Is your life full of stress and worry? Do you have high blood pressure or insomnia? Getting a cool aquarium may be a great way to relax!
Many studies have shown that watching fish going about their daily business in their cool fish tanks can reduce your stress levels, lower your blood pressure and make you feel more relaxed.
Besides all the health benefits, aquarium can be a beautiful addition to your home that attracts a lot of attention. To get you even more excited, we want to show you these unusual and creative aquarium decorations.
However, note that it’s highly recommended to shape your fish tank ideas around the chosen fish species and not the other way around. This list doesn’t propagate cruelty against animals, the unique fish tanks depicted here were chosen purely for their design and not their function as containers for living animals.
1. Balancing Fishbowl
Just looking at this fish tank makes me uncomfortable, however it “is resting on its counter-balanced weight” so there’s probably nothing to worry about. Made from premium glass, handblown and slumped by a master glassblower each tank has it’s own unique form and individual characteristics. Available for £295. (Designer: Psalt Design)
2. One Pot, Two Lives
“A planter and a fish tank joined together.” (Designers: Sheng-Zhe Feng and Ling-Yuan Chou)
3. The Air Aquarium
“The Air 1 Aquarium is a glass, zeppelin-shaped aquarium supported by a steel frame with simplistic design and combination of simple elements that are part of everything yet autonomous according to the French designer Amaury Poudray, a part of the brand new design studio “Matiere A”.” (Designer: Amaury Poudray)
4. iPond
The iPond is an iPod accessory the combines a speaker with a tiny aquarium. A single fish lives in about 650 milliliters of water. RSPCA spokesman Hugh Wirth said despite the fighting fish’s ability to breathe air from the surface, the tank was far too small for it to receive adequate oxygen. (link)
5. Aquarium Sink
“This highly entertaining accessory allows you to enjoy an aquarium or zen garden within your restroom. The top glass rises in case you need to rearrange the decor and both sides offer a large, circular entry for fish feeding.” (buy)
6. Mason Jar Fish Tank & Vase Shelf
“The jars unscrew from the bottom of the shelf, making it easy to fill or clean the jars. The holes into the mason jar are large enough to provide enough oxygen for a beta to survive with a flower or plant coming through the shelf. It is the perfect way to show off pretty flowers while grabbing the attention of your guests at the same time!” (Designer: Christy)
7. Fishscape Fishbowl
“A reinterpreted design of the classic fishbowl, evoking the feel of a mountain range.” (Designer: Aruliden)
8. Telephone Booth Aquarium
Benoit Deseille and Benedetto Bufalino have transformed a regular telephone booth into a functioning aquarium for the Lyon Light Festival in France. (Designers: Benoit Deseille & Benedetto Bufalino)
9. Fish Tank Coffee Table
“This fish tank coffee table is a crowd pleasure. Its base is a fully functional aquarium, and due to the beleveled glass, nothing you place on the table will disturb the fish. There is a two inch opening on the surface where feeding occurs and the entire glass top is easily lifted when it is time to add fish or redecorate.” (buy)
10. Pipeline Fish Tank
“This is a guy who is truly a fan of fishes and aquariums. He made this awesome pipeline fish tank which is all over this cafe. You cat take a seat, relax and watch fishes swim in those pipes. It is very unusual but you must give him a mark for creativity. Fishes can move from one aquarium to another because of those pipelines which connects them.” (link)
11. Aquarium Office Table
“If you do not have enough room in your new office to put an aquarium, just integrate an Aquarium in the table.” (link)
12. Portable Fishbowl
“Fishbowl with a handle, which allows you to walk your fish outdoors.” (Designer: michal shabtiali)
13. Old TV Aquarium
“Ever wondered what to do with that ancient 26″ wooden TV set laying around in yours or your grandparent’s garage?” (link)
14. Aquarium Sofa
“This sofa features aquariums on both its sides. So all those who love keeping fishes in your home, then this is a must have for you. Its priced at just USD 12,000…not bad!” (link)
15. Fish Bowls
“This project presents fifteen different pieces that explore variations of the iconic image of a fishbowl. Each piece examines a topic or suggests a solution to a different issue, as human qualities are being attributed to a fish.” (Designer: Roger Arquer)
16. Labyrinth Aquarium
“This very innovative and rare aquarium is offered in three colors. The tables are produced in cherry, black or carbon fiber and they conceal the rare filtration and lighting components. Fish swim freely throughout the entire aquarium. Designed for tropical freshwater fish.” (buy)
17. Hanging Fish Tank
