OK. I was waiting for fishpetlove.com to get the new aquariums in. Here they are:

http://fishpetlove.com/Aquariums-and-Stands

I've decided to buy everything from them... or him, Fred is the owner/operator and very eager to please.

By the way he asked me what i thought of downloadable browser bars ...

I like to support the small local business, after all, aren't they the backbone of america? or is it the large all powerfull and meida controlling corporations?

But there are also small busniesses on the internet fishpetlove.com is one of them. i called in to see if they had kits to get me started ...

Thanks 'Banana' for the 'goo tip' seems interesting....

Will a 40 gln tank hold some 3 or 4 catfish comfortably? I understand there are FW and SW catfish, i rather go with FW because it seems tobe less complex for starters...

I know of Penecsot and TruVu brands, do you know of any other? And I ...

Thanks for your replies!

I have friends that have catfish and i particuarly like them a lot, problem being, if my informant is not wrong, is that they are not as resilient as Cichlids. i also understand that some types of cichlids can't live with catfish.

I understand that with SW I would have to ...

I am not really an Aquarist but I do enjoy seeing other peoples' fishes at their places. The main reason for me not having fish is that it seems all too complicated: water skimmers, pumps, oxigenizers, water temperature... in terms of simplicity a cat would be ideal, only that a cat doesn't provide ...