Question 1

What is the average lifespan of the Discus fish?

Accepted Answer

10 Years

Question 2

Its owners claimed it was the oldest pet fish in history - how old was 'Hanako' the Koi claimed to be

Accepted Answer

226 Years

Question 3

How long is a goldfish memory?

Accepted Answer

5 Months

Question 4

Which is the only species of fish to have eyelids?

Accepted Answer

Shark

Question 5

Who created / invented the first aqurium?

Accepted Answer

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

Question 6

What is the name for the scientific study of fish?

Accepted Answer

Icthyology

Question 7

The goldfish are most closely related to which group of fish?

Accepted Answer

Carp

Question 8

Where was the worlds first public aquarium?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 9

The practise of arranging your aquarium to be aesthetically pleasing, often with live plants is called...

Accepted Answer

Aquascaping

Question 10

What is the only fresh-water fish in the British Isles that can swim backward?

Accepted Answer

Eel

Question 11

Which of these fish is actually a fish?

Accepted Answer

Pufferfish

Question 12

The nuchal hump on some fish is also known as a...

Accepted Answer

Kok

Question 13

'Altum' Angelfish are different to regular Scalare - Altum means...

Accepted Answer

Tall

Question 14

How many species of fish are there?

Accepted Answer

32,000

Question 15

How many species of catfish are there?

Accepted Answer

3,000

Question 16

The worlds most expensive fish - A Koi sold for nearly $2million, was how old?

Accepted Answer

9 Years

Question 17

The worlds smallest fish is said to be the the dwarf minnow of the genus Paedocypris - how small is an adult?

Accepted Answer

6.2mm

Question 18

How many public aquariums are there worldwide?

Accepted Answer

200

Aquarium Adventures - Quiz 1

2) Its owners claimed it was the oldest pet fish in history - how old was 'Hanako' the Koi claimed to be

3) How long is a goldfish memory?

4) Which is the only species of fish to have eyelids?

5) Who created / invented the first aqurium?

6) What is the name for the scientific study of fish?

7) The goldfish are most closely related to which group of fish?

8) Where was the worlds first public aquarium?

9) The practise of arranging your aquarium to be aesthetically pleasing, often with live plants is called...

10) What is the only fresh-water fish in the British Isles that can swim backward?

11) Which of these fish is actually a fish?

12) The nuchal hump on some fish is also known as a...

13) 'Altum' Angelfish are different to regular Scalare - Altum means...

14) How many species of fish are there?

15) How many species of catfish are there?

16) The worlds most expensive fish - A Koi sold for nearly $2million, was how old?

17) The worlds smallest fish is said to be the the dwarf minnow of the genus Paedocypris - how small is an adult?

18) How many public aquariums are there worldwide?