Let’s sit back and appreciate what we own…

[i cant think]

I know we all see things we want and I definitely get that - I’d love one of the Xanthrichthys ringens females my LFS has. And it feels like I’m always adding something to my tank instead of appreciating what I have currently.
So why don’t we sit back and appreciate what our tanks are doing currently and what we already have. I know my tank currently has most of my absolute dream fish yet I often overlook them - like the Gold Nugget Wrasse.

So, what do you guys overlook too much in your tanks that you want to just appreciate once again?

 

[shakacuz]

option D: maintenance. i spend more time looking at the fish and corals than i do cleaning my equipment.

 

[rhitee93]

I have a lot of collecting type hobbies, and the thrill of the hunt always seems to be better than finally acquiring something. I can see how this hobby would be similar. The challenge of working towards a particular goal livestock is all consuming while actually having it doesn't take up as much of your attention so you need to fill your time with something else.

However, being a newcomer, I have one more addition to make to my tank, and I'm calling it quits on new critters. The funny thing is that I really believe that, but deep in my heart I know it won't hold true

 

[ryanjohn1]

Can’t vote. I completely over look the entirety of the beauty of my tank. All I see are the problems.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I honesty try not to overlook anything in my tank. I spend quite a lot of time pretty much every day when I get home from work, just scanning over the whole tank, checking in on everything.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Can’t vote. I completely over look the entirety of the beauty of my tank. All I see are the problems.

Aww, that's just sad to hear. Hopefully you will find your way back to joy.

 

[OrchidMiss]

option D: maintenance. i spend more time looking at the fish and corals than i do cleaning my equipment.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I still enjoy my tanks, but I don’t see anything special about them in comparison. I wouldn’t be in this though if I didn’t appreciate it all. But yeah, I’m a coral guy with a couple favorite fish (ironically not reef safe and in a fowlr). My other 20 something fish and hundreds of cuc are mostly for utility purposes.

 

[ryanjohn1]

Aww, that's just sad to hear. Hopefully you will find your way back to joy.

Don’t get me wrong I still love it just usually focus on the issues which are not actually too bad

 

[kevgib67]

My tank has been maxed out for fish and corals so all I can do is appreciate what I have. I voted inverts because I have about a dozen dwarf red and blue legged hermits ( in cerith shells) that unless they are on the sand I don’t know they are in there.

 

[Naekuh]

I really want large tang like a powder blue... but i really hate to lose what is slowly evolving since Jan. 2024.

 

[Northern Flicker]

I always gawk at the beautiful sps on the store pages, and wish I had more. Sometimes I forget to appreciate the sticks I have, such as this slightly phallic Bali slimer. It had completely browned out two months ago but I dialled up the lighting and the nutrients and it’s back to glowing beautifully:

 

[littlefoxx]

I think eels are often overlooked by many because they just like to sit and pike their heads out. But when they come out its a sight to see