[ Poll ] Fish Lab - a fish happiness guide

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[Contessa Riana]

Keiko Dreams

Ribee

did you ever update the guide to include the new fish?
like the blue and red starfish, piranha, monsters ect? i find your guide to be more comprehensible.

We're working on it. Check one page back for updated fish. The doctor hasn't gotten around to posting them on this page yet.

awesome thank you biggrin
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[Dr. Fomite]

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Novocainized:
Watermeat
Initial Happiness: 12000
Maximum Happiness: 40000
Life Expectancy: 25 weeks (175 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted (from what people say, Pretty Often?)
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Calm Water, Coral Love, Kelp!
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Hot, Moderate,
    Chilly, or Freezing.
    
  • In Natual light, they're happy in Boiling water if their music is set to O' Lighthouse, Ballad of
    the Overseer, Calm Water, Coral Love, or Kelp!
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Hot, Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing water if their music is set
    to O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Calm Water, Coral Love, or Kelp!
    ]In Black light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling.
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 32.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 16.
  

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Hermit Cat
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 13 weeks (91 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Sometimes
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Reef Riff
  
  • In Black light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing.
    
  • In Natural light, they're happy in Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing water if their music is set to The Conch Song or Reef Riff
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Boiling, Hot, Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing water if their music is set to The Conch Song, or Reef Riff
    
  • In Natural light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling or Hot.
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 20.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 10.
  
• Note: Presently are only obtainable as a random prize from Booty Grab, Daily Chance or through the Marketplace.

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Easter Egg
Initial Happiness: 500
Maximum Happiness: 3000
Life Expectancy: 4 weeks (28 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly
  
• Preferred Music: All
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song at Any temperature.
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Hot, Moderate, or Chilly water with Any song.
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 24.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 12.
  
• Note: Presently are only obtainable through the Marketplace.

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Penguin
Initial Happiness: 7000
Maximum Happiness: 15000
Life Expectancy: 12 weeks (84 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Reef Riff
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Chilly or Freezing.
    
  • In Natual light, they're happy in Boiling, Hot or Moderate water if their music is set to The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, or Reef Riff
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Chilly or Freezing water if their music is set
    to The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, or Reef Riff
    
  • In Black light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling, Hot or Moderate.
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 28.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 14.
  
• Note: Free with the purchase of a $25 gaia cash card from participating Wal-mart stores.
  

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Irrawaddy Dolphin
Initial Happiness: 7000
Maximum Happiness: 24000
Life Expectancy: 24 weeks (168 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Reef Riff, Kelp!
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Hot, Moderate, or Chilly
    
  • In Natual light, they're happy in Boiling or Freezing water if their music is set to The Conch Song, Reef Riff, or Kelp!
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Hot, Moderate, or Chilly water if their music is set
    to The Conch Song, Reef Riff, or Kelp!
    
  • In Black light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling or Freezing.
    
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 24.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 12.

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Narwhal
Initial Happiness: 8000
Maximum Happiness: 32000
Life Expectancy: 18 weeks (126 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: Ballad of the Overseer, Coral Love
  
  • In Black light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Chilly or Freezing.
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Boiling, Hot, or Moderate water if their music is set to Ballad of the Overseer, Coral Love
    
  • In Natural light, they're happy in Chilly or Freezing water if their music is set to Ballad of the Overseer or Coral Love
    
  • In Natural light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling, Hot or Moderate.
    
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by ?.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by ?

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Mimi Kitty
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 16000
Life Expectancy: 17 weeks (119 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Moderate, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Ballad of the Overseer
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Moderate or Freezing.
    
  • In Natual light, they're happy in Boiling, Hot, or Chilly water if their music is set to The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, or Ballad of the Overseer
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Moderate or Freezing water if their music is set to The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, or Ballad of the Overseer
    
  • In Black light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling, Hot, or Chilly.
• Note: With three preferences met, their Happiness increases by 20.
  
• Note: With two preferences met, their Happiness increases by 10.

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Gold Nugget Pleco
Initial Happiness: 7000
Maximum Happiness: 20000
Life Expectancy: 17 weeks (119 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Kelp!
  
  • In Natural light, they're happy with any song if their temperature is set to Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing.
    
  • In Natual light, they're happy in Boiling or Hot water if their music is set to Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, or Kelp!
    
  • In Black light, they're happy in Moderate, Chilly, or Freezing water if their music is set to Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, or Kelp!
    
  • In Black light, they're unhappy with any song if their temperature is set to Boiling or Hot.

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Garlic
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 2 weeks (14 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: Seashell Shock, Ballad of the Overseer, Kelp!

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Peelunger
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 2 weeks (14 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse, Reef Riff

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Skittles Fish
Initial Happiness: 500
Maximum Happiness: 3000
Life Expectancy: 1 weeks (7 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Ballad of the Overseer, Kelp!

