The Ocean Fish Bong is a mini water pipe built on a joke everyone gets: the goldfish you won at a carnival and carried home in a bag. This is the glass version, and it lists at $34.99.
Mini-bong scale
Mini pieces behave differently from full-size glass. The chamber is short, so smoke has very little distance to cool on its own and the draw clears quickly.
The way to run one well is to pack light and pull steadily rather than filling it and hauling. Handled that way a mini bong is quick, easy to clean, and far less precious than a tall piece.
Theme carried by shape
The ocean styling sits in the form and colour of the glass rather than in printed graphics, which is what keeps it from wearing off with handling. It reads as a designed object instead of a decorated tube.
Who it's for
This is a shelf piece with a sense of humour that still works when you pick it up — good as a second bong, a travel option, or a gift for someone who would rather own something with a story than another plain tube.
For other compact character glass, the Trippy Shroom Bong runs an iridescent finish at 6 inches and the Crystal Ball Bong works a spherical chamber. More on the HEMPER brand page.
Keeping it clean
Percolated glass traps resin where a cloth will never reach. Change the water every couple of sessions, and once a week plug both ends and soak the chamber in isopropyl and coarse salt. Shake in short bursts rather than one long rattle, then rinse with warm rather than hot water so the glass never takes a thermal shock.
Specs
- Format: mini bong
- Style: ocean and goldfish theme
- Material: glass
- Use: flower
- Price: $34.99
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