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Ratings

Ease of Use

We graded the aquarium screensavers software on how easy it is to choose fish, change scenery and use the program's other options and settings.

Feature Set

Quality aquarium screensavers software has lifelike fish that have realistic swimming behaviors and movement. The scenery looks genuine and the plants move subtly with the water. The entire scene appears three-dimensional with shadows and highlights and sounds correspond with the scene..

Ease of Installation

High-end software is easy to install, doesn't require extra steps like rebooting or having to close all of the windows in your browser and doesn't include popup advertisements, spyware or adware.

Help/Support

The developer of the aquarium screensavers program should offer sufficient customer support, including a FAQs page, email and phone support and more to address any questions customers may have. Customer support should answer queries in a timely manner and provide helpful information.

Fish

A good aquarium provides a variety of unique fish that resemble live fish, have three dimensions and have lifelike swimming patterns.

Scenery

The scenery should look real and vibrant with slight plant movements and appropriate lighting. We also took into consideration if you can add different landscaping items and view the aquarium from different angles.

Features

Realistic Look

One of the more important features is that the aquarium has the overall appearance of a real aquarium.

Sound Effects

The aquarium screensavers software offers sound effects, including bubbles, whales, waves, whales, frogs and so on.

Realistic Effects

May include waves in the ocean, rays of sun streaming through the water, nekton and other plants and lighting giving the appearance of day and night environments.

Fish Quality

The fish are as realistic as possible through 3-D imaging, eye and mouth movements, realistic body movements and swimming patterns so you get the appearance of real fish.

Appear to Scale

The fish's sizes look in perspective with the scenery and other fish. They get smaller as they swim away and larger as they swim closer.

Fish

Variety of Species

The aquarium screensavers software offers a number of different species of fish and may include percula, clownfish, yellow tang, guppies and more.

Realistic Behavior

The fish portray authentic behavior like mouth, eye, fin and body movement. Swimming patterns are sporadic; the fish appear to swim towards and away from the screen as well as back and forth and each fish moves and swims independently.

3-D Look

The fish don't look flat and two-dimensional but appear to have depth and body mass.

Salt Water Fish

The aquarium screensaver includes fish that live in salt water like the clownfish, blue devil, damselfish, regal gang (Dora from "Finding Nemo") and more.

Fresh Water Fish

The aquarium includes species of fish that live in fresh water, including the anglefish, glasscat, neontetra, red mosaic guppy and more.

Scenery

Variety of Scenery

The number of different backgrounds the aquarium screensavers software includes.

Bubbles/Water Effects

The aquarium includes bubbles coming from an object in a fish tank, the bottom of the sea or fish and wave movement.

Plant/Coral Movement

The program includes realistic movement in plants and other vegetation of the scenery.

Different Camera Angles

You can change views of the tank or reef scene.

3-D Look

The scenery has the appearance of depth and mass versus just a flat image.

Environment

Number of Tanks

The number of different fish tanks the software includes.

Ocean Feel

The aquarium screensaver software has an ocean scene. It may include waves, wave sounds, sea floor, reef, sunken ships and more.

Pond

Some aquarium screensavers have a pond view so you're looking down on the fish in a pond.

Fish Tank

You can give the fish tank a background so it appears to be in your living room or anywhere else you might put a fish tank, or put a picture of someone behind the tank so it looks like they are peering into the tank.

Learning Facts

The aquarium provides facts about the species like its name, natural habitat, food, size and other interesting facts.

Full Screen/Screen Saver Mode

The aquarium screensavers can be viewed in full-screen mode or as a screensaver

Full Screen/Windowed Mode

You can view the aquarium screensavers as a full screen or as a smaller window.

Desktop Wallpaper

You can set your aquarium as wallpaper so you can view and hear the aquarium while you work.

Expansion Packs

The developer offers expansions to their standard software that you can download through a membership or purchase separately.

Help/Support

Phone Support

The developer offers a phone number so you can contact customer support with queries.

FAQs

The developer provides a list of Frequently Asked Questions-a good source for information on the software.

Knowledge Base

The software's website has a knowledge base page with hints to better use the software and quick fixes to common problems.

Tutorials

The software has tutorials to teach you how to use the features of the aquarium screensaver.

User Forum

The developer provides a chatroom where customers can meet and discuss aquarium screensavers topics.

Download Updates

You can download updates for your software program through the developer's website for free or for a fee.

Online Form

The developer provides a template so you can contact customer service.

Email Address

The developer offers an email address so you can contact customer support via email with any questions or comments.

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