You know you're a fishkeeper when.......

[Buff]

This is probably already in the thread in some variation: YKYAFK when your child's HS biology teacher wants you to plan and setup their aquarium(s).

 

[melissadotson]

you know your a fishkeeper when all your freinds say you talk to much about your fish all the time..lol..or your fish are the last thing on your mind when you go to bed at night and the first thing on your mind when you get up....

 

[TabisFish]

You know you're a fish keeper when you can't go into a single room in your house without a fish tank in it.

 

[Ballyhoo]

You know you're a fishkeeper when... You don't have gas/time to go to the LFS by the college, then home, then back for class so you get the fish on the way, dump your purse in the car, pack it with grocery bags and take the fish to class....

 

[azolla]

WOW!! How true many of these are. I am definitely LMAO. Well here are mine.

YKYAFKW

You run out of room for tanks, so you replace your bed with a water-bed and install a filter.
Your significant other's daughter calls you from 500 miles away to ask for advice about her aquarium (happens to me all the time).
You can walk in your house and immediately know which filter on which tank is not working properly just by the sound.

 

[azolla]

WOW!! How true many of these are. I am definitely LMAO. Well here are mine.

YKYAFKW

You run out of room for tanks, so you replace your bed with a water-bed and install a filter.
Your significant other's daughter calls you from 500 miles away to ask for advice about her aquarium (happens to me all the time).
You can walk in your house and immediately know which filter on which tank is not working properly just by the sound.

 

[BettaFishMommy]

wow, been forever since i posted in my own thread! lol.

YKYAFKW you take a spare floating thermometer from a tank and tape it to the wall in the bedroom, so you know what temp the chinchilla cage is at.


and yes azolla, strange filter noises get picked up by my ears in nano-seconds too!

 

[amazonadam]

...... when your tanks are cleaner than you house

Lol, The same thing with my room!!!!!!!!!

 

[amazonadam]

You know your a fishkeeper when you get rid of a cable tv in your room so you can get a fish tank.

 

[hope4peace]

When you break down on the way home from the fish store and youre more worried about getting the fish home and keeping them warm than how much its going to cost to fix the car. (this happend to me friday night)

You know you're a fishkeeper when you buy more veggies for the fish than yourself.

Same goes for rabbits too.

You know your a fishkeeper when you drive two or three hours just to check out a LFS. (I have done this numerous times):grinyes:

done that.

You know you're a fish keeper when there's a permanent Python adapter on your kitchen faucet.

I havent bothered to remove it. The sink works just fine with it attached.

You know your a fishkeeper when you care about your fishes' diet more than your own.

You know your a fishkeeper when date night consist of a trip to the LFS.

I would love that kind of date

You know your a fishkeeper when you get ready for bed and as your turning off the tank lights you say goodnight to each fish by name
Your fridge door shelves are full of meal worms and live bloodworms and your freezer has it's own section for the fish food
You spend more time at the grocery store looking for food that your fish will like than you do for your familys food
You name all your fish
You talk to your fish as if they understand everything you are saying
You can't wait to turn the tank lights on just so you can see what they are doing
You agree or have done 90% of what everyone else in this thread has said or done
You want to take your favorite fish out of the tank just long enough to give it a big kiss and a hug and then put it back in the tank
You have fish dreams

I name all my fish (schools dont get individual names but they do get a group name)
I had a fish dream the night before last.

...... when your tanks are cleaner than you house

so true.

You know you are a fish keeper when you count the number of tanks you have instead of fish.

yup

When you're emptying your dishwasher and you find peacock moss stuck to a glass.

When the fish get fed breakfast before the cat, the dog and even the kids.

When you count each and every fish every morning to make sure they are all there, all ok and no one is sick or missing.

When you have a long wish list set up at your favorite online fish supplies site and a secret stash set aside for that next tank your planning.

not just every morning, anytime I come into the room that Ive been gone more than an hour or two.

you know your a fish keeper when your not satisfied till every available outlet in your house is hooked to a tank and the electrician is coming to add a sub panel so you can have a tank in ever room of your house

or every outlet has a splitter, power strip, or extension chord in it.

You know you’re a fishkeeper when:

• Fish nets and algae scrapers can always be found drying on the sides of your kitchen/bathroom sinks.
• The term: “Fish nets” now has another meaning besides “erotic leggings.”
• You know what used, dirty and nasty fish water tastes like. (Just imagine how the fish feel!)
• Aquarium accessories/parts inhabit every cabinet, drawer, shelf and nook & cranny in your house.

You know you’re an obsessed F.K. when:

• You noctice your fingers are permanently “wrinkled like raisins” from years of water changes and aquascaping.
• You check craigslist and ebay every hour for deals.
• You agree to take a whole pile of aquarium accessories that you don’t want, just to get the one thing you do want. (That’s why I have 13 empty tanks, 4 stands, 1 full bucket of pink and green gravel, and too many plastic plants in my basement.)
• You spend 3 hours (no lie) admiring the tank(s) of someone you just met when you go to their house to pick up the stuff they sold you on craigslist. (done this 2 times now)
• [FONT=&quot]Your ultimate tank is not only a big one, but one YOU can swim in. :dive:
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My dream tank is a huge tank with red tailed cats that I can get in and swim with them.

When you pull the Co2 from your keggerator, for your plants!
You had to put jacks in the basement to support a tank big enough you could swim in.
your fish get fancy R/O water and you're drinkin the crap straight from the faucet.
you'd rather watch the fish instead of your TV...
customers in the LFS trust you more than the LFS employees..

my boss at work trusts me more, but Im not very social so I dont really talk to other customers. Although I have chimed in on a couple occasions when I heard someone asking a question to a stupid employee who either admitted they had no idea or gave the wrong answer.