I must be crazy !

MarkoD · #1 01-19-2012, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by apexifd

crazy?? I think I am.. I just counted about of fish in my 75 sps reef tank.

easily 21!!!

3 tang
2 clowns
8 different wrasse
3 cardinal
1 blenny
1 purple firefish
1 zebra firefish
2 blue gudgeon

and those are the fish I can see on daily bases. Quite sure there are a few fish hiding somewhere.

3 tangs in a 75 gallon? holy smokes

apexifd · #2 01-19-2012, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

3 tangs in a 75 gallon? holy smokes

I have them over an year. They are all ick free, including the powder brown.

Foxface · #3 01-19-2012, 06:04 AM

I thought it was "whats mine is yours and whats yours is yours"!!!

Coleus · #4 01-19-2012, 07:03 AM

quit complaining ppl lol. For me, i will spend whatever i feel like because I am paying for everything and my wife does not work (but she have to take care of my two little ones). So she knows I will have to make sure I earn enough money to cover this addictive hobby funds and plus i am not that big spender so we are SAFE :-)

On another note, sometimes I really wonder if this is a hobby. Because i assume hobby is what you do in your free time. Getting into saltwater is not a hobby because you have to take care of it everyday, not in your free time. It requires your attention as much as having a dog.

waynemah · #5 01-19-2012, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

On another note, sometimes I really wonder if this is a hobby. Because i assume hobby is what you do in your free time. Getting into saltwater is not a hobby because you have to take care of it everyday, not in your free time. It requires your attention as much as having a dog.

You could run a FOWLR with an automatic fish feeder, this would limit the amount of work you need to put into it. But most of us strive for perfection, which to me defines a hobby

Coleus · #6 01-19-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by waynemah

You could run a FOWLR with an automatic fish feeder, this would limit the amount of work you need to put into it. But most of us strive for perfection, which to me defines a hobby

Even with FOWLR, you just can't take care of it on leisure time. Your fish is sick, tank is leaking oh crap, pump failed, etc...

The Grizz · #7 01-19-2012, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

quit complaining ppl lol. For me, i will spend whatever i feel like because I am paying for everything and my wife does not work (but she have to take care of my two little ones). So she knows I will have to make sure I earn enough money to cover this addictive hobby funds and plus i am not that big spender so we are SAFE :-)

On another note, sometimes I really wonder if this is a hobby. Because i assume hobby is what you do in your free time. Getting into saltwater is not a hobby because you have to take care of it everyday, not in your free time. It requires your attention as much as having a dog.

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Originally Posted by Coleus

Even with FOWLR, you just can't take care of it on leisure time. Your fish is sick, tank is leaking oh crap, pump failed, etc...

Totally with you here Tai........

waynemah · #8 01-19-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

Even with FOWLR, you just can't take care of it on leisure time. Your fish is sick, tank is leaking oh crap, pump failed, etc...

Everything we do takes up spare time and everything eventually runs into issues. But to complain about it is kinda funny... I'm not very active on these forums, but If I spent as much time working on my tank as I do trolling these forums, it would be pretty awsome. I guess it's how you define a hobby... If it's drop it whenever you feel like it and super low priority, then I agree.

Man, I'm not making friends this morning am I