Can/Do you house your fish for life???
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When I was a kid I just bought what ever fish and did not care/plan for the future.
Now that life has made me a little bit wiser, I have been carefully selecting most of my fish slowly but surely and plan on keeping these fish for their lives.
There are a few fish in my community that have known tobe extremely aggro and my fingers are crossed but so far so good. The only way I woulc change the plans is if a certain fish could not coexist with the comm.
So as you already know by now I voted for the first option.
Now that life has made me a little bit wiser, I have been carefully selecting most of my fish slowly but surely and plan on keeping these fish for their lives.
There are a few fish in my community that have known tobe extremely aggro and my fingers are crossed but so far so good. The only way I woulc change the plans is if a certain fish could not coexist with the comm.
So as you already know by now I voted for the first option.
For the most part I buy for life, but I bought four quarter size angels, and when/if they pair off I'm gonna take the not-pair back to the shop for credit. I kinda hope they don't these days, because I really like all four of them. Heck, my plan for a native 75 might go down the drain, might take the other two and put them in there, and I know my syndontis would like a little more room inside the next year...ah heck, it's looking like a native 29 is next. 
i never buy a pet that i don't intend to keep for it's entire lifespan. i have traded my fish for other fish (and in some cases, wish i hadn't). i've also sold some that i've regretted selling. so i just don't do that anymore.
the fish that are here are here for life, same as my dogs. i was talking to someone about trading one or two of my orinos, but the more he wanted to do the trade the less i liked the idea and it ended up not happening. i'm probably far to attached to my fish to let them go.
can't say that about the snakes though.. lol.
the fish that are here are here for life, same as my dogs. i was talking to someone about trading one or two of my orinos, but the more he wanted to do the trade the less i liked the idea and it ended up not happening. i'm probably far to attached to my fish to let them go.
can't say that about the snakes though.. lol.
I personal have never had any fish that died from old age. There are lots of fish that i would love to. And its not because i want new fish or want to trade them out. It is simply because i tend to move around alot. I just recently moved down south to were i currently live. And diddnt only have to get rid of all my fish. But all of my large tanks to because i couldnt bring with me. And getting rid of some of my fish broke my heart more then getting rid of my tanks honestly. I cant waite to the day i own my own house and then it will be different
My first intent is to always keep my fish for life. But as things change you never know what's going to happen in the future. My priorities might change I may loose interest and want different fish.
bomber;4776618; said:
Thank You, Bomber, for that line.
Since you ( and a lot of us, in here ) are, in a way or another, "hoarders", this means that we keep on adding fish to our collections. In some cases, said fish are added to existing tanks, in other cases, said fishes give rise to a new tank.
And the story goes on, and on ( in my case, for 37 years )
Or you happen to change gears, for one reason or another ( I am currently getting back to CA/SA Cichlids, after a more than 15 year foray into Oddballs - mostly Arowanas ).
Does this mean, seriously, that we :
(i) will keep on adding new tanks, no matter their number, with everything it entails?
(ii) give up on new interests, just because that fish that we got years ago has not moved on to greener pastures?
If I felt like that, 200 tanks would not be enough for all fish I've had in my hobby.
In my case I rehome fish I've lost interest in. Period. Most of them I give away for free, to younger guys who are unable to purchase Oddballs and who I am sure will provide good husbandry to them.
Although this is a fish enthusiast's site ( and I know I am one ), fish are no dogs.
Those I keep for life.
Just my 2 cents
M
