What pets/animals do you currently have?

I have:
1 dog (mixed breed but not too sure what kind)
2 Abyssinian guinea pigs
1 fish
1 hermit crab (getting a friend soon because it’s partner recently passed)

 

Thank you for the interest. I won't post a public list, but happy to discuss further in private.

 

I have a 6-year old Labrador Retriever named Martin (who's ironically named after Martin from Wild Kratts), and I also have two ragdoll cats: Rosie, who I believe is 5, and Albert, who I think is 2 years old.

 

17 tarantulas 3 isopod species 3 cockroache species armoured ground crickets rainbow cabs 3 preying mantis whip scrop stick insects millipedes
Giant African land snails sun beetles cats and quails

 

Some ember and neon tetras, a few salt and pepper corydoras (I will be getting one more to finish the group), a tiger nerite, bladder snails, and some ghost shrimp. The tank is not fully stocked yet, I have room for one final fish, which will be either a gourami or a betta, an assasin snail will be added, as my old one died :|

 

Well, I've had the hamster for nearly a year now, he is adorable.
I also got two ocellaris clownfish, the saltwater tank doesn't look so empty anymore. I'd still like to add a few more showy fish, though.

The current list:

My 35 gallon freshwater:
Common Pleco (Hypostomus sp.)- due to be sent out, as he really has gotten too big by now
Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
Guppy- 'flame tail' morph (Poecilia reticulata)
Formerly kept:
Yoyo Loach (Botia almorhae)
Celebes Halfbeak (Nomorhamphus liemi)
Bolivian Ram Cichlid (Mikrogeophagus altispinosus)

My 65 gallon Reef:
Ocellaris Clownish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Candy Cane Coral (caulastrea furcata)
Green Star Polyp (Pachyclavularia violacea)
Red Hermit Crab (Clibanarius Sp.)
Mexican Turbo Snail (Turbo fluctuosa)
Cowrie (Cypraea Sp.)
Asterina Starfish (Asterina Sp.)
Pineapple Scypha Sponge (Sycon Ciliatum)
Former:
Blue Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
Blue Hermit Crab (Clibanarius Sp.)
Emerald Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)
Nassarius Snail (Nassarius vibex)
Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Tiger Conch (Strombus Sp.)
Cerith Snail (Cerithium Sp.)

As you can see, the hermit crab has eaten quite a few snails in the past year. I've learned my lesson but it took a bit too long, I'm still upset about the conch.

 

2 Saluki

1 American short-hair cat (tabby)

1 Cockatiel

3 gallon tank: 3 Leopard Danio, 1 Rummy-nose Tetra, 1 Reticulated Hillstream Loach

10 gallon tank: 1 Midas Blenny, 1 Tailspot Blenny, 1 Peppermint Shrimp, 5 Dwarf red-tip Hermits, 3 Blue-leg hermits, 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit, 1 unknown Hermit sp, 2 fan worms, 3 baby sand-sifting stars (hitch-hiked in), Starburst polyps, pulsing xenia frag, clove polyp frag, tree coral nubs (destroyed by a pest hitch-hiker and now regrowing slowly)

30 gallon tank: hopeful breeder pair of Angelfish

100 gallon tank: 1 Blood Parrot Cichlid, 1 Firemouth Cichlid, 1 Gold-spotted Plecostomus, 1 Black-spotted Upside-down Catfish, 1 Weather Loach, 1 Yoyo Loach, 4 Gold Barb, 1 Denison Barb, 1 Turquoise Rainbowfish, 1 Irian Red Rainbowfish

 

I have some concerns about some of the fish. 3 gallons is far too small for any of the fish in that tank, and 10 gallons is too small for a Midas Blenny. Yoyo Loaches should be kept in groups of 6-8, Denison Barbs should also be kept in groups, as should both rainbowfish species. Leopard Danios should be in groups of 6-10, Hillstream Loach in groups of 3-4, groups of 6-10 for Rummynose Tetras, and groups of 3-4 for Upside Down Catfish.

 

I've never posted in here?

I currently have a 10 year old Ibizan hound (guess his name ) and a 1.5 year old field spaniel.

In the past I've had 0.3 house rabbits, 3.0 rats, and 1.2 mice, then 1.0 budgie as a child.

I also do some pet sitting at a small farm. When I started there nearly a decade ago there were just 3 horses and 2 dogs, now there's
1.2 horses
1.1 dogs (different dogs, these ones are a livestock guardian breed and a Newfie pup)
0.2 house cats, longhaired
2.1 barn cats, shorthaired, plus other cats that occasionally show up
2.0 guinea pigs
0.1 budgie
~20 guineafowl
~40+ chickens, various breeds, I can post pictures if wanted
1.1 Indian peafowl
1.0 green peafowl, feral, rarely leaves the property
0.0.1 domestic Pekin duck

 

I currently have a pair of Barbary Doves. Both are rescues from the local animal adoption centre. I also have an aviary with Gouldian Finches, Star Finches and King Quail. I've kept other waxbills in the past include Orange-breasted Waxbills and Red-billed Firefinches which are very common in Australian aviculture.

