College fish keepers?

[squidyboy0]

Any college students with tanks on here. i'm heading off to college soon and was wondering how fish tanks plus dorms plus dorm mates turns out. I wanted to get my Oscar a bigger tank, (and even potentially use him as a chick magnet ) but I think the dorm may be too small or I might have other problems. Will I be stuck with a 2-gallon betta tank? Tell me what you guys think/have done....

 

[Chicxulub]

I'm a full time college student with fish.

But then again, I'm also a full time employee who works no less than 48 hours a week and a father of a five month old. Somehow I don't think I'm in a position to give you the advice you're looking for lol

 

[squidyboy0]

Wait do you live in a dorm with a Goonch and Goliath?????????

 

[Chicxulub]

No, that was my point lol.

 

[petspoiler]

Any college students with tanks on here. i'm heading off to college soon and was wondering how fish tanks plus dorms plus dorm mates turns out. I wanted to get my Oscar a bigger tank, (and even potentially use him as a chick magnet ) but I think the dorm may be too small or I might have other problems. Will I be stuck with a 2-gallon betta tank? Tell me what you guys think/have done....

first thing you need to do is verify your dorm rules. some don't allow aquariums at all, some limit the gallons.

 

[Aw3s0m3]

I just set up a nano reef in mine. You won't be allowed to keep large aquariums and I'm just not into small community fish.


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[jhc7685]

You have to ask yourself how will you transport the fish and tank when the semester ends.

 

[Aw3s0m3]

I'm a full time college student with fish.

But then again, I'm also a full time employee who works no less than 48 hours a week and a father of a five month old. Somehow I don't think I'm in a position to give you the advice you're looking for lol

Holy s***!! You do all that AND you're a mod on here?! Do you not know how to have fun and enjoy life? Haha I'm kidding, but that's a lot of stuff. I don't see how you can get sleep especially since you have a 5 month old.


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[Cod]

i just keep mine at home 4 my brother 2 take care off when im gone

 

[Oscar Mike]

My dorms at the UC wouldn't allow any fish tanks or pets, but that didn't stop a few of my friends from buying 2-3g betta tanks... there was one girl with a dachshund too, and my gf and I bought a pet rabbit that we hid under the bed during inspections lol. I would check your school's policy tho because i can't picture them allowing a tank larger than 10g, if anything. My apartment only allows 10g tanks but I have over 500g in here now, so there's ways to bend the rules if you're willing to accept the potential consequences (in this case eviction or major water damage)