Tweet
Hello everyone. :dance: I have been keeping fish on & off for over 30 years. I just recently went cichlid crazy. It all started in August 2007. After having one tank with an Oscar (AL) for over 8 years, Al passed away 
. After his passing I waited about 2 months before deciding which fish I wanted to keep :think: . That's when the addiction started. First I purchased a few cichlids and put them in my 44 gallon. Then I started reading & oh my gosh they get how big! I decided I needed a bigger tank. Talked to my husband about getting a 100 gallon, of course he said no. Sooooooooo I got a 160 gallon instead. Now I need fish for my 44 gallon. Started reading more abuot puffer fish and decided I had to have them. 
. I got the puffers of course...... 2 Green Spotted Puffers, joined the puffer forum and found out the 44 gallon would be way too small 8O. Now I had to butter up hubby for yet another tank. Found a great deal on the internet and purchsed a 125 gallon long for my puffers. Now I still needed something for my 44 Gallon soooooooooo I decided on German Blue Rams and Koi Angelfish. Well I did not get all the fish at the same time so I snuck in a 29 Gallon for quarantine. :shhh: Of course he noticed it rather quickly :badsmiley:. Got my fish settled into the 44 gallon finally!!!! Now what can I put in the 29 Gallon.......Apistogramma cacatuoides. Boy I did not expect them to spawn every 30 days, out to get a 10 gallon for fry. Moved my fry to their new tank, having problems with water quality, too many fish for such a small tank. Oh no need something a little bigger...... out to get a 20 gallon. 
Will the insanity ever stop! I promised hubby no more tanks. Then I went to the lfs and found some Dwarf Puffers. They are so cute and I do have an empty 10 gallon at home. :think: Maybe he won't notice if I put them on the desk next to the computer. Well he did. 
I just said but baby I didn't buy another tank I just used an empty one. :wink: By now it's christmas and I would love a bigger tank for my Dwarf Puffers but I did make a promise. 
NO MORE TANKS But I also said I wouldn't "buy one", I never said I wouldn't accept one that someone else bought. 
So I wrote a letter to Santa and bam! I got a brand new 28 gallon bowfront for my Dwarf Puffers. Now my 10 gallon is a snail tank. I recenlty told my hubby....Who needs a sofa anyway! Am I right? The joke around the house is that we have Aquariums instead of end tables so noone can put a bunch of junk on them. And they are much nicer to look at instead of some old lamp. This is my story and I am sticking to it. :bsty:
BTW... I also have a 2.5 Gallon Betta tank and another 10 Gallon at my job!!! Yes the hubby knows about these too.
Nice to meet everyone and sorry for the long post. I guess you can tell I am a chatter. :chatterbox:
. After his passing I waited about 2 months before deciding which fish I wanted to keep :think: . That's when the addiction started. First I purchased a few cichlids and put them in my 44 gallon. Then I started reading & oh my gosh they get how big! I decided I needed a bigger tank. Talked to my husband about getting a 100 gallon, of course he said no. Sooooooooo I got a 160 gallon instead. Now I need fish for my 44 gallon. Started reading more abuot puffer fish and decided I had to have them. . I got the puffers of course...... 2 Green Spotted Puffers, joined the puffer forum and found out the 44 gallon would be way too small 8O. Now I had to butter up hubby for yet another tank. Found a great deal on the internet and purchsed a 125 gallon long for my puffers. Now I still needed something for my 44 Gallon soooooooooo I decided on German Blue Rams and Koi Angelfish. Well I did not get all the fish at the same time so I snuck in a 29 Gallon for quarantine. :shhh: Of course he noticed it rather quickly :badsmiley:. Got my fish settled into the 44 gallon finally!!!! Now what can I put in the 29 Gallon.......Apistogramma cacatuoides. Boy I did not expect them to spawn every 30 days, out to get a 10 gallon for fry. Moved my fry to their new tank, having problems with water quality, too many fish for such a small tank. Oh no need something a little bigger...... out to get a 20 gallon. Will the insanity ever stop! I promised hubby no more tanks. Then I went to the lfs and found some Dwarf Puffers. They are so cute and I do have an empty 10 gallon at home. :think: Maybe he won't notice if I put them on the desk next to the computer. Well he did. I just said but baby I didn't buy another tank I just used an empty one. :wink: By now it's christmas and I would love a bigger tank for my Dwarf Puffers but I did make a promise. NO MORE TANKS But I also said I wouldn't "buy one", I never said I wouldn't accept one that someone else bought. So I wrote a letter to Santa and bam! I got a brand new 28 gallon bowfront for my Dwarf Puffers. Now my 10 gallon is a snail tank. I recenlty told my hubby....Who needs a sofa anyway! Am I right? The joke around the house is that we have Aquariums instead of end tables so noone can put a bunch of junk on them. And they are much nicer to look at instead of some old lamp. This is my story and I am sticking to it. :bsty:BTW... I also have a 2.5 Gallon Betta tank and another 10 Gallon at my job!!! Yes the hubby knows about these too.
Nice to meet everyone and sorry for the long post. I guess you can tell I am a chatter. :chatterbox:
.....i love your tale of how you got addicted .....we all have some kind of story i assure you...but i don't consider furniture a needed item in the home that much....give me a bean bag in the midst of the tanks and i'm good...who needs tv?....my fishies give me more variety than all those channels anyway.... 
Comment