Tropical Fish Centerpiece

A tropical fish centerpiece is a novel way to incorporate some fun into your wedding reception tables. Creating your little wedding centerpiece fish home isn't all that hard. But realize that you are using a live creature. I advise you prepare the water and spath plant much earlier and let the water condition and add the fish a few days before the wedding.

Here are the instructions below.

Making a Fish Wedding Centerpiece

Items Needed:

• Aquatic Garden Vase Set (with plastic saucer)

• 1 Yard Sheer Wired Ribbon (Blue compliments the Betta Fish)

• 2 Bags Colored Marbles or Clear Gemstones

• 1 Male Betta Fish with recommended food from Pet store

• 6" Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)

• 1 Gallon Water (Must be bottled, no chlorine)

• 26 guage Flexible Wire

• Vase jewelry

• wire diagonal cutter/scissors

Caring for your Betta Fish

Use bottled water or water thathas been treated with the tables you buy from the pet store. They do not like chlorine and will showtheir displeasure by turning belly up!! (This would not be attractive in your wedding centerpieces!

All tropical fish like to have at least a quarter of their water changed weekly. It must be room temperaturewhen added. Again, if you use tap water, be sure to treat it as shown on the bottle of the tablets from the pet store.

This fish east brine shrimp, pinches of Betta food or freeze-dried bloodworms (Yech!). Feed twicea week. This fish likes to live alone. They aren't called Betta Fighting Fish for nothing.

How to Care for your Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily)

Pull the Spath plant from its container and shake off all the excess dirt you can. Rinse roots thoroughly. Your fish centerpiece must have extremely clean water for the fish to survive. (This may take several rinsing - no dirt residue can remain!)

Cut about a 2" hole in the plastic saucer. (I generally do this to one side to leave an open place for thefish to come to the surface and breathe and yet not get tangled in the roots.)

Place the layer of marbles or gemstones in the bottom of the vase. Fill the vase with the treatedwater up to above 1" to 2" under the neck of the vase. (Remember to leave an air space for thefish to breathe). Add the Betta Fish to the water. Take it easy!!

Now, I tend to let the fish acclimatize for a couple days before adding the plant, You can dothis sooner . . . but sometimes it tends to be too much for the fish. They are very touchy creatures.

Place the roots of the Spath through the hole you cut in the saucer. Once through, tuck the rootsinto the neck of the vase. Fill the saucer with the marbles or gemstones to help give it some weight and keep it in place. (Remember to keep this vase away from direct sunlight or heat).

If desired, wrap the ribbon around the vase and tie ends or make a bows. Cut off excess tails of the ribbon. If desired, add vase jewelry over top of the ribbon that is around the neck of the vase.

Ta-dah!! Your fish centerpiece will be the hit of the reception.

Instructions and photo compliments of Lancaster Corp. All rights reserved.

Here is another lovely way to have fish in a centerpiece WITHOUT going to all the hassle of cleaning green plants or worrying about how to keep the fish alive. Simple surround a tall clear vase with a flower ring and put the fish in water (from the pet store) in the tall vase.

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