Is it more difficult to raise aquatic plants, seeing as they live underwater?
DC: Definitely. Aquarium water is basically stagnant water, and at the end of the day, and no matter how much you plumb oxygen into it and generate currents, it will never be the same as a fresh stream. To maintain the environment, you have to change the water at least once a week and wipe the inner surface of the aquarium to keep the habitat healthy. HK: I understand that you quit your full-time job and opened a shop selling aquatic plants. DC: I used to be an advertising designer, but one day I decided to turn my aquascape hobby into a career. But running an aquatic plants shop takes more time than I expected. I haven’t had a day off since I opened this shop several months ago, and a lot of people are quite ignorant and they come up and ask silly questions all the time. HK: Such as? DC: First, many people think of the underwater plants as seaweed, but of course they’re not seaweed; they live in fresh water. And many ask, “are the plants going to die?” or “how long can they live?” Onl
