You might be an aquarium nerd if...

[emerald76]

I'm a fish nerd and a book nerd! I read an entire Harry Potter book aloud to my guppy fry.

I'm sorry, this is really immature, but YASS! (Is that what's said?) this is something I would do.


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Ministry of Magic

 

[ExoticAquarist]

I get some weird looks from moms at aquariums when I tell their kids: "No no no, it's not Nemo, it's Ampiphrion ocellaris, otherwise known as the Ocellaris Clownfish. This species is easily confused with another species, Ampiphrion percula. The best way to know which is which it to look at the first dorsal fin. The number of dorsal rays of the Percula Clownfish will be 11, where there are only 10 on an Ocellaris Clownfish..."



29 gallon community
10 gallon gertrudae rainbow W.I.P.

 

[Tbox]

Now thats worth the look of confusion on a child^^^^

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[dragon14]

I call them Nemos. . I also call the blue tang a Dory fish lol.

If we ever do salt water, I want some clowns a blue tang a blenny and also a flame angel(hubby's favorite salt water fish). I also like Benggai Cardinalfish. Not sure if they're all compatible. Obviously we'd do research first

I (loosely) know what they actually are, though . They're clown fish. I just like to be silly lol.

 

[ImACoolguy]

I get some weird looks from moms at aquariums when I tell their kids: "No no no, it's not Nemo, it's Ampiphrion ocellaris, otherwise known as the Ocellaris Clownfish. This species is easily confused with another species, Ampiphrion percula. The best way to know which is which it to look at the first dorsal fin. The number of dorsal rays of the Percula Clownfish will be 11, where there are only 10 on an Ocellaris Clownfish..."



29 gallon community
10 gallon gertrudae rainbow W.I.P.

I did t know this and I have a clownfish now lol


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[ImACoolguy]

You might be an aquarium nerd if you are the "go-to" guy on Instagram for all those betta owners fish problems.


Caleb

 

[sinibotia]

When you spend 3 hours on the phone with another AA fishkeeper talking about nothing but fish

 

[Brookster123]

When you get all butt hurt at the lfs because they keep referring to apisto "red neck/shoulder" macmasteri as vejita!! Noo!!

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[dragon14]

You might be an aquarium nerd if you are the "go-to" guy on Instagram for all those betta owners fish problems.


Caleb

awesome!!

 

[dragon14]

When a lot of your Facebook status updates are about your fish and/or shrimp some days.

When you write about your pandas and shrimp fighting over a piece of wafer on Facebook.

 

[Fishobsessed7]

When a lot of your Facebook status updates are about your fish and/or shrimp some days.

When you write about your pandas and shrimp fighting over a piece of wafer on Facebook.

You have pandas in your fish tank!?!


Fishobsessed7

Money Can't Buy Happiness, But It Can Buy Fish Which Is Pretty Much The Same Thing

 

[ImACoolguy]

You have pandas in your fish tank!?!


Fishobsessed7

Money Can't Buy Happiness, But It Can Buy Fish Which Is Pretty Much The Same Thing

Panda corys? Lol


Caleb

 

[icydeath]

Dragon14, I looked at your page and I saw your tank is grossly overstocked!
I mean really irresponsible. You make us all look bad. I mean a panda? Really? How the heck did you get 2 panda's in a 20 gal.. I mean cmon, they are endangered! Someone call the ASPCA, this tank is insanely overstocked.

haha

 

[Mebbid]

When a friend sees a facebook post about a tank and says the only word they recognize is betta

 

[SpaceFish42]

You have pandas in your fish tank!?!

We don't just keep fish and, we also have pandas, zebras, tigers, etc. ?

 

[scuba dude]

When you are going on vacation and have done a Google search to find out what fish stores are around before you go

 

[Fishobsessed7]

Panda corys? Lol


Caleb

Yeah that's what I was assuming


Fishobsessed7

Money Can't Buy Happiness, But It Can Buy Fish Which Is Pretty Much The Same Thing

 

[Fishobsessed7]

When you are going on vacation and have done a Google search to find out what fish stores are around before you go

I do this all the time!


Fishobsessed7

Money Can't Buy Happiness, But It Can Buy Fish Which Is Pretty Much The Same Thing

 

[ExoticAquarist]

When you get in heated comment wars on youtube or instagram with girls your age (I'm 12) about their betta or goldfish blogs. They always say "My fish are fine and healthy and I haven't had one die in 3 months and they eat and look at me and they rest on the bottom" when I am trying to explain that it is NOT okay to keep 3 oranda goldfish and 2 bettas in a divided 2.5 gallon tank with no water changes, filtration, or heating. Ugh, my blood is boiling right now and I haven't had a war like that in a long time...


~ExoticAquarist, signing out

 

[ImACoolguy]

When you get in heated comment wars on youtube or instagram with girls your age (I'm 12) about their betta or goldfish blogs. They always say "My fish are fine and healthy and I haven't had one die in 3 months and they eat and look at me and they rest on the bottom" when I am trying to explain that it is NOT okay to keep 3 oranda goldfish and 2 bettas in a divided 2.5 gallon tank with no water changes, filtration, or heating. Ugh, my blood is boiling right now and I haven't had a war like that in a long time...


~ExoticAquarist, signing out

Ahh we have all fought that war but in the end you just have to accept that if they won't take advice, nothing will change. Some people are just ignorant. I try to use trusted sources like SeriouslyFish to prove my point if needed. In the end, it is their tank and you can't change it for them.


Caleb