Cat Person?

[Teacher Martyn]

A few weeks into my first cycled and stocked tank, I'm looking round the flat for more tank-perfect spaces/corners.

Am I destined to become like those old people I remember as a kid with houses full of cats?

Except in my case it'll be fish tanks in every conceivable space - I only live in a small flat.

In a matter of weeks, as my knowledge has increased, I've gone from internal to external filtration.

Now, I want to start species-specific tanks, location-specific tanks....

My original intention was to have a perfectly peaceful community tank but, with the silver-tip tetras daily argy-bargy, it's definitely not that. So there's my next project already.

Where does it stop? What's the treatment? Once your tank is ticking along nicely, what motivates you?

Is there therapy available?

 

[BigTuna]

I've always wanted a fish tank for as long as I can remember. I've always been discouraged by my family who told me it would be nothing but a hassle, and I'd end up trying desperately get rid of everything. A total waste of money. Not even a year ago my wife and I went into the only LFS within driving distance just to look around. After spending the afternoon getting to know the manager, and learning that its more than just a bucket of water, a fish, and some flakes, I became incredibly interested. Shortly after, with a lot of hands on help from the manager, I came home with my first ever fish tank. a 16G. Within the next few months, I ended up with a 16G and a 90G. The 90G was upgraded to a 125G. The 125G after a few months was converted to a salty tank. And here we are. So to answer your question, no it never stops. And the fish are my therapy!

 

[fishypps]

Lol! I am constantly on here or looking for bargain fish tanks now! lol. At the moment we have neither the space, or money to get another tank but I want one so much! My tank is on our sideboard at the moment but we are going to collect a table to put it on this afternoon and i would LOVE to have a nano tank to fill the space on my sideboard with some Shrimp and endlers in, well planted with sand substrate. I can see it now!! lol

 

[CezzaXV]

Hehe, I'm sort of the opposite. I don't really have a desire to have tanks in every corner of my house. Too much electricity and too much hard work. I would, however, given the money, be constantly upgrading my community tank to a bigger one until it practically took up the whole room! Would love to have space for all the species of fish I want! (or at least the compatible ones)

 

[OldMan47]

You are the latest victim of MTS, multiple tank syndrome. You will not find a cure here, this is a place for people to agree with each other that it is just fine to have that many tanks. I am sure that most people here would think it might be fun to have 26 tanks in their home the way that I have.

 

[SamLovesCorys]

They have a similar thing in guitar-playing called GAS! (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome)

 

[FishBlast]

If it weren't for my mom's dislike of fish tanks (even though she had one too but she neglected it more than I have as a kid), I'd be a catfish collector. Think 20-25 gal cory cat tanks, 55 gal hoplo and synodontis tanks...
Unfortunately, I am limited to a 20 gal tank with a single hoplo, 4 swordtails and 2 apple snails. -.-

 

[CezzaXV]

They have a similar thing in guitar-playing called GAS! (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome)

I think we're better here lol. I don't imagine on guitar forums they go around announcing they have gas like we announce mts!

 

[delta]

I'd love a few species tanks, smaller than the community tanks but bigger than the betta tank but I think once I get the 240L which will be my fourth tank I might be pushing it a bit to get any more (for a while at least) Oh, and hubby has suffered from 'GAS' in the past

 

[SamLovesCorys]

They have a similar thing in guitar-playing called GAS! (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome)

I think we're better here lol. I don't imagine on guitar forums they go around announcing they have gas like we announce mts!

You'd be surprised!

 

[drobbyb]

I found the cure for MTS (multiple tank syndrome) It's called children and budgeting lol

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I started off with a 10g....now i have 8 tanks....3 of which are dedicated to breeding pairs..

 

[FishBlast]

I'd sure want an egg-layer exclusive tank. Would be a challenge to keep the fry to survive for them. Livebearers are easy. Maybe apisto or betta imbellis tank of around 200L would be cool, but that will have to wait a few years... -.- Wish I had my own house.

 

[OldMan47]

You have expressed a common egg layer prejudice FishBlast. When you have bred Brachyrhaphis roseni, you can come back and say something like that. If you ever try to say those livebearers are easy I will indeed be surprised. Only guppies, mollies, swordtails and platies are all that easy. Many of the other livebearers are a bit of a challenge.
My brachy female:

 

[FishBlast]

You have expressed a common egg layer prejudice FishBlast. When you have bred Brachyrhaphis roseni, you can come back and say something like that. If you ever try to say those livebearers are easy I will indeed be surprised. Only guppies, mollies, swordtails and platies are all that easy. Many of the other livebearers are a bit of a challenge.
My brachy female:

I was referring to the common livebearers I have bred. (guppies and swordtails), not that I have had any uncommon ones to breed.
As for egg layers, I'd be surprised if I'd be able to find eggs before some other fish eats them, and even so to have the conditions for them. (which would mean giving them the right ph, food, amount of plants or areas for bubble nests and such). Kind of like a tank that has let's say apistogrammas, or betta imbellis, or zebra danios + corydoras.

Brachyhaphis looks cool but I doubt they'd sell them around here, what I've seen at the LFS are mostly common fish. (LB: guppy, swordtail, platy, molly, EL: anything from angelfish to bettas and cories).