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Duneslam
Initial Happiness: 10000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Hot, Moderate
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse, Coral Love, Reef Riff

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Cuckoo
Initial Happiness: 8000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 4 weeks (28 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Hot, Moderate, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, O' Lighthouse

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Clutch
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Chilly
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Coral Love, Reef Riff

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Carrion Fluff
Initial Happiness: 10000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Moderate
  
• Preferred Music: Seashell Shock, Coral Love, Kelp!

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Anchor Bug
Initial Happiness: 10000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Ballad of the Overseer, Reef Riff

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OMGWTF
Initial Happiness: 12000
Maximum Happiness: 40000
Life Expectancy: 5 weeks (35 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural, Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Reef Riff, Kelp!
  
  • They're unaffected by lighting, whether it's Natural or Black.

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Deathroach
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12500
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: O' Lighthouse, Reef Riff, Kelp!

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Rooster
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Hot, Moderate
  
• Preferred Music: O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Kelp!

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Grucken
Initial Happiness: 5000
Maximum Happiness: 12000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Hot, Moderate
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Ballad of the Overseer, Reef Riff

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Raven
Initial Happiness: 12000
Maximum Happiness: 15000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Black
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Reef Riff, Kelp!

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Bladed Vase
Initial Happiness: 12000
Maximum Happiness: 40000
Life Expectancy: 5 weeks (35 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Chilly
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Coral Love, Reef Riff

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Gilroy
Initial Happiness: 8000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 4 weeks (28 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Boiling, Hot, Moderate
  
• Preferred Music: O' Lighthouse, Ballad of the Overseer, Coral Love, Reef Riff

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Alarmskeeter
Initial Happiness: 10000
Maximum Happiness: 30000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Seashell Shock, Reef Riff, Kelp!

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Momo Monkey
Initial Happiness: 11000
Maximum Happiness: 32000
Life Expectancy: 3 weeks (21 days)

• Booty Grab Trigger: Unlisted
  
• Preferred Light: Natural
  
• Preferred Temperature: Hot, Moderate, Freezing
  
• Preferred Music: The Conch Song, Reef Riff, Kelp!

[Keiko Dreams]

Ribee

i have a 20 day old gold fish right now. i was wondering if that was normal. the other two i had died right at 14 days. the only thing i did different with this one was to put it in Bartlett's tank for around 4 days. i know your guide said that didn't matter so i was wondering if i might be looking at a glitch.
thank you for taking the time to do all that research!

Something has changed with fish lifespans since they modified Barrett's tank, but I'm not sure what. I've got a goldfish that's lived 34 days at this point, and it too spent some time (about 2 weeks) in Barrett's tank. I guess Gaia fish respond well to cryogenic suspension. (lol)

I suspect there's a code bug of some sort involved. It could be intentional - they could have made their lifespans more random. (I also had a dolphin that died 4 weeks early after living a life with 3 preferences met. It never spending time in Barrett's tank.) I've no idea why they would do that however. Normally, people don't write code without a reason, and what reason could there be for this change?

[Contessa Riana]

Keiko Dreams

Ribee

i have a 20 day old gold fish right now. i was wondering if that was normal. the other two i had died right at 14 days. the only thing i did different with this one was to put it in Bartlett's tank for around 4 days. i know your guide said that didn't matter so i was wondering if i might be looking at a glitch.
thank you for taking the time to do all that research!

Something has changed with fish lifespans since they modified Barrett's tank, but I'm not sure what. I've got a goldfish that's lived 34 days at this point, and it too spent some time (about 2 weeks) in Barrett's tank. I guess Gaia fish respond well to cryogenic suspension. (lol)

I suspect there's a code bug of some sort involved. It could be intentional - they could have made their lifespans more random. (I also had a dolphin that died 4 weeks early after living a life with 3 preferences met. It never spending time in Barrett's tank.) I've no idea why they would do that however. Normally, people don't write code without a reason, and what reason could there be for this change?

have you heard of that new thing glow time finder if you replace the number in the in the box with your own aquarium number it will show you all the stats of your tank including when your fish would die. i decided to do an experiment in which i removed all of my fish except for the alpha gramster and put them into Bartlett's tank. then i put them all back in my aquarium. now all the "expiration dates" are due after 2010 EXCEPT for the gramster which is still scheduled to die november 1st.
hope that helps! it's certainly interesting biggrin

[Keiko Dreams]

Ribee

Keiko Dreams

Ribee

i have a 20 day old gold fish right now. i was wondering if that was normal. the other two i had died right at 14 days. the only thing i did different with this one was to put it in Bartlett's tank for around 4 days. i know your guide said that didn't matter so i was wondering if i might be looking at a glitch.
thank you for taking the time to do all that research!

