Pujo Patrika - Aikatan
This magazine was published on the occasion of Durga Pujo in 2019 by Aikatan, Lausanne.
This magazine was published on the occasion of Durga Pujo in 2019 by Aikatan, Lausanne.
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Ornamental<br />
Fish : A joy<br />
for everyone<br />
Barun Kumar Das<br />
Former Assistant Director of Marine Products Export Development Authority, India<br />
One of the most<br />
colourful, cheerful yet<br />
a very delicate corner<br />
of a room, can be the<br />
o n e h a v i n g a n<br />
aquarium.<br />
The first existence of aquarium was in<br />
China around the thirteenth century in<br />
the form of a porcelain tub with gold<br />
fishes. However, keeping ornamental<br />
fishes in glass aquarium started<br />
around late 1820s. In 1853, at Reagent<br />
Park in England, the first display of<br />
aquarium in public places was<br />
launched. By 1928 there were as many<br />
as forty-five aquarium housing<br />
different species of ornamental fishes<br />
were noticed at public places<br />
throughout the world. At present there<br />
are more than 500 large scale<br />
aquariums that are displayed at public<br />
places. This utilises only 1% fish world<br />
wide whereas the remaining 99% are<br />
being utilised by upcoming hobbyists<br />
in different parts of the world.<br />
The attractions of ornamental<br />
fishes are in the same extent amongst<br />
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