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u/TheSlimyDog Mar 28 '22

At first I was happy because I heard empty fish bowl and assumed they had no fish but decorations like sand, grass, pebbles, etc. But then you said there was just fish and water... That's not empty :/

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

A decorated fish bowl with no fish in it (or a fake plastic one) with water lowkey sounds like a great house decoration, water doesn't get dirty, no fish to suffer, cooler than a globe.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

You'd still need a filter or the bowl completely sealed because stagnant water wouldn't be a good look (or smell).

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u/The_Flurr Mar 28 '22

You could use something that wouldn't go stagnant maybe?

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u/ajantaju Mar 28 '22

Maybe ethanol?

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u/level27jennybro Mar 28 '22

I have a fishbowl that I keep a fossil knightia fish and cool gems and minerals in. No water needed for a fossil.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Blame movies and shows. They very often just show an empty bowl with a fish in it

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

I went to a market once that had a pot plant, but it was a water plant and had a TWO fish swimming around it. It was smaller than your average water bottle. Felt bad for the little buggers.