BPSabelhaus
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Saved this gentleman (99.9% sure) last night after being abandoned at a boat shop in Tacoma. Had minimal info. 2 gallon tank with a cichlid and a lot of shells. Guy has gone to Florida for a few months and hired a guy to do work on his shop
Instead the guy moved in, did no work and split leaving this guy and an empty 10 gallon behind.
Got him out of the approx 8g bow front (what I actually wanted lol) and into the 20 when I realized his size. Calling him Woodstock. He's happier in the 20, but I know he'll need more tank and I guess this is the fish to force me into larger tanks lol
Kind of like buying a butterfly koi two years ago lol Yeah yeah, we'll do a bigger pond in 5 years or so lol He's a curious fish, but shy. Hides then peeks out from his hidey holes to look out a few times then back out.
Keeping fish for free 101: You gotta take chances and use the opportunity to learn.
I buy food, sometimes lol Sometimes fish when something catches my eye. Like all my fish keeping, he started as free and he will stay free
Believe it or not, it's easier for me to get free large tanks than it is to get more practical sizes like 20/30/40. I've probably passed over more free 50+ than I have picked up total 2.5-30 gallons. I have disorganized boxes (the main boxes are organized lol) of spare heaters, pumps, filters etc... just from combing craigslist and offerup within 10 miles of my house. I don't even go crazy lol Set an alert and just scroll the free section every so often (people often list as tank or hamster cage so alert for free aquarium doesn't get them all)
The kindness of others has allowed me to help them re-home pets they can't keep, equipment inherited that actually has family history but no real value so it was going to go to recycling (angel fish breeder and former fish store owner who passed) and meet some nice people.
In Woodstocks case he was a surprise burden on someone. After arriving I found out he had been in danger of being flushed tomorrow if nobody had responded. But, the guy was stuck in a weird spot. I helped him and ended up with a bit more than expected lol
Instead the guy moved in, did no work and split leaving this guy and an empty 10 gallon behind.
Got him out of the approx 8g bow front (what I actually wanted lol) and into the 20 when I realized his size. Calling him Woodstock. He's happier in the 20, but I know he'll need more tank and I guess this is the fish to force me into larger tanks lol
Kind of like buying a butterfly koi two years ago lol Yeah yeah, we'll do a bigger pond in 5 years or so lol He's a curious fish, but shy. Hides then peeks out from his hidey holes to look out a few times then back out.
Keeping fish for free 101: You gotta take chances and use the opportunity to learn.
I buy food, sometimes lol Sometimes fish when something catches my eye. Like all my fish keeping, he started as free and he will stay free
Believe it or not, it's easier for me to get free large tanks than it is to get more practical sizes like 20/30/40. I've probably passed over more free 50+ than I have picked up total 2.5-30 gallons. I have disorganized boxes (the main boxes are organized lol) of spare heaters, pumps, filters etc... just from combing craigslist and offerup within 10 miles of my house. I don't even go crazy lol Set an alert and just scroll the free section every so often (people often list as tank or hamster cage so alert for free aquarium doesn't get them all)
The kindness of others has allowed me to help them re-home pets they can't keep, equipment inherited that actually has family history but no real value so it was going to go to recycling (angel fish breeder and former fish store owner who passed) and meet some nice people.
In Woodstocks case he was a surprise burden on someone. After arriving I found out he had been in danger of being flushed tomorrow if nobody had responded. But, the guy was stuck in a weird spot. I helped him and ended up with a bit more than expected lol
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