“These unusual fish tanks display your pet in a very creative manner. An LED light, which illuminates in moon white, is built into the top (does not shine on fish). The feeding holes are on top of the fish tanks.” (buy)
18. Infinity Aquarium
“The repetitive geometrical shape of Infinity aquarium creates a visual metaphor to life in the fish bowl.” (Designer: bcxsy)
19. Desktop Jellyfish Tank
“Desktop Jellyfish Tank is the first affordable aquarium designed specifically for jellyfish and it’s as easy to maintain as a regular fish tank.” (Designer: Alex)
20. Poor Little Fish
“Poor Little Fish is an unusual approach to saving water. When using this basin, users are prompted into thinking about consumption when the water level in the fishbowl goes down (but does not drain out). There are two separate pipelines, so the water level will go back to where it was once the water stops running. As well, the water from the tap is pure, as its pipeline does not connect to the bowl.” (Designer: Yan Lu)
21. World Trip Aquarium
“World Trip is a glass goldfish basin which has shape of the world map. you can enjoy world wide trip and adventure with goldfishes.” (Designer: Takuro Yamamoto)
22. Duplex Aquarium / Bird Cage
“Duplex is an acquarium/cage favouring an improbable encounter between a bird and a fish. The aquarium is thermoformed so as to create a space where the bird can fly at the same visual level as the fish.” (Designer: Constance Guisset)
oh wow... what was horrible. Really, really horrible. Most of those aquariums are far too small for the fish. Eugh. Pretty - and cruel.
These so called aquariums show how abusive and selfish people can be. They are trying to make a buck on the short lives of captive innocent living creatures. These odd ball container are not suitable for caring for any fish.
Fish need adequate space, oxygenation and a FILTER! I even saw a marine fish in a tank with not even a heater. Giving the wrong ideas for people, making believe the fish hobby is as easy as filling a bowl and shoving a fish in it! I'm disgusted and sites like these are a problem to the hobby!
Most of these would be concidered animal cruelty in a civilized world. :(
Why is this legal? My betta has a heater, a filter and roughly 30 liters..... I gave my goldfish away because I only had a 60 liter tank while one requires at least 80! Why don't fish have rights?
Unbelievable to think that these 'designers' have invested their time to create a product without an ounce of research into what it is they're actually designing. No responsible fish-keeper would ever consider these. It is upsetting to see people still believe a goldfish belongs in a bowl; categorically and undeniably wrong! Animal cruelty at its worst. If only people bothered to read up on the subject, only a small amount, then they would realise the reliance goldfish have on adequate room & filtration but most importantly they would understand the 'why'. Unbelievably cruel.
The iPhone was the worst and most cruse!the big ones were awsome but the iPond needs to be bigger becase the fish can die .not much space
All too small, and are using the fish as decorations, not as living things. Do not buy any fish tank unless you are sure it has enough
As others have said, most of these are inappropriate to properly house and care for a fish. It is a myth that you can successfully keep a goldfish or betta in a bowl like that. It's unnatural and unhealthy for them. Fish are not a decoration, they are living animals. Tanks can be beautiful, tranquil and provide a healthy environment for the fish.
Can't agree more with the comments below. Almost all of these so called tanks look like cruelty to me. Only a certain person would put a living creature into some of these objects. Shame on whomever is promoting this and giving stupid people more ideas.
NONE of those tanks are suitable environments for fish. Just because they're not warm and fuzzy doesn't mean they should be tortured to death.
none of these fish are going to live very long. the openings are big enough to provide enough oxygen. very cruel.
22 ways to create a cruel environment for a creature that is completely at your mercy. Who are these people!!!
Some of these fish tanks are inhumane. For example- a betta fish CAN survive in a very small amount of water without a filter, but it will not thrive or be happy and will probably die an early death- plus, there is no room for a heater in many of these smaller designs. Many of these designs would stress the fish unduly from knocking noises (e.g., coffee table and the couch), and I don't even want to get into how wrong the hand-held fishbowl is. Fish need a planted/decorated environment, with suitable heating and filtration (unless VERY frequent water changes are being performed). The only ones that would actually be good for the fish themselves are the larger ones, for example the telephone booth- provided that it's been treated and no chemicals will leach from the plastic- and the pipeline one, as it has at least two larger, main tanks.
