Thinking of a Lifestyle Change

[Beverly]

We've been keeping finches and reefs for about ten years. Chris and I talked about the possibility of selling our 120g reef and all related equipment (tons of stuff!!!) as well as our aviary and finches. We think that we could use the change to our lives, to give us more free time and to not have to feed anyone but ourselves daily.

Don't get me wrong, though. We have thoroughly enjoyed these past ten years with our unusual pets. Our reef is doing very well now that I have gotten the chemistry thing into my head. Some corals have been with us for four years and their growth has been phenomenal. Our GBTA and RBTA live in harmony in the same rock structure and it's a joy to watch our pair of ocellaris clowns swim back and forth between the two.

As for our finches, well, we have a custom made walk-in aviary that currently houses seven finches of various species, mainly African waxbills. They sing frequently, and I'm sure we'll miss their songs, but I'm also sure someone will step up to give them a good home, if that is the direction we finally choose.

I have not posted our 120g in the FS section yet, mostly because there too many items, like 10 pails of salt, new MH and PC bulbs, lots of small tanks, heaters and powerheads. We would want the entire tank, stand, lighting and livestock to go in one piece, along with all the extra kibbles and bits.

Anyway, we have not fully decided on our course of action yet, but we seem to be leaning toward making the change.

[GrimReefer]

why do you have to get rid of everything at once? you could do a fish-less nano that wouldn't require significant maintenance. then again, if you don't enjoy spending time with your reef, then there's not much point.

[andresont]

Oh NO !

[Justusfish]

Emily, change is a healthy thing and it might open up a lot of other great possibilities you hadn't even thought of.

As long as you find great homes for your little creatures, you may be able to do a total life make-over.

I always say do what feels good.

I'm sure it's a tough decision though!!

[briansmyth]

Going from something to not at all seems like a big change; would there be room for the idea of keeping one bird in a cage and a nano tank, perhaps?

[Veng68]

Good luck with whatever you do

The videos you posted were very cool

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]