aquarium

Also known as fish tank, aquaria, fishtank, fish bowl, fishbowl, aquatic vivarium

AI overview

An aquarium is a container or facility where aquatic animals and plants are kept and displayed in a controlled water environment. Aquariums matter because they allow people to observe and learn about aquatic life, and larger public aquariums like Sea Life London provide educational experiences and help raise awareness about underwater ecosystems.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History and popularization
Antiquity
Nineteenth century
Twentieth century
Design
Materials
Glass
Acrylic
Other materials
Styles
Kreisel
Biotope
Aquarium size and volume
Nano aquariums
Components
Aquarium maintenance
Water conditions
Nitrogen cycle
The process
Maintaining the nitrogen cycle
Biological load
Calculating capacity
Other factors affecting capacity
Aquarium classifications
Public aquaria
Virtual aquariums
See also
References
External links

An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles, such as turtles, and aquatic plants. The term aquarium, coined by English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse, combines the Latin root , meaning 'water', with the suffix , meaning 'a place for relating to'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “aquarium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.