What is an Aquarist?

The word ‘aquarist’ first appeared in the English language in 1900. What exactly is an aquarist? Should such a title be used freely? The Merriam-Webster dictionary (which is an Encyclopedia Britannica company) says that the term aquarist refers to, “a person

who keeps or maintains an aquarium.”

Therefore, what constitutes an  aquarium?  Referring  to  aquariums  the  same  dictionary states, “a container (as a glass tank) or an artificial pond in  which  living aquatic animals or plants are kept.” A second definition reads “an establishment where aquatic organisms are kept and exhibited.”

So then, if you have such an aquarium in your home or yard you are an aquarist!

It is a popular hobby concerned with keeping fish in a home aquarium or garden pond. The hobby can be broadly divided into three specific disciplines according to the type of water the fish tolerate: freshwater, brackish, and marine (also called saltwater) fishkeeping. Freshwater fishkeeping is by far the most popular branch of  the  hobby, with even small pet stores often selling a variety of freshwater fish, such as goldfish.

Goldfish Trivia

  •  Goldfish have attention spans of three months and they recognize the people who feed them regularly.
  • Goldfish are the only animals that can see infrared and ultraviolet light. They have a very wide spectrum of
  • All goldfish are descendants of the Chinese
  • Goldfish lose their color if they live in dim
  • The oldest goldfish was 43 years old, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Other sources have recorded a goldfish that died after living for 49
  • The electric eel is actually not an eel and related to
  • Goldfish can suffer from motion
  • The initiation act of swallowing live goldfish in college began in
  • The most popular name for a goldfish in both the US and the UK is
  • Goldfish can recognize different
  • Goldfish do not have
  • Goldfish can’t close their
  • Goldfish don’t urinate. (Only #2)
  • Goldfish bully each
  • The largest goldfish on record was 18.7
  • All goldfish are born
  • Goldfish can be trained to perform synchronized swimming routines!
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