I was just wondering what you all do in your spare time ?
Personally I have one active hobby and one inactive one and both have to do with fish.
I have always had a fascination for fish and have had many aquariums through the years, culminating eight years ago, when I had my car garage professionally altered to accomodate 105 tanks of varying sizes.
At its peak, there were over 3000 fish in the tanks and I was able to sell/trade stock to local pet shops which kept the cost of equipment and electricity down.
In December 2008, I went on a four day holiday with my family leaving the fishwith electrical fish feeders and timers, as their only company. Unfortunately while away from home, parts ofthe town, which included my home,had a major power cut resulting in the fuse for the garage tripping.
When I arrived back home, the tanks were all frozen with ice and every fish with the exception of a tank containing "cold water" fish, were dead. I thereafter lost interest and sold all my tanks and equipment.
Just last week, I got the bug back and have purchased my first tank and that is currently "working" away, ready for the introduction of fish in the next few days. I am not certain at the moment what variety I want to introduce but I am leaning towards Malawi chichlids.
My other "fish" hobby is fishing itself but not sea and most certainly not fly. My preference is "ledgering" where I can sit on the bank with my rod in the water and just watch the world go by or read a book. However at the moment I cannot do this due to a back problem.
Personally I have one active hobby and one inactive one and both have to do with fish.
I have always had a fascination for fish and have had many aquariums through the years, culminating eight years ago, when I had my car garage professionally altered to accomodate 105 tanks of varying sizes.
At its peak, there were over 3000 fish in the tanks and I was able to sell/trade stock to local pet shops which kept the cost of equipment and electricity down.
In December 2008, I went on a four day holiday with my family leaving the fishwith electrical fish feeders and timers, as their only company. Unfortunately while away from home, parts ofthe town, which included my home,had a major power cut resulting in the fuse for the garage tripping.
When I arrived back home, the tanks were all frozen with ice and every fish with the exception of a tank containing "cold water" fish, were dead. I thereafter lost interest and sold all my tanks and equipment.
Just last week, I got the bug back and have purchased my first tank and that is currently "working" away, ready for the introduction of fish in the next few days. I am not certain at the moment what variety I want to introduce but I am leaning towards Malawi chichlids.
My other "fish" hobby is fishing itself but not sea and most certainly not fly. My preference is "ledgering" where I can sit on the bank with my rod in the water and just watch the world go by or read a book. However at the moment I cannot do this due to a back problem.