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Aquarium is the name given to any supervised exhibit of aquatic animals and plants. It is usually like an artificial home for these aquatic creatures. It can be a tank, bowl, or any other water-filled glass or plastic enclosure in which the water dwelling plants, and animals (usually fish, and sometimes invertebrates, as well as amphibians, marine mammals, and reptiles) are kept in captivity, often for public display.

Keeping an aquarium is a popular hobby around the world. Aquariums are first known to have been constructed in ancient Rome, Egypt, and Asia. From the time when the aquarium was first developed for curiosity, the ranks of aquarists have swelled. The first aquarium for public display is known to have been constructed in 1853, with glass in Regent’s Park, London.

Aquariums are usually classified as containing fresh or salt water, at tropical or cold-water temperatures. The maintenance of an aquarium of any size requires very careful regulation of water flow, temperature, light, food, oxygen, removal of injurious debris, and attention to the special requirements of the individual species kept. These measures determine what type of fish and other wildlife can be included in the aquarium. If they are not taken care of, animals will die. This is in order to keep the occupants of the aquarium safe and healthy. Green aquatic plants, which utilize waste carbon dioxide from the animals’ respiration and in turn provide oxygen through the process of photosynthesis, are often kept in aquarium to provide adequate oxygen to the inhabitants of the aquarium.