Weird Aquariums – The Disco Goldfish Shoes

This one was popular during the 1970′s on the heels of trends disco dancers, not to mention on the feet of the pimp in “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka” A disco goldfish shoe? Imagine a real live goldfish, within the heel, or within the heel and the sole of a high-heeled platform shoe. The heel [...]

Weird Aquariums – The Phone Booth Aquarium

What do you do with an unused phone booth? If you go with the installation done by Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino, as part of the Lyon Light Festival, you would turn it into an aquarium (what were they thinking? fishes making long distance calls?) It’s great as a conversation piece however as you would [...]

Weird Aquariums – “Moody” Wash Basin

If you though the fish tank toilet wasn’t enough, check out the “Moody” Wash Basin. If watching fish swimming around as you wash your hands, or brush your teeth is pretty much exactly what you want in the morning, catch it here.

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Yamaha Rolls Out SupaTank – Giant Fish Tank On Wheels

Part portable fishing show, part mobile fish tank and part educational program, the 13,000 litre Yamaha SupaTanks are designed to give the public a fish-eye-view on the world of angling. Created by Yahama Australia, these massive mobile fish tanks are 15 metre long, three metres tall, and 2.5 metres wide. The SupaTank creates a huge [...]

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Weird Aquariums – The Cruel Fish Funnel

This is one cruel aquarium. While this aquarium in the lobby of a hotel in Beijing, seems like a pretty neat decoration, it has a dark side as well – that of a goldfish killer. The conical tank is stuffed to the brim with goldfish, and are continually stocked from the top. By the time [...]

Weird Aquariums – The Self Sustaining Ecosphere

In the Self Sustaining Ecosphere, a self-contained, self-supporting ecological system is permanently sealed within the hand-blown borsilica glass sphere. Its careful balance of air, water, plant and animal life was developed as the result of years of NASA research into self-sustaining, bio-regenerative systems where the equilibrium must be maintained for long periods of time, such [...]

Weird Aquariums – ComFish USB Desktop Fish Tank

Measuring about 180x140x55, and available in 4 colours, the ComFish USB Mini Desktop Fish Tank, is the solution for all those who want an aquarium, don’t have too much of space, and without too much of fuss (not to mention want their aquarium to serve as a room humidifier and a night lamp). I seriously [...]

Weird Tanks – Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium

Not technically an aquarium, and apparently quite a success Japan, the Aquapict Jellyfish aquarium shows beautiful color-changing jellyfish swimming as they do in the deep sea, but none of them are real! Made with highly-realistic silicone, the Aquapict jellyfish swim and change color subtly with the five-color LED lighting system (red, yellow, green, blue, and [...]

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