At Last I Have Managed To Purchase Two Balitorids - Do You Keep Fish? What ones?

I have only had a goldfish....but my son and his family have a big fish tank with quite a few fish in it...they have one like you are talking about..it's it fun to watch. I also understand that fish are very good therapy making a calm and serene atmosphere for anyone around them....I do enjoy watching them.

Hi ellie, Wow..that is great! I used to have goldfish before when I was in College, gift from a friend! It didn't last very long though... I miss having that really in the living room..that will be my next project!

We used to have fish tanks in our home also. We used to have goldfish and some neon fish in there. We also had an algae eater that grew very big. They are also called sucker fish. They suck the algae off of the tank gladd and in the rocks. We don't have them anymore though. We do have a garden pond in our back yard though and working on another one. We have goldfish in them. I need to see if sucker fish will live in there to help keep the algae down.

I'm not a fan of 'fancy' goldfish but I've two comets in the pond with a fish I know as a Plecostomus. That's a sucker fish and when young resemble your photo. As there are several dwarf varieties I'd imagine yours is one of that family of fish. I have a clown plec in my tropical tank, and I have 3 Ottocinclus which could also be your Borneo sucker. It's not a name I've heard before. I've a 4ft Tropical Community tank with a pair of Angels and various shoals of Tetras, Platies and Cat fish. There are also a pair of Bamboo Shrimp in the tank. I also have a 2ft tank that is home to 5 aquatic frogs. They are African Dwarf Frogs and only grow to 1.5ins. I can lose hours just watching the tanks. From the graceful slow glide of the Angels to the sometimes frantic and ungainly swimming of the frogs, I find them fascinating. I'm also in the process of cycling a new tank but haven't decided on fish yet. I grew up with lots of pets and tanks and took home several fairground wins which I always expected my Mum to bring back to health with a touch of her magic wand! She was also expected to perform those miracles on a variety of unwanted or unsuitable pets. My own daughter once brought home the saddest looking little goldfish with most of it's tail and fins missing. My brother made the remark it would be lucky to last the night so when it survived she called it lucky. She had that fish for 15 years! When I think of all the fish we've had, it's difficult to choose but I guess it would be Angels. I'm fascinated by Sea Horses and would like to keep them but I don't know enough about keeping marine fish yet. Enjoy your fish!

Hi Ellie! I love aquariums - you must be so excited to have found your balitorids! My parents have always had fish - they used to have tropical ones when I was growing up and I loved the neon tetras especially, all together in a little school. Maybe when we retire I'll be able to set some up when we settle into our new home. They are incredibly soothing to watch.

We have 3 hammerhead fish in a 75 gallon aquarium, they are about 1.5 ft big and they have 3 janitor fishes withem.

I can't keep fish, I can't even keep a rabbit they die on me. So I stick to my cats they live well and prosper.

good morning ellie The only fish we have ever had were gold fish, and only because we have won them at the school carnival. Other than that I can't take care of fish. It nice to see them swimmming around, you're able to relax. But the times we have had fish they don't last to long. have a great day.

Hi dear i always want to have proper fish acquairium in my house with lovely fishes in it as it always fasinate me, but some how cant manage it, i used to have some gold fish in little round container, thats all. u know i want to have some sweet sea horse as well, but they cant live in fresh water, anyway Enjoy

I do not get to keep fish, but I have in the past! I never had too many fancy fish, mostly goldfish. They seem to be survivors like no other fish! Enjoy your new fish. Angelfish are neat too.

I used to have an aquarium with some Angelfish in it. They lived for a long time but that was years ago. I have been tossing around the idea of getting another aquarium. I miss having fish.

Hi Ellie I haven't ever kept fish but have a lot of friends that do..I find them very therapuetic and nice watch..but hopefully by next month I am getting a king-snake have nearly paid for her so will be over the moon when I get her back home...Huggles littleowl