Studies have shown that people who own a tropical fish
are calmer and suffer from less ill health than those who don’t. Dogs
and cats are also known to have therapeutic benefits. Stroking a dog or
cat has been proven to provide a calming effect on the brain. But the
simple observation that watching fish makes people calmer and healthier
is also backed up by studies. A freshwater or a tropical fish tank
brings an increase in health and wellness and gazing at these kinds of aquariums is peaceful and relaxing.
Therapy For Your Kids
If you have children, you will know how much of a handful they can be
but have you noticed the difference in how they behave when you take
them to an aquarium center? Or even to a house or office where there is
a tropical fish tank? They become transfixed upon the fish. It’s like a
magnet pulls them in. I remember being a child and watching some pink coral in
a tropical fish tank at a store, just hypnotized by its motion.
Watching A tropical fish tank is so calming studies have shown that
children with adhd show a marked improvement almost immediately.
Aquariums in the classroom are known not only to reduce anxiety levels
in students but also to be a good tool to teach the kids the
responsibilities of caring for a pet and some chemistry basics.
Tropical fish tanks are also seen in hospital waiting rooms and
especially in the child’s hospital wards to help aid their recovery.
And For Adults Too!
While adults may control themselves near a fish store more than a kid
would, at the city aquarium or zoo, they are just as entranced as the
children. Everyone feels wonder watching the biggest shark or the
humblest goldfish paddling through a tropical fish tank.
They are known to reduce blood pressure and help people who are going
through stressful situations. It is the fish that are the relaxing
part. Tests have been carried out on subjects who just watch a colorful
bubbling tank but without any fish and they did not have as promising
results as those who watched a tropical fish tank which actually
contained fish. Scientists in Japan are studying the possibility that
watching delicate jellyfish in a tropical fish tank may be even more
therapeutic.
Some people have told how gazing at a tropical fish tank helped a loved
one deal with disease. Another great place to have a tropical fish tank
is in the dining, as studies show you are more able to relax and focus on completing a
whole meal in the presence of an aquarium. This may be why several top
restaurants have had large tropical fish tanks installed.
