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Everyone in fishkeeping makes mistakes regardless of whether you are a beginner just starting out or a time served old fogey....everyone makes errors of judgement and mistakes, its how we learn (and that goes with every single aspect in life)
The biggest issue (again as with everything in life) are your fellow humans. They will queue up to be judgemental and pick apart your every single move and idea.
The fish, on the other hand, are generally far more understanding and forgiving of most mistakes.......at the end of the day, your aquarium might look like an untidy teenagers bedroom and might be filled with artificial everything, but as long as the health and welfare of your fish is not being harmed by it all, then what you do with your own aquarium is entirely your own business and no-one elses.
You never ever stop learning, there is always something new or unusual around the next corner.......an open mind, a (very, very) deep bank account, buckets full of patience and the desire to learn (and the ability to sift the judgemental from the actual advice) is all that is required
40+ years ago you could fill an aquarium straight from the tap and plop the fish into it...the "indoor pond" approach.
Nowadays its a degree in chemistry, mathmatics and you apparently need to be a budding Picasso combined with Percy Thrower (Google old Percy...old school gardener) to be a successful fishkeeper. Or, at least, that is how many would have you think.
The biggest issue (again as with everything in life) are your fellow humans. They will queue up to be judgemental and pick apart your every single move and idea.
The fish, on the other hand, are generally far more understanding and forgiving of most mistakes.......at the end of the day, your aquarium might look like an untidy teenagers bedroom and might be filled with artificial everything, but as long as the health and welfare of your fish is not being harmed by it all, then what you do with your own aquarium is entirely your own business and no-one elses.
You never ever stop learning, there is always something new or unusual around the next corner.......an open mind, a (very, very) deep bank account, buckets full of patience and the desire to learn (and the ability to sift the judgemental from the actual advice) is all that is required
40+ years ago you could fill an aquarium straight from the tap and plop the fish into it...the "indoor pond" approach.
Nowadays its a degree in chemistry, mathmatics and you apparently need to be a budding Picasso combined with Percy Thrower (Google old Percy...old school gardener) to be a successful fishkeeper. Or, at least, that is how many would have you think.