http://forum.aqua-fish.net/ A forum devoted to aquarium fish, plants, techniques and fish keeping as a whole. en http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#1 Hey Guys! just signed up to the site, hoping for a bit of help fom those who have alot more experiance than me! i have started small with cold water goldfish, i didnt want to jump straight in at the deep end with coral and hard to keep marine life! i have had goldfish for a year now and sadly growing out of them! what would you say should be my next step? saltwater? freshwater? any ideas are verrrry much appreciated so i can move on to the next step! thanks alot Gav spursmadiminheaven 2009-01-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#2 i think fresh water aquarium should be ur next preference surya_kant13 2009-01-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#3 what type of fish would you suggest? nice colourfull ones i hope! spursmadiminheaven 2009-01-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#4 definately try out freshwater before taking the leap to saltwater.Go for a nice peaceful community tank of live bearers like guppies, mollies or platys mickey 2009-01-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#5 thanks mick, ill be sure to add the photos when of stages! spursmadiminheaven 2009-01-14 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#6 just noticed your user name,would that relate to a certain football team mickey 2009-01-14 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#7 lets not talk about spurs!!!!!!lol have you got pics of your fish tanks? spursmadiminheaven 2009-01-14 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#8 chelsea man myself youll find my tank on the discus threads mickey 2009-01-15 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#9 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=my-new-discus-planted-tank mickey 2009-01-15 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#10 i cant load pics of my aquarium so ill try after a short time...therres a problemwid the site........ surya_kant13 2009-01-16 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=new-starter-little-help#11 Where you go from here depends on tank size, equipment and most of all...BUDGET! I just joined this site today so if you're curious about my experience just read my post. You have to understand first off that saltwater setup is far more expencive, not to mention the cost of the fish afterwards. Not to say freshwater is cheap, not for me anyway. I have a few fish that cost me $200 or more each. But for a beginner, small and fresh is the way to go. You can do livebearers if you want, but it isn't necessary. My first tank consisted of angelfish, a redtail shark (NOT A REDTAIL CATFISH - BIG DIFFERENCE!), a few gourami's, some cory cats, and a fiddler crab (escape artist). You have to take your tank size into consideration for whatever you buy. The bigger the fish, the fewer you can keep. I have a 540 gallon with only a handful of fish in it, all of which are large killers. If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to ask. pianomanjcg 2009-01-17