Do you have any pets? I have a couple of cats, and I have to say, they’re pretty low maintenance. I mean, I have nothing against dogs, but it’s not like you can leave town at a moment’s notice when you have a dog. Nope, you have to find someone to watch your dog or take them to a kennel. And do you know how much it costs to board a dog? Probably more than your vacation. Cats are easy. All you have to do is set them up with some food and water, and they’re pretty much good for a week. But you know what pet trumps cats? Fish. Fish are ridiculously to maintain. Just give them a little bit of fish food every now and again, and they’re set. Do you have to walk a fish? Nope. Play fetch? Not likely. Clean up their crap? Absolutely not.

And since your new fish friends are don’t ask for much, maybe you want to hook them up with a killer sweet pad like the Fish Bowl Bookends (Wrapables, $34.95). I mean, it’s gotta suck that your fish don’t have any privacy, what with living in a see-through house, so you might as well get them some living quarters they can brag about. Alright, so I know most fish don’t get out much (and when they do, it’s usually not good), but this way they can make fishy faces at their friends at the other end of the shelf. And hey, maybe you’re not a fish person – that’s ok. You don’t have to use these fish bowls as…fish bowls. You can just get all interior decorator and figure something else out. Maybe you want to make a diorama of sorts or just fill the bowls with candy. Whatevs.

Ok, so my only thing about these fish bowls? They’re glass. I mean, maybe there are people out there who aren’t as klutzy as me (I am pretty butterfingers), but isn’t anyone else just a little nervous about this? What if you fill the bowls with aquatic inhabitants and the shelf doesn’t hold? What if you take a book off the shelf and the bowl gets knocked over? What if? What if? What if? That’s just a whole lot of stress on my lazy laid-back existence.

3 out of 5 stars.

Specs:

-Dimensions: 8″ x 3.15″
-Capacity: 0.5 gallon (on each side of the bookend)
-Comes as a set of two bookends
-Can be used as fish tanks or decor pieces
-Made of glass