Do reef/ fish tanks and cats mix?

[Rice Reef]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Get a puppy!

Had considered... It just would'nt be fair to the puppy right now as I would not be able to dedicate the time it requires...

Originally Posted by fishytime

do reef tanks and cats mix?????......not very well as I find it takes a long time for the cat to dissolve

Hahaha! Good one! Now, the honest truth, you have tried it too, right?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Rice Reef

Hahaha! Good one! Now, the honest truth, you have tried it too, right?

to be honest?...... I havnt tried it........but I am moving in with Laurie (fishoholic) soon and she has a cat, soooooo

[Rice Reef]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Litter boxes are not even close to an issue, catgenies work pretty good. My complaints are more along the lines of not being able to train them. They into everything, they learn to open cupboards and can reach virtually every height meaning no hiding spots. They eat and knock over house plants, destroy your work, scream and bark (my neighbor hears them), keep you up all night and sleep while you're away. But my personal new favorite.... Eat your freaking clothes.



But yeah they leave my tank alone.

Hahaha... so just stick with the tank?

[Rice Reef]

Thank you to everyone for sharing their experiences, suggestions and funny stories... My boys really want to kitten so I will get one for them. If I do get one I will probably keep the door to the tank room closed for now. We are just waiting for the approval on the adoption papers...

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Rice Reef

Hahaha... so just stick with the tank?

Yeap! Dogs are fine if you train them.

[reefwars]

mine use to break into the cupboard and use his paw to knock plates and cups off the shelf, i would wake up at 3 in the morn and hear glass breaking and walk across glass into the kitchen.....of course the culprit long gone hiding in the darkness cause HE KNEW he wasnt allowed in the cupboards lol


final and last straw for said cat who ironically i named lucifer was he befriended the cat across the hall from my apt......well it was weeks of non stop meowing ,the two of them would wine all day and night back and forth....i ended up having to feeding him next to the door cause he would just never leave lol

[reefwars]

did learn how to play fetch though lol totally worth the damage and headaches.......not lol



dog= mans best friend

cat= enemy of dog

enough said...trust your friends!!!

[makana]

My cats can't reach my reef so its not a problem. It took me close to two years to realize that the reason my freshwater fish never lived more than a couple months was that the cat would sit next to the tank at bat at the fish all night long. I started putting a towel over the tank at night and didn't loose another fish for well over a year.

There are lots of videos out there of cats falling into open top tanks though. The trick is to have it tall enough that the cat can't jump on it, no room on the stand for the cat to use as a step, and no furniture next to the tank for the cat to jump from.

[Mandosh]

Cats work out a lot better than two malamutes do.

[Aquattro]

Get a puppy!