How many reef hobbyists are there?

[Dlhirst]

Does anyone know how many reef hobbyists there are in the hobby in
the US and Canada?

[dwd5813]

nope.

[username in use]

3 of us so far.

[ser_renely]

4 at the moment

[Richard Reefer]

5 and counting I suppose...

[flying_dutchman]

hundreds, maybe thousands. I'm pretty sure that not everyone with a reef aquarium is online. Why do you wanna know?

[sam11909]

Well we have 7 now....

[peteyp923]

i think 8

[Metal Man 1221]

hundreds, maybe thousands. I'm pretty sure that not everyone with a reef aquarium is online. Why do you wanna know?

not to mention even if they all were on a fourm, there are countless fourms just like reef central that some might prefer over this one

[reefergeorge]

Your reef hobby isn't the first conversation you have with people. Most people could care less about keeping corals. I am surprised how many people I work with have overheard me say something about my tank to someone, and started describing theirs.

[A sea K]

Whatever the current count is add one more. My new lighting system is functional and I'll be ordering some SPS in the coming weeks on my way towards a full reef system.

[tat2shawn]

its 10 now!

[jayk198030]

just think of all the people here at RC and all the strangers at your LFS. now mutiply that by 10. and theres probly more. there must be alot. theres a big market for us.

[wab]

11 thats a lucky #

[dwculp]

12.

[flying_dutchman]

BTW
Dlhirst,
Welcome to Reef Central!
:fish1::fish1::fish1::fish1:

[wab]

WOW, i didn't notice. welcome aboard from 11

[mstwell]

13 and counting

[BLKTANG]

14.

[clayw]

annnnd 15

[flying_dutchman]

RC:
Members: 227,930
Other Reef sites:
"Members: 30,621"
"We have 45,720 registered members

O'course those are not all from the US and Canada, and points mentioned above

[dwculp]

According to Wikipedia, .8% of American households own saltwater fish, making it the least popular "pet" in America.

[flying_dutchman]

^ I think it is million not percent
"Animal Number of U.S. households that own a pet (millions) Total number of pets owned in the U.S. (millions) Bird 6.4 16.0 Cat 38.4 88.3 Dog 44.8 74.8 Equine 4.3 13.8 Freshwater fish 14.2 142.0 Saltwater fish 0.8 9.6 Reptile 4.8 13.4 Small animal 6.0 24.3 "
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Pet#2. #3
http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp

If it is percent then around 2,408,000 people have saltwater fish

[dwculp]

You're right :) Its been awhile since I read the page.

[jbird69]

You can count me out. Its MUCH more than just a hobby:D

[roblack]

I call it a cult.

[flying_dutchman]

A lifestyle

[jhritz]

i call it FUN!!! and i'll take number 2,870 (whenever we get high in our counting)

[robow]

I would say somewhere between 10 and 6.5 billion

[flying_dutchman]

^ !?
various websites say 0.8 million saltwater hobbyists in the USA, Canada is unknown. Please reads posts on page 1

[Dlhirst]

Thanks, Flying Dutchman, et al. I am new to this whole thing, and it blows me away that there are so many people doing this! It looks like a PERFECT hobby for an obsessive like myself who can't see to keep money in his pocket for long! I will probably pester you all with questions, and may be some day show you the results. Thanks, again!

[BLKTANG]

There is 175929 on RC alone.

[flying_dutchman]

Your more than welcome
Remember that the key for this hobby is to take it slow, and always research you fish and coral before buying. You most certainly will regret most impulsive buys. And never trust the LFS for advice, overall they are a business and they just want to make money out of you.
And one more thing, you'll love this hobby!

[david pinder]

16, 17, 18, 19 running 3000 gals

[Lightsluvr]

There are a lot of post hoes on here... :hmm6:

Oops, that includes me! :twitch:

Interesting question, though. I agree with the first reply... :o

LL