Fishkeeping Financial

[Ethos]

I just realized how I lost a ton of money because of fishkeeping...I had a jiob, and I'd save up about $300.
No, I don't have a job, andf I have $20 left to finish my nano, which only has 8 lbs of LR in it so far...
I guess I'm on hold till' christmas

 

[WILDER]

No i don't work make my husband buy everything,lol

 

[IovaykInD]

I try to use as little money as possible. I just have the necessary stuff for the fish to keep them healthy and that's about it. All I spend money on is more fish or plants, but I don't buy them often. I try to save up money, and when I buy plants, I concentrate on that one species. Then after it has been growing well, I get more plants. With fish, after they get settled and maybe a month later, I buy more fish.

 

[Fishy412]

i get stuff for christmas and my birthday and if its absolutely necessaqry or else i have to do chores and stuff to get stuff

 

[grumpymole]

yes i have a job but i still find fishkeeping finacialy challanging as my house requires quite a lot of upkeep and im preparing for my baby due in august.

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

Oooo congrats tetrafan. Got a way to go yet tho and the early part of summer nearly at full term. Ick. Not fun.
Financially yes, I spend a fortune on my fish. But then I have alot of them and always feel I need to give the best I possibly can, even if that means putting off getting my car repaired for 2 months. ) Yeah I really did that. Only got fixed today. Unsuprisingly partly because the place I'm getting my newbies from is some 2-300 miles away and it's too cold to have them sent right now. Guess where I'm going Saturday.
Hugs,
P.

 

[dwarfgourami]

Not at the moment- it would be if I had the space to get the stuff I want!

Congrats, Tetrafan! Best part of your life starting. And you've got the chance to train up another little fishkeeper in the best traditions of this forum!

 

[grumpymole]

thanks guys
i have big plans for my little guy/guyess

 

[dcj38]

Well im kinda new to the hobby of keeping fish (had fish for 6 monthes). I found a 29 gallon aquarium on the side of the road, picked it up because my friends all had one. Went and bought a filter, air bubbler, gravel, and rocks and put fish in the same day. They all got ick and died, so I waited to cycle my tank, and have made loads more mistakes since then. Really ive spent like $400-$500 on making mistakes throught out my fish career, but what can i say, you learn by mistakes.

 

[Saedcantas]

But mistakes are a costly business when they involve animals lives...

Everything I have so far for this tank I have recently setup is worth approximately £200, so certainly fishkeeping isnt cheap! The two fish I have in there currently cost me £3 in total but they're worth every penny to treat them right

I have the advantage of actually working in my LFS but it's a bit painful when your wages are going straight back into the till
Lotte***

 

[!Gina]

I'm a student, but i also work part time in insurance.
So I spend alot, but its not so bad.