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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Aquarium, Zoo Basel, Aquascaping, Dolphinarium, Filter, List of aquaria, Haus des Meeres, Algae scrubber, Public aquarium, Marine mammal park, Aquarium fish feed, Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, Aquarium fish feeder, Aeration, List of aquaria in the United States, Sharks in captivity, Sea Life Centres, Shark tunnel, Lolita, List of aquaria in Japan, Peter Chermayeff, MacQuarium, Community aquarium, Atlantic Sea-Park, Blue Reef Aquarium, Calcium reactor, Varna Aquarium, Bog-wood, 63 Seaworld, Brackish-water aquarium, Artificial seawater, Clifton Fish Aquarium, Denitrifying bacteria, Deep sand bed, Bio-load, Tropical fish, Fishless cycling, The Living Planet Aquarium, Bubble curtain, Moscow Oceanarium, List of South American cichlids, List of African cichlids, Sump, Base rock, Aquarium furniture, Airstone, Clean-up crew, Quarantine tank, Shrimp mix, Lists of aquarium fish, Acuario Nacional de Cuba, Acropora Eating Flatworm, Live sand, List of freshwater aquarium amphibian species. Excerpt: An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants. The term combines the Latin root aqua, meaning water, with the suffix -arium, meaning "a place for relating to." An aquarist owns fish or maintains an aquarium, typically constructed of glass or high strength acrylic plastic. Cuboid aquaria are also known as fish tanks or simply tanks, while bowl-shaped aquaria are also known as fish bowls. Size can range from a small glass bowl to immense public aquaria. Specialized equipment maintains appropriate water quality and other characteristics suitable for the aquarium's residents. In the Roman Empire, the first fish to be brough...
