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A Big Catch: This Las Vegas Home Comes With a K Fish Tank

Vegas lives large—and that includes the housing market. Homes packed with over-the-top amenities such as bowling alleys and two-screen movie theaters offer entertainment to rival nearby resorts.

The latest amenity worthy of the bright lights of Sin City is a massive $40,000 fish tank inside this $1,696,000 home, listed with Nickolas Abendroth of Signature Real Estate Group.

Fittingly, the homeowner is Irwin Raymer, one of the stars of the long-running Animal Planet reality show “Tanked,” which follows the exploits of one of the largest aquarium builders in the U.S.

This property was listed in May 2016 for $2.4 million. After several price reductions, it was taken off the market in November. It’s back now, with a reduced price. It’s located in Summerlin, a Vegas suburb that has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, with home prices soaring as high as $30 million.

By all appearances, the eight-bedroom, seven-bath home is relatively normal—with a crystal chandelier, curved staircase, and high ceilings—until you reach the dining room.

There you’ll find a massive custom fish tank with aquaculture. The tank also serves as a divider between the dining room and home theater. Built in 1995, the 7,350-square-foot house sits on a half-acre lot.

And the next buyer will have a spot to dine on move-in day. Raymer is leaving the custom dining set, mainly because the design matches that of the tank.

“My wife and I sit for hours looking” at the tank, he says. “The tank will be up and running, but (the new owner) will have to supply their own fish.”

What kind of person will be enticed by the tank to make an offer on the home? Someone who “just wants a lovely home and an aquarium to look at,” says Raymer, also pointing to the home’s koi pond and eight-person sauna.

Other reasons to snap up this home? An upstairs balcony spanning much of the home’s length, and a backyard with a bar, pool, fire pit, and kitchen. Slate tile flooring throughout the home keeps the place cool even on the blistering days of summer.

The home’s walk-in closet is suitable for any fashionista or entertainer. Recessed ceilings in the bedrooms are a stylish detail and make the rooms appear bigger than they actually are.

Although the rooms are big, nothing can compare with the scale of the enormous tank downstairs.

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