Ever get the feeling of getting out of the hobby???

[black_knight]

Its an addiction. You start off with one tank and a few fish. Then get a bigger one or another tank, and more fish. And so on and so on until you are drowning and every where you look there's a tank that needs something done. You stop having time to enjoy your fish. You just keep pouring money into it. Even if you breed and sell your fish, you will never make your money back. Then you crash! Or you scale down. Then some one you know has something new or interesting, or you visit the LFS and see something cool. And something clicks and the whole cycle starts over!
Been on this ride for 30+ years

[eklikewhoa]

It's not getting out, it's gearing up for the bigger/greater upgrade.

[moganman]

I've been out two times, but was forced to. First time, I had a college roommate who didn't pay his portion of the rent. Came home one day and we were locked out. Landlord sold all of our stuff. Second time, house caught on fire. I do have those thoughts at times though.

[allysangels]

my whole life revolves around the hobby... i run the aquatics department at a big store, i help out at a small one on my off days, and i go clean customers tanks in between. when im done working, i come home to 10 tanks of my own. i don't know what i would do if i wasn't doing this... yes its easy to get burned out- equipment failures, leaky tanks, power outages, bad city water, sick livestock... theres so much that can go wrong. but i love it. i'm not happy unless i'm wet up to my elbows. personally i only do freshwater, and i agree that the plants and inverts are just as cool as their salty counterparts while costing much less. (usually) i've been lucky enough to be able to turn my obsession into a lucrative career... if a difficult one. i don't think i could get out if i did want to.

[wesleydnunder]

I've gotten out a few times and came back. I recently gave away nine tanks because it was beginning to feel like a chore in stead of a hobby. I'm down to one tank and keeping species new to me so I'm excited about fish again.

Mark

[Hangman]

Thanks all for your thoughts. I guess I have other hobbies that I enjoy more so was kinda getting bored with this.

[barrettsline]

Ever get the feeling of getting out of the hobby???

So what ya gonna do?

[sunkenmetal]

I get bored with stuff all the time...

[Darbex]

I have been keping for about 8 years now and I have thought about it twice. One of which is now but I have never done it because I think I am sure I will get back into it later so why not just stay because I will have to find something else to waste my free time on. Its helped that I went salt because I dont have to spend as much time on it as I did with FW which has helped me stay put. I think my problem is I like setting up tanks but dont care to continue them once they mature. So like now my tank is full so its boring.

[jeb102385]

Give me your corals Brian and you can start all over

[allysangels]

that's why I'm always changing things, trading one for another. there are still species I havent kept!

[fshfrk]

If you want to get out. Do not sell your best holyrocks or other favorite rocks. Keep them because they can not be replaced. You can get tanks, pumps, w/d's, cans and other stuff. Rocks are different, to me kind of personal.

I really like my rocks and if I keep them. There is hope I could come back.

I sold and gave away a bunch in the past. I miss them rocks kind of like DOG...

[Bakapuma]

I have kept atleast one tank since the early 80s. Back in 05 I had to liquidate my entire collection of fresh and salt water due to a nasty divorce. At one point all I had a was a single beta. I missed it all the while. I would dream myself asleep each night planning my next build knowing full well that it may be a couple of years before finaces would allow enough disposable income to proceed with atleast a modest system (five years later). I stared off slow but it is picking up steam. I have a corner 54g that I am in process of stocking. I had so much fun putting it all together, meeting people and so forth. I felt like something big was missing from my life and I realized how much I enjoy this hobby and the people in it. atleast most of the people. There are some serious jerks on another web site. But I digressed. Having had a more dangerous addiction this one is safe. If you do cash out, keep the things you cherish. I did keep some of my testing instruments. Hydromter, refractometer, ph meter as well as my rodi unit. I still had the filters unopened from my last order in 05. This made it easier to get back into it. It is kind of like a bicycle. You will come back in to it and it will come back.