For me, as a child, my parents always took us camping and road trippin wherever our van could take us.
While I'd be out exploring nature, I'd always be drawn to the lakes rivers creeks and puddles, swimming in it and looking for cool creatures.
Sometimes I would sit there on a rock and just gaze into the body of water and slowly I would see life emerge from the nooks and crannies.
Now that I have aquariums, i try to replicate that feeling as a child in my aquariums.
Lots of wood rocks and plants.
I do not want all of fish readily seen, though they're comfortable and will pace the tank when they see me begging for food.
My friends come over and look into my tank, and see my community fish, not knowing I have more stuff in there sleeping or whatever.
I throw some sinking shrimp pellets in there and the large bichirs, small bichirs, loaches and other inhabitants crawl out and they're amazed at the bichirs mostly (most my friends aren't into aquariums, except one).
I find bare tanks extremely boring.
While I'd be out exploring nature, I'd always be drawn to the lakes rivers creeks and puddles, swimming in it and looking for cool creatures.
Sometimes I would sit there on a rock and just gaze into the body of water and slowly I would see life emerge from the nooks and crannies.
Now that I have aquariums, i try to replicate that feeling as a child in my aquariums.
Lots of wood rocks and plants.
I do not want all of fish readily seen, though they're comfortable and will pace the tank when they see me begging for food.
My friends come over and look into my tank, and see my community fish, not knowing I have more stuff in there sleeping or whatever.
I throw some sinking shrimp pellets in there and the large bichirs, small bichirs, loaches and other inhabitants crawl out and they're amazed at the bichirs mostly (most my friends aren't into aquariums, except one).
I find bare tanks extremely boring.
