As the years went on and some died off, I would shut down the tank. My arowana jumping out made me lose intrest...it was a major bummer, if you try and move a fish like that, their fins take alot of damage, mine had spent his whole life ( 6 years ) in the same tank...he was priceless...a pretty rare fish, and hard to raise from a baby. I gave my snakehead to a guy who owned a pet store and had 100's of tanks...he kept it as a store pet...it lived over 10 years.
My gars and my pacus went to the Critter Shop, a local pet store I did buisness with over the years, they also went in the stores personal display tanks...500 gallon tank! The black pacu and the gars were still alive about 5 years ago, last time I was there,, and seem to know me!...lol...they swim right up to me!..it would be sad , but they have a good life there, and I gave away all my community fish and a few tanks to family and friends.
I still have a 220, 180, 90, and two 50 gallons stored away...and a 40, 50, and 20 or 29 sitting here in the house collecting dust...there ready for water, I'm scared though...I'm an addict when it comes to pets, espeically fish.
Walking in a pet store again for me would be the equivalent of dropping a former crackhead off in cracktown with $100 and a stem and saying, "have fun!"
