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I have a 55 gallon tank of shubunkin goldfish. I used to keep bettas and always wanted to breed them but I just never got around to getting the setup I would need. Lately I've been thinking it would be awesome to get an aquaponics system set up with some tilapia.

I'm thinking about setting up a small indoor aquaponics system! I'm thinking a 20 gal with guppies and some greens and herbs, something I can do in my kitchen window.

It's been awhile since we owned any fish but we once had 1 Oscar, a male and female Betta (from Walmart of course :)) , a crab, 3 guppies, and a big allege fish. My dad wanted to get one of those big 150 gallon tanks at Petco and fill it up with glowfish and all sorts of pretty and cool glow in the dark things, but that's impossible now.

But I also once had 6 budgies. First two were Snowflake (girl) and Tweeter's (boy). Tweeter's died out of the blue sadly, then we moved and Snowflake needed a buddy. So we got Jewel (who turned out to be a guy) and Popeye (who turned out to be a girl). Lol. They were kissing each other at the store so we caved in haha! They started ganging up on Snowflake so we went and got Zombie (boy). Everything was fine until my dog Toby ate Snowflake alive when we went shopping. I still have the pictures of all that was left of her (just feathers). In an attempt to make me happy again my mom got Snowfrost (girl). (I was going to name her different but she died before I could so her named stayed.) Snowfrost and Zombie died 3 or 4 days later because I had an air freshener on high in a tiny trailer. I'm still upset that I didn't research on things that can kill a budgie on the internet even though we got a big book on how to take care of a budgie and I've read the whole thing more than 5 times to be safe. Then we moved again into a house finally. Jewel and Popeye lived for quite some time before out of the blue Jewel died. We were soooo careful about their health. They had bird protection, nice clean water, lots and lots of budgie food, cuttle bone, mineral block, LOTS of toys (you could say I spoiled them), and a big decent sized cage. We think what happened is he got bit by a Black Widow. We couldn't see or think of anything else. Then Popeye died 5 or 6 months later (we think it was due to depression, which I blame myself for). I just couldn't get myself to get another cause I was in so much pain for losing so many, and I regret doing so. But they now have the absolute best life ever I'm sure of it. I miss them so much. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ I've healed back to the point now where I'm ready but I'll only get them if I have a bird aviary. So that way I can get 10 or 15 of them and they will have all the friends in the world and be spoiled rotten when I do!

I also want to get snakes too! My mom and grandpa call me a crazy psychopath! (Well my whole family does!) =)) I really do want a Ball Python, especially a Scaleless Ball Python! They look amazing! Isn't there also a Python called a Fire Ball Python? They look gorgeous!♥️ Other cool ones to have are Hognoses or Corn Snakes! Although I would REALLY like to have a black and white snake!

Hey guys! I can’t respond to everybody’s messages right now but I am so excited to get back to everybody individually later today. it’s so great how many of you responded and keep/want to keep/breed some pretty cool animals!

I have a small fish tank and want to get a bigger one if I can find space I tried having neons but they always died I have 3 surviving fish all different tiny types that I don't remember what they are except my favorite one is my silver tip tetra and I have a cat fish

@Wolvevenfrost I'm trying that now!
Edit: Got it! Meet Helios and I :)

I tried to keep puffer fish for a couple of years, but getting the water right for them as they grew was really tough! They were SO darned cute though! I had Mollies for a while, and a big ole golden algae eater that we named Cranky Bob because whenever the cats would go past the tank he would chase after them!

I have a friend who has bred (for resale as pets): ratties, bearded dragons, several types of geckos, cockatiels, budgies and several larger types of parrots, and corgis, including my boy CH Hot in The City CD, CDX. So I've always had a good source for critters to play with! She once had 80 rats in her basement!

I have a leopard gecko named Munchie, hes my fat boy.

@Natalya1917 hes my 3rd one my very first one I rescued and she passed away from an Upper respiratory infection and my 2md guy I got from the same breeder as Helios but he wound up having an aneurysm in his throat and he passed away too the breeder sent Helios free of charge :x

Once upon a time, when my daughter was very young, we had some goldfish. Then she caught a baby sunfish (at least that's what I thought it was) in a pool in the stream that runs down from the lake up the hill. We put it in with the goldfish, until we realized that this wild one thought the goldfish were its lunch. We quickly set it free. :D Reptiles have never been a feature of our menagerie.

