Medical Facts
- Watching a videotape of tropical fish had a greater impact on reducing study subjects' physiological stress than did viewing fish in an aquarium. 1,2
- To put your eyes and mind at ease, nothing beats watching fish swim. It improves moods, calms nerves and lowers pulse rate and muscle tension. 4,8,9
- The soothing combination of movement and color of tropical fish helps pacify agitated patients. 4,5
- Watching fish reduces anxiety and discomfort before and during dental surgery as effectively as hypnosis. 3
- Alzheimer patients were more relaxed, alert and had better appetites after exposure to viewing tropical fish. 7
- Fish watching calmed children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. 4
- Experiments have shown blood pressure levels in both hypertensive and normal subjects fall when watching bubbling fish tanks. 6