I feel like a bad father.

[nfored]

When I meet my wife, I told her I was obsessed a bit with my fish, and want more. We had agreed a can get one more 200+ gallon tank, before we started having kids. Well God was not invited to that meet, and so he didn't know the agreement; and sent us our little girl Due April 15.

Well earlier I was all bumbed out because I realized my aro tank is not going to be in the cards for a while now. I feel like a complete bad dad that was just a selfish thought, and I should not even think of things like that.

On the other hand I can't wait to sit in our rocking chair and watch the fish with my baby girl. I have always wanted a girl, and was ready to have child when my first wife decided it was time to call it quits. So God has truelly blessed us with this gift.

I am sure I will have some awsome stories in the years to come about what she did; I remember on guy said his daughter took the fish out to clean it.

 

[Red Devil]

just put a little bit away each time you can towards the tank.. make some sacrafices that won't interfere with the budget.. congradulations on your baby girl

 

[T@nkbuster]

'Grats! You'll get through it man. I was out of the hobby for a while with studying abroad, starting work and then a family, but now that my daughter is a year old, I'm back! I now have four 70G growouts with a silver, jar and yellow tail (still deciding between a black, green and RTG for the fourth), and am planning a 380G show tank, plus a 50G coldwater set-up for my daughter. With a little patience, lots of planning, scrimping and saving, it'll all work out. Good luck!

 

[Pharaoh]

Congrats. We all have those moments, they key is to move on past them and learn from them.

 

[Warborg]

Congrats, I wanted to build a fountain pond last spring but losing my job and a daughter on the way stopped that(She was born April 24th). I'm working on a cheap kiddie pool pond in the meanwhile. She already eyes on my 55 in the kitchen... so I should have luck raising her on fish.

 

[jsodwi]

When I had my kids it gave me a reason to set up more tanks. Me and my 2 kids set up 29g tanks in their bedrooms, they got to pick decorations for them and pick out their fish and I occasionally use them as growout tanks for some of my monsters. Everyone wins they learn about fishkeeping and resposibility and I get to grow Aros, cichla, and cats

 

[hbluehunter]

Congrats on the baby girl.. You'll get your other tank, it'll just take a little more time.
I went through the same thing but my wife told me i had to get rid of all the tanks and just keep one..
Well i guess she didn't mean sell them all including my largest tank(100gal) and buy a single 300 gal.. But i did..

 

[dogofwar]

My daughter loves to help me in the fish room and go to fish stores with me. Once they get about 3 1/2 or 4 they can actually help with stuff.... and look and learn well before then.

She's the only female permitted in the man cave...

Matt

 

[nfored]

Thanks all. I am very excited for her, I have a BioCube ready for her room; the wife said a small tank; and hey 29 seems small to a RTC

 

[dingoofus]

Nah, a bad father wouldn't feel guilty liek you did.