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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2013, 08:58:54 AM »
I'd just like to point out the fact that he isn't wearing a wedding ring  ;D

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2013, 09:02:27 AM »
Best Tip - ask nicely and be reasonable.  :)  And remember she's far more important than your fish...so at the end of the day, would you rather have her or a tank (30 tanks) full of cichlids?

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2013, 09:11:10 AM »
Best Tip - ask nicely and be reasonable.  :)  And remember she's far more important than your fish...so at the end of the day, would you rather have her or a tank (30 tanks) full of cichlids?
Would you really like me to answer that?  :P

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2013, 09:14:01 AM »
Ja ja ja, ja JA JA JA....  I cannot stop laughing.  This is one of the all time best videos you have posted.   

I have a another way of getting another tank!   This actually worked as I just pulled it off LAST week !

Like the Rick said,  hound your wife about getting another tank,  like months, say hey I bought all these fish for around $5 or $10 each and that you have a standing deal with a LFS to trade those fish in for another tank.  Well once the fish get big enough to trade start bring up that you are trading these fish in for another tank,  2 or 3 months pass and you still have not done a deal,  get pissed off and start complaining that the LFS screwed you over and is now renigging on the deal and will not give the the agreed $$ credit towards a tank but only fish credit.

Then work a ton of OT - Like 42 hours in one week.  When that big check arrives quickly go to the bank and withdrawl $500.00  LMAO  I actually did this.

Then start looking on craigslist and find a complete setup - Tank, Stand, Canopy, filter, heaters, glass tops - EVERYTHING you need.  Talk the guy down from $700 to $500.

Then when you are ready to go check out the tank, take your daughter with you (evidence). She sees the tank and reports back to the warden that it is in fact a legit deal. 

Now, you just take a week for this to set in and the warden will start talking to you again.  This is when you know you have succesfully orchestrated getting a bigger tank.  You don't take $$ out of the budget and you get your dream tank !

As Charlie Sheen says - I am winning !   LMAO !

 
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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2013, 09:31:22 AM »
Best Tip - ask nicely and be reasonable.  :)  And remember she's far more important than your fish...so at the end of the day, would you rather have her or a tank (30 tanks) full of cichlids?
Would you really like me to answer that?  :P

Probably best if you don't.  ;)

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2013, 09:50:41 AM »
Just dont ask. Problem solved

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2013, 10:57:19 AM »
Just dont ask. Problem solved
That's been my solution for well over a year, but she stays quiet as long as they're downstairs.
Best Tip - ask nicely and be reasonable.  :)  And remember she's far more important than your fish...so at the end of the day, would you rather have her or a tank (30 tanks) full of cichlids?
Would you really like me to answer that?  :P

Probably best if you don't.  ;)
"Plenty of fish in the sea" (lakes&rivers for us)

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2013, 11:26:13 AM »
I'm definitely going to watch this later. But the simple answer is to marry someone who has an addiction as well. My bf is probably the worst influence on me having a larger tank! We have a few tanks between the 2 of us!

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2013, 11:34:26 AM »
just sneak them in and if she say were those tank's came from play dumb. lol   ;)
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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2013, 01:30:35 PM »
just sneak them in and if she say were those tank's came from play dumb. lol   ;)
Haha I've done that before!   The main one I used to use was - Why are you getting all pissy about it? You said it was ok. What now you don't remember?  Great!  I guess that's what get for asking when you were drinking.

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM »
Just dont ask. Problem solved
That's been my solution for well over a year, but she stays quiet as long as they're downstairs.
Best Tip - ask nicely and be reasonable.  :)  And remember she's far more important than your fish...so at the end of the day, would you rather have her or a tank (30 tanks) full of cichlids?
Would you really like me to answer that?  :P

Probably best if you don't.  ;)
"Plenty of fish in the sea" (lakes&rivers for us)

Didn't you just tell me you are putting a second tank in the bedroom?

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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2013, 02:11:10 PM »
Just tell her they're not yours....your just holding them for a friend.  ;D
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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2013, 02:13:37 PM »
I like his tank, what is that cichlid near his elbow? Looks like a geo or something?

I'm so glad my girl doesn't care about labels like "coach bags", but she definitely has placed limits on what size tank, how many etc... but I pretty much agree with her and she puts me in check before I run out and buy everything that pops up without really thinking it out lol.


also that last tip about placing the fake ad is genius, I got to remember that one
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Re: How To get more fish tanks when you are married
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2013, 02:48:09 PM »
Geophagus surinamensis if I had to guess.