October 10th, 2005

Diary: Aquarium update

3 fish are now alive. The two bottom-feeders and another one. I have spoken to my boyfriend about buying more and he thinks that is ok.

Today was Chalerm’s last day of exams this semester and he will have a couple of weeks off. He might go to “Anyburi” to spend the holiday with grandmother and the rest of the clan. I consider visiting him there but I should not stay too long. It gets boring for me in the village.

Chalerm says we can instruct the maid to feed the fish if we are away.

When I had an aquarium it was a large one - 200 litres. His is 10 litres maybe. The dirty little secret is that a big aquarium is easier to keep than a small one. This has to do with water quality, which is easier to get right in a larger tank.

I will buy some more fish and see how it goes.

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2 Responses to “Diary: Aquarium update”

  1. Joe M Says:

    Silom, it is likely that the Bangkok water may need “conditioning” before adding to the tank. You idea of bottled water was a good one. Have you check water temperature? If the AC blows on the tank, this may cause problems.

  2. Silom Farang Says:

    Hi Joe M

    We hardly use any air condition in the living room now. I run it for 20 minutes a couple of times a day to cool down the room and use a fan the rest of the time. The room temp is around 25 C.

    I will diplomatically try to speak to my bf about changing the water. He will get around to it, I just have to make sure he doesn’t lose face as there is some prestige involved in the aquarium project. :)

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