How to convince parents to upgrade tank?

[all_or_nothin]

That's how my parents are right now... they won't let me get an 800g pond in the basement even if I pay for it with my own money (which I always do)

800g is a bit big for kids with living with parents i have a 120 so i think im really lucky but they do enjoy my fish my mom likes my porcupine puffer fish and oscar so they like fish with personality

 

[turtlesrock]

you sound exactly like MEE. Exactly. im 12 though. i just kept bugging my parents to let me upgrade from my 20gallon to a 100gallon for a year and it worked once i found one on ebay for 177dollars!! it came with everything. and now i just keep bugging em and im up to 6 soon 7 tanks.

 

[turtlesrock]

800g is a bit big for kids with living with parents i have a 120 so i think im really lucky but they do enjoy my fish my mom likes my porcupine puffer fish and oscar so they like fish with personality

a 800gallon is big for a kid but one of my friends "fishfreak2009" has 16 tanks and probbubly over 700gallons. he has two 180gallons, a 90 and a bunch of other size tanks.

 

[dragonfish18]

if i had little money and needed space id go for a preformed pond. or some large tubbawear boxes..

or mybe if u did some diy tank stuff too, so that your folks can see your interest and saving money that they would be more inclined to letting u up grade. imo thats what id do

 

[Bottomfeeder]

To the OP:
Sorry bro, it happens. I'm 14 now, and it took a lot of convincing to get my parents to let me get a 30 gallon. Some parents are lax about the hobby: some kids on here have AMAZING collections, with tanks that are in the triple digits of gallons and fish I can only sketch. But the best thing to do is to get the best fish you can find for your current tanks, enjoy them, be proud of them. And don't spend your free time salivating over other peoples' tanks. It's a great hobby that everyone can take part in, wether you have a 10 gallon tank or a 1000 gallon tank.

 

[Tstove15]

just wait till you get your license...you can do whatever you want

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

im living with my granny right now ( mom passed from cancer and im 20 right now ) i had a 20 gallon ( heck id let you have that tank for free if you were by me ) i kept asking for a bigger tank ( my bedroom is the livingroom btw ) they always said no untell i told them id pay extra for having the bigger tank so i baught my neighbers 75 and i also DO pay extra like 10 dollars extra for elec.. so if you can get some money somehow offer to pay extra for light/elec bills

feasable

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Try recycling. I used to do this sometimes when I was a kid and would get pretty good amount of money sometimes.

i might just try that

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

sure..... NOW GO DO MY HOMEWORK! lol jk

sure buddy lol

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

That's how my parents are right now... they won't let me get an 800g pond in the basement even if I pay for it with my own money (which I always do)

wow that's pretty bad