TFA's Birthday "Are you a fishaholic Quiz"

[Gill Passman]

1. How many tanks do you have?

 

a) None as yet - still researching

b) Just the one

c) More than one

d) Lost count

 

2. When you tidy up a room and create a bit of wall space. Do you?

 

a) Sit back and think "a job well done"

b) Wonder idly if you could fit a tank in the spare space

c) Already have the tank in mind and that was your motivation for doing the tidying

d) What wall space? Mine is already full with tanks....

 

3. When you visit a new acquaintance’s home for the first place do you?

 

a) Make polite non-fish related small talk

b) Mention that your hobby is keeping fish

c) Check every room to see if they have any fish tanks

d) Launch into a conversation about their fish tanks and latest projects.
All your friends keep fish.....

 

4. How often do you visit your LFS?

 

a) Occasionally

b) Just when you need something

c) At least once a month to see if they have anything interesting in

d) You're there so often you have your own coffee mug behind the till

 

5. How well does your LFS know you?

 

a) Not at all

b) On nodding terms

c) On first name terms

d) They notice when you've had your hair cut and comment on it

6. What is the first thing that you do when you log into your computer in
the morning?

 

a) Check the news

b) Get on with work

c) Check personal emails to see if any of your fishy friends have mailed you

d) Go straight to TFA and see what has been happening overnight

 

7. How many different environments (eg. coldwater, freshwater tropical,
marine, malawi, SA cichlid.....) do you have set up?

 

a) None as yet - still researching

b) Just the one but I love it

c) Just one or two but researching the next

d) As many different ones as I have room for

 

8. When you sit down to read about fish in the evening in front of the TV
what type of book do you read?

 

a) A non-fish related book - I get all my info from TFA

b) A general fish keeping book

c) The latest edition of my subscription fish magazine

d) A specialist book on how to keep/breed the specific type of fish/planted
tank that you are planning as your next project

 

9. Following a shopping trip to your LFS what do you do with the receipts?

 

a) Nothing, you've spent well within budget and are happy

b) Feel happy with the deal that you have struck

c) Hide them from any significant others, family members, bank managers etc.
etc

d) Hide them from yourself first and foremost. Afterall they only indicate
the level of your addiction which you are not quite ready to confront..

 

10. How often to you test your water quality?

 

a) Wasss that????

b) Daily since I read on TFA that it could be an issue

c) When I remember

d) Only if I can see a problem intuitively and can't put my finger on it

 

11. When it's time for your local fish club meeting you...

 

a) Fish club? What's a fish club?

b) Put it on the calendar and go if you have time
c) Always go and have lots of friends
d) Run the meeting

 

12. Do you maintain records of your tanks?

 

a) No

b) Occasionally

c) Only when starting a new project

d) Records???? I've got spreadsheets, diaries and the date of purchase of every single fish I've ever owned....

 

Answers……

 

Mainly a’s – a long way to go but at least you read TFA. You never know what that might lead to

 

Mainly b’s – a good start. Beware of bad influences you might meet on TFA and/or those Ebay bargains. That next tank may well be on the way

 

Mainly c’s – An addict for sure, but not quite a true fishaholic - even if those that know you well think that you have already reached the peak. You know that you haven’t and it won’t be long until you reach the heady heights of a true fishaholic

 

Mainly d’s – beyond redemption. This isn’t a hobby anymore – it is a way of life. You also encourage others to reach your level of addiction. One thing for sure is that your fishy friends love you.

