Getting The Need Another Tank Bug Already

So now that I have successfully cycled my 5 gal and got my first fish (and assassin snail) I am already wanting more lol. So my female betta is very active and swims around like crazy all the time, so I am thinking she would do great with even more space. I am also very interested in cherry barbs as I think they are absolutely beautiful...I also love the different rasbora species. So I have my eye on a 36 gal bowfront tank and I was thinking of getting that and setting it up and cycling it....getting the barbs and rasboras I am interested in and then seeing if my betta can be added and get along in the tank. If it works well, then I could turn my 5 gal into a shrimp tank since I like those too lol. Is this a doable scenario?

 

A 5 would make a great shrimp tank.

 

I had this bug hit me before I'd even set my first ever tank up haha. Bought a 7g nano, then a 35g before it even had water in it, 2 months later I transferred everything from the 35g to a new 48g I bought, now I'm looking at turning the 35g into a small reef tank. It's definitely an addictive hobby.

 

I had this bug hit me before I'd even set my first ever tank up haha. Bought a 7g nano, then a 35g before it even had water in it, 2 months later I transferred everything from the 35g to a new 48g I bought, now I'm looking at turning the 35g into a small reef tank. It's definitely an addictive hobby.

I am figuring that out lol....I told my husband "I just want a small tank with one fish, that's all I want"...Now I am trying to figure out how to tell him "Well, I think just one big tank will be all I need" lol.

 

And this site is just chock full of enablers. Dooooooo iiittttt!!!!

 

Yes, please do get your "one big tank" then we can see how long it takes you to get the third tank and determine how bad your MTS is

 

If you don't already have live plants just wait till you put some in your tanks and then you will realize just how many tanks you "really" need

 

-started at .7 gallon (betta).
-got a 5 gallon for said betta.
-then got a 29 gallon.
-then put said betta from 5 gallon to a new 10 gallon (and added a friend betta in a divider).
-then put some fish from the 29 gallon into another 10 gallon.
-used old 5 gallon for some other fish we got.
-now want a 40 gallon breeder.

Short story: started with .7 gallon cup and now have 4 fully operational tanks.

 

Started with an 8.8 then got a 55 gallon kit then a 10 then a 20 long then a 5.5 then another 5.5 then a 29 that I currently have running outside oh and I almost forgot my 1/2-3/4 gallon bowl that has java moss in it

 

Most of us have a red paper clip turning into a house story for our fish tanks.

We all most inevitably start with the betta in the cup (red paper clip).

 

Most of us have a red paper clip turning into a house story for our fish tanks.

We all most inevitably start with the betta in the cup (red paper clip).

Well I started with corydora!
I bought about 4 or 5 and put then in a 10 gallon.
Bought some.mollies then dojo loaches, realized loaches get massive SWORE I needed a bigger tank.
So I got another 10 woth more cories amd mollies.
Then I got a 20 because they need a bigger tank!
Then I got a disease and put like 20 fish in my 20 long.
Then I decided I NEED a 55 because the loaches will keep growing! And the cories will like the space!
And.... The plecos are going to be bought so need a place to stay!
And.... Now the 20 is full, the 10s are all in use, the 55 is dang full, and now there's 29 too.
Oh and...
Maybe another 29 or 40 breeder on it's way... Maybe a 75...
Lol!
Get the big fish so you can upgrade!

 

If you don't already have live plants just wait till you put some in your tanks and then you will realize just how many tanks you "really" need

Oh I have live plants and actually ordered some more online..waiting for my shipment lol

 

Petsmart has the Top Fin Starter Kits on sale 50% off through the 27th.

Includes 5.5, 10, 20, 29, 37 and 55 gallon kits.

All purchases earn 1.5x rewards points through June 2nd I believe.

 

Petsmart has the Top Fin Starter Kits on sale 50% off through the 27th.

Includes 5.5, 10, 20, 29, 37 and 55 gallon kits.

All purchases earn 1.5x rewards points through June 2nd I believe.

Why can no one ever provide the 15 gallon on sale? Lol?
Need something other than standard!

 

My son wanted a betta, so we researched and I decided a 10 gallon was a decent size. Then I realized that if we got a bigger tank, I could get corys. Therefore, 29 gallon. Then I got impatient waiting for him to save up the money and got myself a 10. Then I had too many snails and got a bin for them. Then I got a guppy and some neons off Craigslist and got a 20 for them and their friends.
Oh, and before I got the 10 I set up an opae’ula shrimp jar.
I really want a 40 breeder now.

 

My son wanted a betta, so we researched and I decided a 10 gallon was a decent size. Then I realized that if we got a bigger tank, I could get corys. Therefore, 29 gallon. Then I got impatient waiting for him to save up the money and got myself a 10. Then I had too many snails and got a bin for them. Then I got a guppy and some neons off Craigslist and got a 20 for them and their friends.
Oh, and before I got the 10 I set up an opae’ula shrimp jar.
I really want a 40 breeder now.

Keep going!!

 

There is no logical end, is there? I keep thinking that if we finished part of the basement I could get a big tank and have the giant pleco I always wanted.
I started my first tank (well, jar) last August.

 

Petsmart has the Top Fin Starter Kits on sale 50% off through the 27th.

Includes 5.5, 10, 20, 29, 37 and 55 gallon kits.

All purchases earn 1.5x rewards points through June 2nd I believe.

I have a 29G and want a 40G. I checked out the 37G but it seems to be a 29G just wider?

 

I have a 29G and want a 40G. I checked out the 37G but it seems to be a 29G just wider?

I have a 37g. It has the same footprint as a 29g, it’s just taller.

 

I have a 37g. It has the same footprint as a 29g, it’s just taller.

Ok. Yeah I want length over height.

 

Well I finally discussed a bigger fish space with my husband..but I was smart about it. We were sitting out on our patio and I said wouldnt it be nice to have one of those outdoor patio ponds right there in the corner? (We used to have an outdoor pond at our old house that we both enjoyed very much). Then I talked about how I would love to rig up some sort of filtering system where it filters through plants and rocks which got him thinking...so now he is involved lol. You see, he loves it when he can come up with a solution and build it for me. So now it isn't just my project, it's his too lol.

 

That sounds complicated

 

That sounds complicated

Not so complicated...here is the finished pond

 

Hold on, just re-read. Somehow my brain decided you were going to try and have a tank inside and a pond outside, but filter both in the same system meaning holes in the side of your house....
Keep in mind that I just came back to ~7,000 feet from being at sea level for a week and a half

 

Hold on, just re-read. Somehow my brain decided you were going to try and have a tank inside and a pond outside, but filter both in the same system meaning holes in the side of your house....
Keep in mind that I just came back to ~7,000 feet from being at sea level for a week and a half

That's hilarious lol

 

I am figuring that out lol....I told my husband "I just want a small tank with one fish, that's all I want"...Now I am trying to figure out how to tell him "Well, I think just one big tank will be all I need" lol.

LOL! That's exactly the same thing I told my husband! Just one small tank... then I caught MTS(multiple tank syndrome), now I have three

 

Oh, yeah, one small tank. I still have that one. I told my husband it was to grow plants for my son’s tank. Now that tank is full of shrimp and there’s a 20 at the foot of the bed and a bin full of snails, plus the shrimp jar I already had, and I’m trying to figure out where to put a 40 breeder. Oh, and there’s a 3 gallon with scuds in it. And my son’s 29 that the sterbais keep breeding in.