week. I don't even have to do water changeouts. My dad has a 75g freshwater tank and he has like 3 times the work that I do.

 

[bluebug32]

Do any of you have reptiles?

Beth

 

[jacksonpt]

Do any of you have reptiles?

Beth

not any more... had a fattail gecko once upon a time. Cool critter. The thermostat in the heat rock I had busted so the thing never shut off... ended up partially frying the little guy... he never really recovered.

 

[bigginsis]

I had 2 tanks... a 44g reef and a 75g fish only. Sold off EVERYTHING... lights, filters, live sand, live rock, fish, corals, inverts, tanks, stands, RO/DI units, sumps, pumps, etc.

If found some old pics I took when I was trying to sell off everything. It's a very poor representation of what was at one time a couple of beautiful tanks... but still pics worth sharing.

link

Those pics are good! I love the tang - they are my favorite fish - the Kole Tang in particular. I had a pixie hawk and man he was great - hawks have so much personality but they can be a tiny bit hostile. He killed the peppermint shrimp I added. Thanks for sharing the pictures - makes me want to find some new stuff!

 

[Westy]

I love the tang

 

[SkaredShtles]

I thought she was married? To a guy?

-S.S.-

 

[Damn True]

Fish, but something carnivorous so you can drop little goldfish in and watch them attack!

 

[Bullitrider]

Either way you will have to clean up poop!

 

[dexter]

i have had just about every reptile since i was a little kid from gardner snakes to corn and king snakes, iguannas to a basklin (the ones that can run over water), poison dart frogs to huge african bullfrogs etc etc. my favorite was the jacksons chameleon (sp?) that i had 3-4 years ago. such an interesting pet to watch it eat, walk, change colors and hunt for food. i had a bunch of random fish for a while but they kinda boared me. next year im buying a baby american aligator at the pet store here for 200 bucks plus the tanks and whatnot. super badass pet that is very exotic and only grows 1/2 foot to a foot a year and once its gotten to big for wht you can supply you can sell them and or make boots wallets out of them (kidding kind of)