My parents aren't understanding

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my parents hate it when i go to a lfs and walk out without fish...they keep saying my tank is too empty
once my dad came home with 50 feeders without telling me >.>
 
Freezekougra;3950642; said:
my parents hate it when i go to a lfs and walk out without fish...they keep saying my tank is too empty
once my dad came home with 50 feeders without telling me >.>
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LOL suprise son!! I know you love fish so heres a BUNCH :ROFL:
 
marauders30;3918084; said:
tanks always grew on my parents. they never liked the ideas of big tanks but when i set them up they got over it. i also once had an oscar that had to be separated so i put up a tank in my parents living room till i could give it away. my plan was to then use the tank for other cichlids but when i tried to give it away, my mom wouldnt let me cuz it grew on her. now its 4 times the size and still living in my parents living room. as a result i am down a tank
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Mine are the same, well my mother is. Dad doesnt mind at all, helps build the stands and stuff.
Found an old 3ft (3x10"x10" or something very small) and set it up in the dining room.
Decided I wanted a bigger tank... Bought a 6x18"x20", built a cabinet and replaced the 3ft with it.
Got told that was it, no more tanks. hahaha
Bought a 4x15x18" for my room, and just recently picked up a 5x2x2 to replace it with. hehehe.
 
I understand how you feel. Now that I am an adult and I have my own house, with my own electric bill, I find limiting myself is not so hard. However When I get a bug up the yahoo, it doesn't go away until I have completely scratched it off. Hence, started out with a 5gal, then a 10gal, now 80gal, and looking for a monster one now, but waiting for the right price. Craigslist is my best friend and worst enemy:headbang2
 
heres mine
me: can i get this fish?
dad: yes
mom: no u already have enough fish.
(i get get it anyway) ;)
now i have to have the talk about how fish need bigger tanks. that will be hard for my mom not dad. :D my dad has had fish his hole life. But now he is like my mom now NO more fish. :(
 
Heres me we go look at some guys fish tank, wich is 8 x 2 x 2 with stand, filters and heaters n crap, and a rtc for 700$, no its too big, we will just get a new one made from the lfs,

Go ther and order a 6 x 3 x 2 for $2500!! (with sump and drilled thro the centre and whole setup an everything)
LOL
+ only thing we ever fight about is when im doing water changes, ive already started doing the wc and she runs in and puts towels on the floor.
and dad is when i decide to do the wc at like 9 at night when i get inspired to do it haha
 
Haha funny thing is that my mom got me into the hobby. It all started when we got a 125g from a relative who was moving, We didn't know what to do with it so weeks pass since we set it up, no fish. The next day me and my dad go to pick up my mom at work and then she remembers that there was an aquarium in her working place with a huge silver arowana. Believe me that thing was a monster, her co-worker would sometimes bring in a mouse to feed it. So on the day that me and dad went to pick up my mom, We went to a nearby LFS and bought a 12" silver arowana. I was hooked from then until a year later it jumped to it's doom. That's when I became addicted buying arowanas, cichlids, etc. I went crazy.

Now my parents hate my hobby they think they created a monster. But I'm still at it basically almost all the tanks I have, there's at least a arowana or large predatoy fish inside.
 
Hehehe it all started when I brought home a betta fish they were giving away at my friend's graduation party, then i decided to get a crowntail for me and my sister.

Mom: What the hell are all these fish doing in your room?
Me: Swimming
Mom: I'm not going to clean those effing tanks
Me: No prob mom I'll do it.

I take a trip to the LFS and over the next 2 months i ended up with 5 betta fish in my room. Mother was not pleased, Dad thought they were cool. For christmas my little sister secretly got me a cute 10 gallon tank and i set it all up without them knowing.

Mom: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!
Me: A fish tank.
Mom: I THOUGHT I SAID NO MORE FISH!! YOU ALREADY HAVE 5!!
Me: Yeah, I know. However THIS is for my fire belly newt.
Mom: WHAT!? You got a SALAMANDER?!
Me: No Mom, it's a newt!
Mom: grumble grumble...

Little did mom know that I had seen baby red belly piranhas for sale at the fish store, hehehehe. So with my Christmas money in hand I "went to the mall" with my little sister and came home with a 35 gallon tank. Asked my dad for some help and snuck it into the house while she was asleep. Set it up, and started to cycle it. To hide it, I put a blanket over it.

Mom: What is in your room under that blanket?
Me: DON'T TAKE OFF THE BLANKET MOM!!!
Mom: WHY?
Me: It's ummm MY ART STUFF!! Dont toutch it we are umm doing a project in class that involves drawing in the dark.... (TOTALY BELIEVABLE!! :headshake)
Mom: Oh alright....

So me and Daddy-o went down to the store after everything was ready and got my Piranha! Once I got them in the tank I just kinda left it there all set up and nice with my new babies swimming happily in it without Mommy knowing.

Mom: RHEANNA!!!!!! GET YOUR LITTLE BUTT UP HERE NOW!!!
Me: Oh crap... Yes mom?
Mom: WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT ANY MORE FISH??! I SAID NO!!
Me: MOM DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE WANTED PIRANHAS?!
Mom: THEY'RE PIRANHAS?!?! THAT'S IT! TAKE THEM BACK NOW OR I'M FLUSHING THEM!!!! (the evil wench!!)
Me: MOM I'M 18 YEARS OLD AND I CAN'T HAVE FISH? I CLEAN ALL THE TANKS I FEED THEM I DO EVERYTHING FOR THEM I EVEN PAY FOR THEIR FOOD OUT OF MY OWN POCKET!! WHAT IS THE DEAL YOU DONT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR THEM!!
Mom: I DONT CARE I SAID NO!
Me: MOM WILL YOU ATLEAST LOOK AT HOW COOL THEY ARE FIRST!
So my mom looks at them for a little bit after I throw some shrimp in there.

Mom: Ok... they are pretty cool BUT NO MORE FISH THIS IS IT!
Me: Alright fiiiiiine! No more Piranhas!!
Mom: Ok! Now go do something because I'm still mad at you!

I dont think mom is going to be verry happy when i get my 55 gallon salt water tank or when I upgrade my piranhas into a 75 gallon but ooooh well ;)
 
Heres mine
started out having a 14 gallon with 1 oscar
me:mom hes going to grow out of the tank
Mom: he can live in there for awhile
month later
me: mom hes getting too big can i get a new tank?
mom: fine
come home with a 20 long
mom: THATS huge where is that going to go:screwy:
me: its not that big
mom: fine just be careful not to spill water
about 2 months later
me: he getting to big i need a new tank
mom: NO WAY!!
me:ok...
mom: week later, he looks so sad in there he might need a new tank...
me: Score:headbang2
mom: SO what do u want for xmas...
me: how about a new tank
mom: maybe
dad: well what size tank would you need for your fiah
me: well maybe a 55
dad: thats pretty big idk
Xmas mourning: Brand new 55...
months later
me: mom i found this deal on craigslist its another 55 for the piranha
mom: no way you have 2 fish tanks you dont need another
me: ok
4 hours later
me: PLLLZZZZ mom
mom:FINE
me: comes home woth a baby RTC
mom: hes so cute!
me: yea hes gonna need a big tank...
mom: How big.?.?.?
me: well this 125 i found will hold him for awhile
mom: o he// no
me: plz
mom: talk to your dad
dad: fine but you better take care of these fish!!
me: ok
newest battle
Hey mom can i put a pond in the backyard............she surprisingly said yes

currently:
1 x 125
2 x 55
1 x 14
soon to come 1000 gallon koi/ native pond:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2
 
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