Pretty crappy life for the fish. African cichlids, which these fish appear to be, specifically from the Mbuna family, need rocks for cover and shelter. Also the amount of noise that transfers from the bartop would be incredibly stressful for the fish.
That being said, thats really cool and a lot of thinking and engineering had to go into building that. From ways to keep the glass/acrylic clean, to how they got all that sand in there to the general maintenance of the entire system.
Nuke42 on May 15th, 2019 at 22:16 UTC »
I feel sorry for the fish that have to deal with the constant clacking of glasses being placed on the bar.
i_just_blue-myself on May 15th, 2019 at 22:29 UTC »
Pretty crappy life for the fish. African cichlids, which these fish appear to be, specifically from the Mbuna family, need rocks for cover and shelter. Also the amount of noise that transfers from the bartop would be incredibly stressful for the fish.
That being said, thats really cool and a lot of thinking and engineering had to go into building that. From ways to keep the glass/acrylic clean, to how they got all that sand in there to the general maintenance of the entire system.
telf2 on May 15th, 2019 at 22:51 UTC »
Wouldn't the constant glass on glass contact and other sounds make this hell for the fish? Looks cool I guess but those poor nemos