PART 33: THE JUDGMENT!

<< Previous It is absolutely easy to imagine and understand that every method of fish keeping is not for everyone. The choice of a particular method is usually based on a philosophy and a goal. It is about how I look at it and what I want to achieve. No method, like most of the things in life, is perfect. Every method of fish keeping has its own set of advantages and limitations. And, the DPM Natural Method is no exception. I have talked enough about the strengths and benefits of this method of Fish Keeping. It is, probably, the right time to throw a little light on the limitations of this new natural method. One may like the DPM Natural Method for its massive set of advantages.

However, I would NOT choose this natural method:

1. If I do not like natural methods of Fish Keeping, in general.

2. If my Fish Keeping hobby is more about working on my Aquarium(s) | Fish Tank (s) | Fishbowl (s) than enjoying my Aquarium(s) | Fish Tank (s) | Fishbowl (s) and Fishes. That is, I would like to keep working on my Aquarium continuously and I do not really mind if I do not get adequate amount of time to sit back and relax while enjoying (watching) my Aquarium (s) and Fishes. I just want to work and I do not care whether or not I get sufficient opportunity to enjoy the results of my work! I believe, this hobby is all about just changing water and cleaning the aquarium!

3. If I really do not care if a few my fishes die because of improper water conditions and care. I just love to visit the Pet Shop | Aquarium Shop again and get new fishes to compensate for my loss. I just do not care if I lose a couple of fishes as long as I can just visit the Pet Store | Aquarium Shop to get a few new fishes for my aquarium. Change is the essence of life, I truly believe.

4. If my fish live really long, it becomes uninteresting and monotonous for me. I cannot look at the same set of fishes every day!

5. If am absolutely more concerned about how my Aquarium LOOKS than how my fishes FEEL about their little environment inside my Aquarium. I do not care much if it feels good or bad to my fishes. But, at the end of the day, my Aquarium MUST look magnificent.

6. If I believe, an Aquarium is really not a little ecosystem. It is just a piece of functional furniture for home decoration.

7. If I really do not care whether my Aquarium is natural, silent, energy-efficient, low-tech, low-light and low maintenance. I just love to see as many instruments | gadgets attached to my Aquarium as possible to make it LOOK really high-tech and modern! I just want it to be the talk of the town. Owner’s pride and neighbors’ envy!

8. If I believe in “what you see is what you get”! If I do not see air bubbles coming out of an air-stone in my aquarium, I do not believe that the water is sufficiently oxygenated!

9. If I love an aquarium that produces a lot of sound. That is just soothing music to my ears.

10. If I believe that existence of a miniature ecosystem in an aquarium is next to impossible.

11. If I think, natural way of doing things or lettings things happen are the most ineffective and inappropriate ways of accomplishing specific goals.

12. If I do not believe that a truly sustainable Fish Keeping method is a possibility.

13. If I believe that the more money I spend on my aquarium, the better it feels to its inhabitants!

14. If I am really not interested in watching how fishes behave in a near-natural environment.

15. If I do not like smaller fishes in my aquarium and I just like relatively bigger fishes.

16. If I do not mind catching my fishes as many times as required. Because, I think, catching those little guys is never a stressful affair for them!

17. If I believe, without a plant (or more) to care for, an Aquarium is incomplete.

18. If I believe, an aquarium cannot remain in a good state without a mechanical or other kind of artificial filtration system.

19. If I think, an aquarium without a heater is not a real possibility. And, if I know that my room-temperature is too low to be easily described as too cold for any practical purpose (heater-less Aquarium).

20. If it is not possible on my part to expose my Aquarium to a little direct | indirect sunlight to promote Green Algae growth.

21. If I believe complete water change and a full aquarium cleanup is really a MUST for my Aquarium.

22. If I believe frequent water changes is the only way to go!

23. If I think cleaning my Aquarium has to be a really a big deal.

24. If I cannot tolerate a certain degree of Green Algae growth in my Aquarium and the resultant graceful natural look.

25. If I do not like the fact that I need NOT buy | maintain | repair | replace the following ever: Filter, Air Stone, Power Head, Air Pump and Heater.

26. If I do not like the way a DPM Type Natural Fishbowl | Aquarium helps a pregnant fish | Fish Fry | Fish Eggs.

27. If I do not like the No-Plastic philosophy of DPM Natural Method.

28. If I like my fish to eat only when I want them to eat and not when they want to eat.

29. If I do not care about the water quality becoming bad because of uneaten food-residue in my Aquarium.

30. If I do not like the fact that DPM Natural Method absolutely makes it easy and quick to move over to another method of Fish Keeping, in case I decide to do so.

31. If I think the nutritional value of Green Algae is more fiction than fact.

Well, that’s quite a long list. And, I hope, that makes the picture really clear. DPM Natural Method is neither a product nor a service that I am trying to sell. And, that’s exactly why, I have all the liberty at my disposal to critically analyze this natural method of Fish Keeping. My goal is to spread awareness to make our lives and the lives of our fishes better. I hope, I have done the job reasonably well. Please feel free to ask a question, in case you have one, on this method. Let us take a quick look at a few interesting discussions | questions (and the answers to those questions) about the DPM Natural Method next. NEXT >>  << Previous

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