Hobbit Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Last night I had a dream that I had a ton of fry tanks to feed and only a tiny bit of brine shrimp. When I told my husband this morning he laughed and said “I bet you’re the only person in the world that has had that dream!” He was teasing of course (kind of). 😉 But I’m sure I’m not alone here! What are your fish nightmares? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Yes, I have had weird dreams where I have some tank that I forgot existed and it was somehow like lost in my house and when I found it all the fish were still alive but it was like a year since I fed or cleaned the tank and they had babies. Just very weird lol, not sure if nightmare is the right word but certainly a strange dream. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nataku Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Oh yes, fish tank nightmares are common in my list of 'things I have nightmares about.' I have nightmares about heaters exploding, while underwater no less (yes I know that's not how they explode, but nightmare brain is not a logical thing) and then also electrocuting all my fish. I have nightmares about going to feed all my fish and seeing camallanus worms sticking out of all of my fish, in all of my tanks. I know this is paranoia from the time I did have fish come in with camallanus and what a mess treating it was. I also know none of my tanks actually have camallanus. But that one gets me every time and the next morning I'm always scrutinizing my fish as they eat, looking for the little red monsters. I also have a nightmare that my pictus catfish eat my half banded spiny eels, and I walk in to find their tails sticking out of the pictus mouths. This is totally illogical, these fish are housed in different tanks in different rooms of my house. But nightmare brain says they are somehow in the same tank and the pictus eat them like the spaghetti noodles they are. Nightmare brain is kind of a jerk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I've had recurrent nightmares about the HOB filters leaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coronal Mass Ejection Carl Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, GardenStateGoldfish said: Yes, I have had weird dreams where I have some tank that I forgot existed and it was somehow like lost in my house and when I found it all the fish were still alive but it was like a year since I fed or cleaned the tank and they had babies. Just very weird lol, not sure if nightmare is the right word but certainly a strange dream. I have that one too and so have other people. Edited January 3, 2021 by Coronal Mass Ejection Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 ^Me too! I’ve had that “I forgot I had this” dream with all kinds of animals. Fish, kittens... even a human baby once. 😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 20+ years ago i had some sturgeons. in the middle of the night, they would try to leap out, and smash the lids on the tank. leads to all kinds of strange thoughts about what is going on in the other room while you are sleeping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenP2003 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I've had multiple dreams where I couldn't keep my fish contained. They'd keep coming out and flying around the room like bugs. Definitely had the dream about a forgotten neglected tank as well. Recently had a dream where I was having a cup of hot tea and discovered otocinclus in the cup -- I frantically looked for a safe place to get them out of the hot water but all my tanks had predator fish (I don't actually have any tanks like that). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Yes! And my wife thinks I'm nuts! That's actually why I bought my latest round of plants. I had a nightmare my current plants were going to die because they were lonely. 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Most of my nightmares involve escaping from parties that I was not invited to, while trying to find my shoes. It usually means that I need to visit the facilities. Sometimes those dreams involve tanks that are not level, or at the worst, water damage to my work laptop. The sooner I wake up, the better. Edited January 4, 2021 by Streetwise 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Welp, I had another one. The other night I watched a David Attenborough clip about the Portuguese Man O War. Creepiest, strangest creature on this planet. Then I had a dream that I had bought one and put it in my tank. Because the guy at the fish store said “suuuure you can keep that in a community tank, it will be fiiiiine.” Well I quickly realized it was not fine. So then I spent the whole dream trying to net out the Man O War without getting stung, but it kept coming out in pieces, so then I tried to net the fish and move them to a holding container before they died a grisly stinging external-digestion death. I even searched YouTube for helpful videos and was like, “Why hasn’t Aquarium Co-op done a video about how to get a Man O War out of a tank??? Come on, Cory!!” 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I have the nightmare where I discover some forgotten pet/fish tank in a room that's been neglected for who knows how long at least once or twice a year. I've also had the dream where the fish fly around the house and refuse to be contained. Once I dreamed that my hubby and I bought a house and discovered a GIANT fish room in the basement once we moved in (somehow we didn't notice it while looking at the house pre-purchase). The fish were all completely too large for the tanks they were in; there was even a dolphin crammed into one. I was panicking and started doing water changes to try to help the fish (they had been down there neglected for who knows how long), while trying to explain to my hubby that we needed to put up a ton of Craigslist adds to try to rehome them all. It was all so overwhelming. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I definitely have fish nighmares. My partner thought it was a sign I should get out of the (clearly stressful) hobby...until I started telling him all the nightmares I have featuring HIM! Now he just thinks I should write screenplays. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 A recurring one of earthquakes. The "big one" and my tanks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer V Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 @Hobbit just had a nightmare last night that my puffer tank became overrun by bugs and cory cats and the heater cranked up so high that all the puffs jumped out of the tank. 😆 So glad you created this thread so I don't feel so nuts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Aaand just had a dream that the latest fry I pulled all turned out to be mosquito larvae instead, and then they started turning into mosquitos in my house. Bleh!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 My most frequent fish nightmare is that my children, 4 and 5 y.o., have done something to the tank, eg: turned up the heater, turned off the filters, added Matchbox cars or play doh... Might have something to do with them dumping of ALL the different foods into my 20 gal last summer..... 🤔😜 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Alright I got some new ones. 1. Moving my summer tubs around and breaking a glass thermometer in the grass. 2. Trying to find Aquarium Co-op in an indoor mall but just wandering around with no luck. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 I have them where every inch of my house is aquariums and everything has gotten so large they break the glass and become predatory towards me. Sometimes even alligators show up in my aquarium nightmares. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogpulchra Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) I have a recurring nightmare that my bedroom is the aquarium and I'm desperately trying to swim to my empty 20g tanks to breath air. I'm worrying about the cost of the water damage the whole time too. Gotta love stress dreams. Edited June 9, 2021 by Ogpulchra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 On 6/6/2021 at 7:13 PM, Guppysnail said: I have them where every inch of my house is aquariums and everything has gotten so large they break the glass and become predatory towards me. Sometimes even alligators show up in my aquarium nightmares. Where you watching Zoombies before bedtime? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquachris Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I have the suddenly unknown and extra tanks I have somewhere or I have to move everyone out of my house in no time. Weird dreams. However at first I thought this question was if fish have nightmares... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 So I'm out of town at the moment, and have someone feeding my fish while I'm gone. But this is the first time I've left my tanks for such a long time. It must be on my mind, because last night I dreamed we came home to find someone had broken into the house and smashed open all of the tanks. There was broken glass, dead fish and water everywhere. I was so relieved when I woke up! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheWhoConquers Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Strange that you say this after I had my first fish related "nightmare". I woke up in a panic calling out to my dog who somehow I had worked in my head was the result of rushing water under my bed. I thought he had something to do with breaking an aquarium. I had to apologize repeatedly and tell him to go back to sleep because I was crazy and that had nothing to do with him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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