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. While we get the dog love thing, most of us would not have a clue about fish emotions. Anyone who really understands fish emotions and intelligence knows that their world does not end at the glass when they are kept in an aquarium. Studies have shown that when violent people enter the room where an aquarium is kept, the heart rate in the fish speeds up and they avoid the surface of the water. But, when someone who has been kind to them enters the room, they relax. And, many fish, it turns out, love affection from non-fish companions. A friend of mine purchased an aquarium and fish before she realized that buying fish and keeping them captive is cruel, because it does not come close to what their life would be if they had freedom in the wild. She had them in her life for many years. When my friend would walk in the door, the fish would come to the surface, but not for food. She would gently pet their backs and they would compete for the spot under her finger. She tested their motives by adding more food to the aquarium after one of their meals. They ignored the food and came over to be pet.