I am no longer a Monster Fish keeper.

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jjohnwm said:
Apparently it does; I still haven't gotten the hang of it! :)

I have lush jungles of greenery in some of my tanks, by accident...but if I consciously decide to keep a planted tank? Let's just say that I have mastered the art of the Scorched Earth Aquascape. :)
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I have learned to just ''go with the flow''. Trying to control plants is a bit like trying to leash an octopus. Whenever I try to scape and control growth I usually end up with massive algae blooms that take over everything, so I totally understand the whole ''scorched earth'' idea.
 
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I went from 20 to 260 to 20 to 40 to 75 gallon. Now I have 40 gallon and 10 gallon as well now along with 75. Betta tanks are as rewarding as well. I added plants and a school of nano fish.
 
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CanadianKeeper said:
Well, reality hits some times. You need to move, new houses ect.

I came to the realization I am no longer able to be a monster fish keeper for at least 5 years.

I did not let that stop me though! I got a small fish with big attitude!

I picked up a fluval flex 9 Gallon to put my show Plakat betta in!
A few small mods like filter floss in the left empty compartment, a better hole to run the pump and heater lines out of.
I went with a heater for a 5 gallon, my house is nice and warm. I was worried about the heater getting stuck on and boiling the little dude. So I got a small enough heater that if my house does get a little cool the tank wont but it cant boil the little guy if it breaks. (normally I avoid this by using multiple smaller heaters on a larger tank but not an option with small tanks!)

Mind you the fluvals light broke about 2 weeks into owning it... The replacement should be here this week from fluval.

I got some pre-filter sponges/foam set for the fluval edge and that took care of the high flow issue perfectly! Great 6 buck fix!

anyways better photos to come when the light gets in. Until then! Here yah go!
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I broke down my piranha tank and got a halfmoon king betta , gonna set my 125 back up after we move next year.0713211744_exported_18263.jpg0713211744_exported_17996.jpg0713211744_exported_9431.jpg0713211744_exported_9998.jpg
 
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jjohnwm said:
That betta is gorgeous, as is that photo of it! There is every bit as much enjoyment in keeping smaller fish as there is in the monsters. I haven't been a true MFK aquarist for many years. Just got one potential monster cat recently, an apurensis jelly...but have no plans for any more big guys. Small fish are just as interesting and don't provide that tiger-pacing-back-and-forth-in-a-cage feeling that I have come to dislike.

Long before I ever heard of MFK as a website, my wife was using the term Monster Fish Keeper to describe me, back when I had big fish, mostly predatory. After I gradually switched over to smaller fish, she made one of her rare visits to the fishroom and commented on the lack of tankbusting fish. I ruefully replied that I was no longer her Monster Fish Keeper.

She glance around at the roughly 2000 gallons of water bubbling merrily around her and said "Well, you might not be a Keeper of Monster Fish anymore...but you're still a Monster Keeper of Fish!" :)
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Very true, even just talking about when I was cycling the tank before adding my little betta people seemed to get overwhelmed by just the cycle lmfao.
 
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I broke down my piranha tank and got a halfmoon king betta , gonna set my 125 back up after we move next year.
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Beauty betta! I let my better half pick out the betta with a little over sight from myself. I picked my top 3 and she picked the final.

I was very drawn to an all black crown tail.


How big was your piranha tank!? Is that betta living in luxury?! lol
 
CanadianKeeper said:
Beauty betta! I let my better half pick out the betta with a little over sight from myself. I picked my top 3 and she picked the final.

I was very drawn to an all black crown tail.


How big was your piranha tank!? Is that betta living in luxury?! lol
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Thank you. Your wife picked a good one where did you get it from. My piranha tank was 125 gallons. I have two betta pairs that share a 10 gallon not luxury lol. 0714211758_exported_14097.jpg0714211758_exported_12564.jpg0714211755_exported_3802.jpg0714211749_exported_2866.jpg this is the other male I have.
 
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