2026-07-13 08:52 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
Here's another update with new content and improvements! This time, we've added plenty of new inhabitants and a decorations DLC for your aquariums:10 New Fish Species: Black Neon Tetra, Butterfly Barb, Dwarf Pencilfish, Hourglass Basslet, Orange Clownfish, Polynesian Anemonefish, Raja Ampat Dottyback, Sunrise Dottyback, Tetra Toucan, and Tucanare Peacock Bass.New DLC: Decoration Pack – Unlock 57 decoration items across 15 groups, including rocks, driftwood, and a variety of novelty decorations such as castles and treasure chests. The DLC also includes 6 new example aquariums.Bug Fixes and Impr
2026-02-16 10:04 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It’s been some time since the last content update — and now your aquariums are getting a major expansion!This update introduces 20 brand-new fish species, including standout additions such as the vibrant Blood-Red Jewel Cichlid, the striking Orangespine Unicornfish, the bold Sergeant Major, and the ever-popular Texas Cichlid.From colorful reef dwellers to fascinating freshwater personalities, this lineup brings even more variety to your tanks. As always, the update also includes smaller fixes and improvements behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly.Thanks for playing — and enjoy
2025-11-24 08:52 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
This update introduces 11 new fish species, including highlights such as the Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, Spanish Hogfish, Midas Cichlid, and Three-Spined Stickleback.Alongside the new additions, the update includes various bug fixes and smaller improvements to keep everything running smoothly.Thanks for playing and enjoy the new arrivals!Full list of new species in this update:Tanaka's possum wrassePolynesian wrasseRainbow caleSpanish hogfishHawaiian cleaner wrasseBadisBlue tetraThree-spined sticklebackRed-tailed black sharkBanded leporinusMidas cichlid
2025-07-08 06:33 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It’s time for another update packed with fresh content and enhancements. Here’s what’s new in your aquariums:20 New Fish Species 🐟Black SurgeonfishChinese High-Fin Banded SharkCuckoo WrasseFlagtail ProchilodusGold Nugget PlecoHarlequin HindHarlequin TuskfishJapan SurgeonfishLeopard Coral GrouperLumpfishPale ChubPike CharacinPolleni CichlidRed Sea Sailfin TangSiamese TigerfishSixbar DistichodusSohal SurgeonfishSpotfin BettaStriped PanchaxYellowtail SurgeonfishGravel Customization 🪨We’ve added two new gravel types, and even better — you can now recolor all gravels to match your style and creat
2025-04-16 06:50 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
We’ve just released another update with new content and improvements -- here’s what’s new in your tanks: 10 New Fish Species: Bengal Loach, Blue Botia, Candy Basslet, Crimson Loach, Diadem Dottyback, Firetail Dottyback, Redfin Tiger Loach, Rosy Dory, Splendid Dottyback, and Yoyo Loach! Creature & Decoration Overview Window: We know it’s getting a bit crowded in your collection -- so we’ve added new overview windows to help you keep track of all creatures and decorations more easily. New DLC: Round Aquarium & Jellyfish: Yes, graceful jellyfish are now available as downloadable content. Dive in
2025-01-09 07:47 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
Behind Glass is Leaving Early Access! What’s New in the Full Release: The Axolotl joins the species list. Six turtle species now swim alongside your fish. 10 new fish species to further diversify your aquariums (Redstriped eartheater, Mdoka White Lips, Blue acara, Severum Cichlid, Upside-down Catfish, Longnose butterfly fish, African moony, Aberrant Tricolor Scopas Tang, Narrow-barred Butterflyfish, Whitemargin unicornfish). Adjust the Bubble volume for a better audio experience. Improved translations for the main languages of our player base. Numerous bug fixes for a smoother experience. This
2024-06-03 10:31 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
This update features a revamped crab engine, enhancing your existing crabs and introducing two new species. Use the recoloring feature to fill your aquarium with a variety of bustling crabs. We've addressed feedback regarding the fish limit, which exists primarily for performance reasons on slower devices. You can now double the maximum number of creatures via the settings menu. Please proceed with caution, as this will increase the computational load on your device. As always, we've fixed several minor bugs based on your reports.
