Desktop Aquarium 3D LIVE Wallpaper & ScreenSaver App Reviews

I am using this in Snow Leopard. Its an enjoyable application. I will write about the differences from the screensaver version, which are critical for me: There is no background sound -- this should be something to be expected in a future update as a previous reviewer said. Adding sound to an "application" should not be problematic. It also does not work with applications that cover over "desktop clutter" (e.g. camouflage) --again, as different from the screensaver version. (maybe this feature is harder to add to the application version, I dont know) A menubar icon would also be handy.

Everytime I try to open it, it just quits. T＿Ｔ How can I fix this problem?

Its a cool app and cool features but def not worth the 3 bucks. The graphics arent that good and you cant get the settings window hidden without hiding the fish and water effects either. If they fixed that feature itd be worth it. And it claims to come on automatically at start up but does not

This was exactly what I was looking for! Ive got a large LCD on the wall and was just thinking how awesome it would be if there was some water and some fish - but only on my second monitor…now I have it! I can put winows up there and work, no problem - the fish just keep on swimming. Would be cool if they chased your mouse like it was food or something similar, but I digress. This is perfect for what I wanted...

3/4 times when starting up there is a bug that when water is rising screen gets all distorted. Takes several restarts until it works correctly. I am running OSX Lion. Hope the fix comes via an update soon. Would also be cool if the fish would not stick to the center of the tank (for the most part what they do). Besides those complaints pretty cool.

Downloads just fine, but click on the icon, and it just keeps hopping on the dock, trying to load.

This was a pretty sweet looking fish tank untill I tried to use it more than once. I am running Mac os X lion and am unable to get this app to work without distorting my screen. It starts to fill and then all hell breaks loose. Please fix so that I didnt waste my money on this. I will update my rating to five stars if you can come up with an update that gets it back to working order. THANKS SO MUCH

I should have read the reviews first… How do I get my 2 bucks back???

Dont know what everyone is complaining about. This is not supposed to be a screensaver. It is a 3d wallpaper. I have it set up to run on my secondary monitor. I changed my background pic to a Tardis in outer space. I have the fish set to a large number of varied species with the water set to full. It is cool looking. Since i use two 27 inch screens I have extra real estate so its fun to have different backgrounds/3d wallpapers on both. I have a 3.4ghz with 16gb of mem running lion 10.7.2. I have this set to open up with my computer starts up. It runs flawlessly. I have many other products from this creator and they all run great on my system. I have his actual screensavers that I bought from his web site. I think that apple does not allow actual screensavers to be sold so this is a compromise. Bottom lin folks is this runs just fine. I run multiple applications and I have never noticed any difference in performance. This is just fun. I also run the WhiteNoise app all the time with water running sounds so it all makes a great affect to my work space.

This is terrible it doesnt even open.wow what a wayste of 2.00. you should listen to the 1 star reviews.Its true!!!!!!!!!! Thanks sooo much Robert Benton:(:(:(:(:(

Just paid $1.99 for an app that wont even open! *ugh*

Terrible app, it just bounces up and down on the dock like its loading, but nothing happens.. its a shame it looked really cool.

This is the best app i have ever gotten (not including fruit ninja). I Love how you can change the fish size, type of water, amount of water in the tank, and the types of fish. I would reccomend this to anyone even if you dont like fish. It make your computer a fish tank and and computer at the same time. It was really easy and simple to use even for younger kids. I have a beach backround so it makes the tank look realistic. If you want to make it your backround all you click is the box that says,"Display your aquarium as your live 3D desktop wallpaper." Then if you want to hange the settings hit the " Aquirum options" button. It is worth the $1.99 for this app. Everytime i look at it i am amazed and hae to smile. Everyone should have this app!

I like the concept of an aquarium for your desktop wallpaper, but this program just doesnt work. It sometimes begins to work, but then the screen gets all distorted. Until this is fixed, dont buy it. Otherwise, I think the idea is a good one. Bottom line: Solid concept, poor execution.

Im running Lion on a Mac Book Pro. When I first started it up, I got the starting-but-never-loaded problem, but I also had another modified wallpaper app running. Stopped that and restarted Desktop Aquarium. No problem. Be aware that it cannot run on top of other 3D desktops (I was hoping to combine this with Dolphins Lite, but no such luck.) Also, if you use standard Apple desktop to change your background every X seconds, Desktop Aquarium will just use a plain background. It must use a static background. But it is beautifully rendered, with lots of options. You can limit the number of fish, select specific breeds, etc. I got my moneys worth. Ive got the max number/variety of fish, highest resolution, and its not running hot enough for the fan to be audible. (17% of CPU).

Lags and crashes all the time. The water takes over the screen and freaks out your computer and background. Starts out nicely, then in a minute, ruins your computer. Waste of money.

at first when i tried to open it it just bobbed up and down in my dock and did nothing as other people had mentioned but once i quit the program and re-opened it it worked just fine. love my fish :)

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY

I love this app. It works just fine and is very pleasing to watch. I highly recommend it.

I just bought it and it works great! Yes, the icon did keep bouncing without opening on first use. One important tip: after downloading and opening the app: restart your computer, open the Apple Disk Utility and click on "Repair Disk Permissions." After permissions are repaired, restart your computer again. EVERYTHING runs fine! Clean, clear, realistic water fills up a fish tank in a separate window, which just makes this app seem very natural. The separate fish tank window allows me to work with other business applications and still enjoy my "fish." Im a tropical fish enthusiast, so this app gives me the ability to take my "fish" with me on my MacBook Pro. My computer is a MacBook Pro 4 years old, 2.6 GHz, running Mac OS X 10.8 Snow Leopard.