You know you're a fishkeeper when.......
- Thread starter BettaFishMommy
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You know you're a fishkeeper when:
Your Saturday nights are considered active when there is a fish club meeting.
Every birthday and holiday, you live Fosters and Smith catalogs around with wish list items circled.
You get excited when someone gives you an empty styrofoam box.
People complain your room is loud. Not the paint. Or music. The bubble pumps.
The frozen shrimp in your freezer are not for you.
You buy old aquarium books to mark off the misidentified species.
A stack of old TFH magazines is worth more than a Netflix.
Your Saturday nights are considered active when there is a fish club meeting.
Every birthday and holiday, you live Fosters and Smith catalogs around with wish list items circled.
You get excited when someone gives you an empty styrofoam box.
People complain your room is loud. Not the paint. Or music. The bubble pumps.
The frozen shrimp in your freezer are not for you.
You buy old aquarium books to mark off the misidentified species.
A stack of old TFH magazines is worth more than a Netflix.
You know you are a fish keeper when...
...You walk for over an hour and a half in the pouring rain after a long 7 hour shift at work and get soaked with your hands going numb just to look at a fish tank from CL
...You want a new fish tank/decor over new clothes and a car
...Your 1 bedroom apartment has almost all it's outlets used
...The death of a prized fish ruins your day and you are in mourning for that week
...You spend more time doing water changes/feedings/on AC then you do homework
...You have shrimp and worms in your freezer..when you are a vegetarian
...Your shopping list includes veg for fish
...You can identify a female/male gourami and the best LFS around can't
...You have a special paring knife, turkey bastor, and plastic cup as a permanent fixture on your table
...You don't want to move because then you have to move your tanks
...You hate having people over, yet you want people to come over...only so you can hear/see what they think of your tanks
..You set up all tanks at 9:30pm or later, and stay up all night/morning by yourself until the tank is set up
...You don't want to go on road trips because you don't trust anyone to take care of your fish properly
...You get more mad at your boyfriend for not noticing new fish/aquascape then when you cleaned the entire apt from pig sty to spotless
Okay my LAST one
You have FREQUENT REACCURING nightmares where you are somewhere and either you somehow you forgot you had fish and they only have a couple inches of water when you see the tank you didn't know you had, or you go somewhere and they have bettas in tiny things with barely any water or fish extremely incompatible together, or just horrible fish abuse, and it bothers you the rest of the day
...You walk for over an hour and a half in the pouring rain after a long 7 hour shift at work and get soaked with your hands going numb just to look at a fish tank from CL
...You want a new fish tank/decor over new clothes and a car
...Your 1 bedroom apartment has almost all it's outlets used
...The death of a prized fish ruins your day and you are in mourning for that week
...You spend more time doing water changes/feedings/on AC then you do homework
...You have shrimp and worms in your freezer..when you are a vegetarian
...Your shopping list includes veg for fish
...You can identify a female/male gourami and the best LFS around can't
...You have a special paring knife, turkey bastor, and plastic cup as a permanent fixture on your table
...You don't want to move because then you have to move your tanks
...You hate having people over, yet you want people to come over...only so you can hear/see what they think of your tanks
..You set up all tanks at 9:30pm or later, and stay up all night/morning by yourself until the tank is set up
...You don't want to go on road trips because you don't trust anyone to take care of your fish properly
...You get more mad at your boyfriend for not noticing new fish/aquascape then when you cleaned the entire apt from pig sty to spotless
Okay my LAST one
You have FREQUENT REACCURING nightmares where you are somewhere and either you somehow you forgot you had fish and they only have a couple inches of water when you see the tank you didn't know you had, or you go somewhere and they have bettas in tiny things with barely any water or fish extremely incompatible together, or just horrible fish abuse, and it bothers you the rest of the day
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oh wow! never thought this thread would go on for over 3 years! thanks everyone!!!
YKYAFKW your plant stands on the patio are actually rubbermaid bins filled with fish tank gravel and sand.
YKYAFKW your plant stands on the patio are actually rubbermaid bins filled with fish tank gravel and sand.
dude...lol betta...i seriously have a tupperware on the porch right now full of water lettuce that i haven't had time to sell and cant bring myself to throw away.
Houseplants....psh :raspberry:
YKYAFKW you start they day off saying to your wife "we just need to get moved all the way before we do more fish stuff, like get a wash and dryer" and end it moving her tank onto a new stand...that you built that day lol.
You know your a fishkeeper when you forget your taking your end of semester exams because your daydreaming about your multi's...
Only let that happen once....
Only let that happen once....
livebearerfreak
you are hypnotized! LOL
when you sell your tanks, and wanting another one. yes i sold all my tanks besides my 75. now i want another 75 on the opposite end of the room!!
You know your a fishkeeper when you forget your anniversary dinner because your to busy doing water changes with your son....Yea that actually happened to my dad.
