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Dream Aquarium Screensaver for Windows

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Key Details of Dream Aquarium Screensaver

  • Disply a virtual aquarium with unsurpassed realism.
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Editors’ Review

Download.com staff

Dream Aquarium Screensaver offers users a visually stunning way to transform their computer screens into lifelike fish tanks when idle. With impressive graphics and a surprisingly robust set of customization options, it allows users to control almost every aspect of the screensaver—except one crucial element.

The program's interface can be confusing at first. To access the Options menu, users must right-click on the aquarium while it's running, which isn’t immediately obvious. However, once you get the hang of it, the real magic begins. The fish tank is beautifully animated, with up to six species of sea creatures moving in a highly realistic manner. 

Whether it’s angelfish gracefully swimming through the water or crabs scuttling across the ocean floor, the attention to detail in the movement and appearance of the creatures is striking.

The customization options are the true highlight of Dream Aquarium Screensaver. Users can choose from seven different aquarium environments, a variety of fish species, adjust the lighting, and even feed the fish, making the experience highly interactive. These features give users substantial control over the look and feel of their digital aquarium, ensuring it never gets dull. 

However, one critical area where the program falls short is in setting when and how the screensaver activates. Despite the wealth of options in the menu, there is only one unclear command for controlling when the aquarium appears, and it only applies when the computer is running on battery power—a limitation that feels like a missed opportunity.

Despite the minor frustration with the screensaver activation options, Dream Aquarium Screensaver is still an excellent choice for users who want to fill their screen with beautiful underwater scenes. The combination of stunning, lifelike graphics and the wide range of customization options makes it an engaging and enjoyable screensaver.

When compared to another popular aquatic screensaver, Marine Aquarium, Dream Aquarium stands out for its greater variety of sea creatures and more interactive features, such as feeding the fish. While Marine Aquarium is also known for its high-quality graphics, Dream Aquarium offers a more immersive experience thanks to its multiple environments and detailed customization. 

However, Marine Aquarium does provide clearer and more flexible controls for screensaver activation, which may appeal to users who prioritize ease of use over customization.

Bottom Line

Dream Aquarium Screensaver is recommended for anyone who appreciates beautiful graphics and enjoys fine-tuning their screensaver’s look, even if it requires some patience with the interface. It offers a visually spectacular way to bring a touch of the ocean to your desktop.

What’s new in version 1.2591

Latest adds better fish motion and other enhancements.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.2591
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 7
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows Server
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
2,068,033
Downloads Last Week
50
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Developer’s Description

By Spiralmonkey
Disply a virtual aquarium with unsurpassed realism.
Created by an Academy Award winning visual effects artist, this next-generation virtual aquarium brings the beauty of a lush freshwater aquarium to your screen, complete with gently swaying plants, rippling light effects, and the most realistic fish movement and behavior of any virtual aquarium and screensaver. Watch as your amazing fish school together, chase each other, peck at object in the tank, or drop in some food and watch the feeding frenzy begin. Watch the feisty fiddler crab run after and try to catch nearby fish. Once you try Dream Aquarium you'll realize what all our fans and customers know--that no other aquarium screensaver even comes close to the beauty and realism of our product. Our free trial version lets you preview several of our species in action, and isn't loaded with toolbars, adware or any other garbage. We just do fish, and we do them well. Full version includes 27 fish species. Some species have randomly generated patterns, so each one you plop in your tank is unique. There's even a fish you can color yourself. Try it, we know you'll be hooked.