Abstract

This research was conducted on design and construction of fish aquaria in Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria. Four aquaria (A, B, C and D) were constructed from carefully selected materials. Twenty respondents visually accessed the aquaria based on their level of construction error: with four different light background effects: White Light (WL) fixed in aquarium A, Blue Light (BL) fixed in aquarium B, White and Blue Light (WBL) fixed in aquarium C and No Light (NL) fixed in aquarium D: four different flower arrangements, Short Green Flowers (SGF) fixed in aquarium A, Short Pink Flowers (SPF) fixed in aquarium B, Long Green and Short Pink Flowers (LGSPF) fixed in aquarium C and Short Green with Short Pink Flowers (SGSPF) fixed in aquarium D, were displayed and four fish species Carassius auratus, Tilapia zilli, Oreochromis niloticus, and Synodontis multipunctus were introduced into the aquarium (ABCD) respectively. In term of construction Aquarium (A) was the best with 45%. In terms of different light background effects Aquarium C with white and blue light effect was the most attractive to respondents (70%). Aquarium C with long green and short pink flowers is the most attractive on different flower arrangement (70%). Fish species, Carassius auratus was more attractive (50%), Tilapia zilli (25%), Synodontis multipunctatus (15%) and Synodontis granusus (10%). Key Words: Aquaria, construction, design, fish, Office,