What's Your Favorite.....

[TexasWaterBoy]

What's your favorite thing about this hobby?

 

[Mastiffsrule]

R2R Seriously

 

[TexasWaterBoy]

R2R Seriously

I was thinking for some it may be tank setup, watching the fish, tank maintenance, cleaning, adding stuff, etc etc.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

R2R and eventually having my own reef in my house lol

 

[fishguy242]

watching the growth of the corals...and of course R2R

 

[Fisheroo]

Watching the fish and how they interact. They’re brilliant creatures and I feel like many people don’t truly learn to appreciate this until owning a tank of their own.

 

[TexasWaterBoy]

Watching the fish and how they interact. They’re brilliant creatures and I feel like many people don’t truly learn to appreciate this until owning a tank of their own.

So true. I miss it for sure.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

It's the corals...I mean the fish...I mean the corals...I mean the fish...I mean...

 

[vetteguy53081]

Simple statement- Having a piece of the ocean in my home

 

[WVNed]

crabs

 

[scabbedwings616]

Making friends and meeting people(here or in r2r) with the same interest as myself. It’s a very calming thing for me and keeps me happy.

 

[JR Bodyman]

Everything about it. The planning, the building, collecting of the fish and coral, nurturing them and watching them grow, the constant learning all the time, the people you meet in the hobby, and of course R2R!

 

[Zionas]

My favorite part- Developing a personal, intimate connection with my favorite part of nature unmatched by anything else. Fulfilling a childhood dream to have a tank of my own. Being able to see my favorite fish swim, grow, interact, being able to have lot style of beautiful corals almost like creating a work of art but with cherished animals. And of course being part of such a great community always adds to the joy, especially one that’s already supported me so much,

My least favorite part- The darn coronavirus that’s made me trapped abroad and unable to go home and start my tank. Politicians trying to end this hobby due to lobbying from degenerate animal rights groups who probably know crap about the animals they’re trying to save. The fact that there are countries which legalize addictive drugs but criminalize fish meds (I’m looking at you, good old Canada). Now that I’ve learned so much about this hobby, I can’t help but die inside when I see people who put fish in systems where they don’t belong.

Some people in my home country (China), usually wealthy business owners AKA legalized mobsters, think having fish in their office will being good luck. Superstitious twats. They get greedy LFS to help them set up saltwater tanks, but they’re not hobbyists themselves. Not at all. One pic I saw had 2 Blue Tangs along with a Six-Line Wrasse or two as among the FIRST fish in a 4’ tank. I wanted to punch that sucker and the LFS helping him. Another tank I saw in somebody’s office had 10 angelfish in a 90 cube, including a Bandit Angel.