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Was watching some Space Ghost a few days ago and wondered what the heck this show with a fish tank was. Anyone else watch it? Been able to watch one episode live and it's strangely charming despite being extremely low budget and relatively pointless. I will warn that the show can get a bit crude at times, lol. I'm personally looking forward to Feeding Frenzy Friday!

Watch* live at 4pm ET/1pm ET on http://www.adultswim.com/videos/fishcenter/
Participate in their live Twitch chat during broadcasts at http://twitch.tv/adultswim (also streams when live, potentially on delay)
Call in during live shows to support your favorite fish (or for the chance to win merchandise like shirts or stickers) @ (708) 794-6386 [(708) SWIM-FUN]
Or check out their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr!

*Reruns at the link at the following times in Eastern: 6:00P, 7:10P, 8:20P, 9:30P, 10:40P, 11:50P, 1:00A, 2:10A, 3:20A, 4:30A, 5:40A, 6:50A, 8:00A, 9:10A, 10:20A, 11:30A, 12:40P, 1:50P... 18 hours of FishCenter!

Some details for anyone who hasn't heard of it:

What exactly is FishCenter?

FishCenter, or more formally, FishCenter Live, is an hour-long, live web series that airs weekdays at 4pm on Adult Swim’s site, with highlights broadcast that night on the network itself at 4am. It consists almost entirely of a single, extended shot of the aquarium in Adult Swim’s Atlanta office, commonly referred to as “The Tank,” filled with, as of now, nine fish. A few Adult Swim employees — usually Dave Bonawitz, Andrew Choe, Max Simonet and AS creative director Matt Harrigan — comment on whatever’s going on in the tank, sounding like a cross between ESPN announcers and morning zoo DJs, though far more apathetic than either.

It appeared last fall, more or less, as a way for the Adult Swim staffers to entertain themselves. There was no real promotion, no real audience, and at that point it was strictly web-only. Soon, though, the commentators developed games for the fish to play, adding a weekly competition element, with whichever fish winning the most points being named King of the Tank. After this, in February, Adult Swim decided to play daily highlights on the network proper, and quickly after, a small cult began to grow around it, its social media presence growing in thousands of fans over the next few months.

Once the hosts actually knew someone was watching, FishCenter started coming into focus (though it’s still very much a lark). Call-ins became a staple of the show, and new games were invented to play with fans. Running jokes were made out of completely everyday events to reward longtime viewers. For instance, the fishes’ diet partially consists of live crayfish, which are fed on Feeding Frenzy Fridays. So, naturally, when a fan-favorite crayfish named David Anderson was to be fed to the zebra moray eel named Hamburger, it was spun as a Mayweather-Pacquiao-esque Fight of the Century, played up for weeks.

from http://splitsider.com/2015/05/adult-swims-fishcenter-a-beginners-guide/ (more info there)

The fish:

DOTTIE
Balistoides conspicillum

MAMMOTH
Choerodon fasciatu

SIR SQUIRT
Rhinecanthus aculeatus

GREENBIRD <- my personal fave
Gomphosus verius

TH’LUMP
Arothron hispidus

YO HAL LOOK AT THAT TANG
Acanthurus sohal

OL’ BLUE
Holacanthus passer

HAMBURGER <-- 2nd fave
Gymnomuraena zebra

MIMOSA
Coris formosa

This week, they're in the middle of an intrasession where they're testing out new games and rearranging things potentially, so much of what you may see is
"in the works" until next week. One recent gem is "Fish Fighter" which pits two selected fish (and their animated avatars) against each other in a strange fighting game battle:

Here are some recent weekly highlights if an hour of FishCenter is a bit too much for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr_HjG2dYk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXNi4OVXSkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiIjsM5qcOE

The show actually had a short run on TV with an 11 minute recap airing at 4am a few months ago for a week straight and was #1 in all demographics in its timeslot, getting about 2.6 million viewers across the week. Don't know if they still air the extended daily recaps, but YouTube has 2 minute weekly recaps nowadays.

If you're up for something different, I say give this a try if you've got the time and are into this sort of bizarro humor that adult swim specializes in. One thing's for sure, it's rather unique.

I leave you with one of their Tumblr (fan?) creations which is just as bizarre as the show itself.

Okay, maybe a bit moreso. (fishbooty warning?!)