Happy wife = Happy life!

[cichlid]

Last night I had a chat with my wife, we came to agree on setting up another tank lol.

We have a 40 gallon that is full of younger Cichlids that are just about the size to go in the 90, so we are moving them over, and setting up the 40 as a community/schooling fish tank with plants and a bit of rock work, maybe some drift wood.

The stock list we are planning is:
scissor tail rasbora ( 6)
Black skirt tetras ( 4 )
neon tetra ( 6-10 )
glowlite tetras ( 4 )
german ram ( 1-2)
* If I can find them, a couple odessa barbs too.

Sometimes as a man, you just have to let your wife win... but you gotta choose which ones to give her!

[target]

LOL, I know what you mean. I got that 220g for free, so it was a no brainer. But, it was my wife's suggestion that we also keep a discus tank in a ddition to the large SW reef. Who am I to argue with her?

[cdsgo1974]

man, I should get my wife to talk to your wives

[Immus21]

man, I should get my wife to talk to your wives

Perhaps we should set up a meeting with all our wives who dislike the hobby. Maybe they can be convinced to give up their aquahate....? Lol

[cdsgo1974]

Perhaps we should set up a meeting with all our wives who dislike the hobby. Maybe they can be convinced to give up their aquahate....? Lol

Then I can really get into "Aquascaping" rather than just "Aquascraping"

[target]

LOL, I love that my wife is into fish. Definitely not as nuts as I am, but likes to have her say on how the tank is set up and what is stocked in it.

[liquid_krystale]

Hm...do you guys think there are more women than men in this hobby? I've never paid any attention to that fact till now.

[cichlid]

I think more men, what I have learned is my wife wont do it on her own, she does water changes, cleaning etc, and has learned. She takes care of a tank of tropicals at her work, I gave the fish to them, all there other ones died mine are all still alive lol. but she will help set it up, H3ll she has gotten better at netting fish than I am and I have 2 years exp on her! I think its a patience thing. Everytime We go to a LFS store we arent aloud to leave till we look at every tank. Its hot lol.

I think it all started with a trip to the aquarium, shehas learned a ton thanks to me, but she does her own research too. But its our joint hobby. This will be tank 4. Im doing a 15gal nano, she said.. And I quote " it will be good for you to play with and practice some then someday you could do a bigger one" gentlemen, that is the moment you put a ring on the ladies finger ( unless you already have)

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Murphy's Law dictates that where 2 Aqua-loving wives meet and talk with one or more Aqua-hating wives, the least desirable outcome will occur (ie. they'll all end up Aqua-hating).

I'm lucky my wife likes the hobby and the fw planted community in my daughters' room was her idea. She asked for one a few weeks ago and I had one set up and running within 12 hours.

Just picked up a used Red Sea Max to set up as Felicia's new seahorse tank Since it's Felicia's tank, Irene's ok with having it here

[target]

Again, same thing here. My wife told me that when I got the big tank we should go SW, and plan it as a reef tank right from the start since I will eventually want to do that anyways. She said to just go for it and spend what needs to be spent. My wife is the same, she is willing to help out, just doesn't want to do the tank herself. But she will also do her own research and help plan the stock list.