Yea I was the same way! I started out with tropical fish. Then I wanted to keep reptiles/amphibians but mom always said no so if I did catch a toad from my backyard I had to keep it outside in a container, which was not a good idea because I always forgot to feed them and take care of them. So just recently me and my mom went to petsmart to look at fish because we recently got a 55 gallon at a garage sale for $25. But at my petsmart they have the fire bellys in the same area as the fish. So I showed my mom and at first she was like no but after looking at the fish mom finally said I could have a fire belly as long as I used my money and took care of him. Which I did because she let me put him in my room and I remembered because I always saw him. So, that's really cool that you have 4 aquariums. How many gallons are they and are they tropical? Right now I only have the 55 gallon and a 5 gallon with a gold fish which he is getting to big so we will probably put him in our outside pond. I'll have to go see your post about your tank too.