This is going to be long, but please bear with me.
Alright, this is my situation. I currently have four tanks: a 125 with a 9" male dovii, a 5' 120 with a 8" male istlantum that I have had for a couple of years, a 55 with a 8" male trimac that badly needs a new tank, and a 20 long with a 4" male grammodes that also needs a new tank soonish.
I was on the verge of selling my 55 and replacing it with a 90, which would be the new home for the istlantum. The trimac was to be moved to the 120. The grammodes is in no huge need to be moved, but I was looking at replacing the 20L with a 50 breeder in the six months or so.
This plan would have had my apartment maxed out from an aquarium stand point, but comfortably. Then my fiance, who really has no interest in my fish, decided to buy a BUNCH of new furniture.
This has had a drastic effect on my plans. The 55 has to go, and there will be no replacement with a 90. The 20L also has to go. This leaves me with my 125 and my 120. The dovii is staying, because I could easily fit a 180 or even 240 in its 125 location, so I can keep him long term, and I have always wanted a giant dovii or umbee. So I am faced with the decision of getting rid of my istlantum, who is beautiful, rare, absolutely spotless and been with me for a while, or my trimac, who is beautiful, rare, absolutely spotless, and has been with me since he came in the mail as an emaciated, ripped up 3" eyesore. The grammodes I can probably hold on to, even if that means he lives inside the stand of one of the larger tanks, or even my Mom's house, but probably not under ideal conditions.
I am so torn up about the decision of having to choose between the trimac and istlantum, and the prospect of keeping the grammodes under less than ideal conditions that I am actually considering getting rid of all three, and pouring all my love and attention into my dovii, who also happens to be a stunner with a great presonality. This would involve me getting a larger tank, at least a 180 but quite likely something larger, and growing him into the monster he can become.
Advice please.
Alright, this is my situation. I currently have four tanks: a 125 with a 9" male dovii, a 5' 120 with a 8" male istlantum that I have had for a couple of years, a 55 with a 8" male trimac that badly needs a new tank, and a 20 long with a 4" male grammodes that also needs a new tank soonish.
I was on the verge of selling my 55 and replacing it with a 90, which would be the new home for the istlantum. The trimac was to be moved to the 120. The grammodes is in no huge need to be moved, but I was looking at replacing the 20L with a 50 breeder in the six months or so.
This plan would have had my apartment maxed out from an aquarium stand point, but comfortably. Then my fiance, who really has no interest in my fish, decided to buy a BUNCH of new furniture.
This has had a drastic effect on my plans. The 55 has to go, and there will be no replacement with a 90. The 20L also has to go. This leaves me with my 125 and my 120. The dovii is staying, because I could easily fit a 180 or even 240 in its 125 location, so I can keep him long term, and I have always wanted a giant dovii or umbee. So I am faced with the decision of getting rid of my istlantum, who is beautiful, rare, absolutely spotless and been with me for a while, or my trimac, who is beautiful, rare, absolutely spotless, and has been with me since he came in the mail as an emaciated, ripped up 3" eyesore. The grammodes I can probably hold on to, even if that means he lives inside the stand of one of the larger tanks, or even my Mom's house, but probably not under ideal conditions.
I am so torn up about the decision of having to choose between the trimac and istlantum, and the prospect of keeping the grammodes under less than ideal conditions that I am actually considering getting rid of all three, and pouring all my love and attention into my dovii, who also happens to be a stunner with a great presonality. This would involve me getting a larger tank, at least a 180 but quite likely something larger, and growing him into the monster he can become.
Advice please.
