本研究目的在於分析台灣兩典型農村城鎮(虎尾及斗六地區)從事觀賞水族者在休閒的角色，以觀賞水族消休閒者為研究對象，問卷調查的方式進行解析從事觀賞水族休閒人口、地理分布與對休閒效益比較的關係，同時參酌訪談心得之交集並論述兩者各自的特性與兩者間相互關係。訪談部份以選定觀水族經營者進行實際了解業者在經營及從事水族休閒者的特性，提供實務經營的策略與更好觀賞水族休閒的場域；問卷調查針對觀賞水族休閒者進行行為之休閒效益及人口統計分析比較，採用配額抽樣方式，收集各區100 份共200 份之有效問卷樣本，以描述性統計、卡方檢定及單因子分析比較，發現不同地理變數對觀賞水族者在人口統計與不同觀賞水族休閒者人口統計變項對休閒效益各選項間之比較仍顯示非一致性不同的較結果，這正可以提供有效輔助提升從事觀賞水族休閒的特質與經營的策略。
藉由問卷與重複回答之綜合紀錄，交叉研究認為觀賞水族產業與經營者對於從事觀賞水族休閒者而言，確實可以帶來休閒效益之休閒活動，也可以提供放鬆身心與心靈上的慰藉。提升觀賞水族休閒場域不只僅有買賣的功能，而是具有休閒者之間及經營者意見的交流、經驗分享或在其他相關面向之訊息互通，逐漸形成一個正當交流的多元平台，所以提升未來觀賞水族產業及經營者能為休閒者帶來的休閒效益，使業者在實務上經營模式有所改變，這才能提供觀賞水族產業於休閒面與經營面上實質的助益與永續發展的機會。

The purpose of the study on the leisure role of the ornamental aquarium unveiled the relationship between leisure demography and leisure effect from two classical towns in Taiwan, which it provided what the characters
and behavioral function it reacted to link. In the meantime, the focus concluded it will be helpful to benefit both of them for the ornamental aquarium leisure and management in future promotion. For the practical
promotion about ornamental aquarium leisure it came into management strategy and to share experience from the questionnaire test, it progressed to look for the advance field for whatever the leisure was through the ornamental aquarium. The investigation did not find the same tendency and agreement between leisure demography and leisure effect with Statistical analysis, prediction, χ2 test and ANOVA test, which the relations it provided to specify the weak attributes strong to elevate into the beneficial trait and strategy for its own style and sustainability.
Certainly the leisure activity of the ornamental aquarium could bring positive effects collected from the ornamental aquarium operators and leisures by records of the questionnaire and visiting interviews, which it
could not only provide relaxation for body and mind but also inspire solace in spirituality. To sum up, promoting ornamental aquarium into the variable exchanging and sharing information platform followed by governmental promoting amendment it created new rapidly developmental aspect in aquarium leisure and business, it was helpful and beneficial to practice for aquarium operators and to increase the opportunity for aquarium leisure field.