UMary Allen
I-aquarium yiglasi okanye ibhokisi yeplastiki ecofwayo ukuze ingangeni manzi. Unako ukugcina iintlanzi kunye nezinye izilwanyana zasemanzini kuyo, kodwa kunye nezityalo. Igama elithi aqua livela kwisiLatini kwaye lithetha amanzi.
I-aquarium idinga umaleko wesanti okanye igrabile ezantsi. Emva kokuba i-aquarium izaliswe ngamanzi, unokubeka izityalo zasemanzini kuyo. Emva koko kunokuhlala kuyo iintlanzi, oononkala okanye iimollusk ezifana neenkumba.
Amanzi akwi-aquarium ahlala efuna ioksijini entsha ukuze izityalo kunye nezilwanyana ziphefumle. Ngamanye amaxesha kwanele ukubuyisela rhoqo amanzi ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo. Nangona kunjalo, ii-aquariums ezininzi zinempompo yombane. Uvuthela umoya omtsha ngombhobho aze emva koko aphefumlele ngesipontshi emanzini. Ngale ndlela, umoya usasazwa kwiibhubhu ezintle.
Kukho ii-aquariums ezincinci kwaye zime kwigumbi kunye nezinye ii-aquariums ezinkulu kakhulu, umzekelo kwi-zoo. Ezinye ziqulathe amanzi ahlaziyekileyo, ezinye zinetyuwa njengaselwandle. Izilwanyana zasemanzini ezibonisa izilwanyana zasemanzini kuphela zikwabizwa ngokuba zii-aquariums.