Fish Tank Kings releases first preview clips of the new TV show

By Jake Adams on Apr 18, 2012

Fish Tank Kings has just released the first few clips of their forthcoming aquarium reality TV show and we’re liking what we see. The new TV show produced by Nat Geo Wild features the professional aquarium installations of the esteemed Living Color aquarium company and the format of the show is likely to be much better received than some of the initial reactions from Tanked. Gone are comics cracking jokes about fish while holding them with their bare hands out of water and instead, Fish Tank Kings takes a much more serious and respectful tone towards marine life.

In one of the clips, Living Color’s resident fish geek Francis talks at length about the specifics of different large aggressive fish and how to carefully stock a predatory marine fish tank to avoid a bloodbath. In the second segment a buyer for Rainforest Cafes comes to Living Color’s coral insert manufacturing location. In his visit the buyer expresses his distaste for the cartoony appearance and color of many of the corals and inserts, coloring us suprised that Rainforest Cafe would prefer a more natural looking artificial reefscape.

Our first impression of Fish Tank Kings is altogether positive, so far it looks like Living Color is truly representing the real reefers and aquarists in a much more positive and realistic light, and we will be looking forward to the premier Saturday May 12th on NatGeo Wild.

http://profiles.google.com/aslam.ali Aslam Ali

Tanked is a joke and a total farce. The ‘actors’ on that show are annoying and belligerent. I hope Fish Tank King does a better job at representing the aquarium community than the methed out hosts of Tanked.
http://profiles.google.com/aslam.ali Aslam Ali

Tanked is a joke and a total farce. The ‘actors’ on that show are annoying and belligerent. I hope Fish Tank King does a better job at representing the aquarium community than the methed out hosts of Tanked.
jdizzlechemist

The last thing we need is another stupid reality show that gives the hobby bad press. Why can’t they make a show that involves things that are actually impressive. interesting and educational? Why can’t they have the people at the business go out and talk to people at public aquariums and breeders and give the public more insight into the strides the hobby is making rather than show off some idiot wealthy persons aquarium they have installed, sunk tons of money only to discard after a few years? I’d love to see them go the steinhardt aquarium or show them visiting ora and showing all of these awesome corals and clownfish that are being cultivated rather than being yanked from the ocean. Why the hell would they even make a show or even have television channel that pretends to be even remotely educational only to have the same stupid drama bullshit that you could watch on MTV or any other channel? My expectations are not high to say the least.
jdizzlechemist

The last thing we need is another stupid reality show that gives the hobby bad press. Why can’t they make a show that involves things that are actually impressive. interesting and educational? Why can’t they have the people at the business go out and talk to people at public aquariums and breeders and give the public more insight into the strides the hobby is making rather than show off some idiot wealthy persons aquarium they have installed, sunk tons of money only to discard after a few years? I’d love to see them go the steinhardt aquarium or show them visiting ora and showing all of these awesome corals and clownfish that are being cultivated rather than being yanked from the ocean. Why the hell would they even make a show or even have television channel that pretends to be even remotely educational only to have the same stupid drama bullshit that you could watch on MTV or any other channel? My expectations are not high to say the least.
XD_1

Rainforest Cafe doesn’t want gaudy fake corals in their gaudy fake restaurants!

Also, I hope they bring back Firemarshal Bill.
jake_harvey

I agree, but did you read the post?
jdizzlechemist

Yeah I did but I will believe it when I see it.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

I agree. I hope that this show does a good job of not adding too much bad press, but I would much rather see a show about ORA, or Sustainable Aquatics, etc that shows the other side of the hobby that the average person is completely oblivious to. If the average person got to see what companies like ORA are doing they might realize that the hobby isn’t all that bad and that in the hobby, especially the reefing world, there are some really big things happening, not just for hobbyists, but for reefs and the oceans in general.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

I agree. I hope that this show does a good job of not adding too much bad press, but I would much rather see a show about ORA, or Sustainable Aquatics, etc that shows the other side of the hobby that the average person is completely oblivious to. If the average person got to see what companies like ORA are doing they might realize that the hobby isn’t all that bad and that in the hobby, especially the reefing world, there are some really big things happening, not just for hobbyists, but for reefs and the oceans in general.
http://www.AdvancedAquarist.com Leonard Ho

Guys, I don’t think you actually read the news. LCA takes a tour of ORA in one of the episodes. LCA visits multiple public aquariums in their first season.
http://www.AdvancedAquarist.com Leonard Ho

Guys, I don’t think you actually read the news. LCA takes a tour of ORA in one of the episodes. LCA visits multiple public aquariums in their first season.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15706172 Austin Scaccia

Yeah, I don’t think you did.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15706172 Austin Scaccia

Yeah, I don’t think you did.
reefkoi

I watched both clips, looks good so far!
reefkoi

I watched both clips, looks good so far!
Michael Civiello

Cautiously optimistic

Also: Love that his title is “Fish Geek”
Michael Civiello

Cautiously optimistic

Also: Love that his title is “Fish Geek”
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

You’re right, I didn’t read the entire summary of each episode. I pretty much just quickly skimmed through the individual episode information and must have skipped right pass the ORA thing. After fully rereading everything, the show does go to a couple great places, but it still seems a lot more liked Tanked than I hoped for, but what I would like the show to be about probably wouldn’t get the ratings that this show will get. I would still rather see the show be about ORA and the people that work there, than on a tank building company that visits ORA for a section of an episode. Having the entire show be about ORA (or other major aquaculturing company, etc) would most likely shine a very good light on ORA, aquaculturing, and the hobby. Aquaculturing would be exposed to a lot of people that have no clue what it even is. I think it would help to inspire a lot of people to start understanding the need and benefits of aquaculturing and choosing aquacultured livestock over wild-caught specimens. Again, that’s just my opinion. I still think it would be better to have the entire show to be about ORA and the people that work there, because this show doesn’t seem like it’s that much different than Tanked other than that it seems more serious and informational.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

You’re right, I didn’t read the entire summary of each episode. I pretty much just quickly skimmed through the individual episode information and must have skipped right pass the ORA thing. After fully rereading everything, the show does go to a couple great places, but it still seems a lot more liked Tanked than I hoped for, but what I would like the show to be about probably wouldn’t get the ratings that this show will get. I would still rather see the show be about ORA and the people that work there, than on a tank building company that visits ORA for a section of an episode. Having the entire show be about ORA (or other major aquaculturing company, etc) would most likely shine a very good light on ORA, aquaculturing, and the hobby. Aquaculturing would be exposed to a lot of people that have no clue what it even is. I think it would help to inspire a lot of people to start understanding the need and benefits of aquaculturing and choosing aquacultured livestock over wild-caught specimens. Again, that’s just my opinion. I still think it would be better to have the entire show to be about ORA and the people that work there, because this show doesn’t seem like it’s that much different than Tanked other than that it seems more serious and informational.

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