Keeping fish and aquatic life in home aquariums and ponds, from a single goldfish bowl to reef tanks that reproduce a slice of ocean chemistry. The hobby runs from ornamental tradition, goldfish bred in China centuries ago, to modern freshwater community tanks, planted aquascapes and marine systems. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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OriginGoldfish were kept ornamentally in Song dynasty China; the first public aquarium opened at London Zoo in 1853 1 Sources
1. Fishkeeping (Wikipedia)
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Fishkeeping is a popular hobby, practiced by aquarists, concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond.
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