i think the key is buying fish you really want to keep and fish that are interesting enough to keep aswell. i often find myself buying fish because its a larger specimen that 1. can actually go in my tank (sometimes i go to a lfs and theres nothing large enough to even cope in my tank) 2. because i convince my self i wont find another of that species large enough for a very long time so take my chance... then i discover i didnt need the fish and quickly get bored realise im once again getting heavily stocked and sell a load on. very irresponsible really isnt it...
i see many people on here spending obscene amounts of money on fish only then to sell them on, goonch for example just sit there until fed and they are sooo expensive, they get to a massive size and cant generally be kept with much! i cant understand why people would keep them? rtc obviously has the cute factor and are personable and active i understand this but not goonch.
have you seen the goldfish and oscar videos doing tricks that is interesting and they are some of the most common fish out there... im getting at some off the most common fish out there are the most common because of what? because they are the most fun too keep!-) i think we are all guilty of not spending enough time with our fish and spending to much time trying to impress people on here with our new buy!
i see many people on here spending obscene amounts of money on fish only then to sell them on, goonch for example just sit there until fed and they are sooo expensive, they get to a massive size and cant generally be kept with much! i cant understand why people would keep them? rtc obviously has the cute factor and are personable and active i understand this but not goonch.
have you seen the goldfish and oscar videos doing tricks that is interesting and they are some of the most common fish out there... im getting at some off the most common fish out there are the most common because of what? because they are the most fun too keep!-) i think we are all guilty of not spending enough time with our fish and spending to much time trying to impress people on here with our new buy!
