Pets are unlockable creatures that can aid players in maintaining their aquarium using a wide array of abilities ranging from collecting money to wreaking havoc on invading aliens. One pet is unlocked after completing each tank for the first time (excluding Tank 4-5).
Pets can generally be sorted into one of the four following categories:
- Income - pets that provide an alternative form of obtaining money other than fish.
- Collection - pets that collect money from the tank, or prevent coins from wasting away.
- Defense - pets that either attack aliens or defend the player's fish during an attack.
- Support - pets that help maintain fish in the tank, such as keeping them healthy.
Pets are unable to be harmed by aliens and other hazards. Players may choose up to three pets to use in each level (four after purchasing the respective upgrade in Time Trial Mode). Choosing pets that compliment each other is sometimes key to quickly completing certain levels.
Bonus Pets are available for purchase after you complete a Bonus Round or a tank in Time Trial mode. After purchasing the four bonus pets (Brinkley, Nostradamus, Stanley, and Walter), players have the option to increase the number of pets they can have to 4. After this, an upgrade for the Virtual Tank Mode that allows the use of 7 pets in the virtual tank at once. This increases to 11 once Sandbox Mode is unlocked.
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Stinky | STINKY roams around the bottom of your tank, catching any coins you may have missed. | Tank 1-1 |
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Niko | NIKO produces pearls that you can click on for a hefty sum of money. | Tank 1-2 |
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Itchy | ITCHY helps you by attacking aliens when they appear. | Tank 1-3 |
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Prego | PREGO helps populate your tank by giving birth to a new baby guppy every so often. | Tank 1-4 |
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Zorf | ZORF gives you a hand in keeping your fish fed. | Tank 1-5 |
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Clyde | CLYDE drifts slowly through the tank, collecting any coins it passes by. | Tank 2-1 |
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Vert | VERT drops gold coins just like a large guppy, but doesn't need fish food to survive. | Tank 2-2 |
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Rufus | RUFUS does heavy damage to enemies you've lured to the bottom of the tank. | Tank 2-3 |
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Meryl | MERYL's song cheers up all the guppies in the tank, making them drop coins faster. | Tank 2-4 |
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Wadsworth | WADSWORTH helps by sheltering your baby and medium guppies from hungry aliens. | Tank 2-5 |
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Seymour | SEYMOUR's presence makes all the coins and diamonds drift at a slower rate. | Tank 3-1 |
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Shrapnel | SHRAPNEL drops bombs that blow up fish on contact but gives lots of cash when clicked. | Tank 3-2 |
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Gumbo | GUMBO attracts guppies using the lantern on his head, luring them away from aliens. | Tank 3-3 |
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Blip | BLIP provides you with info that helps you better combat aliens and keep your fish fed. | Tank 3-4 |
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Rhubarb | RHUBARB snaps his claws at fish, keeping them off the bottom of your tank. | Tank 3-5 |
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Nimbus | NIMBUS tosses any food or coins he catches back up toward the top of the tank. | Tank 4-1 |
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Amp | AMP can electrocute your entire tank, killing your fish and turning them into diamonds. | Tank 4-2 |
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Gash | GASH viciously attacks aliens, but will snack on one of your guppies from time to time. | Tank 4-3 |
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Angie | ANGIE has the ability to resurrect dead fish. | Tank 4-4 |
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Presto | Change PRESTO into any of your other pets by right-clicking on him. | Tank 5-1 |
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Brinkley | Likes: peach muffins, all things brown and sticky. Dislikes: arugula | Bonus Pets |
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Nostradamus | Little known fact: NOSTRADAMUS is the nose of ex-president Rutherford B. Hayes | Bonus Pets |
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Stanley | STANLEY knows no fear.. except that of badgers, aprons, and badgers wearing aprons. | Bonus Pets |
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Walter | Choosing this pet donates all proceeds to the Falafel Foundation. Free the falafels! | Bonus Pets |
