Multiple Tank Guilt

[OhNeil1969]

This is for those of us that have more than 1 tank. Do you ever find yourself preferring one tank over the other and giving your "favorite" tank more attention? Right now I find myself devoting more of my attention to my 60 gallon tank and neglecting my 29 gallon tank. When I go to the store, I end up looking for stuff to enhance my 60 gallon tank and I neglect my 29 gallon. When it comes feeding time I always start with the "good" tank. It's gotten to the point that I'm starting to feel a little guilty.

Am I the only one that is experiencing this type of guilt? Let me know how you feel.

 

[Esoteric Backbone]

I've never felt that before, I've never had a favorite tank.

 

[Demonknight]

I spend the bulk of my time with my 10g, but its next to the computer while my 125 is out in the kitchen area...but as I just bought a new can filter, 2 new bulbs and a new ballast...and a few plants..I don't feel too bad yet

 

[tropical-fish]

so long as you're not letting the water quality slip on your other tank then no need to feel guilty.

 

[carey]

LOL. I ping pong back and forth between my favorite tank. It all depends on my mood for the day. I have 7 to choose from.

 

[tlkng1]

I don't have that problem...yet. When I buy stuff, I do it for all tanks. Well, I am on an odd number right now. For example, I have two freshwater...what I buy for one, I buy for the other. ven when I was starting up the salt tank I always bought a little something for the fresh...like live brine shrimp...amazing how many ill feelings (from the fish) go away when you bring home the fishie equivalent of chocolate

I feed in a circle. The tank to the left of my counter, than the one to the right, then the one in the dining room. It is more ease and flow of direction than "preferential" treatment

 

[daileene]

LOL. I ping pong back and forth between my favorite tank. It all depends on my mood for the day. I have 7 to choose from.

I am with Carey. LOL. I have 4 now and I am going back and forth. But I always make sure that every tank has good water parameters.

EDIT: When it comes to feeding though, I have a routine. I always start with my tank in my bedroom just because this is the one that is more populated than the other tanks, then I go to the living room, then to the kitchen for that tank. My son's tank (4.4G) don't have any resident right now. So that's my routine.

 

[rich311k]

They all get water changes and treated the same but some are more the pride and joy and get extra attention. The favorite does change.

 

[DragonFish71]

I give a newly set up tank more attention than one that has been going for a while.

With a new tank I'm cycling and aqua-scaping until I get the desired effect.
The older tanks still get their maintenance, but I don't futz around as much with the scaping because they should be how I want them by that time (although I have been known to re-scape during a routine PWC)

 

[Homedog98]

My 29 needs more attention right now then the ten lol. Once I'm done stocking and cycling the ten gallon will be better kept. The Only reason I don't favor the 29 is because the ten is the one with fish in it lol.

 

[tlkng1]

Live inhabitants always beat empty apartments

 

[jetajockey]

I spend time aquascaping or whatever on the tanks inside the house, the ones in the garage don't get the same treatment since they aren't display tanks.

 

[OhNeil1969]

I just finished my weekly water changes and have made a commitment to enhance the appearance of my "neglected" tank. BTW, even though my 29 gallon doesn't get much of my adoration it still gets the needed work to keep it healthy. I don't want anyone to think that I'm really neglecting the guys that live in that tank.

 

[alLexX]

my tanks get the same amount of attentionthatll probably change when i get #3 though.

 

[OhNeil1969]

I just completed some upgrades and added some new tank mates to my neglected tank. I still tend to direct more of my attention to my larger tank, but now I have more reasons to spend time with my 29 gallon tank.

 

[carey]

Fish look good! Healthy... And lots of landscaping, wish i had an eye like that. lol

 

[OhNeil1969]

Thanks Carey!

I did make a potentially serious rookie mistake when choosing tank mates however. I went to the lfs without any real idea of what I was going to add to the tank. I figured I'd see what caught my eye and ask if they would be compatible with my current tank mates. I saw a male/female pair of kribensis that caught my eye and asked the sales associate if they would be a good addition to my tank of mollies/danios/platys/corys. She was quite sure that the kribensis would work great in my tank as long as I had a place for them to "nest." When I got home I finally did some research and found that I may be looking at some serious problems when the fish start to breed (and they are supposedly prolific breeders, laying egss every 2-4 weeks). I'm crossing my fingers and hoping things don't get out of hand. Do you or anyone else have any advice? I will take them back if it's an impossible situation.

 

[jcolon]

I just finished my weekly water changes and have made a commitment to enhance the appearance of my "neglected" tank. BTW, even though my 29 gallon doesn't get much of my adoration it still gets the needed work to keep it healthy. I don't want anyone to think that I'm really neglecting the guys that live in that tank.

As long as your tanks are getting the maintenance they require ... that's whats important. Besides, I doubt the fish really know whose the favorite!

 

[carey]

I'm not sure if Kribs can be in with community fish, but I believe they are mellow cichlids. If thats possible. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong......

 

[alLexX]

I'm not sure if Kribs can be in with community fish, but I believe they are mellow cichlids. If thats possible. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong......

they are fairly mellow,but when they spawn,and are gaurding eggs,they can get aggressive.