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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 12:26:55 GMT -5
You're welcome. In my opinion, keeping fish is a hobby a person has to go through a little of a trial-and-error period to find out what works and what doesn't. I doubt that many people have no mishaps when keeping fish when they first start. So please don't me hard on yourself regarding your betta's passing. Renee Great point! While I have written many articles based on both long time observations and research, fish keeping is still far from an exact science. I would add that "mishaps" do not happen to beginners, but to experienced fish/aquarium keepers (myself included) Carl Every situation brings it's own set of conditions, some you know and some you likely don't, but you have to make judgment calls that can determine the outcome for your pet. Same with parrots which I've had for years and have also bred. Sadly, it does seem those errors and mishaps happen more often when it matters the most and you're trying your heart out to avoid them However, that's how life works, you learn from struggle, not from things going perfectly all the time. So, learned heaps from this plus from the trial with my red boy (other post on 'meds not resolving').. really key lessons.. so at least I feel leaps and bounds ahead in my ability to do even better for future fishy friends Thank you both Goldenpuon and Carl for all your assistance and support!
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Post by goldenpuon on Sept 20, 2014 21:59:43 GMT -5
You're welcome. In my opinion, keeping fish is a hobby a person has to go through a little of a trial-and-error period to find out what works and what doesn't. I doubt that many people have no mishaps when keeping fish when they first start. So please don't me hard on yourself regarding your betta's passing. Renee Great point! While I have written many articles based on both long time observations and research, fish keeping is still far from an exact science. I would add that "mishaps" do not happen to beginners, but to experienced fish/aquarium keepers (myself included) I misspoke. Mishaps happen with seasoned fish keepers as well. Plenty happen to me too. Great point! While I have written many articles based on both long time observations and research, fish keeping is still far from an exact science. I would add that "mishaps" do not happen to beginners, but to experienced fish/aquarium keepers (myself included) Carl Every situation brings it's own set of conditions, some you know and some you likely don't, but you have to make judgment calls that can determine the outcome for your pet. Same with parrots which I've had for years and have also bred. Sadly, it does seem those errors and mishaps happen more often when it matters the most and you're trying your heart out to avoid them However, that's how life works, you learn from struggle, not from things going perfectly all the time. So, learned heaps from this plus from the trial with my red boy (other post on 'meds not resolving').. really key lessons.. so at least I feel leaps and bounds ahead in my ability to do even better for future fishy friends Thank you both Goldenpuon and Carl for all your assistance and support! Well said, seapetal111. One great thing and distressing about fishkeeping IMHO that you never stop learning. You did the best you could in this case and I can see you care much and try very hard to do the best for your pets. Though some of us would like it (like myself) in fiskeeping we can't and shouldn't expect perfection. You're welcome. Renee
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