After keeping numerous species of fish for the last twelves years(majority of them cichlids) and maintaining several tanks concurrently, my spouse finally had enough and demanded that I either reduce my number of tanks to one or choose between her or my precious hobby. I immediately had a severe panic attack! Woe is me! What shall I do? After several hours of distressed pondering(she imposed a deadline too), I finally started to formulate a solution. She forgot to mention what size my one tank was allowed to be!
I used this loophole in the new law to plan my favorite tank to date. First I started selling my stock from my tanks, emptying and cleaning them, and then reselling them. All the while I was researching different fish varieties. I wanted to keep species in my new tank that I had never kept before. I also compared prices at several retailers of large stock glass aquariums and equipment. The coup was on!
I socked money away for over a year to buy a tank, rocks, two large filters and livestock. I bought a 180 gallon aquarium, two large cannister filters and enough lace rock to erect a massive rock pile all in one day. I set up the aquarium and had the filters running before she got home from work.
The fallout!
And then she returned home from work! You can figure out what happened next. I am still recovering today.
After the initial pain I was inflicted as a result of committing to my plan I decided to stock my tank. It was more like I gave in to anxious impulses(I really couldn't wait). I decided to stock it with East African rift lake cichlids from lake Malawi. I decided to go this way because they were colorful, behaviorally interesting and are readily available in the local fish stores in my area. This was the best decision I have made since I entered the hobby.
I used this loophole in the new law to plan my favorite tank to date. First I started selling my stock from my tanks, emptying and cleaning them, and then reselling them. All the while I was researching different fish varieties. I wanted to keep species in my new tank that I had never kept before. I also compared prices at several retailers of large stock glass aquariums and equipment. The coup was on!
I socked money away for over a year to buy a tank, rocks, two large filters and livestock. I bought a 180 gallon aquarium, two large cannister filters and enough lace rock to erect a massive rock pile all in one day. I set up the aquarium and had the filters running before she got home from work.
The fallout!
And then she returned home from work! You can figure out what happened next. I am still recovering today.
After the initial pain I was inflicted as a result of committing to my plan I decided to stock my tank. It was more like I gave in to anxious impulses(I really couldn't wait). I decided to stock it with East African rift lake cichlids from lake Malawi. I decided to go this way because they were colorful, behaviorally interesting and are readily available in the local fish stores in my area. This was the best decision I have made since I entered the hobby.
