Jason Derulo is slammed as 'evil' for having shark and manta ray in floor of his HOME

Jason Derulo was slammed as 'evil' and called an 'off-brand Bond villain' for keeping a shark and a manta ray confined to a floor aquarium in his Tarzana, California home.

The musical artist, 36, came under fire Wednesday from users on the popular subreddit Fauxmoi for the display set to a clip of him showing the set-up to Kick streamer N3on.

A number of people said Derulo was condemning the fish to a tortuous existence in an undersized habitat for the sake of vanity.

'There is absolutely no reason to do this,' one user commented. 'I hate celebrities that treat animals like a shiny toy they want to show off. He needs to be reported.'

Another commenter said that keeping the fish in an underground aquarium 'should absolutely be illegal,' ripping the Whatcha Say vocalist for having 'the audacity to show it off.'

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Derulo for further comment on the story. 

Numerous users said that Derulo's accommodation for the fish were lacking, as one noted the animals had 'nowhere to hide from people or bright lights or loud noises.'

Another user added, 'There’s not even anything enriching in there,' commenting, 'My childhood goldfish had a better setup.'

Said one user, 'Shark(S). Multiple. In a kiddie size swimming pool. I counted at least 3. Also stingrays. Terrible look.'

A user called the Savage Love singer's home aquarium the 'ultimate dick move,' adding, 'That's a living creature, not a decoration.

'And an empty f***ing tank at that. Not a shred of anything that could mimic a natural habitat.'

Another user said that there was 'no way that’s enough room for one shark, let alone the other things he has in there. 

'I think people get dismissive over aquatic animals because "They’re just fish" but this is cruel.'

One commenter pointed out, 'He could have a little robot fish in there or just a visual effect, for the exact same look. The cruelty is the only addition.' 

Derulo chat last year with Graham Bensinger about his Los Angeles area estate, saying that he's 'always wanted to have a shark tank in my house.'

He said in the segment, 'I came up with the idea of creating, like, a really large one on the floor.'

The vocalist described to Bensinger the fish set-up he had in the home aquarium, and how it came to be.

'There's a forest shark in here, and then a stingray,' Derulo said, adding that there 'used to be a lot of fish in there' initially.

Derulo said the shark didn't 'want to coexist' with the fish.

'The shark, they don't want to coexist,' he said. 'They want to eat them, so ... they ate all the fish, yeah.'