History and development akvariumovodstva in Russia

History and Development akvariumovodstva in our country is rooted in a distant era. There are chronicles the evidence that the wealthier citizens met "bottles" with outlandish Overseas fish. The first mention of the overseas goldfish belong to the time of Vasily the Blind. |

Tsar Ivan the Terrible had repeatedly received from overseas ambassadors and merchants as gifts goldfish in glass globes. Russia's first aquarium with exotic fish was established at the court of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. Under Peter I the fabulously expensive, but fancy "bottles" with strange fish began to appear in some approximate king. Loud fame in Europe of the XIX century have won success of the Russian aquarists in acclimatization and breeding of rare exotic fish, as well as the famous Russian aquariums, which in many thematic exhibitions in different countries have won top prizes and a big gold medal.

In the annals of Russian akvariumovodstva marked by great achievements of such enthusiasts as AI Hamburger, A. Meshchersky, K. Gippius and especially NF Zolotnitsky, which is rightly called the father of Russian akvariumovodstva. But in Tsarist Russia Aquarium was still a luxury available to few. Real flowering akvariumovodstvo in our country has received since the Great Patriotic War. Now aquariums can be found in many houses the offices and institutions. All this is evidence of mass development akvariumovodstva in our country.