Fishoid
Ranked 3 of 4 screensavers by recommenders
People recommend it as a hypnotic ambient fish tank for your screen, fun to tweak through its settings, with many unusual creatures to watch.
People recommend it as a hypnotic ambient fish tank for your screen, fun to tweak through its settings, with many unusual creatures to watch.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Hypnotic and calming to watch
“Surprisingly hypnotising and once you start playing with the settings it's super fun”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen” “I could look at this all day, so many creatures.”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen” “it still has that magical effect on me”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen” Many creatures, including unusual ones
“Walking hands and plague doctor octopus are my absolute favourites.”
Comment from 31 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen” “I could look at this all day, so many creatures.”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Fishoid: an ambient fish tank for your screen”
Other screensavers people recommend
The three most recommended other screensavers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSI-Saver | 13 | 3 | 81% | 1 | — | — |
| XScreenSaver | 7 | 4 | 64% | 5 | — | — |
| FishoidThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| After Dark screen saver | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Surprisingly hypnotising and once you start playing with the settings it's super fun”
“Walking hands and plague doctor octopus are my absolute favourites.”
“it still has that magical effect on me”
“it is mixing saltwater and freshwater fish in the same aquarium”
“This is really cool and has inspired me to build something similar”
“I could look at this all day, so many creatures.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.