What was your 1st SW fish?

[Mariette]

Let’s take a trip down memory lane

What was your 1st saltwater fish? Do you still have it? What was it like?...

Mine was an ill-advised purchase. A purple dottyback we lovingly named Barney and later renamed purple douchbag. I’ve never had a fish like it before. This fish literally watched me. LITERALLY. We would play peekaboo. No joke. He was a jerk and I had to pull him out and relandscape to give the others a chance to shuffle the hierarchy but it was no use. Sadly, after about a yr, he was lost in a tank cleaning accident. It was my first fish heartbreak. My other fish were thrilled.

RIP purple douchbag. I’ll never forget you.

 

[reacclimating 2 the hobby]

I got into the hobby because of a volitan lionfish... it and a couple of triggerfish. Up, up, and away from there...

 

[Cassian]

royal gramma.... curled up in a hole and died the first night. great way to start off reefing. lol

 

[Mariette]

I got into the hobby because of a volitan lionfish... it and a couple of triggerfish. Up, up, and away from there...

That’s one heck of a beginner fish lol

 

[Mariette]

royal gramma.... curled up in a hole and died the first night. great way to start off reefing. lol

Oh no. I just lost a royal gramma to who knows what. Found he had flukes while in qt, then infection, died w signs of internal parasites. Poor thing was a mess. They’re generally known to be hardy.

Did you ever get another one? They’re one of my favourite fish. Lots of personality and absolutely gorgeous

 

[PaulPerger]

My lane is short... I picked up my first SW fish yesterday. Four clowns. One of them swam out of the net and directly into a power head. The other three are doing great... So, YES, I still have my first SW fish.

 

[Mariette]

My lane is short... I picked up my first SW fish yesterday. Four clowns. One of them swam out of the net and directly into a power head. The other three are doing great... So, YES, I still have my first SW fish.

Ooohhh congratulations and welcome to the hobby!

Swam into a power head? Didn’t know that was a thing. Did it get stuck to the side or something?

 

[Thaxxx]

A baby hammerhead shark I caught off the pier when I was 9. That's when it all started 50 years ago.

 

[Pntbll687]

Pair of stubby clownfish 6yrs ago. Lost one in a power outage, still have there other.

 

[cracker]

I think it was a Sergeant Major . Yellow & black vertical bands. Caught it in a trap. That was 1975,76 .

 

[PaulPerger]

Ooohhh congratulations and welcome to the hobby!

Swam into a power head? Didn’t know that was a thing. Did it get stuck to the side or something?

No. It swam straight toward it and then right through the side and got shot across the tank. It lasted about another five minutes, but obviously suffered severe internal injuries.

 

[Mariette]

A baby hammerhead shark I caught off the pier when I was 9. That's when it all started 50 years ago.

Hammerhead shark? Wow. I think you just won’t the coolest 1st fish award hahahah. Whatever happened to it?

 

[Mariette]

Pair of stubby clownfish 6yrs ago. Lost one in a power outage, still have there other.

Aww how cute. I hope I have the same fish I have now in 6 years. You must be doing something right. Keep up the good work!

 

[Mariette]

I think it was a Sergeant Major . Yellow & black vertical bands. Caught it in a trap. That was 1975,76 .

Wow. That’s awesome. Cool looking fish

 

[Mariette]

@Frtdrmrose7 - I’d love to know what you started with. Perhaps a great white lol?

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Let’s take a trip down memory lane

What was your 1st saltwater fish? Do you still have it? What was it like?...

Mine was an ill-advised purchase. A purple dottyback we lovingly named Barney and later renamed purple douchbag. I’ve never had a fish like it before. This fish literally watched me. LITERALLY. We would play peekaboo. No joke. He was a jerk and I had to pull him out and relandscape to give the others a chance to shuffle the hierarchy but it was no use. Sadly, after about a yr, he was lost in a tank cleaning accident. It was my first fish heartbreak. My other fish were thrilled.

RIP purple douchbag. I’ll never forget you.

1983 the thinking then was add a fish or two get biological process started. Mine was a blue damsel, that would eat from my hand.

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

@Frtdrmrose7 - I’d love to know what you started with. Perhaps a great white lol?

No, just a pair of plain old clowns, the great white was my second fish. Did I mention my first tank was a 55G?

 

[Mariette]

1983 the thinking then was add a fish or two get biological process started. Mine was a blue damsel, that would eat from my hand.

That’s just too Cute. I bet the industry’s come a long way since then. You must have learned so much. Glad to have access to ppl like u on here for the occasional brain pick

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Ooohhh congratulations and welcome to the hobby!

Swam into a power head? Didn’t know that was a thing. Did it get stuck to the side or something?

I had a wrasse do that in QT and I got him out and he was bent up like a Z, I was sure he was a goner but he’s in my DT now.

 

[Mariette]

No, just a pair of plain old clowns, the great white was my second fish. Did I mention my first tank was a 55G?

BAHAHAHAHA funny
You did not. I’ve got a 55. Really itching to upgrade but it’s just so expensive. Gonna have to put it on hold for now i think.
Can I ask what your username means? It’s like reading a novelty licence plate that you just know means something but you can’t figure it out. Halp!