FishBit Monitors Your Aquarium Health To Cut Down On Floaters

Posted on the 07 January 2015 by Configcrazy @configcrazy

Originally posted on TechCrunch:

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If you're any kind of aquarist or aquarium lover, amateur or otherwise, you've encountered that heart-sinking feeling that comes along with running into dead fish upon returning to your tank. It's far too frequent an occurrence, and one that the founding team at Current Labs believes is entirely preventable in most cases, thanks to tech advances that make remotely monitoring and controlling aquarium health surprisingly easy. They've created the FishBit, which is sort of like a Fitbit for aquariums, but with a more comprehensive overview of the entire aquatic ecosystem.

"We're trying to make it easier and taking a holistic approach to owning an aquarium," explained Current Labs co-founder and CEO Nathan Levine. "Ultimately this is the kind of hobby that will never be hands-free unless you're paying someone else to be the hands for you. But making it easier for people who don't know what they're doing...