Lin explained that the pleasure his fish give him after a hard day's work cannot be substituted. "If the most beautiful one goes, the value of all the fish is reduced. The fish is a greater treasure than any money I could get for it" he say.
林呈財認為養錦鯉是他唯一的樂趣，在外面忙碌了一天，回到家看到美麗活潑的魚兒在水中游來遊去，總能使他疲累全消，那種愉快的心境，不是外人所能理解的。