EcoSphere Small Pod - 5.25 inches product details page

This little ecosphere is awesome. I wanted to wait a while before review to see how well the sphere lasts. At this point, we've had the sphere for almost a year, and we've never had any problems. This was a gift for my husband and he absolutely loved it. He shows it off to everyone who comes over. The shrimp are active and mobile and we've never had any algae issues or foggy water. It's also such a cool looking little piece. I would highly recommend!!!

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This is a fascinating and entertaining item. I bought it as a gift for my brother, whose previous Ecosphere lasted more than 10 years! Well built and sturdy. Am thinking of buying one for myself. Highly recommended.

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The EcoSphere is very entertaining and a great conversation piece. We love it and would recommend it to everyone. Makes a great gift and everyone likes it.

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I had seen an Ecosphere many years ago at a friends. When my youngest daughter said she wanted a pet frog or fish this immediately came to mind as an elegant solution. She would have the pleasure of her own pets without the concern she would not be up to the feeding and care. This worry free Christmas gift has given her hours of joy already with many more to come in the future. The low maintenance feature of the Ecosphere makes it ideal for a 7 year old to manage without worrying about under fe eding, over feeding or having to often clean a fish tank or a frog habitat. Thanks for the great product!

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This ecosphere is such a wonderful gift. I purchased it for my niece for Christmas and it's been sitting on my kitchen counter since it was received. I'm going to have a difficult time giving it away to her - the little shrimps have become almost like pets. This is the second pod I've had - the previous one lived for approximately 6 years. What a wonderful, educational, entertaining item.[...]Would highly recommond as a gift for someone you love - or as a gift for yourself to enjoy.

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I got my EcoSphere about 7 years ago as a present from my ex-wife and my daughter, there were 4 shrimp in it, I named them after I Love Lucy characters, Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethyl (alcohol) all but Ethyl passed on she is still going strong but plays dead sometimes just to mess with me.4 household moves later, I still have her to this day.

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My boyfriend ordered this for a Christmas present for me but it never shipped with the cold weather so we cancelled it. I ordered it for him for his birthday about 3 weeks ago. It's awesome and was worth the wait. We have 4 shrimp and all of them are pretty active. We did a lot of price comparisons before ordering it from Target and this was the cheapest place even with shipping included. If you're debating getting this or not I'd highly recommend it; you won't be disappointed....

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I admit I've always thought these things were cool - but this xmas thought it would make a perfect gift for my dad. He's a nature lover too, but his lifestyle wouldn't really suit pets (and fish well... you can't just spring mandatory tank cleaning on someone as a "present").So I figured this would be perfect - critters without maintenance. The globe arrived today with perfect branches and 4 active little shrimp. After reading other reviews, I was worried I'd find broken branch remnan ts and ex-shrimp - but not so.Be warned - it is pricey for the size. Although the glass dome acts to magnify the shrimp for viewing, definitely spring for the $200 huge dome if you know for sure the recipient will like it. But for initial gifts - this size is great, and the company has an upgrade policy that gives a discount to "get that larger size you always wanted"... Seriously, those were their own words. lol

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I received my EcoSphere Pod as a gift and can't say enough how cool it is. The little shrimps took a few days to get active but now they roam around and are great to watch. They are the perfect no maintainence pets.

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Very cool gift. It's low maintenance - just give it the requisite hours of either artificial or indirect natural light and make sure it's in room temperature and there's nothing else you need to do. The shrimp don't actually eat the algae, they eat the micro-organisms within the seawater. If the ecospheres are properly cared for, I believe the record for oldest ecosphere is 10 years and they're a nice combination of aesthetics and science.

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