have anyone else felt this way

[the big kahuna]

im feeling like i've lost interest in the hobby all together--i've changed the scenery inside the tank bought new fish but for the last two months its been no excitement for me with this hobby---tank maintenance that i used to look forward to is now a nuisance even though i do my regular maintenance ----have you guys ever felt this way and how did you overcome this "slump" im ready to sell everything

 

[zachery120]

well im not completely over that yet but what i do is take a brake i have my dad feed my fish for 2 to 3 days after that then im good to go. what size tank do you have and what fish do you have?

 

[the big kahuna]

180 gallon with p. bass dats geos and sevurums

 

[Madding]

I get this feeling every so often. I usually just fast the fish for a day and look at some vendor lists for fish I've never kept before.

It's a horrible feeling though, I feel for you.

 

[12 Volt Man]

no, but what I find is that when I add another tank and do something different with it (eg plants, discus, saltwater, whatever) it re-engerizes my enthusiasm for the hobby.

you might think getting another tank is the exact opposite of what you would want to cure the doldrums, but trust me it works.

anything to get you excited again, and a brand new setup with something new is the best way to do this.

maintainence should not really be an issue as it takes very little time.

you should probably only be spending 1 hour per week maintaince on your 180

if not, you may not be doing water changes as efficiently as you could. are you using a python?

 

[the big kahuna]

i do 30% water changes twice a week with the python---thought of setting up a new tank but figured that i would make me feel twice as worse

 

[Newt]

This happens to me at times and when it does I do the bare minimum to keep my fish healthy and happy, but it seems like such a chore.

Sometimes all it takes to get me out of my slump is to research some new fish, sometimes I trade in old fish for new, other times I set up a totally new tank.

Don't sell your tank and fish. You will pull out of this slump and enjoy yourself again, just give it time.

 

[vamptrev]

sounds like your getting sick, have you checked your temperature? lol

sounds like you need a stingray in that bass tank

 

[BrandonJ]

this hobby can be like that.....

 

[fishy12]

Do a Salt tank with a long horn cowfish or a moray eel or a community salt always lokks gr8t