2023-10-17 10:56 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It's time for an update once more. To put it simply: Our focus has been on fish diversity, and we're delighted to introduce 81 new fish species. Enjoy! For a list of all 193 species, please see the pinned post in Discussions. New species: African banded barb Arabian butterflyfish Assasi triggerfish Bicolor blenny Bicolor dottyback Blackbar soldierfish Blackspot angelfish Blackspotted wrasse Blackstriped angelfish Blood Parrot Cichlid Bloodtail Tetra Bluecheek butterflyfish Cardinal Tetra Carpenter’s wrasse Checked swallowtail Checkerboard barb Clarion angelfish Clown barb Clown tang Cocoa dams
2023-07-04 07:27 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It is update time again. So what is new? - We are introducing the new plant engine, which brings a fresh look to planted aquariums in Behind Glass. Be prepared for a visual upgrade and some changes: all plants, including existing ones, have been given a makeover. - We feature four new plant species: Tiger Lotus, Red Water Lily, Water Wisteria, and Hygrophila Pinnatifida. - We've added new handles for smoother movement and rotation controls for your decoration. The existing rotation buttons are still around as well. - Get ready to immerse yourself in dense underwater forests with our new shadow
2023-04-14 12:45 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
This time around, it is a smaller update. The main reason is that we have identified some smaller issues, which should be addressed. Luckily, this also gives us the opportunity to integrate some new features and enhancements that we've been perfecting since last week's major update. Additions: - New scattered item: seashells - New deco: new life rock and 2 new types of wood - You can now view the interplay of different water properties and water-chemistry concepts: There is a second tab in the (individual) charting window Fixes: - Fixed unresponsiveness of tabs in Help window - Reduced memory
2023-04-04 13:39 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It is update time once again. So what's new before Easter? Get ready to meet new aquatic creatures: Guppy, Domino Damselfish, Six Line Wrasse, Coral Beauty Angelfish, and Maroon Clownfish. We have added more decoration options (stones, root), meaning more possibilities for your aquascape. See your fish in a whole new light with upgraded movement and behavior (e.g., schooling behaviour, fish getting trapped). Most importantly, we bring you an all-new user interface. Here are some details: - We unified and improved the whole UI after having made various changes and having added various features
2023-01-16 10:10 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
We hope you are enjoying the new simulation mode! This update brings some extensions for your simulation as well as general additions. General: We have added some new coral species Improved ambient occlusion (can be switched off in Setting menu) Simulation: You now need to clean/replace your filter media, as well as clean your filter. This option can be disabled in the Settings menu (it is a game setting, not an overall setting) We added a purifying filter medium Charts now show the current reading directly, so no need to hover over the green/yellow/red bar or click the small question mark any
2022-12-09 11:36 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
It has been some time since the last update. We have had quite some work to do, and have now decided to roll out a first version of our new simulation mode, involving water chemistry! Some notes to get you transitioned: When executing Behind Glass, you will now get a launch screen, letting you choose between different save games, and letting you start a new game in two different sandbox modes: Designer -- this is what you know until now, our aquascaping tool, letting you create your favorite tanks! Your previous game session is running in this mode. Simulator -- this is the new simulation mode
2022-08-17 12:27 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
While still working on our water chemistry module, we have prepared a smaller update to shorten the waiting time for you: There is 10 new species: Banded angelfish, Convict surgeonfish, Emperor angelfish, Midget sucker catfish, Ornate butterflyfish, Pictus catfish, Spotted bristletooth tang, Sterba's corydoras, Tete sea catfish, and Zebra pleco We also have some new decoration items and plants: bricks, clay pots, giant clam, Anubias Barteri As requested by some players, you can now mark your workshop aquariums to be copyable by subscribers (this request was actually from subscribers, so not su
2022-05-19 10:33 UTC · Community Announcements · BitBros Games
We have been preparing another update for our aquarists and aquascapers: You can now choose between day and night mode. Night mode currently disables your lightning. The future might bring further specifications here. In Photo mode, we have added the new feature of an underwater drone, allowing you to enjoy and gets shots of your tanks from new perspectives. We hope this feature will trigger lots of new screenshots! We now support moving your fish to another tank, so distributing your recolored creations among your tank becomes easily possible. Smaller fish can now act as food to large species
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