 

 

 

[anglerfishuk]

LOL I must be one step away from the addiction level , but I
guess Gill you are past the redemption stage and on the slippy
slope to running your own LFS lol

> Answers..
>
> Mainly a's - a long way to go but at least you read TFA. You never know what
> that might lead to
>
> Mainly b's - a good start. Beware of bad influences you might meet on TFA

> and/or those Ebay bargains. That next tank may well be on the way
>

> Mainly c's - An addict for sure, but not quite a true fishaholic - even if

> those that know you well think that you have already reached the peak. You
> know that you haven't and it won't be long until you reach the heady heights
> of a true fishaholic
>

> Mainly d's - beyond redemption. This isn't a hobby anymore - it is a way of

[anglerfishuk]

LOL I must be one step away from the addiction level , but I
guess Gill you are past the redemption stage and on the slippy
slope to running your own LFS lol

On 23 May, 09:43, "Gill Passman" <g...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:

> Answers..
>
> Mainly a's - a long way to go but at least you read TFA. You never know what
> that might lead to
>
> Mainly b's - a good start. Beware of bad influences you might meet on TFA

> and/or those Ebay bargains. That next tank may well be on the way
>

> Mainly c's - An addict for sure, but not quite a true fishaholic - even if

> those that know you well think that you have already reached the peak. You
> know that you haven't and it won't be long until you reach the heady heights
> of a true fishaholic
>

> Mainly d's - beyond redemption. This isn't a hobby anymore - it is a way of

[anglerfishuk]

Hmmmmmmmmmm Google having a fit , it said there was a problem try
later but has posted 3 times

> > for sure is that your fishy friends love you.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Gill Passman]

On May 23, 9:50 am, anglerfishuk <anglerfis...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> LOL I must be one step away from the addiction level , but I
> guess Gill you are past the redemption stage and on the slippy
> slope to running your own LFS lol
>

I managed mainly "c's" so not truly lost - although I did get some
"d's" - oh and an "a" on the fish club.......Not a chance of me
running an LFS though - way tooooo lazy - LOL

Gill

[Gill Passman]

On May 23, 9:52 am, anglerfishuk <anglerfis...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hmmmmmmmmmm Google having a fit , it said there was a problem try
> later but has posted 3 times
>

It did the same to me - having just read your post I decided to wait
and see if it appeared - it has.......

Thanks for the heads up
Gill

[Donna Camp]

I'm not showing my husband my answers to this quiz! 'Tho he may have an idea when I asked him last night if we really need 2 printers in the room that HE calls the office and I call the fishroom....

 

Donna

[Shannon Mulberry]

Definitely a FISHAHOLIC here, the only thing that isn't going at this time is a marine tank, the rest just about have them all covered even if its only a tank.

 

The LFS call me to see if I have any particuliar stock, I walk in the door and they ask if there are any youngsters ready from my favorite fish (chocolate cichlids) and several other residents.

 

Store receipts whilest cleaning out my purse for some odd reason LOL found a few credit slips always like doing that.

 

Records well I can tell anyone where each and every fish came from whether WC, TR or spawned here at the house and just about the date they arrived and some even what airline they arrived on and time of night.

 

Between living in the same area for quite sometime now knowing what the water tests out year round, tanks having certain substrate for keeping the ph in a certain range for residents, what to add to ph bring it up or down, regular water changes unless there is someone looking a little under the weather personally haven't used a test kit in forever now. If I needed it I'd have to do some digging around to find it. Then the Methylene blue is in the special handy dandy small stacking rack in the kitchen counter for those times its needed along with a few other essentials for incoming residents to the QT before going into general population.

 

There is one other one for the list, are the fish just more kids in the house or just something to look at LOL around here most of the adults and teenagers have names if they are staying on, something about giving them a number just isn't the same effect as a name makes them more of a family member LOL

 

Shannon

Gill Passman <gi...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:

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[Altum]

Mostly c's here, but a d on the internet question for running to TFA
first thing. LOL!

