what supports your hobby/hobbies?

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

I'll bump the bid upto $75.

It needs a filter right? what are the dimensions?

Im self employed, contracted through Napa autoparts. I havent really spent a lot of money on fish and equipment, all three of my tanks cost me $130 combined, i had to buy an extra filter for the 29($30), substrates ($15 for all 3 tanks), fish - ive bought about 6 guppies, 2 common plecos, a rubberlipped pleco, 2 peckoltia plecos, 4 platys, 2 Cae, 3 crabs (all combined about $50)
My angels and mollies were given to me, so they didnt cost anything. I traded a broken fluval with jerry for a bunch of nice plants.

So my whole set up cost about $225.

[SCOTT]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

Lets not go into how much we have spent, I think Debbie would have a heart attack if we ever sat down and figured it all out. What I do for a living is, I am a freight broker. Not a glamorous job, but it does buy the fish and sometimes even manages to pay the light bill. Toss in the occasional fish sale and one day I may be able to buy food too.

[jbicb3]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

I've been doing computer drafting for 20 years. As far as cost, I haven't spent 1/3 of what I spent when I had the marine setup. Fortunately my plants grow great in my tanks, and I haven't lost but 3 fish in the past year. Replacing a fresh water angel is alot cheaper than replacing a marine angel!

Jerry

[eklikewhoa]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

i agree this shouldnt be a "how much"? thread cause that would lead to problems.  :wink:

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

i wasnt trying to cause problems, just saying that i personally havent spent a lot of money on the hobby, but i still enjoy it greatly.

[eklikewhoa]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

i wasnt trying to cause problems, just saying that i personally havent spent a lot of money on the hobby, but i still enjoy it greatly.

the only problems is the ones to yourself with your significant other  :)


who know's how my fiance would feel if she ever knew how much get spent on hobbies 8O

[PhishPhreek]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

The thing I like most about my tropical fish hobby is that if I do it right, it will pay for itself.

[logan5]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

No matter how much money gets spent on this hobby, it pales in comparison to what gets spent on my daughter.... sigh ... I guess in the long run she's more important ... but then fish never talk back or date guys named Viper.

Logan5

[DrJones]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

Im in sales, need a car?

[sproett]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

It was fun reading what all of you do.  I'm a stay at home mom to a toddler.  I also go to college part time online and work Saturdays at a dog kennel/groomer.  Those Saturdays finance my aquariums, dogs(food/vet bills), and whatever is left an occassional date with my husband.  My husband loves my fishies and enjoys helping pick them out and watching them but doesn't enjoy the maintaining.  He's all right though, he'll drive me all over town just to look at the fish.

[Tiapan]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

thats a smart man to work to keep you happy, i work and go to school and have 2 side businesses, to finance not one but several hobbies(fish, reptiles, gaming(the old kind with dice) and of course the girlfriend(aka the most expensive) so i guess i have several forms of income for several hobbies oh yeah and lots of books for reading cant forget that.  8)

[eklikewhoa]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

hahahaha....the g/f.

i have to buy mine something when i buy me something just to keep the peace.

[daisymac]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

It was fun reading what all of you do.  I'm a stay at home mom to a toddler.  I also go to college part time online and work Saturdays at a dog kennel/groomer.  Those Saturdays finance my aquariums, dogs(food/vet bills), and whatever is left an occassional date with my husband.  My husband loves my fishies and enjoys helping pick them out and watching them but doesn't enjoy the maintaining.  He's all right though, he'll drive me all over town just to look at the fish.

Your husband is like mine! He loves to look at them, pick them out, and decorate the tank with cheesy skulls, but he will not help out otherwise!

I am a freelance/contract graphic artist that mainly does newspaper and magazine ads, billboards and other assorted posters, etc., for luxury cars. I do other work as well, but it's mostly about the cars! Oh and my DH finances whatever I can't!  :wink:

[sproett]

Re: what supports your hobby/hobbies?

It's better than no interest at all!  He's picked up some knowledge along the way just from listening to me and stuff like that.  And what is even cooler is he wants to make a wall of our future house an aquarium.  That would be so awesome.  I can't argue with that, especially since HE would be financing that one.  But he wants large fish like clown knives, green terrors, oscars, and the like in it.  I don't know how pretty it could be.  Even if it never happens it is cool he wants that.  When we went to Aquarium World for the first time (about 4 years ago) he was hooked to the idea of a in-wall aquarium.  There's also one at Fish Ranch and man is that fish scary.  It's huge!  The guy working there told me it bit someone so they don't put their hand in there anymore.  Not cool!

[PAPERGUY]

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I manage a wholesale paper store for the printing and graphic arts industry. I have a 90gal freshwater and will be getting a 210gal next mo. I also have 6 cats at home besides the 75gal cichlid tank at my store. I would'nt change a thing, I think the cats and fish are the only thing that keeps me sane. As far as expenses, my wife knows it cost more than she wants to know so we have a do'nt ask/do'nt tell policy.