Shrapnel

Shrapnel
Unlocked After:	After you completed Tank 3-2
Type:	Pets
Effects:	Drops bombs that blow up fish on contact but gives lots of cash when clicked
Based on:	Robot fish
Location:	Drifts through the tank
	3 X 3000 coins

Shrapnel is a robotic fish with red steely eyes, a grey body, and red propelors. He drifts around the tank and drops bombs occasionally.

Involvement

Shrapnel releases a bomb every 18 seconds. He flashes white shortly before releasing a bomb. Bombs are worth $150 in Adventure Mode and 5 Shells in Virtual Tank. Shrapnel gives an average of $8.33/sec, which is the highest of all direct money producing pets (the others are Niko $6.25/sec, Vert $5.83/sec). This makes it quite effective early on, but becomes less so later on when there is more danger of blowing up on a fish.

Story

When talking about Shrapnel, the main question is usually: What are the market forces of supply and demand that result in Shrapnel's bombs being worth $150? Alan Fishspan, chairman of the Federal Shell Reserve answers: "This is a response to the current low rate on 30 year mortgages, combined with the strong performance of the Euro against the dollar."

Trivia

• He is the only pet in InsaniQualien to keep the same appearance.
• He appears to be a wind-up robot, due to his key as his dorsal fin.
• He resembles a robotic ultravore