It is the Age Of Aquariums

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Paxton (my former foster son) named his Comet ( a type of goldfish) Binx.

Binx lives alone now, in our new 30gal tank because the twins, Pax's siblings, asked to take their goldfish home. Theirs were "twin" orange & white Common goldfish.

Paxton doesn't yet feel secure about taking his favorite things from my house to his.

Anyway, my phone camera isn't great and neither is my eyesight, so I retook his picture like 5 times. Then I realized Binx is a blur because he's a really fast swimmer.

Best 3 out of like 5....

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I bought at amazon a beautiful DVD of an aquarium, with nice music years ago and then I bought a DVD of three types of fireplaces and that too is very relaxing -you can here the crackling of the logs and they did not cost much at all.

When I am reading I often like some background noise and something to look at,occasionally while I read, that is not too distracting.
 
Widow of Vietnam Vet said:
I bought at amazon a beautiful DVD of an aquarium, with nice music years ago and then I bought a DVD of three types of fireplaces and that too is very relaxing -you can here the crackling of the logs and they did not cost much at all.

When I am reading I often like some background noise and something to look at,occasionally while I read, that is not too distracting.
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Hi @Widow of Vietnam Vet
If you have access to YouTube, you can watch some of these. Here is one for the whole day!
 
Alligatorob said:
I had lots of aquariums and terrariums as a kid. Kept them stocked with local Florida wild things I caught, saltwater, freshwater, snakes, frogs, etc. Even some huge ants. Never bought anything from a pet store.

I still enjoy seeing them, but now they are more work than I would want, and I don't live in a place that has the variety of local wildlife for stock.

Great thread and title by the way!
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Tide pools are the best!
 
fuzzybuddy said:
I've had several aquariums. But before you go out and buy the biggest one you can, you should consider your environment. If you use AC for a large portion of the year, having a huge tank full of evaporating water is definitely going run up your AC bill, and it's always going to feel muggy in your home. I was always complaining about my AC, that it didn't work. Yet, when I emptied my aquarium to move it, suddenly my AC worked. That's why I got rid of my tank.
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A dehumidifier helps a lot. I agree you should go into any hobby well informed, especially when it involves living things. I had fish tanks all my life and still would if I stayed in one location year round. Salt water tanks are mesmerizing, especially at night when the lights go off and you use a red filtered light to watch all the hidden creatures come out to play.

I have Koi in a backyard pond now, but they are dormant during the winter months, so it allows me some travel time.
 
My cousin has (or had, I don't know) an aquarium with piranhas. They were very shy. As I approached the aquarium they got frightened.
 
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