The mason jar idea is especially awful - never put your fish in a mason jar! Even for a Betta, that's the equivalent of living your life in a straight jacket.
Absolute abusive ideas. Please DO NOT buy a fish if you think any of these are okay.
Most of these "aquariums" are nothing more than inhumane novelty items. Fish are living things, not accessories. They aren't for decorating your sink or your phone or highlighting your wall decor. No one should support animal cruelty like this.
fish need a lot of care and most all aquatic pets need a filter, heater, at least 1 gallon of water per inch of creature also many are not meant to be housed alone lighting as well as plants they are not an accessory it's someone's loved pet this teaches kids they don't matter, this is abuse and animal cruelty
These are not creative. They're just cruelty, a lot of these are way too small for fish and the portable one would just stress them out.
wat too small and very inappropriate ways to keep these animals bad example being set for others
This article starts off telling me how "fish tanks can reduce your stress levels, lower your blood pressure and make you feel more relaxed", and then they immediately show me a fish bowl hanging off of the corner of a shelf housing a huge gold fish. Lina D, wtf were you thinking when you wrote this article? You're promoting animal cruelty.
disappointed that Bored Panda would promote animal abuse by sharing these tiny fish bowls, jars and the ipod as "unusual and creative aquariums". Goldfish can't survive in bowls (they disorient them and they are too small living space) and bettas need a minimum of 5 gallons, with a filter and a heater. Super horrible stuff in here.
This should be forbidden and people responsible for this should go to jail ...in a cell the size of a public toilet cabin until they die.
Fish have a memory of like 5 seconds...are the tanks small? A couple are too small Yeah. cruel? Other than the couple too small ones; Not really. While ALL life should be treated kindly and with respect; fish dont have spacial awareness, they don't do things like grieve, remember better times , or covet a larger tank. They don't know wtf a tank Is! They just eat and poop and screw. Like college students. That's why dorm rooms are so small
This is terrible! ALL OF THOSE TANKS WERE EITHER OVER STOCKED OR JUST TOO SMALL! this is animal abuse!
I don't think anything should be in a tank smaller than 5 gallons. Even then that's still pretty small.
So many people that are cruel just for something looking "good", pity we can swap environments, people in tiny cages and fish where they belong, free.
oh wired things but usllay to say i think i will turn 25 my husband would get mad at me. for this. yes please.
only the sink, office table and telephone booth could have fish..
Some of these do look way too small :( - I bought mine from here: http://www.shirleyaquatics.co.uk/buy/aquarium-and-accessories/100/ and my fish are happy!
that was a well thought-out statement so if we love animals we don't care about human life well I do and I'm a mother
Load More Replies... oh wow... what was horrible. Really, really horrible. Most of those aquariums are far too small for the fish. Eugh. Pretty - and cruel.
These so called aquariums show how abusive and selfish people can be. They are trying to make a buck on the short lives of captive innocent living creatures. These odd ball container are not suitable for caring for any fish.
Fish need adequate space, oxygenation and a FILTER! I even saw a marine fish in a tank with not even a heater. Giving the wrong ideas for people, making believe the fish hobby is as easy as filling a bowl and shoving a fish in it! I'm disgusted and sites like these are a problem to the hobby!
Most of these would be concidered animal cruelty in a civilized world. :(
Why is this legal? My betta has a heater, a filter and roughly 30 liters..... I gave my goldfish away because I only had a 60 liter tank while one requires at least 80! Why don't fish have rights?
Unbelievable to think that these 'designers' have invested their time to create a product without an ounce of research into what it is they're actually designing. No responsible fish-keeper would ever consider these. It is upsetting to see people still believe a goldfish belongs in a bowl; categorically and undeniably wrong! Animal cruelty at its worst. If only people bothered to read up on the subject, only a small amount, then they would realise the reliance goldfish have on adequate room & filtration but most importantly they would understand the 'why'. Unbelievably cruel.
