fishtank

Glass pet enclosure

A fishtank is a glass or acrylic container for keeping fish and aquatic life, typically as a household display.

The word combines what would formally be two words into a single compound: We set up a fishtank in the living room.

Also spelled fish tank.

aquarium

aquascape

Underwater landscape design

gravel · substrate · decorations · backdrop · centerpiece · viewing · showcase · exhibit · display · LEDs

habitat

ecosystem

Interconnected organisms and surroundings

  • faunaAnimal life collectively
  • floraPlants of a region
  • plantsPhotosynthesizing rooted organisms

algae · oxygenation · bubbles · ammonia · nitrate · freshwater · heater · filter · thermometer · airstone

freshwater

guppy

Small ornamental aquarium fish

  • bettaOrnamental freshwater fish
  • tetraSmall ornamental tank fish
  • cichlidDiverse freshwater fish family

livebearer · catfish · loach · goldfish · angelfish · danio · barb · molly · platy · swordtail

construction

glass

Transparent solid from sand

tempered · plexiglass · seams · framed · rimless · clarity · transparency · gallon · lid · hood

marine

coral

Marine skeletal formation

  • reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
  • anemoneTentacled polyp or bloom
  • clownfishStriped reef fish, anemone symbiont

tang · damsel · wrasse · goby · blenny · surgeonfish · lionfish · seahorse · starfish · urchin

Opposites
containment/naturalness

fishtankocean

Massive saltwater body

sea · natural habitat · open water · pond · lake

scale of aquatic habitat

fishtankocean

Massive saltwater body

Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · sea · Great Lakes · open sea

Family

fish, tank, fishbowl, fishery, fishkeeping, aquarist, water tank

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G