I love my Aqua Clear filter.  And your fish will still get to see a lot of you because you will still have to vacuum the tank even after you get a filter.  You will have plenty of time to interact with them. 

What's your avatar Dragonii, there's a bunch of Scrotie McBoogerBalls lol

If you'd use his e-mail to find him on facebook it'd be easier I'm a facebook noob though, so don't ask any details about that!! It's just how I think it works... or something... xD

About them pets, well, I have a reputation of being the crazy fish lady ;> However, in my case people mostly ask me for help with their fish and sometimes suggestions on what they could keep in their tanks etc... pretty many of my friends have at least had fish, so they don't find it strange
The thing that breaks my heart *sob*, is that grandma is viewing my fish as something expendable, because in her point of view, they die fast and easy even though I explain to her that they can live for up to 40 years if you take good care of them. I even had two fantails that grew into giant fatties and lived for roughly 7-10 years or more! (Which isn't bad for being a noob c: ) My cousin has some goldfish too, 3 in a 150 liter (roughly 30 gallons) plus a bunch of other small tropical fish (not a good combo) so every once in a while something dies in there, and that's probably why that misconception is going around that fish would be less resistant than a cat or a dog.

I always had a lot of pets, like cats (I had a house full of cats because of the constant flow of kittens...), dogs, guinea pigs, sheep etc But none of them are like my fish-babies <3 I would die for a guinea pig or a pomeranian right now, but what can you do? The fish fit better in this apartment atm, and they're such sweet creatures (I keep platies and a betta aside from the goldfish, they're pretty amazing and loving too! The betta (Bruce Willis) could sit there and stare at me for ages @_@)

I don't think you should be ashamed of inviting your friends over, at all! Even if some think they're boring (I'd love a scorpion too <3), it's not like your pets are supposed to be the entertainment of the house

Probably... how did your guinea pig look?? (They had the cutest tri-colored one at the pet shop recently, I think I love him/her a little <3 Hope it'll get a good, loving home )

We had two boys, we got them for free from the shop because nobody wanted to buy them, they were already too old.
One was brown, probably much like your Cinnamon I called him Curry, and I loved him! He fell victim to the curse of my lap, every animal that lays in it falls asleep, no matter how nervous it is... xD (First night our second puppy moved in he was running allover the place whimpering and being so sad, and then he just blacked out when I was petting him in my lap D: )
Second guinea pig was a bit bigger, gray and white called Larry (matching names, yea!!). I do miss them all the time... I think they were roughly 6-8 years old when they passed :'c

That's so sad Allergies are such a pain... in my case it's more a question of space and money, since we do have the cage and everything at home. The substrate is pretty expensive too etc... so I can't really handle that right now D:

Besides the two Bettas, guppies, shrimp, snails, frogs and 20 something cichlids we also have a dog, a cat and a bearded dragon.

In the past I have had, but not limited to...
Guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, chinchilla, ferrets, spiders, scorpions, iguana, bangkok tree lizard, geckos, agama lizard, rats, gerbils, snake and even a squirrel. That doesn't include all of the strange life that I have had in salt water reef tanks.

I've work at three different pet stores and my ex wife was a dog trainer... what can I say?

By the way, these are our furry critters. Doing what they do best.
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How cute!! Loving the picture Dragonii! :3 They look like best buddies.

Nossie: Now that I've moved to Wales, there aren't any aquariums here other than the shop! But when I was in Devon, I just had a £20 student annual card, so could go when ever I wanted with that, I sure got my moneys worth I like to go back when I'm home though. It's so amazing there! At one point it had the biggest tank in Europe, that is until another aquarium somewhere built one ever so slightly bigger! I got tons of pics there, could post them in the photo forum sometime if you'd like to see them

GoldFishNoob: Glad to hear things are going well, I'd say do a water change anyway, it won't do any harm
The next thing you may want to consider is getting hold of a water test kit so you can keep an eye on things and act accordingly, while the tank cycles

Should I get a test kit that measures amonia or PH? I don't see anything about Nitrates/Nitrites...unless i'm confused? Hm...*Goes and reads nitrogen cycle thread.*

So if the PH is above 7 it's bad and it's bellow 7 it's good?

Goldfish tend to prefer PH at about 7.5.

Measure the PH in your tap water from time to time to get a feel for what it is in your area. Ours stays right at about 7.5-7.8.
I have to have stuff in my cichlid tank to raise the PH because they like it at about 8.7.

Got the filter  from PetCo. With a sale price, a 10 percent off cupon and a P.A.L.S card it was $24.68. Couldn't get a test kit,'t have a but I'll try for one....what should I do if I don't have a test kit?

And now if you'll excuse me...I have a tank to clean and a filter to set up!

Heres the filter after I put it together and set it up. I'll add a video of it in action later. I added more water to lessen the water fall noise, otherwise this thing is SILENT. And my fish seem to love it. Swimming against and through the current and playing in the bubbles. And the water is already crystal clear. I'm so happy. *Bounces around room*

Most of my close friends understand that I love my goldfish and would do anything for them.  Sometimes I have to explain it to them in the beginning, but when they realize that I take it seriously they respect my opinion, and become more interested in it themselves. And the guy that I'm kind of seeing asks about them by name.    I really like that and he scores some brownie points for that.  It's a good dating test, cuz if my date can't respect life or my interests, then I don't date him cuz it's not a good fit for me. 

Here's the video of the filter. We put them in the living room so the filters water fall action would'nt keep me or anyone else who decides to sleep in my room awake. The filter is also in a different place, which they enjoy more, especially Moe, because he loves his bubbles.

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