Fish Tank Coffee Table!

[Wanda hornsey]

Ebay link

now this is also very very sad

Poor little fishes no room loads of vibrations can you imagin if you hoover near it

 

[kalm2kaos]

There is one similar currently on sale in the latest studio catalogue, totally impractical and cant be good for fish stress levels
however humans being humans,how many purchasers would initially think of the fishes welfare?
Luckily the £600 price tag should put a lot of people off

 

[blitztidus]

That is cooooooool, it is somewhat sad, not as sad as a fish tank toilet, or sink.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

the only differences between the fish tank coffee table and small hex tank are:
--coffee table sits on the floor and is therefore less likely to get knocked over and broken
--you can see through the lid.

there are worse things to keep your fish in.

--EDIT--
just saw the link, that's not even as bad as the one i thought it was! sure, its not suitable for all of those goldfish, but that would be ideal for 2-3 african butterflies or any other fish best viewed from above!

 

[blitztidus]

Just like I said, hearing something like a drain running next to your tank must be HORRIBLE for a fish, knowing that their last place they will ever go is just on the other side of the glass. How terrifying!?!?!

 

[Wanda hornsey]

not so fine if you put things on the coffee table like coffee cups...I dont think I would go putting cups and magazines on top of my aqaurim if it had a glass lid that was part of the tank (increasing the vibration) personally I think it would stress them to death...bit like if every time you went to sleep someone came up and banged drums by your ear...yeah it wouldnt kill you but it would sure freak you out and put you under stress longer term I dont think this is very different

 

[blitztidus]

Think what would happen if you would trip onto that when you got up to go to the bathroom in the dark, YEAH

 

[Wanda hornsey]

or if you spilt coffee or beer ....poor fishies

 

[blitztidus]

I see your point now They deserve the tanks that go on stands, with lots and lots of room

 

[Alex_]

i dont see whats so bad about it. its just i donno tacky and i would never buy one.

 

[anvil63]

I actually saw a nice one once. It was about a foot deep and maybe 4 by 2 feet. it had a thickened rubber gasket around the top (claimed to reduce minor vibrations to nothing) and was constructed with sufficient overhang to insure no spillage would enter the tank. It was set up with a sand bottom and some rocks as a species tank for panda corys. Only time I've ever seen one of the damn things done "tastefully" (a relative term in this case).

Carl

 

[pica_nuttalli]

I actually saw a nice one once. It was about a foot deep and maybe 4 by 2 feet. it had a thickened rubber gasket around the top (claimed to reduce minor vibrations to nothing) and was constructed with sufficient overhang to insure no spillage would enter the tank. It was set up with a sand bottom and some rocks as a species tank for panda corys. Only time I've ever seen one of the damn things done "tastefully" (a relative term in this case).

Carl

sounds like a version of the tank available via the ebay link.

 

[lljdma06]

I actually saw a nice one once. It was about a foot deep and maybe 4 by 2 feet. it had a thickened rubber gasket around the top (claimed to reduce minor vibrations to nothing) and was constructed with sufficient overhang to insure no spillage would enter the tank. It was set up with a sand bottom and some rocks as a species tank for panda corys. Only time I've ever seen one of the damn things done "tastefully" (a relative term in this case).

Carl

sounds like a version of the tank available via the ebay link.

A friend had a similar tank in FL, it actually wasn't half bad. It was modified like the tank Anvil63 saw. It was about 40 gallons and just had two very pretty orandas in it and a dark substrate with tasteful decorations. Orandas happen to look very lovely when viewed from the top. The tank really almost had a Zen feel to it. And since the tank was on constant display, it was the cleanest thing I've ever seen. Now would I have a tank like that, no, but is it really as bad as some of the tanks (ex. toilet tank) I've seen? Not really. The toilet tank just really gets me laughing. Who would buy that? I always laugh when I see it. It's just ridiculous. But I could just see some rich person's bathroom done up with toilet tank and sink tank.

I also think that toilet tank is sexist. What, only men get to see the tank? Somehow, I think we've discussed this before. But it is always good to remember the laughs we've had at the expense of toilet tank.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

I also think that toilet tank is sexist. What, only men get to see the tank? Somehow, I think we've discussed this before. But it is always good to remember the laughs we've had at the expense of toilet tank.

 

[stargirly1208]

i don't think the fish notice what kind of tank they are in besides the size... i mean their brains are the size of a small crumb.... but i do believe that those shoes in the 70s with the fish in the heel WAS very bad i mean why don't u just shake ur fish in the BAG?!?!?!