Whew! A day off!

[Catherine]

Hello all, I have finally had a day off to catch up on all of the admin stuff in life. I am glad I have finally made it over here! Glad to see you all!

[AndrewH]

:), WOW, look who's made it!!!!

Welcome!!!

[xtc]

Welcome Catherine!!

some know you- but others need too- so tell us about yourself, your specialty and your employer.

Hope all is well- enjoy your stay.

[Catherine]

Ok Chris! Where to start: I am a Canadian that immigrated to Texas in '03. I have kept/bred many types of fish, mostly concentrating on discus and killis for the past 4 years. I was a moderator on the discus forum DAAH for a few years but left to do other things: primarily, I am the Discus specialist and Store Manager of The True Percula in Arlington, and the Treasurer of the Dallas Killifish Assoc.
I have a bad case of MTS (multiple tank syndrome) with 26 tanks at home, though 12 of them are 2.5 gal killi tanks. I am currently breeding:
Discus, my own strain at generation 2-3. (they won TCA first place in spring '07)
Jewel cichlids, 12 varieties of non-annual killis, german blue rams; angels in gold, black, koi and gold pearlscale; moscow purple and green guppies, and I am planning to try bettas next. I have a 55 gal tank that I am thinking about doing up as a natural filterless reef and two planted tanks, a 20 gal and a 135 gal.
I am mom to two daughters in college and one son in jr high.
I have a healthy sense of humour, love my job and staff, and it is a pleasure to see so many friends here on dfwfishbox!

[fatfutures]

Very glad your here, Catherine!

I'm toying with the idea of discus. Once I rehome the big boys in the 55 that is... I'll take advantage of all the experience that people are willing to share.

[rolloffhill]

:welcome: glad you made it.

How about some pics of those discus your breeding?

My 75 is going to be a discus tank soon.:)

[biggin]

Welcome Catherine.... Glad to see you found us.

[bra8ndy8]

WOW Look who made it!! We were missing you over here!! Glad you made it!!

[mpoarch]

Hey Catherine! Glad you had a day off.. My feeties were on FIRE after work on Sunday! I will see you Saturday.. maybe even Friday (I have the day off at the "other" job so I am setting up a few tanks and such!)

[tsunderl]

Hey Catherine! Welcome!!! Did you get the 135 done? Any pics?

[lellison]

Hey Catherine! Glad you made it over! Good to see you and I hope all is well with you. Post pics of those beautiful fish when you can! Looking forward to draining you for your knowledge. haha.

[Gypsy_Guitarist]

Welcome Catherine!!!!
:happydance:

[fishyjoe24]

hi catherine how are the discus doing. welcome to the fishbox

[Catherine]

Hey Catherine! Welcome!!! Did you get the 135 done? Any pics?

Well, depends on your definition of done. I think planted tanks are ALWAYS a work in progress, with the exception of the Amano style tanks which look perfect right from set up. I am in the process of saving up to change out my lighting and replant the 135. The discus are HUGE in it right now, all about 8+" now. I have only about 7 discus in that tank. I will take pictures, but AFTER the reno!
C

[EAST_TX_RN]

Welcome Catherine! I will be waiting to see your fish!

Sharon