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The origins of aquarium The breeding of fish in confined or artificial environments is a practice that has its roots in history. For thousands of years the fish have been reared in tanks and ponds as a food source. In medieval Europe the carp ponds were an almost fixed in country estates and monasteries, as it provided an alternative to meat for the holidays when it could not be worn for religious reasons. In the same way across Asia was a widespread habit of popular rice paddies with edible freshwater fish such as catfish and various cyprinids. The ancient Sumerians were known to keep fish caught in lakes before consumption as a meal. Some of these fish, particularly lively thanks to their color or their good character gradually began to be regarded more as pets and as food and some of them have had with the time origin of all varieties of domestic and artificial such as goldfish and koi carp, from China and Japan respectively. It is believed that the selective breeding of these animals and started more than 2,000 years ago. There are paintings that date back to Ancient Egypt that depict the sacred fish of Oxyrhynchus breeding in rectangular tanks inside the temple. Also in many other cultures have bred fish for both practical reasons and for decorative purposes. The Chinese started to breed goldfish in the house during the Song Dynasty, keeping them in large ceramic vessels. Similarly, have always been appreciated and many marine fish wealthy Romans kept lampreys and other fish in tanks of salt water. Cicero says that the orator Hortensius Fifth Ortale wept when he died one of his favorite pieces, while Tertullian reports that Asinius Celer a certain expenses 8,000 sesterces for a mullet live very big and beautiful. Cicero, rather sarcastically, speaking of these ancient aquarists like Piscinara, translatable as breeding fish. source: wiki

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