Do your friends/family/relatives support your fish addiction?

fishfreaks · 07-21-2005, 07:47 AM

My family does, to an extent. They support it until i come home saying i want a bigger tank now!

BlackArchFish · 07-21-2005, 07:58 AM

Mine think it's ok. They don't really like me discussing them, kind of sad, better then watching gorey TV. But whatever ya' know? My mom sometimes picks out fish, I buy them, then when I say I want a bigger tank, she says No. Sometimes they think it's cool.

maxpayne_lhp · 07-21-2005, 08:01 AM

My parents support money for me. They also sometimes listen to my lecture

but in general, don't really like this hobby.

MyraVan · 07-21-2005, 09:26 AM

We borrowed a tank from my husband's sister (who wasn't using it) to set up for our little daughter, who enjoyed looking at the fish in Granny's pond. My husband did most of the initial setup. But once we got the fish home I fell in love with them, and since have taken over the tank, even setting up a couple of new ones. My husband thought, we'll get a couple of goldfish to keep Ellen entertained, and we ended up with a planted tank with rosy barbs, zebra danios, hillstream loaches, and a snail, and a couple of other tanks with other assorted critters. My husband is amused that I've got so addicted to fish. Ellen still likes them, though, and likes to help me feed them.

euRasian32 · 07-21-2005, 09:27 AM

I have 3 cats, and 2 were introduced last year. The 1st cat, Dover really didn't like the idea, and hasn't really been herself up until I set up my 125 and 20L. The 2 new sisters were curious for the first week, but only really show interest when I'm maintaining it, they like to play with the water in the buckets.
The 20L is in the cabinet under my entertainment center, and we open the doors whenever we're in my playroom, which is the only thing that makes Dover sociable while we're in the playroom.
My girlfriend told me last night that in the beginning she was skeptical, especially when my play money started to dwindle. But now that she realized that it makes Dover happy, makes her that much more happy. She's in the process of deciding what tank she wants so she can get a puffer fish. I'm stoked that she feels the way she does, cause otherwise I'd miss her.

Cichlid Man · 07-21-2005, 02:44 PM

When my family come round they show more interst than when I used to live with them. When I used to live with them they tried to throw me in with my piranhas at any oppertunity.LOL. I'm glad that they don't throw me in any more because I have alligator gars now.

Orbital · 07-21-2005, 02:46 PM

for the most part, yes. My friends kind of joke with me about me having a small pet shop in my basement.

**Baby_Baby** · 07-21-2005, 02:48 PM

My dad does. We both love it. But my sisters think the fish smell and my mom only likes Bubbleio. My betta.

Niki2105 · 07-21-2005, 07:22 PM

My family dont really care , my sister rolles her eyes anytime i mention fish, and my dad thinks i spend too much money on them. My mom on the other hand likes fish and took over my 10 gallon when i moved my goldies to the 15. Now she wants to build a bigger one so she can have more fish lol. And my little nephew loves the fish hes not quite 4 but i have to take him downstairs everytime he comes so he can see my goldies in my room. But the little bugger is always tryin to put things in the tank in the living room , last week he decided to feed them lol ... there went half the bottle of food and about and hour and half later i finally were able to put the fishies back in clean water. What a mess.

fishfreaks · 07-21-2005, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cichlid Man

When my family come round they show more interst than when I used to live with them. When I used to live with them they tried to throw me in with my piranhas at any oppertunity.LOL. I'm glad that they don't throw me in any more because I have alligator gars now.

how big are your alligator gars cichlid man?

mrmoby · 07-22-2005, 02:32 AM

Yes, my g/f has been very cool, I went from 1 20g to 1 20g, 2 55g, and a 10g. And she didn't flip out the other nite when I flooded the garage tring out my new Python!

fishfreaks · 07-22-2005, 05:34 AM

haha thats cool mr moby, how do you like the python? well im glad to see that nobody has voted NO yet

Cichlid Man · 07-22-2005, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishfreaks

how big are your alligator gars cichlid man?

