TheSwissAquarist Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On @Guppysnails Scarlet Badis thread a lot of members were having a bit of a chuckle at someone complaining about blue toes while watching fish 🤣. What do you use, and have you experienced blue toe syndrome before?? Have a funny 😆 day! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) I flip whatever 5 gallon bucket is closest over 😝 I’m even currently looking at a CUSHION for a fold out chair 🤣🤣🤣 Edited October 9, 2022 by Guppysnail 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 My main tank is between the couches in my lounge and pretty much at eye level. Do I'm pretty comfy when watching my fish. My other two tanks are in the kitchen next to my desk so again I have a chair right there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 2:32 PM, Guppysnail said: I flip whatever 5 gallon bucket is closest over 😝 I’m even currently looking at a CUSHION for a fold out chair 🤣🤣🤣 This is ME, lol. I've got a Lowes bucket that I've had so long it cracked, and instead of throwing it out, it became my go-to stool in the fishroom. I've also been known to use salt buckets if I'm too lazy to put it away. The goal is to get a rolling stool from Lowe's with a cushion at some point, but how can I spend money on that when there's so many fishy items I need? Oh, and I've been known to lay down on my belly like a kid when watching tanks on the floor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 night vision goggles paired with a thermal imager! them sneaky little buggers cant hide from me! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Ideally I would like my tanks to be part of my day to day life. In my perfect layout the tanks would be along the main traffic and work areas of the house. I’d be washing up the dishes and a tank would be there, folding clothes and a tank would be there, another tank visible from my reading spot etc. I’ve managed this to a certain degree, but I still constantly think about making it better. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 8:20 PM, Patrick_G said: I’d be washing up the dishes and a tank would be there, I had the shrimp tank by the sink next to the kettle and really enjoyed the amount of passive observation this allowed but my kitchen is very short on work surface so I was forever cleaning cooking splashes off it. And worried about it getting knocked when cleaning large pans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I use step stools and footstools and such. I had a wonderful wide folding painter bench in front of my 120 tank. They were both 6 feet long. I couldn't more than my forearm in the tank without standing on that. I also like my little toy "glass bottom boat" with a magnifier in it for looking in my tanks from above. It irons out water ripples and is great for finding air stones that escape while cleaning sponge filters. You can NOT let anyone play with it in the bathtub ! You don't want soap in the fish tanks. Not only does it make viewing from the above simple, and finding stuff on the bottom easy, the wheel and props really really work (if you turn them by hand). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I0D3T16/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 12:35 PM, Flumpweesel said: I had the shrimp tank by the sink next to the kettle and really enjoyed the amount of passive observation this allowed but my kitchen is very short on work surface so I was forever cleaning cooking splashes off it. And worried about it getting knocked when cleaning large pans 😄 I had the same issue, I liked having a little shrimp tank on the kitchen counter, but it was in the way, and hard to clean around. If we ever get a new kitchen I'll try to include a space specifically for a tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 2:54 PM, lefty o said: night vision goggles paired with a thermal imager! them sneaky little buggers cant hide from me! @lefty oMy fish store doesn't carry them. Where did you get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I can see my tank from my desk, but not at the best angle. If I want a better view I'll pull my desk chair over in front of it. I've been accused (probably rightly) of watching the tank like other people watch tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 3:16 PM, KittenFishMom said: I use step stools and footstools and such. I had a wonderful wide folding painter bench in front of my 120 tank. They were both 6 feet long. I couldn't more than my forearm in the tank without standing on that. I also like my little toy "glass bottom boat" with a magnifier in it for looking in my tanks from above. It irons out water ripples and is great for finding air stones that escape while cleaning sponge filters. You can NOT let anyone play with it in the bathtub ! You don't want soap in the fish tanks. Not only does it make viewing from the above simple, and finding stuff on the bottom easy, the wheel and props really really work (if you turn them by hand). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I0D3T16/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 that little boat is not a bad idea, not necessarily for viewing but would be great for use while setting up a tank with water in it. it is always sort of guess work looking down into a tank trying to scape it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 @lefty o If you don't like the look of a toy boat as a tool, you can get a large square snack jar and empty it and fill it with HOT water and peel the label off. We used them as the tide was going out to watch a large area of the bottom for fish and critters. Also good for holding treasures like kite string on the way to the beach and seashells on the way home. Add a minnow trap and scraps from the seafood store and you can set up an ever changing aquarium for the afternoon. (In the shade, and monitor the temp. If the fish slow down or hanging at the surface just start over with new water and new things from the minnow trap.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:20 PM, Patrick_G said: Ideally I would like my tanks to be part of my day to day life. In my perfect layout the tanks would be along the main traffic and work areas of the house. I’d be washing up the dishes and a tank would be there, folding clothes and a tank would be there, another tank visible from my reading spot etc. I’ve managed this to a certain degree, but I still constantly think about making it better. Walls made out of aquariums would be so much fun 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I had a new office chair that never made it into the office. Later a new recliner in front of the TV was positioned to watch the tv and the larger fish. A wifi camera allows me to watch the small fish in the planted tank from my phone or from my office. As much as I liked watching the fish up close, fishy business is completely different when they don't know we are watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I have two rolling office chairs in my fish room/library; one for me and one for guests. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billango Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I have not done this yet but I've been thinking about getting a probe camera/endoscope to peep in on an underwater view of my fish.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 10:20 AM, billango said: I have not done this yet but I've been thinking about getting a probe camera/endoscope to peep in on an underwater view of my fish.. I have an inexpensive blue tooth endoscope from Amazon my hubby got for me. It’s really fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 4:30 PM, Guppysnail said: I have an inexpensive blue tooth endoscope from Amazon my hubby got for me. It’s really fun. I really like the idea of a periscope (⚠️Idealistic Youngster ALERT!) where you look through one end, say above the dining table, and you can see the inside of your aquarium one floor up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:24 PM, TheSwissAquarist said: Walls made out of aquariums would be so much fun 😂 I’m with ya! I’d settle for a nice big peninsula aquarium as a room divider. Moderator @Daniel has a spectacular one that’s 500 gallons and 8’ long with the plumbing built into the slab of his house. It’s about as close as you can get to a aquarium wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Desk tank gang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 1:09 PM, Scapexghost said: Desk tank gang Nice guppy. My first thought was dumbo mosaic, but then I noticed the blue on the jaw and belly. Or is that just a reflection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 My 20g long is on the bar between kitchen and dining area so I can see it easily from the table but also while I work in the kitchen. In another room, I have one tank I sit on the floor to watch; I often have my AM coffee there in criss-cross-applesauce pose. I also have three non-display tanks I can watch from my rowing machine or from this fine piece of furniture: It's not too comfy but it fits in the space and is easily portable to sit up close and personal for those constant gonopodium checks in my juveniles tanks. Couldn't have gotten 20-year old me to believe that this would ever be an advantage in a piece of furniture, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapexghost Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 1:13 PM, JettsPapa said: Nice guppy. My first thought was dumbo mosaic, but then I noticed the blue on the jaw and belly. Or is that just a reflection? Just a reflection. You nailed it, dumbo mosaic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi de Groot Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 My shrimp tanks are on top of a closet. Exactly on my eye level. Perfect to watch, less perfect for maintenance 😉. Lower aquariums i use my girlfriends meditation cushion. 😆 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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