I like the little blue one. Let's call him Poncho.

November 19, 2015 10:28 AM

Recommend your best aquarium youtube vids.

Having figured out how to stream youtube videos to my new to me flat screen I'd like to use it as a pseudo-aquarium. So I'd like to find long youtube videos of domestic aquariums but I'm having trouble searching for those without getting result that are mostly how-to keep aquariums and cams of huge commercial aquariums.

Do you have a favourite aquarium that you like to watch on youtube? The video should replicate a home aquarium (kind of like those yule log fireplaces) and to that end the camera shouldn't be moving, tracking fish or zooming in and out. And the fish ideally would be constrained to the view of the screen so they aren't exiting and entering the screen.

posted by Mitheral to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

I was able to find a bunch of options on YouTube with the search terms "aquarium" and/or "fishtank" and "screensaver". You might need to do some digging around to find one that meets your exact parameters but I see a couple that come pretty close on the first results page.
posted by blueberrypuffin at 11:41 AM on November 19, 2015

If you have Netflix, they have a couple options (saltwater/goldfish). They also have the Moving Art series which has some pretty awesome scenery if you ever want to switch it up.
posted by blueberrypuffin at 11:44 AM on November 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a bunch of live cam links on their site as well as pre-recorded videos. Check out this kelp forest one. They have a jellyfish one, too! I also found a coral and tropical fish livestream here. You need an account with Livestream though. Googling "live aquarium cam" turns up a bunch of results. I guess these are not domestic aquariums as you specified, but they look pretty cool!
posted by ananci at 7:11 PM on November 19, 2015