View Full Version : Demographic Poll II
SigPiPup
07-27-2007, 9:34 AM
How about we go with age this time to go along with gender? I've always been curious about how 'young' everyone is. There is so much 'wisdom' that I assume that most of you are between the ages of 30 and 50. I'm probably wrong though. When I first started my nano I was surprised to find out that the guy that ran nano-reef.com was, at that time, 16 or something close to that.
I'm 30, been keeping fish for 15+ years (on my own, had fish my parents helped care for since I was much younger). I branched into the marine hobby only in the last couple of years, although I had been planning a reef tank for many years (just never had the money to set one up before).
Pallen81
07-27-2007, 10:31 AM
26 yrs old here. most of us will probably be 20 yrs old and above. the problem with marine tanks is you usually gotta have a job to pay for it! parents generally don't love spending lots of $$$ on marine setups. lol.
SigPiPup
07-27-2007, 10:38 AM
26 yrs old here. most of us will probably be 20 yrs old and above. the problem with marine tanks is you usually gotta have a job to pay for it! parents generally don't love spending lots of $$$ on marine setups. lol.
Good Point. I just didn't want to limit the choices and possibly hurt someone's feeling. We all know how those 100+ year olds get angry when they are left out of things. :)
joander123
07-27-2007, 11:19 AM
17 here 8)
heh pallen by the way, so true... i pay for everything! haha, good thing i have a decent paying job...
Grins
07-27-2007, 12:16 PM
41 here ..thank you for not making this like another poll on here when anything over 35 was labeled as using a walker
SHK_ATK
07-27-2007, 2:47 PM
23 pay for everything and Im glad you did not put "other" on this pole as it could of caused a derailed thread :D
SuperScro
07-27-2007, 2:57 PM
I'm 17. Been keeping tanks for 5 years so far. Started with freshwater. Luckily I have a job so I can keep this tank going! Just don't know what Im going to do with it in a year when I go to college..
-LeG[A]cY-
07-27-2007, 3:14 PM
17
I'm 30 ... have had a FW tank for close to 4 years now and only last year decided to try my hand at the salty side!
Like SuperScro, I too will end up going to Grad. School in the next couple of years (which will more than likely involve a move across the country) so I really don't know that's going to happen with the tank. The worst part is that when I do go back, that will be the time when my tank has matured and things will probably be looking real good by then! Oh well ... I love taking care of it now so I wouldn't wanna give it up for anything!
Cheers!
Yash
Slappy*McFish
07-27-2007, 7:05 PM
36..
I've been keeping fish for longer than some of you have been alive...lol.
Amphiprion
07-27-2007, 7:25 PM
21 here. I have been keeping marine fish and reefs for nearly 14 years or since I was around 8 years old. With my first tank, my parents did help with some expenses, but I always cared for my tanks myself, even as a kid. My parents never had any interest in aquaria (and dislike them, in fact).
clown-lover
07-27-2007, 8:34 PM
41 here ..thank you for not making this like another poll on here when anything over 35 was labeled as using a walker
Same here Grins.. Now I know why I like you so much.. We speak the same geriatric.. :lipssealedsmilie:
clown-lover
07-27-2007, 8:58 PM
Wait a minute.. ok so your not old... but I am and were the same age.. does that work??? :grinyes:
If not.. you haven't grown old.. You've just learned to shine.. Like old gasoline???
Digging a grave yet???
Hope you know I'm just havin' some fun.. But when I work with 20 year olds all day long I have to stay young at heart... But then they also call me the old fart.. :eek3:
I hear you, besides people think I'm my 18 year old's sister. He luckily isn't too annoyed by that.
clown-lover
07-27-2007, 9:03 PM
Yeah I know.. I don't have kids, was never lucky enough (at least that I know of)... But its scary that these kids are young enough to be mine.. :eek3:
But on the brighter side, I'll never have kids who put me in a nursing home either.. LOL
And if you look that young... Go for it.. I used to.. But I've aged recently.. I think its work..
WOW! We got a vote in the 80-100+ category. Quite cool, unless of course its a joke!
I sometimes confess to being 84 so people think I look FABULOUS!
tankanator
07-27-2007, 9:52 PM
44 here I've kept FW for 30 years I've only had SW for 3 years and love it will not go back.
So much for my hope of seeing lots of 30+... looks like the youngsters are starting to outnumber us "old folks."
mamasky
07-28-2007, 7:07 AM
I'm 25
tankanator
07-28-2007, 7:50 AM
So much for my hope of seeing lots of 30+... looks like the youngsters are starting to outnumber us "old folks."
You might be right I see only 6 people voted in my age range, it's being dominated by the 20-29 range.
dapettit
07-28-2007, 8:14 AM
I'm 52. Lived on the coast of Florida most of my life, moved to Texas had to take a little of Florida with me!