Obsessed or just like the hobby?
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Dogmaiwli...your gf not letting you go any farther sounds like a personal problem and doesn't belong on this site...LOL.
But yes, this hobby is so addicting. A lifetime ago in high school, I used to breed angels for fun. At that time I had a 20g, 2-10g's and a 5g. And yes, wives and gf's do put a damper on things, but now I have a 39g looking to go 125g withing the next year.
If my wife knew what I had invested in my current tank she would kill me. But that's what keeps life exciting!!!!!
*celebrate
But yes, this hobby is so addicting. A lifetime ago in high school, I used to breed angels for fun. At that time I had a 20g, 2-10g's and a 5g. And yes, wives and gf's do put a damper on things, but now I have a 39g looking to go 125g withing the next year.
If my wife knew what I had invested in my current tank she would kill me. But that's what keeps life exciting!!!!!
*celebrate
Hey I found a pretty good work around for wives and GF on this. (At least it works for me)
Get them interested in it. Find a fish that she likes, I mean, really likes, and promise her that if you can get a bigger tank for _____________ (insert fish here), then you will give her your old one to keep her favorite fish in. Hey, thats how I got my 45gal. Turned a 20 into a goldfish tank.
hehe, it will look a little funny if a few goldfish are in a 45 whenever we get the space for something bigger!
Get them interested in it. Find a fish that she likes, I mean, really likes, and promise her that if you can get a bigger tank for _____________ (insert fish here), then you will give her your old one to keep her favorite fish in. Hey, thats how I got my 45gal. Turned a 20 into a goldfish tank.
hehe, it will look a little funny if a few goldfish are in a 45 whenever we get the space for something bigger!
I have my computer and tv in my bedroom. the room is small (like 8x8) So there was just enough room for my desk/computer and tv on a dresser. I wanted another tank, so I went out and bought a TV tuner (best one possible) and gave my tv to my girlfriend. I pushed the dresser right about against the desk, now I have room for a 40 gallon + stand
lets see...it all started about 8 yrs ago when i saw my cousins fishtank. i thought it was sooo cool. so i read everything i could, talked to every breeder and person i could find, went to all the pet stores, and then, 2 yrs ago, bought a betta. he pulled a Jedi mind trick on me and i soon had 50+ bettas, then i was breeding them. then gramma commented on how nice it would be to have a few fish in a tank in the living room where she could see it. soon i had her 10 gal set up. then i got another 5 ten gallon tanks and set up more tanks for bettas. i then bought a 30 gallon tall custom tank (think a 20 gal high with another 10 gallons on top of it), and soon a 20 gal, 25 cube, and eventually a 55. now i have tanks everywhere, and am in the middle of buying another 55 and a 29 long ($50!!! for both!!!!). In 3 yrs or so, i will hopefully have my own home and be ready to construct a 475 gallon tank, and a fish room with about 20 (20 gal ea) tanks on one wall and 20 (10 gal ea) and 10 (5 gal ea) on the other side, and including my 2 55 gallon tanks and my 2 29 gallon tanks in the main house somewheres.
So to answer. it is an addicting hobby.
So to answer. it is an addicting hobby.
Originally posted by Layla
Yay I'm not a freak
Those guys just hooked up with spoil sports
Yay I'm not a freak
Those guys just hooked up with spoil sports
Hmm.. . it looks to me like the men are the ones that normally have the problem woth women bering in animals. I guess with fish it's the other way around, but I don't see why!!
Oh yeah to whoever said they moved there TV to fit a aquarium in there room. My room is TINY stuffed with as many pieces of furniture possibley. Recently I moved my 13" TV put it on the floor on the other room and packed away my Playstation2 to fit my 15g tall tank in it's place!!
I am one of those girls who has a boyfriend who says "no more fish"! Right now I have a 10 gallon (my first) but I have another 10 gallon in a box ready to be set up in the next few weeks. I am also planning to get a 29 gallon for my bedroom but dont tell him that! He's pretty good though about coming with me to fish stores and such and I am working on convincing him to get a tank of his own
