What kind of fishkeeper are you?

[AndrewL]

On the Aquariums West website, this article was identified as a good read - What kind of fishkeeper are you? Can you identify with any of the listed species in the article.

What kind of fishkeeper are you? | Blog | Practical Fishkeeping

[monkE]

great post AndrewL! That was a pretty neat read,

I'd have to classify myself as mostly "pick n mixer" with some attempted "aquascaper"

I just want to give a big LOL to this title: Old pro [bad] (Aquarist facepalmeri)

thanks for posting

[jobber604]

That is a great read. I think I am currently transitioning from being a "First focus aquarist" to a "purist".

[hlee72ca]

Hi Andrew, it full circle time for me.

[BelieveInBlue]

This is quite an interesting read indeed. No idea where I am on that list though.

[CRS Fan]

Easy...... I'm mostly a Aquascaper (Aquarist botanicus) !

Best regards,

Stuart

[neven]

Aquascaper (Aquarist botanicus) all the way :P

Although i was tempted on focusing on a hillstream biotype (with river manifold), i find the plant selection too limiting, so i refrained.

As for fish, i've always had simple tastes without the want to go fancy or to start a breeding program :P I love the smaller loach species, tetras and rasboras.

i do have a bit of Aquarist facepalmeri by their defination, since i dont use dechlorinator anymore, but i suppose this region is different than others so its not as important imo.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I jump between Old pro [good] (Aquarist salientus) to Full circle fishkeeper (Aquarist nirvana) to semi-Tech head (Aquarist iPodicus).

I am only a semi-Tech head because my systems tend to be very simple with 2 of my 3 sw setups currently skimmerless (have a HOB on the way to check out its efficiency on the 2' cube).

I only claim the semi-Tech head status because I'm now planning to add a custom LED lighting system and eventually (maybe) add solar panels on the roof to take my lights & maybe my tank off-grid. Not necessarily cost-effective (the changeover including going solar will easily cost over $1000), but just something cool to try and be environmentally friendly at the same time.

[Luke78]

+1 here as well Ming(especially all the cories/plecos) thanks for sharing this article!

That is a great read. I think I am currently transitioning from being a "First focus aquarist" to a "purist".

[rich16]

Neat read, thanks for posting. I would guess I would fall into the full circle family...