Michigan Cichlid Association

Announcements => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: Belly-up on August 12, 2012, 05:53:48 PM

Title: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: Belly-up on August 12, 2012, 05:53:48 PM

I have been dealing with this obsession for over forty years. My first fish was an Oscar, my second a Jack Dempsey. I have kept many different kinds of fish over the years from Rift lake stuff to reef set-ups, but new world cichlids have always been at the heart of things. Right now I am down to one 125 with some Jaguar fry in it. For you older folks, I used to get the good stuff (then hard to find) from Wet Pet, Marty P. at Cichlid World and on occasion form Jim L.  down at Bell Isle Aquarium. In those days no one kept neo-tropicals to speak of.

Thankfully it is a lot different now, good fish are all over the place. While  I don`t have time to care for 35 tanks right now but love the big guys as much as ever. Jack Dempsies still rock and I will be around these good forums from now on. Belly-up

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Post by: Regalblue on August 12, 2012, 06:21:11 PM

Welcome to the forum

Always nice to see another New World keeper register

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Post by: mightieskeeper on August 12, 2012, 07:39:45 PM

Welcome to MCA:)

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Post by: fishguy420 on August 12, 2012, 09:03:11 PM

Welcome  to the forum i lve on the 45th 2 gaylord

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Post by: Super Turtleman on August 12, 2012, 11:57:09 PM

Welcome.

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Post by: GrizzlysDad on August 13, 2012, 12:22:31 PM

WELCOME!!!!!

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Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: Frenchie on August 25, 2012, 07:53:50 AM

Welcome

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Post by: PaulineMi on August 25, 2012, 07:58:15 AM

Welcome to the forum.

We used to do a lot of horseback riding in Wolverine and Vaderbuilt every fall. Beautiful country and encounters with the elk were breath taking.

Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: SSP on September 27, 2012, 07:12:01 PM

I started with Oscars and Jack's as well, Welcome to Club

Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: SKISWETPETS on September 28, 2012, 09:10:00 AM

WELCOME.... Im also on the 45th.. Over in Alpena 8) 8)

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Post by: JuJu on October 02, 2012, 12:15:42 AM

Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy  :P

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Post by: Ron on October 03, 2012, 04:14:30 PM

Belated welcome - I just passed the 45th a couple times this past weekend. It sure is a nice area!

Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: Belly-up on October 05, 2012, 09:22:20 PM

Thank you everyone! Ron, wave as you go by the 301 mile marker :D

Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: Ron on October 07, 2012, 08:53:04 PM

Quote from: Belly-up on October 05, 2012, 09:22:20 PM

Thank you everyone! Ron, wave as you go by the 301 mile marker :D

Will do next time perhaps ... depends if it's before or after the Wolverine exit. I head up your way a couple times per year bird hunting between Wolverine and Gaylord.  ;)

Title: Re: Old timer sending greetings form the forty-fifth parallel!
Post by: beach on October 17, 2012, 11:21:58 PM

Oscars were my first cichlids too : )