| According to seaworld.org, "fish are America's second | | | | them down. They're even a great way for helping |
| most popular pet and more than 7.4 million U.S. | | | | your kids improve academically. In fact, studies have |
| households have aquarium fish". Since the world's first | | | | revealed that students who own fish tend to score |
| public aquarium opened up in 1853, fish aquariums' | | | | higher on both math and verbal SATs, with a |
| have become America's obsession. | | | | combined score of 200 points over their counterparts |
| Wonder why fish aquariums have been a major hit in | | | | who do not have pets. Both parents and teachers |
| America? Here are the top five reasons why: | | | | can use fish aquariums to teach their kids to |
| 1. THERAPY. Research studies have proven that | | | | appreciate and take good care of nature. It's also |
| aquariums offer therapeutic benefits. Purdue | | | | effective at reducing children's anxiety. They also get |
| University researchers have proven this when they | | | | to exercise their creativity as you let them help in |
| studied the impact of displaying tanks of brightly | | | | setting up the aquarium. By assigning them the |
| colored fish towards the behaviors and eating habits | | | | household or classroom chore to feed their pets, the |
| of Alzheimer patients. The study revealed that those | | | | practice discipline as well. |
| who were exposed to the fish aquariums became | | | | 4. EMBELLISHMENT. Anybody's home or any other |
| more relaxed, alert and ate more food than before | | | | space will surely look beautiful when you use a fish |
| they were exposed to such a stimulus. | | | | aquarium as an embellishment. With the right lighting |
| 2. STRESS RELIEVER. With a hectic schedule and a | | | | and beautiful aquascapes, your homes will surely be |
| huge amount of work to be done at home, school or | | | | your neighbor's envy. |
| in the office, who wouldn't be stressed out? But if | | | | 5. HARMONY. Because fishes just swim in water, |
| you religiously stare into an aquarium, your blood | | | | they don't make any sounds at all. This way, you get |
| pressure will lower down and your nerves will be calm | | | | to keep pets and at the same time, keep your |
| down as well. The serenity of the sound and motion | | | | environment calm and harmonious. We all know that |
| that an aquarium fish exhibit works well in relieving a | | | | fishes don't bark or meow, so they make great |
| person's stressed out day. When you go to your | | | | home pets! |
| doctor or dentist, what do most of their waiting | | | | Pets are always considered to be man's companion. |
| rooms have? They have aquariums which are | | | | But among all pets, America has seen the benefits of |
| intended to relieve the anxiety that patients have | | | | keeping a fish aquarium. If you haven't, you should |
| towards them. | | | | try setting up an aquarium now, so you can start |
| 3. TOOLS FOR KIDS. If your kids are hyperactive, | | | | experiencing the top five reasons why Americans are |
| then you've found the best technique for calming | | | | keeping fishes instead of dogs and cats. |