Submersible webcam?

[Formulator]

I think it would be cool to have a small camera permanently mounted to one of the aquarium sides. I’m not finding much online, but I can’t be the first person who has wanted this… Anybody have a camera in their tank? What are you using?

 

[Lavey29]

I just attach a tiny go pro to my clown fish.

 

[Bpones]

Interesting thought. I watch several live webcams such as Coral City Camera off Miami. The big issue is keeping the lens clean. The cameras deployed long term usually are in a clear globe with an automatic wiper that rotates throughout the day. In your tank the fouling of the camera would need to be addressed.

 

[fish farmer]

Aqua Vue makes underwater cameras for fishing. I've used one for a live trout display and have it hooked to a TV, they do have a wifi adapter. The color may not be the best, my fish tend to look orange on the big screen.

There are lots of other submersible products made for fishing.

 

[Formulator]

I just attach a tiny go pro to my clown fish.

 

[Formulator]

I wonder if @Paul B could devise a way to attach a tiny camera to a fish. That would actually be really cool. I know he has done some wild DIY surgeries in the past. Maybe some ethical issues here though…

 

[Lavey29]

Yep

 

[Lavey29]

I wonder if @Paul B could devise a way to attach a tiny camera to a fish. That would actually be really cool. I know he has done some wild DIY surgeries in the past. Maybe some ethical issues here though…

Seen it done on shark week

 

[fish farmer]

I wonder if @Paul B could devise a way to attach a tiny camera to a fish. That would actually be really cool. I know he has done some wild DIY surgeries in the past. Maybe some ethical issues here though…

In college my roommate and I were doing an undergrad study with acoustic transmitter attachment techniques on 7 inch salmon smolts. The tags were the size of a cigarette butt. One position was dorsally...that didn't go over well.

 

[stewy14]

uk how the new GoPros have the little foot thing at the bottom, going off of @Lavey29 's idea, just put a screw through the fish and the little foot lol
but, depending on the tank size, GoPros would work, or if u get a dji fpv system, put it in a water proof box, that would work