Originally Posted by
DennyCrane
Jr, your tank reminds me of my first tank when I was 9-ish.
I used to love sharks as well and kept all the Balas, Red-tails, silver-tips, blacks and rainbows i could get my hands on. Its a good start. The science of this hobby can by a little tricky. I know you want to progress into SW shark-keeping, but focus on where you are right now. If you already have a brackish tank, my advice would be to make it the best brackish tank you can. There are cool little brackish puffers you can get that are fairly small and docile. And best of all, it's easier. It takes at least a degree of financial independance and (often to a lesser degree as seen on many a post) a certain level of maturity to do a SW tank right. It takes a lot of discipline to train yourself in being responsible for another life.
You're caught up in this right now, and its fun...I was the same way. I would never discourage you from the SW thing, but take the right steps towards that - if you have a FW tank, master the FW sciences behind that hobby. Then, if you have a brackish tank, master the sciences behind that. Then you can move on to fish only SW, then reefs, and finally niche tanks. You've got tunnel vision right now, as do many people who like this hobby...don't forget to have a little fun outside the hobby - interact with your friends or pick a sport. :cheer:
From your post, I assume you had a clownfish in a brackish tank. Probably not the best idea. Next time you are at your LFS, ask the attendant to order you some cool brackish fish and make your brackish tank the best you can. Good luck in the future!
That is an excellent idea!
