Cleveland M Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 My story. Started out with a 20gal for my granddaughter's Axolotl about six months ago. As of today I have 3 20T's, 2 20L's a 10 and, a 40 breeder. 2 Axolotls, 14 species of fish, 2 different kinds of shrimp and, 5 species of snails. Also have so many micro worms, grindal worms and, vinegar eels that I should really open up an Ebay store and sell starters. Also have 2 30ish gal totes with plants I have propagated that I can no longer can fit in my tanks.(More for the store lol) Will it end before I have to sleep out on the porch or am I DOOMED? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 There is no cure. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 First off welcome to the forum. And second I'll take some of those vinegar eels and microworrms lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Two more tanks might help😂 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 10:25 PM, Patrick_G said: Two more tanks might help😂 Maybe 3. No 4 will be enough. 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Hutch Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/15/2022 at 9:30 PM, Danny G said: There is no cure. Straight. Accurate. To the point. My man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 giant tank...maybe 2 wait what was the question again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 What method do you use to keep all of those axolotl tanks cool, may I ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 My symptoms abated when I ran out of room for more tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 the first step is admitting you have a problem. the second is seeking help. 3rd, forget 1&2 and just buy another tank, you know you want to. step 4, start over at step 1. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luciferkrist Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Honestly, make a dedicated place for your tanks... and you'll eventually run out of room or money. Keeping an eye on your bank accounts will cure a large part of it, or at least have you start DIYing or upcycling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFishChik Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 10:51 AM, lefty o said: the first step is admitting you have a problem. the second is seeking help. 3rd, forget 1&2 and just buy another tank, you know you want to. step 4, start over at step 1. Step 5 start claiming unlikely spaces in the house( who needs counter space ? and that extra space over the back of the toilet would fit a tank!) Step 6. Convincing your spouse that “it’s just one small tank more really- you won’t even notice it”… Step 7. If step 6 doesn’t work then activate the “ better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland M Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 7:59 AM, quikv6 said: What method do you use to keep all of those axolotl tanks cool, may I ask? Both Axolotls are in the 40 breeder with cloud mountain minnows. I use 2 of these https://www.amazon.com/LONDAFISH-Aquarium-Chillers-Cooling-Marine/dp/B07FCJGZ4H?pd_rd_w=COSVu&content-id=amzn1.sym.bc622850-a717-4d94-96c3-7cc183488298&pf_rd_p=bc622850-a717-4d94-96c3-7cc183488298&pf_rd_r=2E4T6DDDJY4M3JN3KMWM&pd_rd_wg=GhnGE&pd_rd_r=e9c4c313-e13c-4aef-81af-c4e76ceba294&pd_rd_i=B07FCJGZ4H&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_51_t on a temp controller set at 66.5. At first I had it on 65 but had trouble keeping the tank cycled. At 66.5 it stays 0/0/<20 between water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) The cure for MTS is to go out and buy a bunch of tanks, a ridiculous amount, like a bunch of 20 highs during the dollar-a-gallon sale. Then get exhausted setting them up, spending all your money on substrate/plants/heaters/filters/etc., then spend even more money on fish, totally overstock them, then get exhausted by all the upkeep until the moment that fatigue and grief sets in and you just let them all gunk up and just look terrible. At that point reality will set in. You've massively overdosed; you've hit rock bottom. Don't worry there will soon be support groups to join, followed, of course, by a number of necessary relapses. Edited August 17, 2022 by tolstoy21 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjum Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 This thread is gold 🤣 When I read the title, I thought surely you're referencing Malaysian Trumpet Snails. But no, you're referencing the affliction common to us all 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland M Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 7:33 PM, Anjum said: This thread is gold 🤣 When I read the title, I thought surely you're referencing Malaysian Trumpet Snails. But no, you're referencing the affliction common to us all 😁 Been down that road too. Cure for trumpets? Assassins. Wait do assassins have enough to eat? Buy more trumpets!!! Repeat until you have a nice flocks of both Assassins and Trumpets.... WIN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saphbettas Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 My current solution is to be a poor college kid with student loan debts. My next tank lives in my brain for now 🥲 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Why find a cure, just lean into it! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 7:16 PM, tolstoy21 said: The cure for MTS is to go out and buy a bunch of tanks, a ridiculous amount, like a bunch of 20 highs during the dollar-a-gallon sale. Then get exhausted setting them up, spending all your money on substrate/plants/heaters/filters/etc., then spend even more money on fish, totally overstock them, then get exhausted by all the upkeep until the moment that fatigue and grief sets in and you just let them all gunk up and just look terrible. At that point reality will set in. You've massively overdosed; you've hit rock bottom. Don't worry there will soon be support groups to join, followed, of course, by a number of necessary relapses. I’m sorry, that’s suicidal. There is no known cure for MTS. But it can be managed by drawing up detail plans for your next tank at least 3 times before investing. If done properly you might be able to get away with only getting 6 or 7, 8 tops, dozen tank a year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 It's normal to order supplies for tanks you don't have yet, right? Right? Please say yes. 🙉 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 8:15 PM, redfish said: It's normal to order supplies for tanks you don't have yet, right? Right? Please say yes. 🙉 It is for me! Shhhhh don’t tell my wife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 9:15 PM, redfish said: It's normal to order supplies for tanks you don't have yet, right? Right? Please say yes. 🙉 That's normal. It's only a problem when you're ordering fish for tanks you don't have yet. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 8:18 PM, tolstoy21 said: That's normal. It's only a problem when you're ordering fish for tanks you don't have yet. It’s called the wet hands shuffle….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/16/2022 at 10:51 AM, lefty o said: the first step is admitting you have a problem. the second is seeking help. 3rd, forget 1&2 and just buy another tank, you know you want to. step 4, start over at step 1. Don't forget to rinse and repeat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lots Of Loaches Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 The best way I've found to fight MTS I found by accident. We didn't have any tanks and weren't thinking about any when we moved into our 2nd floor apartment. MTS hit my wife hard when Covid hit the U.S. and she started adding tanks at a fast pace. Lucky for me, I was able to convince her that the structural integrity of our floors was in question after the 12th tank. She still has MTS but is keeping it under control figuring out different ways to scape her tanks and breeding several species of fish. Good luck to you @Cleveland M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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