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Old March 30th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
I am going to have to have 2 new tanks to ease my pleco and cichlid wants....

I have found some really cheap plecos that I have been wanting for a long time that someone is just getting rid of for the reason of moving and getting rid of their tank. One is a clown pleco and one is a gold nugget... However, my tanks are all african cichlids w/ high pH/hardness, etc... so I came up w/ a solution... save up get a new tank and do a south american w/ the german rams I have been wanting and let my mom put the plecos in her tank in the mean time... she has a south american right now.

Then I have the issue of mixing some really aggressive mbunas in my mbunas and they might have some issues when they are mature so I am going to need another tank to separate the mel. species... hence a new tank....

total for me 6 tanks..... my husband makes jokes (well so does my mom and stepdad when they come over) about how my house looks like a fish store.... I say well its a "theme" and I love it.... My grandmother which is 78 loves it... she said she could sit in my living room for hours and her blood pressure would be lowered w/o all the meds she has to take she says go w/ my hobby... of coarse when she was younger she had a ton of tanks too...
In fact the last time she came over she got in my rocking chair and sit in front of my 55g as if it was a big screen tv and just stared (maybe I should get her a tank for christmas this coming dec)

I plan to take my treadmil when I move my younger sons bed out of my bedroom and put it in my bedroom that would give me some room for another tank.. at least a 55g, that would make for a good south american.. ??
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Old March 30th, 2008  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
I hope you'll find a real good deal on a tank or 2 soon.
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Old March 31st, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
That's so cool that you can get those plecos!
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Old March 31st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
Clown plecos are pretty timid and love to eat.
We have 11 tanks in our living room, and they say your looks like a fish store lol.
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Old April 1st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Clown plecos are pretty timid and love to eat.
We have 11 tanks in our living room, and they say your looks like a fish store lol.
Don't tempt me!! I am finding new places for tanks.... and new reasons for tanks...different biotopes for one... and I am dying to get a nano reef
and the funny thing is, I do have post traumatic stress disorder and do see a therapist and have for years and my DOC is backing my hobby up and encourages me to get into it because its really calming for me and I am not needing nearly the meds I was before I started the hobby.... New therapy replace antidepressants w/ fishtanks.... pretty healthy huh?? I know my liver is likeing that! Between my grandmother and my therapist advice... they are very encouraging....
my therapist also has me meditate everyday too... but I feel more relaxed from working in the tanks the fish calm me 100 percent more than anything else I do....

Last edited by Angela_96; April 1st, 2008 at 11:15 PM.
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Old April 1st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Clown plecos are pretty timid and love to eat.
We have 11 tanks in our living room, and they say your looks like a fish store lol.
Wow Allie! I have 11 tanks total........I couldn't imagine having them all in my living room
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Old April 1st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Originally Posted by steveangela1 View Post
I have found some really cheap plecos that I have been wanting for a long time that someone is just getting rid of for the reason of moving and getting rid of their tank. One is a clown pleco and one is a gold nugget... However, my tanks are all african cichlids w/ high ph/hardness, etc... so I came up w/ a solution... save up get a new tank and do a south american w/ the german rams I have been wanting and let my mom put the plecos in her tank in the mean time... she has a south american right now.

Then I have the issue of mixing some really aggressive mbunas in my mbunas and they might have some issues when they are mature so I am going to need another tank to separate the mel. species... hence a new tank....

total for me 6 tanks..... my husband makes jokes (well so does my mom and stepdad when they come over) about how my house looks like a fish store.... I say well its a "theme" and I love it.... My grandmother which is 78 loves it... she said she could sit in my living room for hours and her blood pressure would be lowered w/o all the meds she has to take she says go w/ my hobby... of coarse when she was younger she had a ton of tanks too...
In fact the last time she came over she got in my rocking chair and sit in front of my 55g as if it was a big screen tv and just stared (maybe I should get her a tank for christmas this coming dec)

I plan to take my treadmil when I move my younger sons bed out of my bedroom and put it in my bedroom that would give me some room for another tank.. at least a 55g, that would make for a good south american.. ??

Good luck with your new tanks! I just got some GBR's today and I love them, so I bet you will enjoy yours Keep us posted and post some pics!
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Old April 1st, 2008  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Did I hear someone say they need tempted to buy more tanks?!
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Old April 1st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Did I hear someone say they need tempted to buy more tanks?!
at this point its more like a nudge... lol.. my husband mentioned making a way for us to have a 90g tank... for the mbunas ... so that gives me an empty 55.... im thinking peacock tanks w/ it... and amazon biotope w/ the 36 bowfront....
Still the issue of mom having time for her 4 tanks lingering.... me with open arms wanting them... 1 south american (i will get rid of the fake she has in it though)... she then has 3 betta tanks.....
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