Glofish In My Next Project?

I'm making an art project and I wanted to make this giant ceramic container to keep fish and plants in. It would also be a fountain, too. Since my professor wants me to keep with a theme and my initial theme is monsters, why not use some fish that look supernatural to keep up with my theme? So I figured some glofish would look awesome while keeping with the theme I have. The problem is: I know nothing about these guys.
My plan so far is to make something that can hold a lot of water, so it's not going to be like a nano tank. More like probably 10-15 or maybe even 20 gallons if all goes well. Basically, I'm making something similar to one of those bowl ponds or patio ponds. I'll use actual plants though and I don't plan on just keeping a blue light on them except for maybe on the big opening night.
I have heard of using a regular white light on them but then also putting on some blue LED lights so that they still pop a little bit. Is that true? If I had more room to work with, I'd do my own experimenting on how light effects glofish but I live in a dorm and already have fish to look after. These guys would probably be the last thing I'd add to this piece (don't worry! I'll make sure to send them to a good home when I'm done!)
Anyway, I'll definitely have to get some timed lights if I follow through with this. So any pointers you guys could give?

 

Okay so correct me if I’m wrong but you want to “make an art project” with the then get rid of them? Also the tank would need to cycle (can take months) or else the fish will (%80 chance) die. GloFish need to be in groups of 6+ and have AT least at 20 long aquarium. And yes they look good in blue led light, I think they look odd in white led light.

 

I actually would go against glow lights. Unless the lighting is amazing, they just don’t look amazing. If you want to go that route, I recommend a black light. They sell the at the pet store for glowfish.

Another option would be a school of neon tetras.

Are you prepared to do daily water changes for as long as you have the fish, because since you aren’t cycling it, you need to do 30% water changes DAILY to keep the water parameters decent. Ideally you want a cycled 20 gallon.

 

I actually would go against glow lights. Unless the lighting is amazing, they just don’t look amazing. If you want to go that route, I recommend a black light. They sell the at the pet store for glowfish.

Another option would be a school of neon tetras.

GloFish not GlowLights they are different

 

GloFish not GlowLights they are different

Sorry.

My opinion, is this isn’t a good idea. I would skip the fish. You could put in mechanical fish. They make mechanical fish, that glow in the dark, and light up and such. The mechanical fish mimic the movement of an actual fish, so it would look great!

Just add water, and buy a few mechanical fish (they also make mechanical jelly fish) and you should be good to go!

I said mechanical a LOT!

 

Yeah, the logistics of using live fish and getting them to cooperate might prove to be challenging. I'd never heard of the mechanical fish before but google says yes and I found a video or two of them in action. They might actually be more suitable for a project such as you're talking about doing. I don't know exactly what you meant by "monsters" but mechanical fish could certainly be part of a future devoid of actual life and populated by grotesque mechanical animatrons, invented to replace the natural world that mankind killed off thru waste/pollution/whatever.

 

I wouldn't go with fish unless you're willing to look after them for at least 5 years.

 

Along with what has already been said.....
When you make it, make sure that it is a minimum of 30" wide so they have enough swimming room.

How long will you be looking after them?
Will they have a filter and heater?
How will you rehome them once you're done?

When researching them look up "skirt tetra" or "black widow tetra". These are the exact same fish as glo tetras but haven't been genetically modified. If you look up "glo tetra" you will probably be pointed in the direction of one of their 3 gallon glow kits or something similar.

Here's the seriously fish page to get started

It's quite useful for setting up the tank/bowl/container since it says stuff like their natural habitat is "Small, slow-moving creeks, tributaries and streams, usually with dense overhanging vegetation.". So you could try to incorporate that into their setup.

Also make sure to get glo tetras rather than the dyed ones.

 

Okay so correct me if I’m wrong but you want to “make an art project” with the then get rid of them? Also the tank would need to cycle (can take months) or else the fish will (%80 chance) die. GloFish need to be in groups of 6+ and have AT least at 20 long aquarium. And yes they look good in blue led light, I think they look odd in white led light.

I honestly have no plan as to what to do with them yet which is why I'm planning right now. I will only follow through with this if I know I can keep them alive and make sure they're off to a good home if I can't keep them. I don't plan on letting them die off. If all else fails, I can just keep it a planted container if I know there's no way I can keep them alive. I aI'm to get the main container done by the end of this semester so it can spend the next semester cycling. And don't worry. I don't plan on making anything under 20 gallons. I'm here to get some help planning it.

