In 1846, Anna Thynne maintained stony corals and seaweed for almost three years, and was credited as the creator of the first balanced marine aquarium in London....
In 1846-47 Robert Warington experimented with a 13-gallon container, which contained goldfish, eelgrass, and snails, creating one of the first stable aquaria....
The Chinese emperor Hóngwǔ should be credited for keeping goldfish in porcelain dishes in 1369.