What do you get out of keeping fish??

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redtailfool

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So heres the big question : Why go through all the hassle?? Why buy big ,rare expensive fish that jumps at 3 am ? Why do water changes everyday to bring ammonia down??? Why bring in tanks when the wife /gf/bf/husband doesnt approve???

What do you get out of it?? What keeps you in this hobby?
 
redtailfool said:
So heres the big question : Why go through all the hassle?? Why buy big ,rare expensive fish that jumps at 3 am ? Why do water changes everyday to bring ammonia down??? Why bring in tanks when the wife /gf/bf/husband doesnt approve???

What do you get out of it?? What keeps you in this hobby?
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I enjoy science and comeptition... It just so happens that there is alot of compeition in fishkeeping.

I love debating.

I also love animals, I have more respect for animals then humans.
 
yea ill 2nd that but i also enjoy them because i grew up with fish and i take marine bio, and bio courses at school. I also like the show that my gars do when i drop feeder goldfish in the tank all u see is glitter. :D
 
I love animals and the challegne. It feels great when your fishes get big and are healthy. And its an competition among your close friends when you got hold of a rare fish that they couldnt get a hold of. The whole thing about keeping fishes/animals is to also get experiences on them and to understand their natural behavior...that what I find so fun and interesting about it...
 
Aimhigher38 said:
I love animals and the challegne. It feels great when your fishes get big and are healthy. And its an competition among your close friends when you got hold of a rare fish that they couldnt get a hold of. The whole thing about keeping fishes/animals is to also get experiences on them and to understand their natural behavior...that what I find so fun and interesting about it...
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Don't know, Why keep cats? Just love them I guess.
 
wow thanks for the frank and unique answers. Didnt know that competition could be a prominent factor for keeping fish!! You do learn something new everyday.

I used to keep fish for my own enjoyment and satisfaction. With the advent of the internet, its nice to "show off" your collection online, learn ( and learn i did!) and teach others in the hobby.

Also had the privilege to meet and know a lot of cool fellow hobbyists and that certainly is a factor to stay. I am also tired of the bread and butter fish and i am in it for the challenge too. I like to keep sensitive fish to try to see if my 'wet thumb' is good enough to keep the fish alive and thriving.


But at the end of the day, it all boils down to personal enjoyment( to me anyway). When you are just bone-tired, you turn on the tank lights and just watch your fish glide and swim in their tanks... its more than worth the maintenance. Its just a great natural high for me.


Cmon people, lets see some answers here. We all wanna know what makes you tick!!
 
Plain ans simple, it keeps me happy and sane. I work 80 hours a week, 7 days a week, with maybe a weekend off every month. All I do is deal with idoits all day. So feeding my fish twice a day, doing water changes every week, and raising cool ass fish that reward you by getting fat, is what sooths me every day. They sheath my blade and my family knows it. Thats why i can have as many tanks or fish as I please.
 
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