 

I honestly have no plan as to what to do with them yet which is why I'm planning right now. I will only follow through with this if I know I can keep them alive and make sure they're off to a good home if I can't keep them. I don't plan on letting them die off. If all else fails, I can just keep it a planted container if I know there's no way I can keep them alive. I aI'm to get the main container done by the end of this semester so it can spend the next semester cycling. And don't worry. I don't plan on making anything under 20 gallons. I'm here to get some help planning it.

Would you consider mechanical fish? You won’t have to deal with getting rid of the fish, or keeping them alive

 

I actually would go against glow lights. Unless the lighting is amazing, they just don’t look amazing. If you want to go that route, I recommend a black light. They sell the at the pet store for glowfish.

Another option would be a school of neon tetras.

Are you prepared to do daily water changes for as long as you have the fish, because since you aren’t cycling it, you need to do 30% water changes DAILY to keep the water parameters decent. Ideally you want a cycled 20 gallon.

I aI'm to get the main container done this semester so it can spend the next semester cycling. If I have to, I can do 30% water changes but the city water also has a problem: it's 1ppm ammonia. Learned that the hard way with some red cherry shrimp. So I have a 2.5 gallon jar in my dorm room that I use specifically to off gas and cycle through the city water for my smaller dorm tanks. I don't know if I could do that for a giant tank. The main issue until then would be storing the container somewhere safe to cycle. But I'll sort out storage and transport here on campus. I think I could easily make something that holds 20 gallons, maybe even more. Especially if I use slabs. This idea has potential but until I can confidently say I know what I'm doing, it's nothing but an idea on paper at the moment.

Would you consider mechanical fish? You won’t have to deal with getting rid of the fish, or keeping them alive

Maybe. I'll see what I can do.

Along with what has already been said.....
When you make it, make sure that it is a minimum of 30" wide so they have enough swimming room.

How long will you be looking after them?
Will they have a filter and heater?
How will you rehome them once you're done?

When researching them look up "skirt tetra" or "black widow tetra". These are the exact same fish as glo tetras but haven't been genetically modified. If you look up "glo tetra" you will probably be pointed in the direction of one of their 3 gallon glow kits or something similar.

Here's the seriously fish page to get started

It's quite useful for setting up the tank/bowl/container since it says stuff like their natural habitat is "Small, slow-moving creeks, tributaries and streams, usually with dense overhanging vegetation.". So you could try to incorporate that into their setup.

Also make sure to get glo tetras rather than the dyed ones.

I personally do believe if someone can't give an animal the best life possible, they shouldn't keep it. I do plan on having a filter and a heater, yes. It's not just going to be like 'Boom! Container with glofish!' I came here so I can give them a comfortable life in my care. I'll see to it that they go to a good home if I cannot keep them. I know this is a huge task on my part but I think it would be awesome. I'm sad that I cannot look into getting them from breeders though. I'd feel better getting them from a trustworthy breeder than a retail store. Nevertheless, I'll ask around and see who is willing to keep them. If I manage to stay in Minot, I may even just put them at the Suite 1 shop as display and then go there to maintain it. Again, if I cannot give them a decent life, I'll just have the container be planted only. I'm honestly here to gather some info about them so that I know how I can keep them comfortable. I might have to keep a back up tank somewhere in case anything goes awry or just to hold them if I need to move the container somewhere. I'll have to figure out where though which might be the deciding factor as to whether or not I come through with this.
Thanks for the link! I'll look at it! I think it would be awesome to incorporate some of their natural habitat into this project!

I really wish people would stop getting the wrong idea though. I love keeping aquariums and I love fish. I'm excited about the potential of maybe incorporating aquarium keeping into my art. I'm not just some jerk thinking 'oooh! Glofish would look cool in this project!' I honestly do want to make things to keep fish in. I think it would be awesome. I'm not getting these fish just to dispose of them or just to look good. I've always wanted to try my hand at keeping glofish and I do not want them to die. That's why I'm here. If I know I cannot keep the glofish alive or in decent condition, I will just keep the container planted.

 

So if you can keep them then that’s good and you can do this. They should be kept in groups of 6+ so a 20 long tank would be good. Water temperature should be around 77 78. The tank dose have to be cycled which can take months if you don’t have another cycled tank.

 

Around 73f would be ideal. Their temperature range is 67-76f.

 

So if you can keep them then that’s good and you can do this. They should be kept in groups of 6+ so a 20 long tank would be good. Water temperature should be around 77 78. The tank dose have to be cycled which can take months if you don’t have another cycled tank.

They're temperate fish so I wouldn't go higher than 75-76.