Feeling like you’re “living in a vacuum,” artificial environment, or a situation that feels like a mock-up rather than reality.
Forcing physical or mental imprisonment or limitations upon someone.
A feeling or fear of hopelessness or being unable to change your situation.
Create a contrived situation (such as an artificial circumstance or a context that’s different than where the situation would usually occur).
Keeping living beings in an aquarium can represent observation, security, providing a healthy or safe environment, limiting or manipulating others for your own entertainment or motives, or “playing God.” See also: Pool, Fish, Water, Body of [1]
The aquarium could represent a portion of your life or a “slice of life.” Aquariums are generally balanced and fully contained ecosystems. People enjoy aquariums because they find them soothing and relaxing. Thus, this dream’s message may be a call for contemplation and relaxation. It may represent life in a small setting as a compensation to the stress and, at times, overwhelming complexity of daily experiences.
If the fish are dead in the aquarium it is a sign of vain hopes and disappointments. [3]
The clear glass of the aquarium allows you to see through into your subconscious or matters of spirit. So, what’s going on in the fish tank, and what creatures live there? A healthy carp, for example, symbolizes an optimistic outlook, whereas dark, murky waters indicate a soul in need of a good housecleaning. [4]
An aquarium dream may also indicate that you need to take some time for yourself to relax and unwind. [5]
The condition and size of the fish tank or aquarium, is also an indicator as to the quality and/or quantity of the pleasure. [6]
The office of a public servant; see “water” [10]