AQUARIUM FISH KEEPING AND MAINTENANCE OF AQUARIUM JOE SHALINI .S Introduction Aquarium: (Latin) aqua – water; arium – a place for relating to • Hobby, pleasure, fun Definition : An Aquarium is a transparent tank or a bowl or an artificial pool where live fishes and other aquatic animals are kept. History Sumerians More than 4,500 yrs – ponds & tanks Roman Empire Indoors - sea barbel In 50 – glass panes Ancient glass aquarium Glass aquarium of Romans – Philip Henry Gosse AQUARIUM (The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea,1854) The London Zoo Fish House at Regent's Park, circa 1857. TYPES OF FISH KEEPING SYSTEMS FRESH WATER SALT WATER BRACKISH WATER FRESHWATER FRESHWATER FISHES Cichild Gold Guppy Fighter Koi Silver Dollar SALTWATER MARINE FISHES Angelfish Orchid Dotty Back Puffer Clown Damsel Lion Fish