Ornamental Fish Production and Management

1.1.3 Origin of keeping ornamental fishes as pets

The hobby of ornamental fish keeping as pets has originated from China during the year 1163. Gold fishes were the first used for hobby which was kept in glass bowls. The first aquarium was set up by Englishman S.H.Ward during the year 1855 in United Kingtom.

The Frenchman Carbonnier was the first ornamental fish breeder succeeded in breeding paradise fish Macropodus opercularis (1869-70). In India, the first aquarium called Taraporevala aquarium was built in Mumbai in 1951.