How much did you spend for fish keeping?
- Thread starter Freezekougra
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including fish food filters heaters tanks pond etc.......around 20k and i bought my first tank in december of 2007.whoever said fish a cheap hobby is full of s#@t.
mfswets;3328929; said:
lol the longer i keep the fish the higher my rate of spending goes
started with a $20 10g starter kit
recently started up two small tanks, bought my first live plants, made a kensfish order, and now im trying to find something to breed
Maybe like... $900?
Probably less since I get stuff for free.
Thats not including my electric bill of course.
Probably less since I get stuff for free.
Thats not including my electric bill of course.
a couple thousand... i was up to 13 tanks and a pond at one time.. it just keeps adding up thou... but who cares as long as we love what we do 
Turtle tank:
Sand: $25
Rock: $50
Basking dock: $25
MVB: $60 (got gouged by petco, can get online for $30)
XP3: $150
Marineland stealth heater: $50
2 RES turtles: $40
5 electric yellow cichlids: $35
110gal stock tank: $60
DIY canister to run surface skimmer: $35
eheim surface skimmer: $30
various plastic plants: probably $30
total 590
75 gallon bichir tank:
75gal tank w/ stand: $100 craigslist
sand: $25
anubias: $12
bichirs: $50
african butterfly fish: $12
emperor 400: $40
Cascade 1000: $80
marineland stealth heater: $25
Hood with dual fluorescent light: $145
rock: free off of ground
driftwood: $10
total 500
Other:
digital thermometer $15
food $40 so far
various filter media $60 so far
assorted plumbing materials (especially tubing) $30 so far.
total: $1235 and none of this included tax so lets just say $1300.
Sand: $25
Rock: $50
Basking dock: $25
MVB: $60 (got gouged by petco, can get online for $30)
XP3: $150
Marineland stealth heater: $50
2 RES turtles: $40
5 electric yellow cichlids: $35
110gal stock tank: $60
DIY canister to run surface skimmer: $35
eheim surface skimmer: $30
various plastic plants: probably $30
total 590
75 gallon bichir tank:
75gal tank w/ stand: $100 craigslist
sand: $25
anubias: $12
bichirs: $50
african butterfly fish: $12
emperor 400: $40
Cascade 1000: $80
marineland stealth heater: $25
Hood with dual fluorescent light: $145
rock: free off of ground
driftwood: $10
total 500
Other:
digital thermometer $15
food $40 so far
various filter media $60 so far
assorted plumbing materials (especially tubing) $30 so far.
total: $1235 and none of this included tax so lets just say $1300.
worked most of mysummer to buy a 140gl tank
140 gallon tank, stand, canopy used on cl for $300
fluval fx5 $280
filter media $50
light bulb $15
gravel $100
plants $80
heaters $80
air pump $30
fish $120 (so far not sure how much ima spend)
and i spent all this without even thinking... wow cant believe how much aquariums can cost
But hey, what the heck we only live once might as wel enjoy it..
140 gallon tank, stand, canopy used on cl for $300
fluval fx5 $280
filter media $50
light bulb $15
gravel $100
plants $80
heaters $80
air pump $30
fish $120 (so far not sure how much ima spend)
and i spent all this without even thinking... wow cant believe how much aquariums can cost
But hey, what the heck we only live once might as wel enjoy it..
I can't even guess. I'm thinking this thread is going to depress quite a few people. Seems like if we combined what we have all spent we could buy a small country full of huge tanks ponds and monster fish
