What's YOUR aquarium lie?

"No no no, those snails are gone! I told you I could get rid of them."
*glares at tiny bladder snail inching along evilly*
 

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"My plants are thriving."

Not. Therefore, I need to change things. Better light? Different ferts? Different and new plants? Finally CO2 injection? It never stops!
 

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Yawn, stretch, face the day.... "This is the day I'll clean all the sponge filters in all 5 tanks."

Next day, same thing.

A week later, clean them from 1 tank.

2 weeks later - Today I HAVE to clean those stinking filters...

The 2 in the mystery snail breeding tank are the worst, and this is my very most hated thing to do. Last week when I cleaned them, I couldn't believe how much air came ripping out of them - can't procrastinate so much anymore!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the ACTUAL last piece of duckweed! ...I think.
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There was a time I thought about getting duckweed to help keep nitrates down. Then I started reading posts like this about it and passed!
 
Same! But since I am a minor my mom has to come in with me to buy a fish and she is like "how many fish do you need?!?!"
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Wait where do you live!? Is this always the case?!
 

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"I'm only sending you tanks on Facebook Marketplace for ideas, I don't think we should get it"

To which my wife replies "Then why have you messaged them!?"
 
As I'm currently looking for a second hand tank mine would be:

This is the last time I'm going to check if any more tanks have been added to Facebook market place today...
 
I won't expand the number of tanks...
But I was l only lying to myself...;)
 
I will never buy another tank. And now I have a 125 G on order.
 

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“I don’t have room for a bigger tank.”
 
Urgh. This thread really calls me out in so many ways .

me to husband - you know my tank burst and I need a new one so I’ve found a bargain, can I borrow the van ?
Him- umm, maybe I should drive .
Me- okay we’re going tomorrow setting off at 8.45 to arrive at 11.27, thanks, it’s the last tank I need.

4months later…
Him: what do you want for Xmas
Me: another tank ..
 
“Just nipping upstairs to put some fresh water in the little tank, be down in 10”

Often ends up with me disappearing for several hours canister cleaning, water changing, glass cleaning and plant tidying all tanks apart from the little tank I went up to do.
 
I swear it's just water change day, we don't need to mess with the planting.

*Usually an hour or two later I'm found with cookie sheets covered in dwarf swords, baby ferns, small rocks and super glue.

It's ok, I'm just going to finish the water change now and then we'll run these to (insert local fish member here) real quick.

*5 hours later the boys and I are usually found in someone else's fish room an hour or two away on a tour or planting expedition...

"It'll just be a quick water change, I swear"
 
"I finally got all the duck weed out of that tank!"

(I didn't know it was a lie, and I certainly hoped it wasn't, but guess what?)
 

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That tank? Oh no babe, I've had that tank for months.
 
“I am CERTAIN I am getting (X fish)…I am not changing my mind on the stocking again!!”
 
Mine is:
I won't feed my begging angelfish more food today.... Every time I walk by they rush to the side of the tank and start begging for food at the water surface. And I sometimes cave...
 

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"I finally got all the duck weed out of that tank!"

(I didn't know it was a lie, and I certainly hoped it wasn't, but guess what?)
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You and me both, I got about 2 pieces of duckweed in my tank and I swear that stuff multiplies over night! I see one piece today and about 25 tomorrow morning -_-
 
I definitely don't want to feed my Pleco another pellet cuz he looks so derpy eating one
 
"this is the LAST tank..." 1 year later "thanks for the 100 gallon tank!!"
 
There are lies we all tell ourselves (and our spouses or parents) about this hobby - what's yours?

Mine is "THAT was definitely the last piece of duckweed. I've totally eradicated it this time."
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Mine isn't a lie because I meant it when I said it. Asked my parents for a five gallon back when I didn't have a tank and told them it would be my only one... NOPE I have the 5 has a hospital tank now and have a 10, and 20, gallon and have plans for a few racks with maybe 3 10gals, two 40gal breeders, 4-5 20gal longs, one 75, and a 300gal... So haha it's definitely not what they thought when buying me a tank for my birthday.
 
My current lie is i tell myself i don't want to take them when we move...and also tell myself how boring life would be without all my tetras!
 
My current lie is i tell myself i don't want to take them when we move...and also tell myself how boring life would be without all my tetras!
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Tetras are awesome because they have a very simple and repeatable pattern of behavior, but makes perfect sense. Fish sense. Life is good.
 

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“All done” w the tank. No need to change a thing…..I like it just the way it is.
 
"I think i am happy with the number and size of my tanks, now."

This one i am really hoping isn't a lie.
 

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