Ecosphere anyone?

[Warborg]

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/189-0902600-9765224?asin=B000068ZIC&AFID=Froogle_df&LNM=|B000068ZIC&CPNG=health%20beauty&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000068ZIC&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

Only $59

Anyone seen these? I'm surprised to see it at target.

Google it for more information

Edit: Here's the official website: http://www.eco-sphere.com/

 

[Gearhead]

I want to know how they got the shrimp in there?

 

[jcardona1]

Pretty cool concept. Would be neat if they made a big size!

The average life of an EcoSphere is between 2 and 3 years. The life expectancy of these shrimp is known to exceed 5 years, and the oldest EcoSpheres are now over 10 years old and still going strong. While we know that the life expectancy of these shrimp can exceed 5 years, we have no way of knowing how old each shrimp is as it is put in an EcoSphere. All things considered, an EcoSphere may last many years or not depending on the age of the shrimp and the environment in which it is kept.

 

[Juxtaroberto]

If I am ever in a situation wherein I can no longer keep fish, I might get me one of these.

 

[BOTR]

My brother in law has one. I am amazed, one shrimp died right away, but the other is still kicking, and it's been SEVERAL YEARS. Dead serious.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

I want

they seem really cool. I would have to have a larger size one though and thats the problem. The prices seem sky high

a ton of people seem to have these alive for 10 or even more years!!

 

[Conner]

We got a couple of these for Christmas years ago. One of them crashed and died after about 2 years (left next to a cold window too long), but the other went for like 12-13 years, and the shrimp was still live and kicking...

 

[ar0wan]

wait wat

 

[knifegill]

Bump for more ecosphere intel! Anybody DIY these around here?

 

[aquaculture]

GEt one with a 20 foot inside diameter full of all sorts of fish and plants.