
For the challenge, Hyde placed eight piles of mixed jasmine and basmati rice around the house. Hyde made the contestants take part in a challenge with a grand prize of $1,000 for the winner. He also got each of them to reveal who they thought would be kicked out of the house first, ruined a puzzle that Josie put together by smearing pizza on it and burned a piece of pizza on the stove. During his visit, he lied and told them that MrBeast had shared the link and they had about 250,000 viewers. EST, the show's host, Sam Hyde, playing the character Jason Goldstriker, entered the house and introduced himself to the contestants. That same day, YouTuber Rocky Stream posted highlights of Josie "stimming" with toys from the house and of Damiel smelling the sheets on the bed, garnering over 28,000 views each in a day (shown below, left and right).Īt around 1 a.m. Later that day, Twitter user shared a clip from the stream of her spinning in a chair, garnering over 210 likes in a day (shown below, left and right). That day, Twitter user shared an image of her using a fidget spinner during the show, asking if it is contraband. The contestant Josie, described as a shy, introverted artist and anime enthusiast in her bio, became a fan favorite for many. Throughout the day they talked and introduced themselves and played the boardgame Mouse Trap.Īs the day went on, Twitter users began sharing memes and highlights from the stream, including Twitter user who live tweets the show. Over the course of the first day, the eight contestants, Violetta, Simmons, Sylvia, Josie, Mauro, Jonathan, Vance and Damiel, arrived at the house (shown below). On April 18th, 2023, the first season of Fishtank began airing on Fishtank.live. On April 13th, 2023, the trailer for Fishtank was published to Sam Hyde's Instagram page and to the Sam & Nick's Perfect Clips YouTube channel, garnering over 18,000 likes on the former and 95,000 views on the latter in a day (shown below). In the video, they discuss how they plan to mess with the contestants. On March 6th, 2023, YouTuber Rocky Stream uploaded a clip from a stream with Hyde and Jet Neptune in which they brainstorm ideas for Fishtank with viewers, garnering over 10,000 views in a month (shown below). He also says they considered Daniel Larson as a contestant. He also explains how the game works, claiming there is "no privacy" for the contestants and they have to perform weekly challenges to stay in the game. On February 12th and March 2nd, YouTuber Dollar Stream posted clips from Jet Neptune's streams discussing Fishtank, describing it as "the most important reality show ever made." He calls the contestants "freaks" and says the UI is going to be interactive.
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On February 4th, 2023, YouTuber Rocky Stream posted a clip from one of Sam Hyde's livestreams with Jet Neptune in which he discusses his upcoming reality series Fishtank, showing the cameras set up in the show's house, garnering over 28,500 views in two months (shown below).
