Fishkeeping. Art or Science?
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A passion.
A - most allways unsucessfull-attempt at science.
Art, also, when things work out fine without a clue as to how it did not go wrong.
Alas, I voted Bacon.
A - most allways unsucessfull-attempt at science.
Art, also, when things work out fine without a clue as to how it did not go wrong.
Alas, I voted Bacon.
Good question David!
I think fish keeping is a science (for the enthusiasts). Water parameters, chemicals, species identification, compatability, trial and error, flow rates, research...these are all science related. But, most keepers take it to the next level and make it an art form.
I voted Science since I have seen many keep fish in a bare tank. You can keep fish without a piece of driftwood, but you can't keep fish (successfully) if you don't know nitrates.
I think fish keeping is a science (for the enthusiasts). Water parameters, chemicals, species identification, compatability, trial and error, flow rates, research...these are all science related. But, most keepers take it to the next level and make it an art form.
I voted Science since I have seen many keep fish in a bare tank. You can keep fish without a piece of driftwood, but you can't keep fish (successfully) if you don't know nitrates.
Miguel;4776996; said:
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I would have voted expression which is art but proper care of fish requires some science. All I can say is that it relaxes me to watch my fish after the scientific research,the labor of keeping and art of designing the home in which they are kept
.So bacon it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
----Chris
Oddball;4777039; said:
Can you say the same thing 20, 50 or even 100 years ago? People still kept fish back then with no understanding of science behind fishkeeping.
I voted bacon since it's both art and science. The science is in the knowledge of keeping fish alive and the art is what we create to please our eyes and mind.
Scorponok;4777051; said:
Since "fish keeping" originated with the keeping of fish as a food source, with that logic, then "bacon" definitely applies
Obviously, they didn't have Fluvals 100 years ago, but Science is a continual evolution. You learn, you study, you implement. A fish won't last more than a couple of days if the keeper is totally ignorant of at least some semblance of Science (Consider cold tap water and a new Clown Fish and a betta bowl).
Scorponok;4777051; said:
The OP's question concerns what I think. I won't presume to speak for others. When I started out, I read everything written by ichthyologists that I could get my hands on.