Getting on two foot now. I bought a snakehead yesterday too. I'll post some pics soon.

fishfreaks · 07-22-2005, 05:57 AM

very nice, what do you feed your gar? cant wait to see the pics, i love tankbusters

Cichlid Man · 07-22-2005, 06:08 AM

I feed most of my tankbusters other fish. I feed my gars barbs, lance fish, sometimes tuna. And I feed my snakehead prawns and tuna. I used to feed them sick live fish from my other tanks that had uncurable illnesses, the gars aren't prone to disease, but this is how my other snakehead died. But now I just feed them frozen fish shipped from Pakistan. Now that my gars are getting bigger, they sometimes ignore the smaller fish that I give them so now they sometimes get catfish, gouramis and knifefish.

fishfreaks · 07-22-2005, 06:14 AM

wow, thats a big selection. we have a spotted pike, bluntnose, and needlenose gar. we just recently got them to eat krill and cichlid floating sticks. we saw these "fun feeders" before and picked some up, they were supposed to be a nutritional suppliment, but they didnt go for it

Cichlid Man · 07-22-2005, 06:25 AM

Here are some old pics of when my gars were a bit smaller, about 15 inches. These pics were taken about 8 months ago so it gives you an idea of just how fast they grow. After this I will take some pics of my new snakehead, and some shots of a malawi peacock I bought two days ago, and also some up to date ones of my gars.

Here's a picture of my "alligator" gar cruising along the current.

A shot of the same gar chumping on a chunk of tuna.

This is a shot of my other gar who I've had for slightly longer, and is a "crocodile" gar.
He's slightly larger and is more dangerous.
This is also the one that has injured me on a number of occassions when gravel cleaning.

This is a better picture of his jawline.

Back to my other gar, he is just finishing of his tuna.

I will post the pics of my snakehead and hap in the photo album.

mrmoby · 07-22-2005, 06:54 AM

The jury is still out on the Python until I try it out further, as you might assume, I had some troubles the first time out. I have determined that I can in fact, set it up on my kitchen faucet, so at least I shouldn't have a repeat flood. But I guess my first order of business is going to have to be resealing the shower, and replacing the insulation on the garage ceiling!

Scuba Kid · 07-22-2005, 07:01 AM

that's awesome CM! what size tank are they in?

Cichlid Man · 07-22-2005, 07:44 AM

6ft, used to be in a slightly smaller one until a few months ago.

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07-21-2005, 07:47 AM	#1
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	Do your friends/family/relatives support your fish addiction? My family does, to an extent. They support it until i come home saying i want a bigger tank now! __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-21-2005, 07:58 AM	#2
BlackArchFish Nerdical Maximus! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL Age: 19 Posts: 376	Mine think it's ok. They don't really like me discussing them, kind of sad, better then watching gorey TV. But whatever ya' know? My mom sometimes picks out fish, I buy them, then when I say I want a bigger tank, she says No. Sometimes they think it's cool. __________________ -= 30 Gallon Long 4 Albino Cories, 1 Blue Ram, 1 Female Betta, 5 Flame Tetras, 6 Neon Tetras. -= 30 Gallon Tall 1 Marble Angelfish, 1 Male Betta. -= 10 Gallon Tank Gold Gourami.

07-21-2005, 08:01 AM	#3
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	My parents support money for me. They also sometimes listen to my lecture but in general, don't really like this hobby. __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

07-21-2005, 09:27 AM	#5
euRasian32 Why So Serious? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 772	I have 3 cats, and 2 were introduced last year. The 1st cat, Dover really didn't like the idea, and hasn't really been herself up until I set up my 125 and 20L. The 2 new sisters were curious for the first week, but only really show interest when I'm maintaining it, they like to play with the water in the buckets. The 20L is in the cabinet under my entertainment center, and we open the doors whenever we're in my playroom, which is the only thing that makes Dover sociable while we're in the playroom. My girlfriend told me last night that in the beginning she was skeptical, especially when my play money started to dwindle. But now that she realized that it makes Dover happy, makes her that much more happy. She's in the process of deciding what tank she wants so she can get a puffer fish. I'm stoked that she feels the way she does, cause otherwise I'd miss her. __________________ “Corporations pay people just enough money so they won’t quit. People work just enough so they don’t get fired. What's that about?” – Christopher Walken, Pool Hall Junkies

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07-21-2005, 09:26 AM	#4
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 861	We borrowed a tank from my husband's sister (who wasn't using it) to set up for our little daughter, who enjoyed looking at the fish in Granny's pond. My husband did most of the initial setup. But once we got the fish home I fell in love with them, and since have taken over the tank, even setting up a couple of new ones. My husband thought, we'll get a couple of goldfish to keep Ellen entertained, and we ended up with a planted tank with rosy barbs, zebra danios, hillstream loaches, and a snail, and a couple of other tanks with other assorted critters. My husband is amused that I've got so addicted to fish. Ellen still likes them, though, and likes to help me feed them.

