What Is Tank Syndrome?
5.5BRAINROT SCORETank Syndrome The recognizable urge a fishkeeper feels to start a second aquarium shortly after setting up their first, treated as an almost inevitable stage of the hobby.
Origin:Fishkeeping community joke term for the compulsion to keep adding tanks, a widely recognized and self-aware pattern within the hobby.
First Seen:2017
Peak Era:2026 (Aquarium Internet)
Aura Impact:+2 Aura (Resisting Tank Syndrome for a Whole Year) / -2 Aura (Tank Syndrome Winning Within a Month)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Only had the one tank for two weeks before tank syndrome kicked in hard."
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