Fishkeeping to Herpkeeping/Herpkeeping to Fishkeeping

had a senegal and endli bichir in my first tank
then a group of exodons. then leopard geckos, thank ball pythons, and also western hognose :p

We had lizards first, an anole, some un-id'd desert lizard, than the iguana, then fish, then a ball python. Currently have a 7.5 gallon for non-photo lps, 24 gallon nano lps reef and 135 fowlr with some corals, all saltwater, only freshwater I've had was my betta and he died last year. Still have the ig and bp for herps.

I have been keeping fish since I turned 10. My birthday present that year was a 10 gallon tropical fish tank. I had a primitive HOB filter, some plastic plants, rainbow gravel and rainbow rock decor. Oh, and an oyster that bubbled.

I had at least one tank running for most of the intervening years. In 2004 my fish-keeping interests really exploded and I went from three smaller tanks to over 300 gallons of mixed freshwater. I dabbled in marine and brackish as well. In 2006 I got my cornsnake, Hokie, and it was all downhill from there. Now I've got 36 snakes (I share with my spouse, of course!) about a dozen lizards, some frogs and turtles and three T's.

I just broke down my 75 gallon African cichlid aquarium yesterday. Sold the tank and adopted out the fish. They will be gone tonight. Gotta make room for the viv for the Burmese Python I am adopting from my friend Robbie. I've still got one 50 gallon up and running, but once the Mbuna leave tonight it will be kept aside for my growing Axolotl. And I've got one planted 55 gallon that has a mixed tropical community in it. Tiger barbs, mostly, as they are my favorites. I think I'll always have one community tank.

My spouse would like a dempsey and a reef tank in the future. I'm cool with the Dempsey but I told her the reef is her problem. I won't mess with salt anymore... too hard!