Hello ladies and gentlemen. My name is Dimas Dwiputranto and I'm a Otaku, Gamers, but also a Aquarium Hobbyist. It maybe a little strange that Otaku myself really like Aquarium fish, but no, it's the truth. Not all Otaku are Otakuish. They do often have other hobbies than anime, and I'm the other one. So, why this Otaku got a hobbyist as Aquarium lovers? Here's the stories how it began.
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| My Lovely Aquarium |
So the day I began to become Aquarium Hobbyist is when I went to visit my Friend Bimo who at the time before I move out, are my Neighbor and my Childhood friend. I always visit his house either to play or to throw him upside down. And then, when I get in the house, there I saw. 4 stack Aquarium, with plants and the fish on it. I was on awe to see that and I really want to have on of it, thus, it began, my journey to the unknown of the Aquarium Hobbyist.
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| Thus, my journey is begin |
My first Aquarium is a box-like Aquarium that I bought at Ace Hardware. It have nice filter system and I just have to assemble it. And my first fish? Is Angelfish and Neon Cardinal which after a few month earlier, I learn that Angelfish are not friendly with Neon Cardinal. The second Aquarium is a 30cm long Aquarium (You can see at the pic above). It's more bigger than my first Aquarium and also my first attempt on Aquascape which end as a failure. I was kinda mad at my failure and I threw all the plants and do the fish only, which is also became a disastrous. I also make the old Aquarium to become Shrimp only, but the Algae strike make my shrimp all die. But I determined to be able make a decent Aquarium that me and my family can enjoy it together. Thus, my Mom bought me a 150cm Aquarium, a gigan Aquarium.
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| The Gigan Aquarium! |
At that time, my Mom said to me to decorate it as green as possible and I do it until all the Aquarium are flourish with greens! But at that time, I forgot to add the lamp and my Mom believe that the sun would eventually reach the Aquarium even it was in the middle of the rooms. We were so much wrong. All the plants are withering, they become unhealthy, and I became very depressed. I don't know what I have to do with it. At that time, I was rage, angry, and almost smash the Aquarium. Until, the Predator fish came into my life.
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| My first Predator Fish, Florida Gar |
I once saw this fish when I saw them at LFS near Pondok Indah Mall which already shit down. The staff said it's a Gar and it capable to breath without an airstone and it's carnivore. At first, I was curious at them so bought 2 of them. As I heard they are carnivorous, I hate to get them something to eat. Luckly, at the LFS, they sell feeder fish. So I give them that and they are happily eat it. I was astonish by it. Whats more, it doesn't need any plants in there cause naturally, there's no plants on their environment so I was so happy about it. However, I have to change the water 50% and at that time, the hose is at my mom garden and I kinda lazy to take it so I do it with bucket which it's damn tired. Eventually, I don't have any money to buy their foods and I have to sold them. But, predator fish really awesome and that's when I met Puffers.
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| The Red Tail Red Eye Puffer |
Puffers are cute little fella, of big fella since I have Red Tail Red Eye Puffers and Fahaka Puffers. They were curious little fella who always get near to me whenever I see them in the Aquarium. My first Puffers were GSP. This is common puffers they all LFS always sell. And then, I bought Samurai Puffers and the Milk Spotted Puffers. The GSP, Samurai Puffers, and MSP die for some reason which I still dumbfounded, while the other like Red Eye and Fahaka still alive to this day. Although, this is the 4th Fahaka I try to nurture them from the day when they are still small. It give me a very pleasure feeling that I successfully grow him up! And for they Red Eye, I once have 4 of them but because of the lack of the Aquarium space, they're are only 2 of them now and both of them are female. I kinda regret why I didn't change the Aquarium back then. But past is past and I have to move forward from it. And now, in the presents. I found the L270 Plecos.
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| L270 Pleco. A new addition to Fish tanks, and new love. |
How I become fall in love with Plecos? That will be another tale to be told. And so, that's my history of me became Aquarium Hobbyist. In this blog, I will rant for once a week but sometime, I will upload some videos from my youtube channel for you guys to check them out. Here's the link to my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcDN4H0TsJUEoXo0oo9cqIQ
So please enjoy it and have a awesome days!
