For me it's just maintaining what I have. Can't get bigger tank due to apt life and funds. One tank just got restocked due a fish jumping out of the tank. So I get to watch the new guys grow out. Other tank has my big jerk that's always fun to watch.
Where's the hobby taking you?
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Where in NYC? I lived across from Tompkins Square Park for 2yrs and worked for Manhattan Aquarium while it was still NY Aquarium Service. I managed all the accounts in NJ and Long Is as I was one of the few employees with a driver's license.
Rhinodoras Dorbignyi: Looks like a cool cat. I almost bought a giant bumble bee cat recently. I had a large featherfin syn that I had to rehome because it would not play well with the fish I really wanted to keep.
I was constrained by living in an apartment too so I feel your pain. Though my building is concrete throughout so I didn't have to worry as much as some in apts when it comes to fish tank weight in a apartment. I've got a room in my new houses basement though that I hope to turn into a fishroom/man cave.
Pretty cool, I'm in the Bronx specifically the Throggs neck area currently. Most of my life has been in the South Bronx, though of course I frequented Manhattan and the other boroughs. I have part of my house in Georgia rented and am in the process of trying to get my Dad to move in with me so I can take care of him.
Yeah Rhinos are pretty cool. They're a nice sized Doradidae for smaller tanks though IME they do grow larger then Planetcatfish say they do. I've always liked those scutes, make them look prehistoric. I had a giant Bumblebee before they're another cool cat, though there predatory nature limits what they can be put with. I've got an unidentified Pseudopimelodidae right now whose growing pretty nicely. He's in with a Hemibagrus Filamentus that's at least twice his size and he gives him what's for when the Fila tries to show him whose boss. And I have a Yellow Syno Nigrita around 8" in with my Trachys. In this case it's good that a Syno has got a little attitude as it's served him well being in with the Trachy's.
I'm currently also maintaining what i have. Stock is fairly set at this point, so it's mostly feeding, water changes, and minor tweaks as needed. Been keeping fish since my early teens, and during the move to start my career two years ago, I looked specifically for 1st floor apartments that allowed aquariums so that I could set up a 75G.
As for where the hobby is taking me, my current plan is to buy a house next year so I'm sure that'll bring great changes and possibilities. The first thing I look for in every house is where the aquariums would go. Goal is to have a 300G+ monster tank, a mid sized (50-70g) saltwater reef, and a small (10-20g) planted dwarf shrimp tank.
As for where the hobby is taking me, my current plan is to buy a house next year so I'm sure that'll bring great changes and possibilities. The first thing I look for in every house is where the aquariums would go. Goal is to have a 300G+ monster tank, a mid sized (50-70g) saltwater reef, and a small (10-20g) planted dwarf shrimp tank.
I'm putting the finishing touches on a DIY 360-gallon plywood tank now...and when it's done so am I. I have a 120, a 75 and a 40 in my basement fishroom/workshop, a couple of smaller tanks upstairs in the finished part of my house, and no intentions to get more indoor stuff. I'll always be working on filtration improvements and other refinements, but I have gone overboard in past years a few times, to the point where the fun was gone and the work was endless. I don't want to make that mistake again.
I've also completely gotten away from Monster Fish (so what am I doing here on MFK?). I am much more interested in smaller species now; my 360 will be devoted to a couple species of Goodeid livebearers and only a few other species that can co-exist with those little ruffians. I want to get a few Gymnogeophagus as well (6-7 inches) but that's as close to a "monster" as I intend to come.
My main focus lately is on outdoor fish in ponds and containers. The climate up here in my neck of the Canuckistan woods only allows that for less than half of each year, at least until I make deeper ponds and/or introduce de-icing methods, so I am forced not to get too carried away with that aspect of the hobby.
I've also completely gotten away from Monster Fish (so what am I doing here on MFK?). I am much more interested in smaller species now; my 360 will be devoted to a couple species of Goodeid livebearers and only a few other species that can co-exist with those little ruffians. I want to get a few Gymnogeophagus as well (6-7 inches) but that's as close to a "monster" as I intend to come.
My main focus lately is on outdoor fish in ponds and containers. The climate up here in my neck of the Canuckistan woods only allows that for less than half of each year, at least until I make deeper ponds and/or introduce de-icing methods, so I am forced not to get too carried away with that aspect of the hobby.
A house really is a game change IMHO when it comes to this hobby. And I know exactly what you mean, every house I looked at having room for a fishroom was a primary consideration. I personally looked for a basement because I wanted a place away; a man cave. I figured the girlfriend would pretty much control most of the house so I wanted a place of my own, a retreat where I could be a man unfettered. lol
Sounds awesome, I hope you create a thread for your plywood tank; I'd love to see how it turned out. As for your fish, being ]v[onster isn't about the fish size it's about the size of the passion in your heart for the hobby. So you fit in right here on MFK.
I myself am trying to bury myself in the hobby and anything I can. I got my new house that I'm changing to suit me, going to try and restore a late model car(I loved my 2005 Magnum RT so I want to find a used one and make it like new) trying to set up a fishroom and build the fitration methods I was talking about before as well as try some volunteer work. I was in a bad accident, broke my back, lost loved ones and fell into a huge depression, hence my disappearing from MFK. I withdrew away from the world in general and now I'm trying to make up for lost time.
Cool, I had hoped to do that as well in the future. Figured I'd setup a kiddie pool in my backyard to soak driftwood. And I hope you have a Happy Birthday!
