Are people taking this hobby to seriously?

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I agree that when a life is on the line you have to be serious about it. They are like children are children not something you must take care of to insure their health and saftey? This is the same as fish, YOU must ensure their health and saftey, this hobby has it's extremes but I don't think you can be too serious about it.
 
They are a hobby the same way a dog is a hobby. Keeping the fish is keeping a pet, just like a dog or a cat. I suppose some might view caring for an animal as a hobby that can be picked up and dropped just as easily as they can pickup and get rid of animals, but its more than that to a lot of people, me included.

Setting up, decorating, and enjoying the tank is the hobby. Keeping them happy alive and well is an obligation.
 
I like buying fish when they're juvi's you get to watch them grow :D
& my mbu is amazing to watch! Along with the rest of my fishies!
Just very entertaining & rewarding at the end of the day :)
 
< God complex... I control the fishes world for better and worse... MFK has great info/people who take this hobby to the next level either through experience, reading (don't get me wrong it's great to read up on fish stuff but 15 credits a semester and a job doesn't leave much time for that lol) and some of these tanks people have made or designed are just plain awesome... Plus it's a great place to bounce off fish DIYs... Better then trial on error IME...

I also enjoy the people that nit pick stuff and try to come off as all-knowing in a derogatory, demeaning manor. It's just the internet...
 
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Plus it's a great place to bounce off fish DIYs... Better then trial on error IME...
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True, but I have gotten some TERRIBLE advice before, so it goes both ways.
 
I think what makes me like this hobby is when you seeing my fish be happy, healthy, active and beautiful. The hobby is YOU and your fish. The fish depend on YOU. YOU feed them. YOU clean the tank. YOU treat their diseases. YOU do everything for them, and i like seeing things thrive that are under my care. Especially when you grow fish like datnoids or other slow growers. Getting them to eat and grow into a beautiful show piece really makes this hobby the best hobby ever. Fish are a large part of a life, i haven't lived through one day where i have not researched or talked about my fish or other peoples fish. I think it's not only a hobby, but a lifestyle and can make you a living. Fish keeping really keeps me out of trouble as well :naughty:
 
It's a HOBBY, not a LIFESTYLE. Some people on this site do go to extremes. Perhaps they lack something in their lives and fish fill that void. I don't mean to be offensive, but we have to keep things in perspective. Fish are not like kids, dogs and cats. They are a hobby.
 
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