Your Most Rewarding Aquarium Experience...

[equinom]

Most of the times folks visit MFT when there is a problem in their tank.  At least that's how I found out about this site.  The truely positive moments are rarely mentioned.  

Think of a moment when you saw something really cool in your tank.  Something that made you feel like it is all worthwhile.  Something that helped you on a highly stressed-out day.  

*  Having the fish greet me, even if it's not feeding time.

*  Watching them investigate a new rock formation ("cave&quot or plant

*  Seeing them try to get at the stuff going up the gravel vacuum tube

*  Watching them swim through the live plants - that makes me feel like I'm doing something right.

*  When I hold the magnifying lens to the front, the gouramis have to be the center of attention. ... If I trying to look at something/someone else and I move the glass, they follow it so they stay the focal point.  All 3 of the gouramis do this.

*  Finding out the tiger barbs weren't sick,
they were having sex

I know, I live a small life  -  but it's a small tank.

 

[Troy-N-Eli]

Our most rewarding experience has to be just seeing that all our fish are fluorishing.  Becoming fishy parents was kinda neat too.  Yeah, it's only guppies, but the guy at the LFS offered to buy what fry we dont want to keep...can you say buy more fishies?  Once again, aquatic crack claims more victims.

Yeah, we listed a lot of bad experiences, but just sitting and watching our fish enjoying their environment is a wonderful thing after a hard day at work.

 

[keprydak]

Rewarding experience... seeing my butchered plants (from a trimming mishap) sprout roots and begin to compete with the algae... and seeing my male apisto soar through his new 20 long - mouth open, teeth bared, fins fantastic - chasing my fingers....

 

[colesea]

Working in a chain store fish room.
~~Colesea

 

[ronrca]

All of the above plus having rams lay eggs, eggs hatch, fry swarming around the parents and fairly taking to the lfs for more fish.  *twirlysmiley* *twirlysmiley* *twirlysmiley*

 

[catfishmike]

watching my fish grow despite the fact that i had no clue what i was doing at first.i once had 1sm.pleco 1betta and a cory cat in a 2 gal.with just a ugf.even after how hard i was on these fish they still thrive today.my other great experince was finding this site,sure planetcatfish is really cool but not like this site.i've learned so much,and the best part is it's real life experinces.it's great to get this kind of info.

 

[VooDooFishy]

Managing the 120 tanks at the shop having all sorts of fish that must be cared for is always a real treat. And of course helping people find the right fish for their tank. But my most rewarding experiences have been lately. My pair of oscars spawned(boy did they ever), and they are tediously caring for their little ones. I came home today to discover that a pair of discus had lain eggs , I didnt even know any of them had paired up but there the eggs were right on the glass. Still in shock over this *laughingcryingsmiley*

 

[nonamethefish]

When my paradise fish spawned and when I found a zebra danios stuck in the biowheel!!! *laughingcryingsmiley*ROFLMAO  it was so funny!!! Just spiced up my day!

Also whenever a plant of mine puts out a new runner...so basically good experiences all the time.

 

[nonamethefish]

Oh yes!! And another experience. When I saved a fishes life. For some reason(a long time ago) my old ten gallon became deprived of oxygen. My 10 or so mosquitofish were okay(see what I mean a long time ago) but the rosy reds were floating and they looked like the were dead. I took them, and remebering tht coldwater holds more oxygen, popped them into the fridge for a minute. Then i started to stir the water. I finally got the airpump set up, and I put that into the contaier they were in. Then the started to revive and began to move. soon all was well again, and I decided to relase them inot my pond.........very nice experience for me.

 

[fishboy]

Ummmmm....................getting my discus and probably spawning cute little golden gouramies are the  two most rewarding experiences i have had ;D\

                                                 Feno'stol
                                                     
                                                            DAniel

 

[Somonas]

I like watching the fish breed, and the parents (and previous offspring) look after the fry.

I also enjoy watching my plants pearl.

this might sound odd but I like watching my multpunctats synos and the clown loaches eat bottom pellets.

 

[catfishmike]

yea bottom feeder are lots of fun to watch

 

[caveman]

I have a seven inch dojo loach in my tank.  When I first added him to my take he was the most nervous fish I had ever seen.  The second I came up to the tank he would bolt into the rock cave I made for him, he was terrified of me.  After a long time of feeding him very well and doing everything I could to make his life as unstressful as possible he has grown to trust me.  Now I cant stick my hand in the tank to prune plants or vacuum the gravel without him swimming in and out of fingers constantly.  He is by far my favorite fish.
Caveman