Fish Room Fun

[CJs Aquatics]

Hey all, so I watch a lot of fish room tours among other things and tend to notice everyone has something that makes there fish room special or unique. Sometimes it’s a piece of equipment, an idea, an innovation, sometimes it’s something much more subtle. Regardless that’s part of the fun of watching, I’ve picked up a few ideas I incorporated from them myself. It’s kind of like passing down the family recipe in a sense, everyone does something cool/ different/ efficient/ special etc. I thought it might be fun to share some of these with each other, what makes your fish room unique? 

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 11/16/2022 at 10:07 AM, CJs Aquatics said:

Hey all, so I watch a lot of fish room tours among other things and tend to notice everyone has something that makes there fish room special or unique. Sometimes it’s a piece of equipment, an idea, an innovation, sometimes it’s something much more subtle. Regardless that’s part of the fun of watching, I’ve picked up a few ideas I incorporated from them myself. It’s kind of like passing down the family recipe in a sense, everyone does something cool/ different/ efficient/ special etc. I thought it might be fun to share some of these with each other, what makes your fish room unique? 

I think @tolstoy21 is building his own, but it would be cool if @Cory or @Dean’s Fishroom commented!

[The endler guy]

On 11/16/2022 at 4:07 AM, CJs Aquatics said:

Hey all, so I watch a lot of fish room tours among other things and tend to notice everyone has something that makes there fish room special or unique. Sometimes it’s a piece of equipment, an idea, an innovation, sometimes it’s something much more subtle. Regardless that’s part of the fun of watching, I’ve picked up a few ideas I incorporated from them myself. It’s kind of like passing down the family recipe in a sense, everyone does something cool/ different/ efficient/ special etc. I thought it might be fun to share some of these with each other, what makes your fish room unique? 

Not really a “fish room” per-say but my tank keeps my room warm (not fun when it’s 100f outside!)

[tolstoy21]

@TheSwissAquarist My fish room is pretty cookie-cutter and not completely finished.

What makes it unique? Um . . . . an infestation of camel crickets?

Oh also, it's powered by hopes and unfulfilled dreams! (Well that and a decent amount of electricity)

Edited November 16, 2022 by tolstoy21

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 11/16/2022 at 1:35 PM, tolstoy21 said:

infestation of camel crickets?

At least there’s something unique 🤕… you spring to mind as a fishroom builder. Isn’t @Jimmy doing one?

[The endler guy]

On 11/16/2022 at 7:35 AM, tolstoy21 said:

@TheSwissAquarist My fish room is pretty cookie-cutter and not completely finished.

What makes it unique? Um . . . . an infestation of camel crickets?

Oh also, it's powered by hopes and unfulfilled dreams! (Well that and a decent amount of electricity)

I hate those! They just look so weird! 

[TheSwissAquarist]

On 11/16/2022 at 1:39 PM, Aiden Carter said:

I hate those! They just look so weird! 

God forbid you should ever see my sisters hamster then 😂😈

[tolstoy21]

On 11/16/2022 at 7:39 AM, Aiden Carter said:

I hate those! They just look so weird! 

I learned this past year that they are attracted to humidity and moisture.  Problem solved with a dehumidifier and some glue traps made specifically for crickets.

I thought I had maybe a few dozen of them. After a couple days with the glue traps out I discovered there were HUNDREDS!

RIP camel crickets. 

Also, oscars regard them as tasty treats, but they are a bit hard to catch (for me at least, not the oscars)!

[The endler guy]

On 11/16/2022 at 7:41 AM, tolstoy21 said:

I learned this past year that they are attracted to humidity and moisture.  Problem solved with a dehumidifier and some glue traps made specifically for crickets.

I thought I had maybe a few dozen of them. After a couple days with the glue traps out I discovered there were HUNDREDS!

RIP camel crickets. 

Also, oscars regard them as tasty treats, but they are a bit hard to catch (for me at least, not the oscars)!

I was going to say any larger fish would love them! And if you had any reptiles you wouldn’t need to buy crickets!

[Tanked]

On 11/16/2022 at 7:35 AM, tolstoy21 said:

What makes it unique? Um . . . . an infestation of camel crickets?

Learning something new every day.  I've never encountered a Camel/Cave/Spider cricket any where except inside an actual cave.  I guess we can both be glad that they don't chirp.

[tolstoy21]

On 11/16/2022 at 9:38 AM, Tanked said:

Learning something new every day.  I've never encountered a Camel/Cave/Spider cricket any where except inside an actual cave.  I guess we can both be glad that they don't chirp.

They really like basements in my experience.

[The endler guy]

I’ve seen them outside before 

On 11/16/2022 at 9:38 AM, Tanked said:

Learning something new every day.  I've never encountered a Camel/Cave/Spider cricket any where except inside an actual cave.  I guess we can both be glad that they don't chirp.

[Levi_Aquatics]

Idk if this counts as a fish room, but I have a grow tent with my aquariums inside. I was inspired by this video a few years ago and just got around to making my own.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A4mjxIgHcKw I will be creating a thread to show how I set it up and what all I’m keeping in it.