This right here sheesh. How does one even prepare for this?
What is your biggest fear in fish keeping?
- Thread starter wild bill
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LMAO!!
Tank blowout probably my biggest fear. I don't have the massive tanks like some of you guys do but I do have a 150 and a 135 in my living room.
Hello guys, I am new to the site my name is Rick (Keymaker). But I worry sometimes about me bringing things (Fish, Parasites whatever etc.) to my environment then having the knowledge to quarantine or fix the situation. I am glad you guys are around! One of the best forums I have been apart of keep up the great work MFK!
285 gallons on the living room floor would be quite an adequate illustration of just how big those aquariums are!
hello; Many of the things already named are concerns. Several times over the five + decades i have been keeping tanks someone has seen my tanks and been influenced to set up one of their own. Nearly all of these resulted in a bad outcome for the fish.
I use to encourage new people into the hobby, not any more. I now try to discourage most people. Few take the time to learn the needed basics and tend to ignore the warnings.
The cute baby oscar in a 30 gallon tank. The spotted catfish that ate it's tank mates and was thrown into the back yard to die. The "I don't need to do a water change" because I have the biggest filter on the tank. The "I feed my fish several times a day because they beg for food" and so on.
I will help someone already started, but I go heavy on the effort to keep a tank running for those just thinking about it.
I use to encourage new people into the hobby, not any more. I now try to discourage most people. Few take the time to learn the needed basics and tend to ignore the warnings.
The cute baby oscar in a 30 gallon tank. The spotted catfish that ate it's tank mates and was thrown into the back yard to die. The "I don't need to do a water change" because I have the biggest filter on the tank. The "I feed my fish several times a day because they beg for food" and so on.
I will help someone already started, but I go heavy on the effort to keep a tank running for those just thinking about it.
