Please tell me you've done this too !!!

[IKeepPacu]

It's not like I put him in a goldfish bowl. However, I could swear that I had almost a dozen Neons last night. Boy, they're really good at hiding now since I put the Ghost Knife in there. Maybe they're all just playing together - hide and seek??!!

hide and seek in the ghost knives belly

 

[iManipulate]

I just nabbed a great deal on craigslist. I got a 20gal fully equipped with EVERYTHING. Filter, heater, lighted hood, siphon, plants, rocks, gravel, food, water tests, and a bunch more stuff! All for $40! I couldn't pass it up. Now I'm trying to think of where in my house I can fit another aquarium. My closet is full of stuff, my back room is full of stuff I had to shove in there to make room for my other aquariums, and my front room is full of water being treated for my w/c tomorrow night.

I impulse buy ALL the time, then I'm like ah ****.

 

[daveydoodle]

I realize I'm starting to do that more and more. As I said I have 5 extra tanks in the garage (20L to a 240) just calling to me to get them set up. I'm trying to finish a 180 right now. And I've already thought of a great spot to set up my 240, but I gotta be honest....I'm gonna feel bad with my 4 y/o son outside all winter. Anyone seen the forcast for Denver, CO this year?

 

[zerojquan85]

I think being on MFK has helped me to learn not to do that...
Very early on my fish keeping.. i used to buy up fish and go with the flow sorta thing.. get fish that other people were getting..

I killed some awesome fish because of tankmate conflicts.... i look at my Uncle (whos not a member here) and seeing how crowded his tank is and some of the problems he has with his fish.. i feel fortunate that i dont buy what i can't house...

 

[benzjamin13]

I used to do that a lot...A LOT, lol. Now a days, my tanks have either little community fish or fairly good size predators. So now a days, I see fish that I want and I have to consider the nature of the fish I buy and where it can go. Usually I can put them in either tank, so I can't get it. Recently, a lfs got some TSNxPerruno (I think) for $10, but they're too small for the large tank and will predate on the community fish. So unfortunately, that Cat is a no go.

 

[gomezladdams]

Wanna get yourself in real trouble?Go to a local fish clubs annual auction.
Saw a 100+ gallon acrylic cube sell for $35.I had my tiny sebring converible and still had to go pick up my wife and two kids after,and we were 150 miles from home.Realizing I might crack and bid then be forced to choose whether my family or the tank gets a ride home that day,I turned to my friend and said "Dont let me bid on that tank,even if you have to slug me."

Same thing with fish,the assortment of future and odd monsters at last years njas auction at a fraction of retail was mind boggling.

My weakness is severum.Love them.Buy them.6 months in cant stand them.Sell or give them away.repeat.

 

[peewee]

impulsive buy, have done that once.

 

[daveydoodle]

Dammit!! It happened again. Can I get someone in MFK to hold onto my wallet for me? If I give it to my wife, I'll have a house full of shoes, and if I keep it there won't be any fish left for any of you. I know I shouldn't have done this, but a guys shipping out to Afganastan on Monday (10/26/09) and he's been trying to sell his 180 bowfront for months with no luck. So today I ended up with his stock. I got (1) 16" Clown Knife, (2) 10" Tiger Oscars, (1) 6" JD and (1) 8" Sailfin Pleco. I have room (more or less) for everything, but just couldn't walk away from that. What are the next 11 steps after admitting I have a problem?

 

[daveydoodle]

picture of the new Clown Knife.

 

[chesterthehero]

nope... also never done that... always think first....