I used to maintain a few freshwater tanks with various fish species and native inverts but my favourite animal I had back then was a Brown-backed Freshwater Crab, Austrothelphusa agassizi who lived for a few years despite being an expert escape artist.

 

I will note that I was not the one who originally bought the 3 gallon, and that I have kept inhabitants small and the tank lightly stocked. Anything smaller really isn't acceptable for anything but maybe some of the tiny freshwater shrimp species.
Far as the Midas, opinions vary across the board as everything saltwater does. I've heard various reports in anything from 10 up to pretty large. Probably a bit on the small side, but on average he only ever uses about a 1/3 of the tank, whatever section is closest to his chosen hole at the time. This is not due to conflict with the Tailspot, the two rarely show any aggression and indeed are most often in close proximity. He eats greedily and is relatively friendly, and does not seem affected by size in any way.

6-8 is to avoid aggression as they can be territorial with their own kind.

The Denison is 8 years old, and has had companions in the past. I would like more but they are currently running $25-35 apiece for specimens large enough to withstand the current tank inhabitants, and currently getting more is not important in budget.
I would like to build up the rainbow numbers more.

Fair, but the trio is doing fine and I'm not looking to overload the small tank.

Most places say either one or 3+ to avoid aggression.

Again I am aware of this, I had a school in the past, and the one is the last member of a batch that proved somewhat problematic. I have had getting more in mind but have yet to see any that looked in good condition to where I felt it was worth buying.

I am looking to get at least one more, only one was available at the time and more have not been available when I looked since. (It's a more recent addition.)

Furthermore many of my current fish I've had for three to four years now, and the Denison going back 8 years and the pleco who is nearly a decade old, two more years and he'd be old enough to join the site.

 

What breeds of chicken? Also, pictures would be appreciated. Is your Ibizan hound’s name Ibiza?

 

No, I’m assuming his name is Tino, hence her username

 

Didn’t even think about that lol!!! Well, I’ll assume you’re right ARA, it seems somebody is paying more attention than me

 

A couple of notes:
1. The nerite is named Garfield due to the fact that he didn’t move from a certain four cubed inches for at least 2 1/2 days.
2. My shrimp don’t have official names, though the littlest one is called “tiny shrimp” or “littlest shrimp”, there is also “spider shrimp” so named because I saw him standing upside down on the wall of tank (yes, upside down). The other one is the biggest, though he and spider shrimp are now much closer in size to each other.
3. Some of my tetras are willing to hand feed, I just tried it for the first time this morning.

 

I Have At The Moment:
1 Dog, A Female Multipoo, Who Recently Had Her Birthday Back In December
Two Bearded Dragons, A Male And Female Both Of Which Are About Three As We Got Them A Few Months Before The Pandemic
I Also Have Two Saltwater Fish Tanks, The Larger Of Which Is 125 Gallons And At The Moment Contains A Magnificent Foxface, An Ocellaris Clownfish, A Tomini Tang, A Goldrim Tang, A Blue-Jawed Triggerfish, A Coral Beauty, A Bicolor Blenny, A Rainford’s Goby, A Purple Tang, And A Various Assortment Of Coral. There Also Were Various Snails And A Halloween Hermit Crab But Now All I Found Are Their Shells So The Trigger Probably Ate Them. The Other Tank Started As A Coral Frag Tank And Still Is, But Is Also Now Home To A Springeri Dottyback, Due To The Fact The Last Dottyback We Had Got Lost In The Larger Tanks Filtration And Died. The Tank Also Has A Sailfin Tang Since It Had To Be Moved After Fighting With The Other Tangs.

 

@Animals R AMAZING! is correct Hence the "pup" part of my name.

 

A lot - some highlights for now:

Northern blue-tongue lizard



White's tree frogs



Tiger salamander (A. tigrinus and A. mavortium)



Sonoran desert / Colorado river toad



White-winged Brotogeris parakeet



Fancy pigeons



Java sparrow



giant day gecko

 

My pets are present are:

Cat - Jess (black and white, like postman pat’s cat)
Two yellow-thighed caiques - Skippy & Kimmy
One blue fronted amazon - Jo
One yellowed crowned amazon - Champa
One African grey - Jimmy
Two rainbow lorikeets - Bert & Ernie
Two Californian quail - Patrick & Particia
Three Japanese quail - Tux, Boing & Tennis Ball
One Appenzeller chicken - Meep - an old lady of 9 1/2
Patagonian Conure - Roger
Blue & Gold Macaw - Jess
Ten celestial parrotlets in various colours
Two pairs of linneolated parakeets

Plus lots of transient rescues that we have taken in and will eventually be rehomed.

In the past we’ve had many other breeds of chickens and quail too.

Meep the house hen

 

Got the new assasin snail and the new cory, they’re acclimating as I’m typing this.