PART 27: THE DESIGN!

<< Previous SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS (DPM Type Natural Fishbowl | Aquarium) DESIGN | ARRANGEMENT | ARCHITECTURE:

I. Fish waste falls into and remains locked in the bottom-most layer of the substrate in the Fishbowl | Aquarium.

II. There are hundreds of narrow tunnels and thousands of tiny caves for the fishes to hide inside. And, that is a very important factor.

III. Fish eggs fall into and remain secured in the layers of substrate.

IV. Fish Babies | Fry can hide and protect themselves. The layer of smaller Glass Marbles is specifically useful for this purpose.

V. The section of substrate, which is never touched and disturbed, serves the purpose of providing a surface for the beneficial bacteria to build colonies.

VI. The glass vase works as the deepest area of the Fishbowl | Aquarium. Any fish that wants to enjoy the pressure of depth visits the glass vase. More importantly, the glass vase works as the dining area of the Fishbowl | Aquarium. Appropriate food is directly dropped into the glass vase and fishes visit the glass vase to enjoy their food. It offers two advantages. No food portion falls into the substrate and get locked in there. That helps maintaining the quality of the water. No food goes waste and the fishes get an opportunity to enjoy every portion of the food given to them. Any good quality Sinking Pellet Fish Food is ideal for this purpose. Food may be directly dropped or a Blunt-nosed thumb splinter forceps may be used to place the food precisely in the glass vase.

Steps, pertaining to setting up a DPM Type Natural Fishbowl | Aquarium, are continued here:
Step 9. Add water to the arrangement without disturbing anything. Fill the Fishbowl | Fish Tank just enough to leave the top 10% of the container for air to occupy.

Step 10. Do whatever is required to get done with the light-bulb and its connection.

Step 11. Expose the Fishbowl | Aquarium to indirect sunlight for as long as a span possible every day. Expose the Fishbowl | Aquarium, if possible, to 'direct' sunlight for 15 minutes every day. It ideally should, still, not alter the temperature of the water to a large extent. After the direct exposure to sunlight, if you touch the outer surface of the Fishbowl | Aquarium, it should feel colder than the atmosphere around you. Continue with this routine for the next 7 days.

Step 12. Get two small female healthy platies and introduce them to the Fishbowl | Fish Tank. Feed them once in a day. Continue with the sunlight-exposure routine over the next 15 days.

Step 13. If everything goes fine and the platies do well, introduce two more small healthy platies - one male and one female. You may consider, if you want to play it really safe, keeping the two new platies in isolation to ensure that they are not sick before introducing them to your Fishbowl | Fish Tank in question. Continue with the sunlight-exposure routine over the next 15 days.

Step 14. By now, you should ideally see some Green Algae in your Fishbowl | Aquarium. If that is the case, that is good and you are on the right track. Many kinds of fishes, as well as platies, like to enjoy Green Algae as their food. It has been more than 5 weeks and you have 4 platies doing fine in your Fishbowl | Fish Tank. Now, if it is a Fishbowl, with a gross capacity of 15 Litres or more, you may or may not consider adding another small young and healthy female platy. 5 are good and 4 are better, if you want to make a choice.

If it is a Fish Tank, you may consider adding a few more platies or other compatible fishes. There should be 3 females for each male platy. Ideally, you may decide on the final count based on the volume of water in your Aquarium. Each fish is going to require around 4 litres of water. So, if it is a 40-litre fish tank, you may have 10 fishes in total. Slightly modify your sunlight-exposure routine to limit direct exposure to sunlight to just 3 minutes. Keep feeding your fish once every day during the process of establishing a DPM Type Natural Fishbowl | Aquarium!

Now, you are all set with your DPM Type Natural Fishbowl I Aquarium. Let's talk abou the maintenance aspects of a DPM Type Natural Fishbowl | Aquarium next. NEXT >>  << Previous

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