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01-14-2013, 07:11 PM
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King of the Bettas
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Soviet Republic of California
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Hobby Run Amuck
As several of you know, I started out with a 5 gallon and veiltail betta almost two years ago. I decided to breed bettas and got more and more bettas until I ended up with 5 pure betta imbellis, one hybrid, and one veiltail along with a fishroom closet. I currently have a 20 gallon spawning/growout tank, a 15 gallon planted imbellis tank, a 2 gallon hospital tank, a 7.9 gallon nano tank, and a 1.5 gallon hospital tank along with about 25 jars. Just goes to show that bettas are very addicting fish.
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01-14-2013, 07:27 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
Age: 14
Posts: 188
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Keep in mind, it's not just bettas...
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01-14-2013, 08:13 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cleveland,Ohio
Age: 67
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when i first got into this hobby back in the early 70s , i started with a 10 gallon tank..3 weeks later i bought a 29 gallon tank....a little more than a year later i had over 100 tanks....a year or so after that i still had only 100 or so tanks but had added more than 200 jars for the bettas i was breeding....all of that while i was working 12 hours a day/7 days a week...it just got to be too much so after raising about 5000-6000 of them turkeys i stopped breeding once they were all sold..
but now i have cut back some...now i have approximately 150 tanks ; but only about 75 of them are currently set up.....
this hobby can be very addictive.........lol
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01-14-2013, 08:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NY
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WOW 75 tanks HOLY MOLY.... Your house must be one big fish store....
I know its addicting I keep wanting to pick p more tanks but am being patient and realistic with myself. I think m going to try and spoil the cichlids until I find another really beautiful group of fish to get
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01-14-2013, 10:48 PM
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Loach Lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Hampton Roads
Age: 22
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We have four active tanks totaling 99 gallons right now - 40, 20, 29, and 10. I think at our "worst" we had nine or ten (one of which was a rubbermaid tub for feeders/fry).
We just don't really have the space right now for more in this apartment, seeing as our bedroom and bathrooms aren't really an option. I can't do running water noise when I'm trying to sleep, and the bathrooms are so tiny, we couldn't fit one. 
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01-15-2013, 04:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
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I started with just a betta, then to a 10 gal, then to a 20, more ten gallons came as my fish bred, and i just got a free 16 gal.....Looking to get a larger tank maybe 75 gallans for the living room in the very near futer.
Very addicting hobby.
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01-15-2013, 08:43 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cleveland,Ohio
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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01-15-2013, 11:38 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Spring tx
Age: 29
Posts: 8
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Loha that is a very nice set up
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01-15-2013, 03:21 PM
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King of the Bettas
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Soviet Republic of California
Posts: 2,857
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I just put my 20 gal in my closet and set up my 7.9 gal. Can't wait till my imbellis spawn.
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01-22-2013, 12:00 AM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Age: 30
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Why would you put a fish tank in your closet? To hide it from the wife? How many people love the movie The Incredible Mr. Limpet? Oh i wish i wish i wish i were a fish..... If you seen it you know the song he sings while staring into his tank. If you haven't seen it rent it or buy it for $5 it will become a favorite! 
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01-22-2013, 12:45 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Johns Creek, GA
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My aunt bought my dad a 10 gallon for his birthday in June, 1980. It wasn't long until we picked up a several used tanks in quick succession. In July, ACA came to Chicago and we bought 60 fish in one day. A tank buying spree later or two (we got a 3 tiered rack all ready with lights and air), we had 70 tanks. My main chore was water changes. 8 years later we moved across the county twice in 2 years with of the small, non-leaking tanks empty (company paid for move). We were fish free for years. Then my sister, who is 19 years younger than I am grew up on fish stories and slides, went and bought a garage sale tank at about the same age as I got hooked. The next year ACA came to Atlanta (40 mins away), and the tanks came out of boxes and onto the kitchen counter (and under it and next to it) and we were off again.
moral of the story, stay away from ACA.
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01-22-2013, 01:47 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Arizona
Age: 42
Posts: 3,791
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You have a great start going on there! I know as you keep at this you will get better and better, and have the fish to prove it
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01-22-2013, 03:39 PM
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King of the Bettas
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Soviet Republic of California
Posts: 2,857
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Originally Posted by TankdreamerJim
Why would you put a fish tank in your closet? To hide it from the wife?
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Nope. Don't plan on even having one of those for about 14 years in fact. By then it will be legal if you know what I mean. I had a setback in spawning my imbellis as my heater broke. I hope to spawn them soon.
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