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Afroturf · 03-01-2007, 09:57 AM

I don't believe that people who consider themselves fishkeepers but keep their fish in hi-tech planted tanks results in a detrimental effect to the fishes happiness most fish that people buy from shop are bread for the trade and have no idea of what it is to live in their natural environment and in most cases the owners tank should be the best environment that they have lived in I think that you are much more likely to find a ill or dead fish in a fish store than you would in a aquascapers tank.

I personally believe that my current tank based towards plants is the healthiest environment i have created that fish live in, as i now keep a closer eye on the water conditions than i did do when i only kept fish.

I don’t really know if I’d call my self an artist or a fishkeeper, I was never very good at art when I was at school. But when you create beautiful aquascape they are just as good as any piece of art, and they do the exact same thing as art, they are there as a thing of beauty and are there to be admired.

In a standard community ‘fishkeepers’ tanks tank you are likely to be many different types of fish in this one tank each fish will look attractive but if these species were than transferred to a ‘artists’ aquascape again each individual fish is likely to look very nice but the overall aquascape is likely to be spoilt and therefore the aquascape ceases to be art anymore.

I would therefore say if I had to categories my self as an artist or a fishkeeper as I know choose the fish to suit the aquascape i would say the fish are paintstrokes i don't care for them as much as my dog but i'm still unhappy when any pass away.

03-01-2007, 09:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Afroturf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nottingham UK Posts: 123 iTrader Ratings: 1 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 12850	I don't believe that people who consider themselves fishkeepers but keep their fish in hi-tech planted tanks results in a detrimental effect to the fishes happiness most fish that people buy from shop are bread for the trade and have no idea of what it is to live in their natural environment and in most cases the owners tank should be the best environment that they have lived in I think that you are much more likely to find a ill or dead fish in a fish store than you would in a aquascapers tank. I personally believe that my current tank based towards plants is the healthiest environment i have created that fish live in, as i now keep a closer eye on the water conditions than i did do when i only kept fish. I don’t really know if I’d call my self an artist or a fishkeeper, I was never very good at art when I was at school. But when you create beautiful aquascape they are just as good as any piece of art, and they do the exact same thing as art, they are there as a thing of beauty and are there to be admired. In a standard community ‘fishkeepers’ tanks tank you are likely to be many different types of fish in this one tank each fish will look attractive but if these species were than transferred to a ‘artists’ aquascape again each individual fish is likely to look very nice but the overall aquascape is likely to be spoilt and therefore the aquascape ceases to be art anymore. I would therefore say if I had to categories my self as an artist or a fishkeeper as I know choose the fish to suit the aquascape i would say the fish are paintstrokes i don't care for them as much as my dog but i'm still unhappy when any pass away.