What do you think?
I am no psycholgist, but I think sometimes keeping fish really is a form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and, in some case could be detrimental to the quality of life.
Keeping one tank with nice colourful fish like discus, Africans or saltwater is relaxing and good for mental health. But is an obsession with huge aggressive, jumping, crawling, flying, venomos and even electric monsters; life-feeding, gruesome videos, fanatic dedication to WCs, building ponds, fish rooms and even huge buildings dedicated to fish always normal/positive/healthy?
I am sure somebody here can tell us a sad story how his RTC ate his newborn baby, his wife was electrocuted when helping with WCs or his mother had a heart attack whe she met his MBU Puffer face to face in the dark.
Take me:
A year ago I got my first tank to decorate my living room. Six months later I had 13 tanks with over 40 species of fish and amphibians, was spending my mornings chopping beefheart, my afternoons looking for fish online or posting on this forum, and in the evenings I would stare into my tanks.
I had an Irish gf who was a big help with WCs. When she was here, I used to pay less attention to her than to my Crenicichlas. She said "You have too many fish tanks!" and eventually went home to dear old Dublin. (I hope Ash will take her place soon.
)
I just got of the phone with her.
Guess what?
Yes! She is setting up a tank in dear old Dublin!
She contracted the desease! She needs her regular WCs now. I feel bad.
And then there is peanut who dreams about Chrenicichlas, Oddball who thinks his grandpa was a pleco, Guppy who met, studied and ate every single species of fish on this planet, and this Canadian guy who build a 50.000 gallon tank around his house.
Shopping can be a disorder. Gambling is a serious desease. Don't tell me fish-keeping is always healthy!
I am no psycholgist, but I think sometimes keeping fish really is a form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and, in some case could be detrimental to the quality of life.
Keeping one tank with nice colourful fish like discus, Africans or saltwater is relaxing and good for mental health. But is an obsession with huge aggressive, jumping, crawling, flying, venomos and even electric monsters; life-feeding, gruesome videos, fanatic dedication to WCs, building ponds, fish rooms and even huge buildings dedicated to fish always normal/positive/healthy?
I am sure somebody here can tell us a sad story how his RTC ate his newborn baby, his wife was electrocuted when helping with WCs or his mother had a heart attack whe she met his MBU Puffer face to face in the dark.
Take me:
A year ago I got my first tank to decorate my living room. Six months later I had 13 tanks with over 40 species of fish and amphibians, was spending my mornings chopping beefheart, my afternoons looking for fish online or posting on this forum, and in the evenings I would stare into my tanks.
I had an Irish gf who was a big help with WCs. When she was here, I used to pay less attention to her than to my Crenicichlas. She said "You have too many fish tanks!" and eventually went home to dear old Dublin. (I hope Ash will take her place soon.
)I just got of the phone with her.
Guess what?
Yes! She is setting up a tank in dear old Dublin!
She contracted the desease! She needs her regular WCs now. I feel bad.
And then there is peanut who dreams about Chrenicichlas, Oddball who thinks his grandpa was a pleco, Guppy who met, studied and ate every single species of fish on this planet, and this Canadian guy who build a 50.000 gallon tank around his house.
Shopping can be a disorder. Gambling is a serious desease. Don't tell me fish-keeping is always healthy!
