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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don’t know one friend or family member who kept at this hobby for more than 3-5 years. It was a passing fancy and everyone’s interests waned. Vacations were another hassle. The moms took on the cleaning.  Constant issues. There is a reason why businesses with fish tanks just pay for a company to deal with this. [/quote]

Yeah, I think a lot of people get into it as decor, sucked in by instagram videos, thinking it'll be sooo feng shui, and only later realize it's ... alive. And in a completely unnatural way that requires human intervention and care.

I'm PP above who leaned way in, and it [i]was [/i] the main decorative element of the kids' room. But also, it was pets, and science, and a nightlight on a timer, and a rewards system (good grades earned a fish store purchase, which stayed compelling to them for way longer than I thought it would.) One of my all time favorite videos is my 8-year-old bringing a clutch of snail eggs into focus on her little microscope. She sees the little hearts beating, and squeals and wiggles while still glued to the eyepiece.

That said, I don't miss it now. I'm so glad we all did that together for as long as we did. But I won't deny it was more work and expense than any mere decor deserves. [/quote]

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