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Posted 8/10/2008 4:34:43 PM


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On a daily or even bi-daily basis I find myself at the fishstore, I have been

with the hobby for about 2months now and I find it fun and relaxing but i wonder if this is normal for new fish lovers.... am I a freak. Does this near obsession go away or taper off.

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Posted 8/10/2008 4:42:41 PM


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I understand what your talking about. I've never gone more than once a day, but even recently, I find myself having to resist the temptation to visit the fish store, and I've been fishkeeping for a year and a half!

As long as you're not buying fish every time you visit the fish store, then you're probably ok :)

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Posted 8/10/2008 5:36:27 PM


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Hmm, I always seem to wind up a paycheck poorer after visiting the pet shop...I wonder if there's a connection? :D

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Posted 8/10/2008 6:03:20 PM


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Well shucks, I go whenever I'm in an area where there's a pet store.  Going to a real-deal aquariums store's pretty rare since the nearest one is half an hour away and keeps odd hours, but I hit the pet shops every time I get a chance.

...but I try not to go right after I get money.  MOA's right, there's just too much temptation!  I usually walk out with some new, bizarre type of frozen or live food to feed my critters.  ;) 

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Posted 8/10/2008 7:10:58 PM


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thanks for the support:D

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Posted 8/10/2008 9:43:45 PM
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fish keeping is a disease with no cure, i am always adding something to my collection but i have manged to eliminate a few tanks over the past few months and got 2 water dragons to replace them. i now have 6 fish tanks and 2 reptile tanks and 1 pond, and my 80 gallon tank is still not complete i want it an all male show tank and i have only 5 males in the tank the rest are female

not enough critters yet:w00t:
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Posted 8/11/2008 9:02:17 AM


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