07-21-2005, 02:44 PM	#6
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	When my family come round they show more interst than when I used to live with them. When I used to live with them they tried to throw me in with my piranhas at any oppertunity.LOL. I'm glad that they don't throw me in any more because I have alligator gars now. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-21-2005, 02:46 PM	#7
Orbital Pimpin' fish ain't easy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Quad Cities, IA/IL Age: 30 Posts: 138	for the most part, yes. My friends kind of joke with me about me having a small pet shop in my basement. __________________

07-21-2005, 02:48 PM	#8
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,823 Blog Entries: 1	My dad does. We both love it. But my sisters think the fish smell and my mom only likes Bubbleio. My betta. __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

07-21-2005, 07:22 PM	#9
Niki2105 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PEI, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 196	My family dont really care , my sister rolles her eyes anytime i mention fish, and my dad thinks i spend too much money on them. My mom on the other hand likes fish and took over my 10 gallon when i moved my goldies to the 15. Now she wants to build a bigger one so she can have more fish lol. And my little nephew loves the fish hes not quite 4 but i have to take him downstairs everytime he comes so he can see my goldies in my room. But the little bugger is always tryin to put things in the tank in the living room , last week he decided to feed them lol ... there went half the bottle of food and about and hour and half later i finally were able to put the fishies back in clean water. What a mess. __________________ 10 Gallon 60 Gallon Tank

07-22-2005, 02:32 AM	#11
mrmoby Devout Heathen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waterville, ME Age: 36 Posts: 557	Yes, my g/f has been very cool, I went from 1 20g to 1 20g, 2 55g, and a 10g. And she didn't flip out the other nite when I flooded the garage tring out my new Python! __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.- Siddhartha Gautama

07-22-2005, 05:34 AM	#12
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	haha thats cool mr moby, how do you like the python? well im glad to see that nobody has voted NO yet __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-22-2005, 05:57 AM	#14
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	very nice, what do you feed your gar? cant wait to see the pics, i love tankbusters __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-22-2005, 06:08 AM	#15
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	I feed most of my tankbusters other fish. I feed my gars barbs, lance fish, sometimes tuna. And I feed my snakehead prawns and tuna. I used to feed them sick live fish from my other tanks that had uncurable illnesses, the gars aren't prone to disease, but this is how my other snakehead died. But now I just feed them frozen fish shipped from Pakistan. Now that my gars are getting bigger, they sometimes ignore the smaller fish that I give them so now they sometimes get catfish, gouramis and knifefish. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-22-2005, 06:14 AM	#16
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	wow, thats a big selection. we have a spotted pike, bluntnose, and needlenose gar. we just recently got them to eat krill and cichlid floating sticks. we saw these "fun feeders" before and picked some up, they were supposed to be a nutritional suppliment, but they didnt go for it __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-22-2005, 06:25 AM	#17
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Here are some old pics of when my gars were a bit smaller, about 15 inches. These pics were taken about 8 months ago so it gives you an idea of just how fast they grow. After this I will take some pics of my new snakehead, and some shots of a malawi peacock I bought two days ago, and also some up to date ones of my gars. Here's a picture of my "alligator" gar cruising along the current. A shot of the same gar chumping on a chunk of tuna. This is a shot of my other gar who I've had for slightly longer, and is a "crocodile" gar. He's slightly larger and is more dangerous. This is also the one that has injured me on a number of occassions when gravel cleaning. This is a better picture of his jawline. Back to my other gar, he is just finishing of his tuna. I will post the pics of my snakehead and hap in the photo album. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-22-2005, 06:54 AM	#18
mrmoby Devout Heathen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waterville, ME Age: 36 Posts: 557	The jury is still out on the Python until I try it out further, as you might assume, I had some troubles the first time out. I have determined that I can in fact, set it up on my kitchen faucet, so at least I shouldn't have a repeat flood. But I guess my first order of business is going to have to be resealing the shower, and replacing the insulation on the garage ceiling! __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.- Siddhartha Gautama

07-22-2005, 07:01 AM	#19
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	that's awesome CM! what size tank are they in? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

07-22-2005, 07:44 AM	#20
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	6ft, used to be in a slightly smaller one until a few months ago. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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