--Altum

[NetMax]

Way too many d's. This must be fixed ;~)
~~

> Answers..
>
> Mainly a's - a long way to go but at least you read TFA. You never know what
> that might lead to
>
> Mainly b's - a good start. Beware of bad influences you might meet on TFA

> and/or those Ebay bargains. That next tank may well be on the way
>

> Mainly c's - An addict for sure, but not quite a true fishaholic - even if

> those that know you well think that you have already reached the peak. You
> know that you haven't and it won't be long until you reach the heady heights
> of a true fishaholic
>

> Mainly d's - beyond redemption. This isn't a hobby anymore - it is a way of

[Melissa Phillips]

On May 23, 2007, at 4:43 AM, Gill Passman wrote:

>
> 1. How many tanks do you have?
>  
> a) None as yet - still researching
> b) Just the one
> c) More than one
> d) Lost count
>  

I started working at a fish store because i couldn't fit that many
tanks at my house. So I sorta have over 300 fish tanks:) (for now
until I leave)

> 2. When you tidy up a room and create a bit of wall space. Do you?
>  
> a) Sit back and think "a job well done"
> b) Wonder idly if you could fit a tank in the spare space
> c) Already have the tank in mind and that was your motivation for
> doing the tidying
> d) What wall space? Mine is already full with tanks....

D

>  
> 3. When you visit a new acquaintance’s home for the first place do you?
>  
> a) Make polite non-fish related small talk
> b) Mention that your hobby is keeping fish
> c) Check every room to see if they have any fish tanks
> d) Launch into a conversation about their fish tanks and latest
> projects.
> All your friends keep fish.....

D

>  
> 4. How often do you visit your LFS?
>  
> a) Occasionally
> b) Just when you need something
> c) At least once a month to see if they have anything interesting in
> d) You're there so often you have your own coffee mug behind the till

I got a job there because i was there so often. I don't drink coffee,
but I have my own locker:)

>  
> 5. How well does your LFS know you?
>  
> a) Not at all
> b) On nodding terms
> c) On first name terms
> d) They notice when you've had your hair cut and comment on it

Again . . I work there:) so D

>
>
> 6. What is the first thing that you do when you log into your computer
> in
> the morning?
>  
> a) Check the news
> b) Get on with work
> c) Check personal emails to see if any of your fishy friends have
> mailed you
> d) Go straight to TFA and see what has been happening overnight

D

>  
> 7. How many different environments (eg. coldwater, freshwater tropical,
> marine, malawi, SA cichlid.....) do you have set up?
>  
> a) None as yet - still researching
> b) Just the one but I love it
> c) Just one or two but researching the next
> d) As many different ones as I have room for

D . . . and then many more at work.

>  
> 8. When you sit down to read about fish in the evening in front of the
> TV
> what type of book do you read?
>  
> a) A non-fish related book - I get all my info from TFA
> b) A general fish keeping book
> c) The latest edition of my subscription fish magazine
> d) A specialist book on how to keep/breed the specific type of
> fish/planted
> tank that you are planning as your next project

Don't have a TV but when i read fish stuff its usually C AND D

>  
> 9. Following a shopping trip to your LFS what do you do with the
> receipts?
>  
> a) Nothing, you've spent well within budget and are happy
> b) Feel happy with the deal that you have struck
> c) Hide them from any significant others, family members, bank
> managers etc.
> etc
> d) Hide them from yourself first and foremost. Afterall they only
> indicate
> the level of your addiction which you are not quite ready to
> confront..
>  

I don't look at them, I have them throw them away:) so D

> 10. How often to you test your water quality?
>  
> a) Wasss that????
> b) Daily since I read on TFA that it could be an issue
> c) When I remember
> d) Only if I can see a problem intuitively and can't put my finger on
> it
>  

D

> 11. When it's time for your local fish club meeting you...
>  
> a) Fish club? What's a fish club?
> b) Put it on the calendar and go if you have time
> c) Always go and have lots of friends
> d) Run the meeting

We don't have a fish club here:(

>  
> 12. Do you maintain records of your tanks?
>  
> a) No
> b) Occasionally
> c) Only when starting a new project
> d) Records???? I've got spreadsheets, diaries and the date of purchase
> of every single fish I've ever owned....
>  

B