# Fishoid

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Fishoid and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a hypnotic ambient fish tank for your screen, fun to tweak through its settings, with many unusual creatures to watch.

## Why people recommend it

- Hypnotic and calming to watch (3 comments): "Surprisingly hypnotising and once you start playing with the settings it's super fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315746)) "I could look at this all day, so many creatures." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50308584)) "it still has that magical effect on me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314497))
- Many creatures, including unusual ones (2 comments): "Walking hands and plague doctor octopus are my absolute favourites." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314558)) "I could look at this all day, so many creatures." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50308584))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [XScreenSaver](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xscreensaver.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Fishoid", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fishoid/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).