One of the most common pets that people like to keep is fishes. A popular fish to keep is the goldfish. These are found in abundance and are not very expensive too and also have an interesting history. These goldfish are said to be the descendants of the Prussian Carp which was found in Southeast and East Asia. It is said that the Carp was first domesticated by the Chinese as they used to eat it.

Long ago, two rival princes fell in love with a beautiful water nymph. They dueled to the death, but the fates were against them both. Both princes received grievous wounds from their weapons and they both died. The nymph felt sorry for her two mortal admirers, so she asked the help of the gods to bring them back to life.

A water goddess heard her plea and changed the princes into two tiny fishes. They were tiny, but very beautiful, their scales and fins were like the gold and jewels they had worn before they were transformed. The nymph welcomed them to live in her river, but there was still no peace between the foolish fish-princes. Every time they saw each other, they still fought, forever fighting for the lady they love.

This is the legend of the Siamese fighting fish, or Betta splendens. Like aquatic jewels, they catch our fancy whenever they are on sale in pet stores. They are hardy fishes, and easy to care for in a small tank of its own. Never put them together though, or they will fight each other to the death.

Compared to other pet’s rooms, the room of fish, aquariums need very little in the way of daily attention. The things that require a good care on the part of owners are-

Lightening - a fish needs some quantity of light on daily basis. But if you will keep light on for the whole day then it will result in growth of algae. So lightening of aquarium needs some efforts on your part but U need not to bother yourself with turning the lights on and off several times each day and choose instead to simply leave it on continuously for 6 to 10 hours each day