Something has changed with fish lifespans since they modified Barrett's tank, but I'm not sure what. I've got a goldfish that's lived 34 days at this point, and it too spent some time (about 2 weeks) in Barrett's tank. I guess Gaia fish respond well to cryogenic suspension. (lol)

I suspect there's a code bug of some sort involved. It could be intentional - they could have made their lifespans more random. (I also had a dolphin that died 4 weeks early after living a life with 3 preferences met. It never spending time in Barrett's tank.) I've no idea why they would do that however. Normally, people don't write code without a reason, and what reason could there be for this change?

have you heard of that new thing glow time finder if you replace the number in the in the box with your own aquarium number it will show you all the stats of your tank including when your fish would die. i decided to do an experiment in which i removed all of my fish except for the alpha gramster and put them into Bartlett's tank. then i put them all back in my aquarium. now all the "expiration dates" are due after 2010 EXCEPT for the gramster which is still scheduled to die november 1st.
hope that helps! it's certainly interesting biggrin

I just found that link myself - and checked on my long lived goldfish. It's scheduled to die in June of 2010, so I think we definitely have a coding error on our hands. Somehow, putting fish in Barrett's tank can screw up their lifespans sometimes. Very interesting.

That page also displays gold caps for fish that will glow next time, which is another interesting piece of information about our fish. biggrin

[Dr. Fomite]

Oooh, awesome link! Thank you for sharing. :3

I've got to get back to work, but I'll have to give my tank a run through when I get home. I'm curious to see when all my Minis are set to expire. xd

[Contessa Riana]

i have had my dark knight fish for ten days
and although i have it set on moderate and natural light with o'lighthouse, the fish will not rise above 3000 out of 30000 i'm about to give him to Bartlett and be done with it, he's almost as bad as a cuttle.

[Keiko Dreams]

Ribee

i have had my dark knight fish for ten days
and although i have it set on moderate and natural light with o'lighthouse, the fish will not rise above 3000 out of 30000 i'm about to give him to Bartlett and be done with it, he's almost as bad as a cuttle.

That's curious. Supposedly, with two out of three preferences met (Dark Knights don't like natural light) they should be increasing by 16. I should re-test them. I know they like moderate temps (had some - with 3 prefs met they increased by 32), so maybe they don't like O'Lighthouse anymore. Or maybe they're just being weird. Do they show hearts when you feed them?

As for the death dates in the glow finder, they may not be reliable. That goldfish of mine got another month added to it's lifespan today - it's now saying late July, 2010. Figuring this out is going to require some tracking & testing I think. Most of my fish are scheduled to die as expected, but the tank with the immortal goldfish is varying quite dramatically from what's expected. Most of the fish have had an extra 4 weeks or so added to their lives, and they only spent an hour or so in Barrett's tank. Meanwhile, the Party Ball, which spent 12 days in there, got it's lifespan extended by 12 days as expected. Something very strange is going on.

[T3h Kitten]

ninja

[alufluff]

Is it just me or has Novocain's outfit changed?
I was looking up the Octopii's settings, and I noticed something different about his avi in my periferalsp? vision, so I looked at it, and I'm pretty sure that it's not the same as before...........Does this mean he might be back soon? (rhetorical question, I know you don't know)

Edit: If this happened a while ago, I don't think anyone has mentioned it.

[Dr. Fomite]

alufluff

Is it just me or has Novocain's outfit changed?
I was looking up the Octopii's settings, and I noticed something different about his avi in my periferalsp? vision, so I looked at it, and I'm pretty sure that it's not the same as before...........Does this mean he might be back soon? (rhetorical question, I know you don't know)

Edit: If this happened a while ago, I don't think anyone has mentioned it.

Holy cowfish, I think you're right. :O

He definitely looks quite different. I don't look at the first page all that often these days, so I couldn't say how long it's been like that, but that definitely is not how I remember it. That would certainly be good news if he's back. :3

[Keiko Dreams]

Dr. Fomite

alufluff

Is it just me or has Novocain's outfit changed?
I was looking up the Octopii's settings, and I noticed something different about his avi in my periferalsp? vision, so I looked at it, and I'm pretty sure that it's not the same as before...........Does this mean he might be back soon? (rhetorical question, I know you don't know)

Edit: If this happened a while ago, I don't think anyone has mentioned it.

Holy cowfish, I think you're right. :O

He definitely looks quite different. I don't look at the first page all that often these days, so I couldn't say how long it's been like that, but that definitely is not how I remember it. That would certainly be good news if he's back. :3

Indeed it would. He's been sorely missed. biggrin

He must be back. He's wearing the Koi - and if memory serves that item came out last summer. Wonder why he hasn't posted in this thread?

[Halburn]

I can't find the Happiness info for the Killer Whales.

Anyone know what their preferences are ??

[iiKawaiiPandax3]

;o Very Nice. It helped me Alot.

[Keiko Dreams]

Halburn

I can't find the Happiness info for the Killer Whales.

Anyone know what their preferences are ??

Far as I know, Killer Whale preferences are:

Light: Natural or Black (any)
Music: Seashell Shock, Ballad of the Overseer, Reef Riff
Temp: Moderate, Chilly, Freezing