Advantages of Fish keeping

Fish keeping has a very long history. Ancient Sumerians kept wild-caught fish in ponds, Depictions of the sacred fish of Oxyrhynchus kept in captivity in rectangular temple pools have been found in ancient Egyptian art. Like this there are lots of facts which show the history of fish keeping. Today we are going to share few advantages of keeping fish.There are various kinds of fish in the world. They are majorly grouped as fresh water fish and brine water (sea water) fish. Both types have its own characteristics. Normally fish keepers keep both types of fish but it is easy to keep fresh water fish relative to brine water fish. There are lots of advantages of keeping fish. 

  

•   To make the environment beautiful

Keeping fish helps you to enhance the beauty of your living environment. It may be home or office no matter you can keep fish with setting up a proper environment for them.

• To reduce the mental stress , anxiety and blood pressure

Several studies have proven that gazing at a fish tank reduces blood pressure. This offers great health benefits for anyone with a busy life and those with cardiovascular conditions. Measuring blood pressure is one way of measuring stress levels

• For children with learning

Researchers have found a link between an increased ability to focus after a walk in the park or a forest or other natural surroundings. So keeping a fish tank or a pond makes the environment more natural. This helps children or any person who do studies to improve his ability to focus.

When keeping fish we should be mindful to get these advantages without harming fish. While we are getting advantages from keeping fish we should take care them because they are living beings too. When you position your fish tank or pond you need to consider few factors.

•  Do not expose the tank to too much lightness or do not keep it in a dark place.

If your tank is over exposed to the light then you should cover your tank with black papers or something to reduce the light intensity. If the location is too dark you should use artificial lighting methods

•  Do not position it near a crowded place

You should avoid of positioning your tank in a crowded place. some fish are very sensitive and may die due to the disturbance of moving things/people.

•  Feed them properly

You should provide them a healthy diet. Specially if you keep in a tank where all the aqua plants are artificial.

• Clean the tank periodically

Tank should be siphoned at least once a week and cleaned properly. Period of a full clean depends on the number of fish living in the tank

•  Consider about the volume of the tank

Maximum number of fishes in a tank depends on the volume and the area of the water surface of the tank. Keeping more than proper number will cause a decreased growth rate, diseases and even deaths.

Above are few tips to concern if you are keeping fish. More facts and information about keeping fish will be discussed soon….