How To Convine My Mom

[riverman444]

Just start wearing a white Lab Coat and big goggles around the house. She will eventually ask what the heck you are doing. That.......my friend.....is when you tip up your goggles and lay on the guilt trip.

Ever watch Southpark? Just do what Cartman does when he wants his mom to do something. "Moooommmm?"

 

[fish_keeper2]

lol. south park is great!

 

[diademhill]

So you currently have 1x 5g, 4x10g , 2x 29g & 5 bettas in bowls? & you plan to have 1x5g, 4x10g 4x29g and 5 bettas in bowls.

I agree with your Mum - your tanks are speading out and you're being messy with your stocking - what is the point of getting pairs of dwarf ciclids for 10g tanks when you don't have the tank capacity to raise any fry?
I think you should forget having any more tanks or fish for now & consolidate the ones you have.
Move the coldwater into a 29g ASAP
Return the Mbuna - a 29g isn't big enough for them and I would say the kribs should go to.
The nano reef stays.
The freshwater 29 gets the ich sorted and you can them add a small shoal of midwater fish but about 6 black phantoms will be enough for the tank.
The puffers move to a 10g.
Divide another 10g for three bettas, one Betta goes in the 5g. The other Betta lives in the spare 10g except when it is needed as a hospital/QT/fry tank ( then it can go in a bowl temporarily)
This reasonably accomodates all your fish and gives a bit of leeway.

Of course the payoff for this reduction is the new bigger tank in the family room downstairs

 

[fish_keeper2]

for the 29 gal being treated with ich this is the stocking i figured out with wilders help: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=131968&st=16

as for the mbuna i disagree:
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=132810

as for the dwarf cichlids i was gonna keep the fry in the main tanks untill they are large enough to visibly tell what they are then i was gonna take em to a lfs for store credit to help pay for fish supplies.

see the main prob is that she thinks that theres no more room for any tanks. but i disagree. in my room(which she only goes in there to tell me to turn down my music or wake me up or tell me to do something), i have 2 29s, 2 10s, 1 5 and 4 bettas. then all the others are in the PC room. the 2 29 gal i would be adding are gonna go where the 2 10s are currently. then i just have to move the cat litter boxes and my storage boxes around a bit to get the 2 10s in there. the only time she is even in the PC rooms is to clean the litter boxes or go on the pc which then the tanks will be to her back. incase you cant tell im very stuborn which is part of the prob. tonite i think im gonna try to explain what im gonna do and why. ill even tell her ill give her more money to go towards the utility bill.

 

[diademhill]

I've read these threads -black phantoms get bigger than flame tetras.
If you re read the mbuna tread you'll see that others have raised the what to do with fry question. You won't be able to raise them to a saleable size so the shops won't want them or may shift them as feeders.
You can't raise dwarfs to saleable size in 10g tanks - it'll cost more in dechlorinator than you'll get for any you raise.
You have Bolivians already - why not just try raising a spawn from them?

 

[lljdma06]

In addition, minimum size tank for a pair of kribs is at least a 20g. I kept mine in a 45g and still had the occasional squabble between the pair, and they were a loving pair. So there goes another tank! A 10g is too small for a pair and the fish that is chased around will not have enough space to hide.