I thought this was MONSTERfishkeepers

[Hendre]

The most monster thing about this site is the community, a huge group of keepers of all sorts!

Unfortunately, not all of us can do monster tanks. For example, I am limited to my bedroom for tanks. I got the biggest tank I could fit and maintain (70 gal) in the space I have, from there I have been filling space with a 15g, 8g, 2x5g and another 15g and 3x8g in the works. I would love bigger tanks but simply can't afford or house such projects! I am sure that's the same for many people here

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

You are correct in all your observations. MFK is not the forum it used to be. The statement in MFKs welcome page hardly applies anymore. "We are a unique community of Fish Keepers who seriously take our hobby to extremes and the NEXT level. The majority of our collections include RARE and EXOTIC Species of all sizes. BIG FISH with BIG APPETITES and BIG TANKS. It's not easy for most people or other "regular" fish keepers to understand why we maintain this type of collection and spare no expense on this fascinating hobby."

The argument has been used repeatedly by the current majority on MFK that it is not about size but about passion. I think there should be a forum called PassionateFishKeepers. The current majority on MFK are have nots--have not big fish--have not big tanks. In the early years of MFK, people would post pictures of their huge tanks chock full of huge fish, and every one called them JDM tanks. In the current atmosphere on MFK, if some one posted a JDM tank, they would be mercilessly flamed for doing so. There is a critical "let's flame everything that gets posted" air on MFK now. People post pictures of their tank and immediately get flamed or criticized..."it would look better with darker/lighter substrate", "your tank is so bare", "I would never have a bare floor tank". There is always someone criticizing something...even when the poster was really proud of his tank and just wanted to show it off. People feel like they have to give advice and correction and critical comment, even when advice was not sought out.

I am not a fan of JDM tanks, but I will NEVER criticize some one who has a JDM tank. We might all be shocked at their surprisingly great water parameters. I currently have a JDM tank, as my poor fish are still stuck in their way too small 300 gallon tank. Life has a way of interfering, and my big tank upgrade is still in progress (after all these many years). Keeping big fish in small tanks without a continuous drip system can be challenging. Water changes are very frequent, (daily), but my nitrates are less than 20 ppm and are usually less than 10. I am looking forward to the day when my fish are in their big tank system with 7 times the water volume of their current tank.

Yes, I, too, miss the big tank threads.

Though I agree with some of what you said about posts getting flamed, and there being a number of trolls out there, I think in many cases people also can be overly sensitive these days. I see it happening more an more all the time. Some times constructive criticism can be a good thing when it comes to education. Unfortunately this is a very grey area.

To appease all, we should petition the moderators to create a monster fish section. That way those who miss that can hang out in that section while still allowing for the diversity of the site.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

The most monster thing about this site is the community, a huge group of keepers of all sorts!

Unfortunately, not all of us can do monster tanks. For example, I am limited to my bedroom for tanks. I got the biggest tank I could fit and maintain (70 gal) in the space I have, from there I have been filling space with a 15g, 8g, 2x5g and another 15g and 3x8g in the works. I would love bigger tanks but simply can't afford or house such projects! I am sure that's the same for many people here

Same for me, I would love to have a much larger tank,the finances just do not allow for it right now. However the plans are in place , but we'll see how long it takes.

 

[Fat Homer]

Property prices? Have a look at Melbourne's property prices mate..

LMFAO, i’m half Australian and just came back from a holiday in Melbourne 2 days ago... it also just so happened i was looking at properties there and for the price of one apartment here i could easily buy and build 3 brand new houses over there...

 

[krichardson]

Though I agree with some of what you said about posts getting flamed, and there being a number of trolls out there, I think in many cases people also can be overly sensitive these days. I see it happening more an more all the time. Some times constructive criticism can be a good thing when it comes to education. Unfortunately this is a very grey area.

To appease all, we should petition the moderators to create a monster fish section. That way those who miss that can hang out in that section while still allowing for the diversity of the site.

I agree about the sensitivity,imagine the boring echo chamber this forum would be if all anyone ever posted was ,"nice" and "very nice".....and,"that's really nice".That would be as productive as the "like" feature that seems to be so popular around here in that it would result in little discussion of the subjects in the posted photos.Every now and then I see the lame excuse that many people don't share their photos because of negative comments.The forum is for sharing and learning.I have no problem setting someone straight or being schooled on something that I am wrong about.

 

[pacu mom]

Though I agree with some of what you said about posts getting flamed, and there being a number of trolls out there, I think in many cases people also can be overly sensitive these days. I see it happening more an more all the time. Some times constructive criticism can be a good thing when it comes to education. Unfortunately this is a very grey area.

To appease all, we should petition the moderators to create a monster fish section. That way those who miss that can hang out in that section while still allowing for the diversity of the site.

How nice of you to propose an accommodation for people with big tanks/big fish on a big tank big fish forum.

 

[MrsE88]

I love it here. But if it was exclusively for those with tanks 300+ or of a certain rarity, I’d be counted out.
Like many here I’m part of a handful of other fish forums. None come even close to being as great as mfk. I think what makes it so great is how diverse it is. Fish keepers of all stages of the hobby, all skill levels, huge range in tank sizes, ect. More then likely if you have a question someone can answer or relate to your position and give advice.

The problem with exclusive sites/forums is that they get very little traffic for a couple reasons. Less people that qualify to post and even less that care to keep up with a forum that rarely is used by others. It would be like keeping a personal journal only a few people care to read and even less comment on. What fun is that?

 

[krichardson]

I love it here. But if it was exclusively for those with tanks 300+ or of a certain rarity, I’d be counted out.
Like many here I’m part of a handful of other fish forums. None come even close to being as great as mfk. I think what makes it so great is how diverse it is. Fish keepers of all stages of the hobby, all skill levels, huge range in tank sizes, ect. More then likely if you have a question someone can answer or relate to your position and give advice.

The problem with exclusive sites/forums is that they get very little traffic for a couple reasons. Less people that qualify to post and even less that care to keep up with a forum that rarely is used by others. It would be like keeping a personal journal only a few people care to read and even less comment on. What fun is that?

Yep and in the forum statement the words "Exotic and Rare Species of all sizes" makes it all encompassing.

 

[skjl47]

Hello; Only read the first few posts so this may have already been covered. I kept tanks of larger size back a few decades ago. Happened to have a place, a big tank and the energy to deal with it. Now I keep a few tanks the biggest being a 55 to match my current situation. I can stand to be banned for not having a big tank currently, I just enjoy what I have.

One other point is that many issues of big tanks are similar to the smaller tanks. I have a few decades of experience with both small and larger tanks and some of that experience applies to both.

 

[Oz fish guy]

LMFAO, i’m half Australian and just came back from a holiday in Melbourne 2 days ago... it also just so happened i was looking at properties there and for the price of one apartment here i could easily buy and build 3 brand new houses over there...

I think your full of **** mate.