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I have given up a few times because my goldfish died. Figures, like every little 5 year old, I kept them in a bowl/small tank.
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| I moved a couple of times, and had several wipeouts in my saltwater tanks, but only really gave up twice. I got tired of not knowing what I was doing, and killing fish, so this time around I've spent a lot of time researching, but there's tons to learn(always!). It's hard to know who to trust, as far as accurate information goes, and it changes frequently. These forums are a great way to learn new tricks.
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I gave it up once for several years in my late teens. I lost my second-to-last fish in a tank massacre and gave up. One green severum had turned on everything else (all semi-aggressive to aggressive cichlids) and murdered them one by one over the course of a few months. I kept thinking he was done, and then he'd kill another one out of the blue. I finally sold the murderer and got out of fishkeeping for a while. Now that I have more knowledge though, fishkeeping is much more enjoyable, so I don't see myself giving it up again any time soon.
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| Wow... So many people, even experts, have fish that die and quit the hobby. It's really weird to me, I thought that fishkeeping stuck with you once you got the hang of it.
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| First off If life gives you lemons, squeeze them into people's eyes and run away! That is hilarious!!!  I voted never, I had a few bad times. Coming here and getting expert advice I was able to get my tanks right without too many deaths  I've only been in the hobby since last November though. Funny enough my proudest and most successful tank is my platy tank. This is the tank I had mass guppy death in (for thoughs of you who remember). It was very rapid and I didn't know what to do. I think it was a product change in dechlorinator while I was doing daily water changes. At anyrate it has the most plants and looks the most natural now, and beautiful. I should take some more current photos and post them
Everything Freshwater Aquaria Blog 1.5 gal: CT Betta Schuyler 1.5 gal: Betta Gideon 2.5 gal: cherry shrimp & male guppies 10 gal: Platies (wag tail,sunburst,marigold) 20 gal: Dwarf gourami, Molly, Fancy Goldies 10 gal: Betta, Corydoras, and 2 African dwarf frogs  pix of my very 1st tank----->Original 10 gal:
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I've been at this since November too. Since then, I have started three tanks and I just traded a 90 gallon for a 120. The only thing that is frustrating about this hobby to me is trying to convince the wife that I need another tank. and trying to find the space for another. Both my wife and her cat stare at the tanks with the same look in there eyes...
__________________________________________ 46 Gallon Tank Planted-1 Female German Ram-5 Gymnogeophagus Sp. Norte-6 Class N Endlers Black Bars (Pure Strain)-4 Otto Cats 25 Gallon Planted (High tech)- Two Bolivian Rams- 10 endlers/guppy cross 10 Gallon Tank Planted. (At the office)-6 Class N Endlers Black Bars (Pure Strain)
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FattFishy (6/24/2008)
So many people, even experts, have fish that die and quit the hobby. It's really weird to me, I thought that fishkeeping stuck with you once you got the hang of it.
There are always new things to learn (often the hard way) in this hobby. The longer you are at it, the more you learn you don't know, and I've been fishkeeping for 24 years now, so I don't know a lot. 
Seriously though, there is a pattern to learning about anything, and fishkeeping is a great example. You start out knowing nothing about it, and you are aware you know nothing. Then you learn enough to get by and feel like you know just about everything you need to. Once you encounter problems, you try to learn more, and discover that what you know is only a drop in the bucket compared to what is out there. It is only when you realize that however much you know, there will always be more to learn (but you keep trying anyway) that you begin approaching proficiency. I think a lot of people give up the the third stage (that's where I was when I did), but if they get past that hurdle, only boredom tends to make people leave the hobby.
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