aquarium hobby popularity
Erica
Hello! I am writing an article on the aquarium hobby, and I've heard that
the hobby ranks #3 as both favorite American hobby and fish as the #3 pet.
Does anyone know where this data comes from? Has anyone seen any data
which tells how many aquarium hobbiests there actually are?
I'm trying to document the popularity of the hobby; any help would be
appreciated! Thanks!
Erica
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Timothy Chu
Erica <es...@columbia.edu> wrote in article
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> Hello! I am writing an article on the aquarium hobby, and I've heard that
> the hobby ranks #3 as both favorite American hobby and fish as the #3
pet.
> Does anyone know where this data comes from? Has anyone seen any data
> which tells how many aquarium hobbiests there actually are?
As far as fish being the #3 pet...that's quite easy to derive. Only dogs
and cats are more popular. Isn't it kinda weird though, that we can call
our pets our hobby? Few others can do that (ant farmers come to mind).
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E.M. Ennis
Mark A. Stone (bh...@rgfn.epcc.edu) wrote:
: Timothy Chu (ti...@unixg.ubc.csa) wrote:
: > As far as fish being the #3 pet...that's quite easy to derive. Only dogs
: > and cats are more popular. Isn't it kinda weird though, that we can call
: > our pets our hobby? Few others can do that (ant farmers come to mind).
Actually, ferrets are America's 3rd most popular pet (can't comment on
other countries). I think in general, fish are considered a hobby more
than a pet. I realize some aquarists will disagree, but my dictionary
lists 'playing [with the animal]' as part of having a pet. I think hobby
is a better word (let the terminology wars....begin.)
-Erin...
: Perhaps we call it a hobby because dogs and cats do not need the level of
: attention and care that aquarium fish do. Additionally, we are always
: fascinated by our equipment and use of same. --Mark
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Susan Ford
Mark A. Stone wrote:
>
> Timothy Chu (ti...@unixg.ubc.csa) wrote:
>
> > As far as fish being the #3 pet...that's quite easy to derive. Only dogs
> > and cats are more popular. Isn't it kinda weird though, that we can call
> > our pets our hobby? Few others can do that (ant farmers come to mind).
>
> attention and care that aquarium fish do. Additionally, we are always
> fascinated by our equipment and use of same. --Mark
Possibly they call it a hobby instead of pets because they don't see
fish as really pet material. Fish don't respond to us as dogs and cats
do. However, I have to say that my angelfish and clown loaches have very
distinct personalities. And they watch me through the glass, even after
I've fed them. Maybe I've been staring at them too long.
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jjn
I agree that fish are pets, with a personality. In my 94 gallon tank,
that sits on the side of my front door, I notice my fish at the end of
their tank, wagging their little tails, whenever I return home, and it's
not feeding time. Someone once told me they didn't know why anyone
would want fish, "Can they greet you when you come home after a long day?"
Imagine his surprise when I told him that yes, they can. Mine greet
me when I come into the room, even if it's not feeding time. And I
even had a large albino channel cat, that would eat tubiflex out of my
hand and let me pet him. So, I believe fish are pets.
jjn
Mark A. Stone
Susan Ford (susa...@slackford.norman.ok.us) wrote:
> Possibly they call it a hobby instead of pets because they don't see
> fish as really pet material. Fish don't respond to us as dogs and cats
> do. However, I have to say that my angelfish and clown loaches have very
> distinct personalities. And they watch me through the glass, even after
> I've fed them. Maybe I've been staring at them too long.
Larger Amazon Basin Cichlids respond identically to puppy dogs -- eating
out of your hand, recognizing you and getting excited, rubbing up against
your hand in the aquarium---- Mark
William
> Larger Amazon Basin Cichlids respond identically to puppy dogs -- eating
> out of your hand, recognizing you and getting excited, rubbing up against
> your hand in the aquarium---- Mark
>
from my hand , once I get a friend to feed my Arowana with a prawn ,it
refused to eat from his hand . But when I used my hand to feed it , it
just snap up the prawn !!!
William
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William <in...@dragonfish.com> wrote in article
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> > Larger Amazon Basin Cichlids respond identically to puppy dogs --
eating
> > out of your hand, recognizing you and getting excited, rubbing up
against
> > your hand in the aquarium---- Mark
> >
> I believed it true , my Arowana can recognise me ,and it only take food
> from my hand , once I get a friend to feed my Arowana with a prawn ,it
> refused to eat from his hand . But when I used my hand to feed it , it
> just snap up the prawn !!!
> William
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I've got some damsels in my marine tank which recognize me as the Great
Provider of the Food. Normally, they're pretty shy, but when I come in,
they all come out of the rocks and hover. Kind of amusing. :)
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