The iPhone was the worst and most cruse!the big ones were awsome but the iPond needs to be bigger becase the fish can die .not much space
All too small, and are using the fish as decorations, not as living things. Do not buy any fish tank unless you are sure it has enough
As others have said, most of these are inappropriate to properly house and care for a fish. It is a myth that you can successfully keep a goldfish or betta in a bowl like that. It's unnatural and unhealthy for them. Fish are not a decoration, they are living animals. Tanks can be beautiful, tranquil and provide a healthy environment for the fish.
Can't agree more with the comments below. Almost all of these so called tanks look like cruelty to me. Only a certain person would put a living creature into some of these objects. Shame on whomever is promoting this and giving stupid people more ideas.
NONE of those tanks are suitable environments for fish. Just because they're not warm and fuzzy doesn't mean they should be tortured to death.
none of these fish are going to live very long. the openings are big enough to provide enough oxygen. very cruel.
22 ways to create a cruel environment for a creature that is completely at your mercy. Who are these people!!!
Some of these fish tanks are inhumane. For example- a betta fish CAN survive in a very small amount of water without a filter, but it will not thrive or be happy and will probably die an early death- plus, there is no room for a heater in many of these smaller designs. Many of these designs would stress the fish unduly from knocking noises (e.g., coffee table and the couch), and I don't even want to get into how wrong the hand-held fishbowl is. Fish need a planted/decorated environment, with suitable heating and filtration (unless VERY frequent water changes are being performed). The only ones that would actually be good for the fish themselves are the larger ones, for example the telephone booth- provided that it's been treated and no chemicals will leach from the plastic- and the pipeline one, as it has at least two larger, main tanks.
The mason jar idea is especially awful - never put your fish in a mason jar! Even for a Betta, that's the equivalent of living your life in a straight jacket.
Absolute abusive ideas. Please DO NOT buy a fish if you think any of these are okay.
Most of these "aquariums" are nothing more than inhumane novelty items. Fish are living things, not accessories. They aren't for decorating your sink or your phone or highlighting your wall decor. No one should support animal cruelty like this.
fish need a lot of care and most all aquatic pets need a filter, heater, at least 1 gallon of water per inch of creature also many are not meant to be housed alone lighting as well as plants they are not an accessory it's someone's loved pet this teaches kids they don't matter, this is abuse and animal cruelty
These are not creative. They're just cruelty, a lot of these are way too small for fish and the portable one would just stress them out.
wat too small and very inappropriate ways to keep these animals bad example being set for others
This article starts off telling me how "fish tanks can reduce your stress levels, lower your blood pressure and make you feel more relaxed", and then they immediately show me a fish bowl hanging off of the corner of a shelf housing a huge gold fish. Lina D, wtf were you thinking when you wrote this article? You're promoting animal cruelty.
disappointed that Bored Panda would promote animal abuse by sharing these tiny fish bowls, jars and the ipod as "unusual and creative aquariums". Goldfish can't survive in bowls (they disorient them and they are too small living space) and bettas need a minimum of 5 gallons, with a filter and a heater. Super horrible stuff in here.
This should be forbidden and people responsible for this should go to jail ...in a cell the size of a public toilet cabin until they die.
Fish have a memory of like 5 seconds...are the tanks small? A couple are too small Yeah. cruel? Other than the couple too small ones; Not really. While ALL life should be treated kindly and with respect; fish dont have spacial awareness, they don't do things like grieve, remember better times , or covet a larger tank. They don't know wtf a tank Is! They just eat and poop and screw. Like college students. That's why dorm rooms are so small
This is terrible! ALL OF THOSE TANKS WERE EITHER OVER STOCKED OR JUST TOO SMALL! this is animal abuse!
I don't think anything should be in a tank smaller than 5 gallons. Even then that's still pretty small.
So many people that are cruel just for something looking "good", pity we can swap environments, people in tiny cages and fish where they belong, free.
oh wired things but usllay to say i think i will turn 25 my husband would get mad at me. for this. yes please.
only the sink, office table and telephone booth could have fish..
Some of these do look way too small :( - I bought mine from here: http://www.shirleyaquatics.co.uk/buy/aquarium-and-accessories/100/ and my fish are happy!
that was a well thought-out statement so if we love animals we don't care about human life well I do and I'm a mother
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