With lots of hobbies around the world, both weird and wonderful, strange and normal, we often ask ourselves why on earth would someone be interested in doing such a hobby? Of course, each person has their own tastes and what is uninteresting to one is fascinating to another.
Owning a freshwater fish aquarium is just so interesting, fascinating, rewarding and relaxing, you wouldn't believe it.
Most of my life fish aquariums have done nothing for me because I saw them, as I suspect most peope do, as just a tank full of water and a few fish.
Once you get into this hobby or business it can easily consume you, if you know what I mean.
It certainly is not just a tank full of fish.
This is rather like an on going mini landscape that you are constantly changing, adding to and taking away from.
You start to notice how your fish react to certain conditions and to each other and even to you! Yes, it's true.
Ah but what about the maintenance? I hear you ask.
I tell you, maintaining your freshwater fish aquarium couldn't be more exhilarating, rewarding and aesthetic - honestly.
Maintenance, which doesn't take long, only adds to your pride of what you are doing and achieving.
It forms part of the on going and ever changing creation of your very own stunning aquarium.
These words are not being used to try to build up this hobby.
These are the words people will use when they see what you yourself have done and achieved as they view the aquarium in all its splendour.
I even know of folk who are so absorbed in their fish hobby that they have built their own huge aquarium tank creating a magnificent view for any passer by, enthusiast or not.
You see, you are not limited by what a pet shop can offer you.
Lots of natural plants, rocks and substrate can be used giving an extremely realistic setting for the fish and the viewer, and of course it's free.
It seems people are put off a hobby only because of lack of knowledge about that particular hobby.
Owning a freshwater fish aquarium is such a satisfying, rewarding and exciting one to get into that anybody with the correct know how will continue in it for a lifetime.
Owning a freshwater fish aquarium is just so interesting, fascinating, rewarding and relaxing, you wouldn't believe it.
Most of my life fish aquariums have done nothing for me because I saw them, as I suspect most peope do, as just a tank full of water and a few fish.
Once you get into this hobby or business it can easily consume you, if you know what I mean.
It certainly is not just a tank full of fish.
This is rather like an on going mini landscape that you are constantly changing, adding to and taking away from.
You start to notice how your fish react to certain conditions and to each other and even to you! Yes, it's true.
Ah but what about the maintenance? I hear you ask.
I tell you, maintaining your freshwater fish aquarium couldn't be more exhilarating, rewarding and aesthetic - honestly.
Maintenance, which doesn't take long, only adds to your pride of what you are doing and achieving.
It forms part of the on going and ever changing creation of your very own stunning aquarium.
These words are not being used to try to build up this hobby.
These are the words people will use when they see what you yourself have done and achieved as they view the aquarium in all its splendour.
I even know of folk who are so absorbed in their fish hobby that they have built their own huge aquarium tank creating a magnificent view for any passer by, enthusiast or not.
You see, you are not limited by what a pet shop can offer you.
Lots of natural plants, rocks and substrate can be used giving an extremely realistic setting for the fish and the viewer, and of course it's free.
It seems people are put off a hobby only because of lack of knowledge about that particular hobby.
Owning a freshwater fish aquarium is such a satisfying, rewarding and exciting one to get into that anybody with the correct know how will continue in it for a lifetime.
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