It is said that as far back as 2500 BC the Sumerians kept fish food in ponds and that about 100 BC before then the Chinese had begun to domesticate the carp, while the Romans kept Moray eels. The Goldfish was kept during the Sung Dynasty AD 960-1278 and it is believed that in some instances this fish was brought indoors in porcelain bowls during the winter. So one could say the Chinese are due the credit of the first fishkeepers.

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