I'm not happy with any of my tanks

[ehh]

I think in your case you are the total opposite of the normal fish keepers which isn't a bad thing....you seem to exceed the normal appropriate tank sizes for fish.....you can keep some of the fish you have in smaller tanks then u believe in....

i doubt doubt that i could keep them in smaller tanks but after having some of these fish for so long i realize how small the tanks really are.

 

[ehh]

I felt the same way w/ a 13" Oscar in a 75g. I sold the Oscar because I didn't have a big enough tank at the time. I want what's best for the fish not what I want. Too bad more people don't feel the same way.

well i won't be giving any of them away... fish are too expendable to too many people for me to trust anyone haha

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

I would say just check your local Craigslist ads. I see a ton of 125 gallon tanks here in the southern Ohio area and they are all usually very well priced. I picked up my 220 from someone for $400 and a stand for another $100.

Just be ready for the maintenance and equipment that goes with the bigger tank.

 

[ehh]

I would say just check your local Craigslist ads. I see a ton of 125 gallon tanks here in the southern Ohio area and they are all usually very well priced. I picked up my 220 from someone for $400 and a stand for another $100.

Just be ready for the maintenance and equipment that goes with the bigger tank.

i can't upgrade right now. this is the first thing i intended on doing once i moved though. i don't like buying use stuff so it's likely ill be making a trip to the fish store when the time comes lol

 

[davenmandy]

I am happier seeing less fish in my tanks now that they are huge. I went through the whole by monsters phase, but with what I know now and with the little amount of space these things already have, plus less issues in terms of feeding and sickness, it feels nicer to me to look at less in my tanks.

One thing I do have to get off my chest is that I hate maintenance in this hobby sometimes. I wish monster tanks came in a turn key unit that I never had to touch lol. Sometimes stuff is fun to work on, but stuff coming up like pumps failing or having to empty it fully for some reason is such a buzz kill sometimes.

 

[cichlidfish]

well i won't be giving any of them away... fish are too expendable to too many people for me to trust anyone haha

I actually regret it because a month later I traded my 75 and 55 strait up for a 150g and stand. There's always good deals on tanks, but replacing your wet pet is harder.

 

[Frank Castle]

I'm pretty comfortable with my 220. It would always be better to go into the three or four hundreds but sometimes it's better to check yourself before you end up divorced. I figured since I could technically lay in it, it's about as good as I need. I still keep grow out tanks though. Prospects (30), minor league (55), pro (220). The 220 only has 4 fish in it, the 55 and 30 have two.

what about "Hall of Famers"?

 

[Frank Castle]

Not my fish. I'm happy with my fish but I'm not happy with my tanks. More particularly, the sizes of my tanks.
When I set up the 75 for my midevil I thought it would be a suitable long term home. That's not at all how I feel now. The tank so damn small.
My 48x18 45gallon.... I have a big school of barbs and a convict in. That tank has become really small too. Those barbs are so active. I can't imagine keeping them in something like a 10 gallon.
Initially my plan was to buy a 125 for the midevil and move the barbs and convict into the 75. But now I feel like I'm going to have to get a 6' tank for the barbs.
I'm afraid that eventually I feel like the 125 isn't enough.

Anyone else have this problem? Feeling like your tanks are never big enough. Not because you want more fish but because you feel your current tanks aren't adequate for what you have.

I hate your tanks too ehh ....you suck, you were my hero Ron Burgundy!!!



Do you have any pictures of your tanks?

 

[ehh]

I hate your tanks too ehh ....you suck, you were my hero Ron Burgundy!!!



Do you have any pictures of your tanks?

i don't have pictures of them actually. i hate taking pictures of the tanks because they always look terrible.
but i do have a couple one minute videos. these have full tank shots.

 

[Ocean Railroader]

I have four Goldfish that are growing past eight inches long who live in a 75 gallon fish tank. But right now I'm in the process of finding my lovely pet Goldfish a 220 gallon tank but if a 360 gallon acrylic tank pops up I'm going to claim it for my four Goldfish.

If you have room in your house for a 125 gallon tank and the tank is in a basement on a cement floor then you can easily put in a 180 or a 220 or even a 300 gallon. A 180 gallon tank is only two feet longer and six inches deeper and six inches wider then a 75 gallon tank. While a 300 gallon tank is only twice as long as a 75 gallon fish tank.