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Animated sequence of a goldfish swimming inside a glass bowl with brown aquatic plants at the bottom.

Animated sequence of a goldfish swimming inside a glass bowl with brown aquatic plants at the bottom. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Wayback CDX OriginalIcons.com GIF Capt…

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Added to archive
July 7, 2026

Wayback CDX OriginalIcons.com GIF Captures

Source title
fishy
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2 / fishy
Era
Mid-2000s Dedicated AIM Portal
Observed
July 7, 2026 at 20:03 UTC

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MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons Revival

Source title
MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons API
Category
myoldicons / animals / tropical fish
Era
Recovered 2000s Icon Portal
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 10:22 UTC

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Wayback GeoCities Clark Animations AIM Icons

Source title
AimIcons
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Era
2002-2009 Authored Animated AIM Collection
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 07:45 UTC

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Clark Animations 216 Animated AIM Buddy Icons

Source title
AimIcons
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Era
2003 Animated AIM Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 11:08 UTC

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Wayback CDX OriginalIcons.com GIF Captures

Source title
fishy
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2
Era
Mid-2000s Dedicated AIM Portal
Observed
July 21, 2026 at 20:47 UTC

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Experiment Control Wayback Source

Source title
fishy
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2
Observed
July 27, 2026 at 08:38 UTC

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Experiment Googlebot Wayback Source

Source title
fishy
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2
Observed
July 27, 2026 at 08:41 UTC

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Prospect Arquivo.pt page replay www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2

Source title
AimIcons
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Observed
August 6, 2026 at 15:40 UTC

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Prospect Wayback page replay www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2

Source title
AimIcons
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Observed
August 6, 2026 at 15:44 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.1 KB
Motion
Animated (8 frames)
Added to archive
July 7, 2026
Relative path
icons/cf/cfd1cdef2b18618207d88cf4a9ad9cf3d7df078117884b0b1039a6345c70bff1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cfd1cdef2b186182
SHA-256
cfd1cdef2b18618207d88cf4a9ad9cf3d7df078117884b0b1039a6345c70bff1
Full source records (9)

Wayback CDX OriginalIcons.com GIF Captures (wayback-originalicons-com-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Dedicated AIM Portal
Type
Wayback historical portal crawl
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2 / fishy
Alt
fishy
Observed
July 7, 2026 at 20:03 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright and uncertain provenance; research/reference only by default
Slice
large recovered buddy-icon portal and user-submitted icon culture

Original: http://www.originalicons.com/buddyicons/Animated.Creatures.2/fishy.gif

MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons Revival (myoldicons-originalicons)

Kind
myoldicons-api
Era
Recovered 2000s Icon Portal
Type
current recovered OriginalIcons API
Category
myoldicons / animals / tropical fish
Title
MyOldIcons / OriginalIcons API
Alt
1097599323_1128431983.gif | tropical fish tank | animated | myoldicons id 194560
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 10:22 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright and user-submitted material; research/reference only by default
Slice
recovered large-scale AIM icon and away-message archive with category, subcategory, filename, keyword, and animation metadata

Original: https://myoldicons.com/icons/Animals/Tropical%20Fish/1097599323_602786445.gif Download: https://myoldicons.com/icons/Animals/Tropical%20Fish/1097599323_602786445.gif Page: https://myoldicons.com/api/icons?category=animals

Wayback GeoCities Clark Animations AIM Icons (wayback-geocities-spideyanimations2-aim-icons)

Kind
wayback-page-cdx
Era
2002-2009 Authored Animated AIM Collection
Type
Internet Archive recovery of a dedicated authored animated AIM icon gallery
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Title
AimIcons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 07:45 UTC
Rights
mixed fan and copyrighted subject matter; research/reference only by default
Slice
handmade animated identity icons spanning television, comics, sports, film, and topical internet humor

Original: http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20021017085441id_/http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20021017085441id_/http://www.geocities.com:80/spideyanimations2/AimIcons.html

Clark Animations 216 Animated AIM Buddy Icons (wayback-clarkanimations-spideyanimations2-animated-aim-icons)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
2003 Animated AIM Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive recovery of nine explicitly documented animated AIM buddy-icon galleries
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Title
AimIcons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 11:08 UTC
Rights
mixed creator-authored, contributed, and derivative personal-web graphics; research/reference only by default
Slice
animated superhero, television, film, comedy, sports, horror, fantasy, and reaction identity graphics from a prolific personal animation archive

Original: http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20090829094448id_/http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090829094448id_/http://geocities.com/spideyanimations2/AimIcons.html

Wayback CDX OriginalIcons.com GIF Captures (wayback-originalicons-com-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Dedicated AIM Portal
Type
Wayback historical portal crawl
Category
buddyicons / animated creatures 2
Alt
fishy
Observed
July 21, 2026 at 20:47 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright and uncertain provenance; research/reference only by default
Slice
large recovered buddy-icon portal and user-submitted icon culture

Original: http://www.originalicons.com/buddyicons/Animated.Creatures.2/fishy.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20040805112416id_/http://www.originalicons.com:80/buddyicons/Animated.Creatures.2/fishy.gif

Prospect Arquivo.pt page replay www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2 (horizon-arquivo-www-geocities-com-spideyanimations2-c0d693a0bdf9)

Kind
wayback-page-cdx
Type
prospect-queue-arquivo-expansion
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Title
AimIcons
Observed
August 6, 2026 at 15:40 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed archived prospect; preserve capture provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Download: https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090427170220id_/http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Page: https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090427170220id_/http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/AimIcons.html

Prospect Wayback page replay www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2 (horizon-wayback-www-geocities-com-spideyanimations2-c0d693a0bdf9)

Kind
wayback-page-cdx
Type
prospect-queue-wayback-expansion
Category
spideyanimations2 / aimicons / aimicons
Title
AimIcons
Observed
August 6, 2026 at 15:44 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed archived prospect; preserve capture provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20021017085441id_/http://www.geocities.com/spideyanimations2/FishBowl.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20021017085441id_/http://www.geocities.com:80/spideyanimations2/AimIcons.html

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