Re: [GSAS-Member] Help with Article

["A JACOBSON" <amjacobson52@msn.com>]

  I  gave my landlord a 55 gallon aquarium, & his wife blew a hissy-fit.
  Oops.  So I found out she likes betas, and I got her a beautiful betta in a
  simple  bowl  -- she then went out and spent $40 on for a 5 gallon hex
  aquarium with filter, I gave her bogwood & fluorite substrate & her pick of
  my many plants, plus net, food, heater, siphon, thermometer, etc.  Then got
  her interested in some other fish that I pointed out when we were at the
  local fish store, and then gave her a ten gallon setup, bogwood, substrate,
  plants, etc.

  She then asked that instead of the 55 gallon, I give her an unused 30 gallon
  with stand, so that's what we're setting up now.  In fact, her poor husband
  (who has a master's in marine invertebrate biology, and was the official
  discoverer of a new species of sea anemone) that I first gave an aquarium to
  is totally out of the picture -- he is allowed to do water changes.

  At  least I've insured her patience with my multi-tank setup, which is
  important considering the fact that THEY pay the electricity.
  Anita

  >From: DonaldR <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com>
  >Reply-To:     Greater     Seattle     Aquarium     Society     member
  chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com>
  >To:     Greater     Seattle     Aquarium    Society    member    chat
  <gsas-member@thekrib.com>,        onefish2fish@comcast.net
  >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Help with Article
  >Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:07:30 -0700 (PDT)
  >
  >I was able to get back in the hobby when my first child was 5 years
  >old. I convinced my wife it would be a great learning experience!  So I
  >started small with a 2 1/2 gallon and also set up a tank at his
  >kindergarten class.  That worked fantastically. It was then a 10 gal, a
  >50 gal and then a 20 gal long.
  >She complains once in a while but not as much as about MY dog ;)
  >-Don Rudee
  >
  >--- Tom Watson <onefish2fish@comcast.net> wrote:
  >
  > > Hi,
  > >
  > > I am trying put together a compilation article for American
  > > Currents
  > > magazine with the subject: "Pursuing a Fish Head Hobby Without
  > > Angering Your
  > > Spouse".
  > >
  > > I am soliciting personal observations on the subject (which will be
  > > credited
  > > in the article.  Here's and example I received from a member of
  > > another
  > > list:
  > >
  > > "Well, the first tip is, when you win a 55 gallon tank in a raffle,
  > > be
  > > prepared to answer the question, "Now where are you going to put
  > > that?"
  > >
  > > It also helps to surround yourself with fish head friends who are
  > > even less
  > > moderate than you are.  When she brought our family van to the
  > > cichlid club
  > > auction to pick up the 55 gallon, my sweet wife made the mistake of
  > > asking a
  > > fellow club member, "Do you know how many aquariums we already have?"
  > >
  > > My friend didn't miss a beat and said, "I've got 42."
  > >
  > > I only have 12."
  > >
  > > Tom
  > > West Hyblos Creek Drainage
  > > Washington State
  > >
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