Jack Reilly
Member
I have had the same fish for a year and a half, some golden tetras and some dwarf chain loaches. Looking into lifespans the golden tetras are about 5 years and the loaches 10-15 years.
I love my fish and will care for them for their full lifespan, whatever that may be. But because of that I feel limited in fish selection, because if I want to rescape then I'm going to keep the same fish, and in small tanks the wrong fish can look really out of place.
It sounds harsh but now that im setting up my second tank I'm selecting species with short lifespans for that tank, just so that I'm not stuck with two tanks of fish that live for a decade.
What do you guys do?
I love my fish and will care for them for their full lifespan, whatever that may be. But because of that I feel limited in fish selection, because if I want to rescape then I'm going to keep the same fish, and in small tanks the wrong fish can look really out of place.
It sounds harsh but now that im setting up my second tank I'm selecting species with short lifespans for that tank, just so that I'm not stuck with two tanks of fish that live for a decade.
What do you guys do?