Aquarium

Aquariums are a type of object that allow Sims to own pet fish. They can be bought in buy mode and have appeared throughout The Sims series.

The Sims
In the original release of The Sims, the only way Sims could have any sort of pet was to have the Poseidon's Adventure Aquarium. As long as the fish were fed daily, and the tank was kept clean, the fish would live indefinitely. The Hot Date and Superstar expansions added large 1x2 aquariums, but these were purely decorative and did not require maintenance.

Aquariums are lots of fun. Well at least for some people. Just don't forget to feed the fish and clean the tank periodically, and they will swim happily in circles forever.

Required pack(s): none

Fun: 1

Room: 2

The Sims 2
In The Sims 2 base game, the only way Sims could have any sort of pet was to have the Aquabox Five-Gallon Aquarium. The Pets expansion pack added a 1x3 saltwater aquarium, and changed aquariums so that cats could watch them.

The Sims 3
In The Sims and The Sims 2, aquarium fish were not separate objects. In The Sims 3, however, they are. Fish can be caught by fishing in ponds, rivers, lakes or oceans and placed in bowls or tanks. They can also be bought from the store or dirctly bought from the menu when chosing a fish to to inside the bowl. A bowl holds one fish; an aquarium holds six, which allows fish to reproduce.

If fish are not fed daily, death music will play and the fish will die of starvation (although the Grim Reaper doesn't come). In some games, the fish tank can also turn green to warn the player that the fish need feeding.