Since then, most of the time, our 15 gallon aquarium has been the home of a succession of guinea pigs, all of whom have quickly trained us to bring treats when they begin to squeak at the sound of someone coming in the front door when the grass is growing, or tearing up lettuce for salad or a sandwich, or bringing cut up watermelon to the table. The aquarium, of course, sits in our dining room.

Upstairs, we have 10 gallon aquariums, sometimes with wire toppers to give the home several stories, where gerbils have resided, and currently a hamster. Back in 2005, she decided to try breeding her pair of gerbils, and we were pleased to learn that, unlike hamsters and mice, papa is a nurturing parent. What we hadn't noticed in the gerbil book was the warning that mama would come into heat immediately after the birth of her babies, so we quickly removed papa and all the older brothers into a separate cage. Here's a link to the daily photo journal of the growth of the first litter. We did learn, that the big sisters were also helpful in caring for their younger siblings, too. https://pbase.com/jllewis/gerbils

I kept a few baby painted turtles for a little while once. I was harvesting my potatoes and came upon a nest at the edge of the garden. Horrible thing was the quack grass was growing in on them and it's bad enough when it pierces potatoes. The quack roots had gone right through several of the eggs and a couple of the baby turtles that were fully formed and nearly hatched in their shells. Only four of them weren't pierced through. I thought they were all dead until I lifted one up and it moved! They were very slow and cold but I got them warmed up and inside. I didn't know what to do with them or what they were supposed to do left to themselves. Later I did some research and found out that they often hatch but don't emerge and then over winter that way and come up in the spring. Well it was too late to put them back... and the quack grass would have killed all of them soon where they were anyway. The littlest of the four died the first day, but the rest of them made it. I kept them over the winter and then released them again in the spring.

Axies! Oh I love axies! Someday when I have my own place and I'm confident I can maintain their temperature requirements I'm getting some.

Rutledge,
I cannot get over his smile!! *a million exclamation marks* he is so cute! I love the blue on him. You’re gorgeous as well. Such a cute picture!

Confluence, my father kept those little brackish water puffers while I was growing up and they were always my favorite little guys. Just the cutest little fish ever! I planned on keeping them years back but actually didn’t because of how hard the water seemed to keep up with and keep right. Cranky bob sounds like a nasty neighbor someone might have :)) and wow, your friend sounds like she had her work cut out for her! 80 rats! :-O Sounds like absolute heaven though. She has great taste in animals :)) corgi puppies are so cute!

Gilded, that’s such a cute name. What morph is he? :x

Loving reading everybody's stories. I used to raise fancy tailed guppies when I was a teenager. Just the ones from Petland so no specific coloring, but they were sure fun to raise. Had a 10gallon for the males and a 10gallon for the females and young. Now...I have chickens and cats :))

@BlueBoy yeah, my nephew is an ornery butt, but I love that kid lol. He is just like his dad (my brother) & me growing up, in to everything. So maybe in a couple more years then he can "pet sit" lol. Spike was awesome. I started him in a 20 gal aquarium, which was plenty big enough for a while, I eventually put him in my 60 gal long tank. I used to have my breeding pair of convict cichlids in it. Set it up so he had a "pond" and land. He was a big boy but definitely one of the coolest non-furred pets ever.

Oh and the Piebald Ball Pythons, the Lightning Ball Pythons, the Jack-O-Lantern Ball Pythons, the Albino Ball Pythons, the Zebra Ball Pythons, the Panda Ball Pythons, I love all the lesser Ball Pythons, such a shame about the spider Ball Pythons and the survival rate being 4 out of 5 and the big neurological problem of "wobbling", the Bumblebee Ball Pythons, the Champagne Ball Pythons, the Chocolate Ball Pythons, the Ghost Ball Pythons, the GHI Ball Pythons, the Ivory Ball Pythons, the Pastel Ball Pythons, the Phantom Ball Pythons, and the Pinstripe Ball Pythons. Oh that's a lot, =)) didn't even realize, hahaha! Well I think everybody gets the picture. I love snakes! Lol!