Tap Fish: FAQ\Strategy Guide [iPhone/iPod]
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               Author: NYMeatball [NYMeatball@gmail.com]
	       Last Revised: 08/19/10  Version: 0.6
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1] How to use this guide               [QF-HWTO]
2] Version History                     [QF-VERH]              
3] Fish List                           [QF-FISH]*
  * Starter Fish                       [QF-STAR]
  * Marine Life                        [QF-MARI]
  * Exotic Fish                        [QF-EXOT]
  * Limited Time Collectors Fish       [QF-COLL]
  * High Level Fish                    [QF-HIGH]
  * Super Exotic Fish                  [QF-EXOS]*
  * Algae Eaters                       [QF-ALGE]
  * Shark Attack                       [QF-SHRK]
  * Breedable Fish                     [QF-BRD]*
4] Tips and Tricks                     [QF-TIPS]
5] Store/Items                         [QF-STOR]
  * Decorations                        [QF-DECO]
  * Plants                             [QF-PLAN]
  * Backgrounds                        [QF-BACK]
6] FAQ                                 [QF-FAQ]
7] Credits                             [QF-CRD]
8] Legal                               [QF-LGL]
9] Contact Information                 [QF-CON]

* Incomplete


1] How to use this guide                                             [QF-HWTO]
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This guide is meant to serve as a general purpose FAQ and Walkthrough for the
Tap Fish game on the iPhone/iPod touch platform. It is intended to be fairly
modular, in that you should be able to select any topic that interests you 
and navigate to that section without viewing any other portions of the guide.

Since this is not a standard, linear game by any means you will not find a
comprehensive "walkthrough" from start to finish. Rather you will find a
series of tips, tricks, and some sample "playthroughs" that should get you on
your way to successful completion.

In terms of use, this guide follows the fairly standard convention of
providing "Quick Find" links that can be used by hitting your "Ctrl" and "F"
keys at the same time to open up the Find dialogue in your browser. For
example, you would find this section by entering in "Qf-HWTO" into your
find dialogue and hitting find next.

By typing in the quick find code, with or without the brackets, and hitting
"Find Next" you should be directed to the appropriate section after two
iterations. Depending on where you start your search, you should be placed in
the table of contents with the first search, and the appropriate section
heading with the second.

If you find that any of the quick find features are not working for you,
or if you feel that any portion(s) of this guide are particularly difficult
to navigate, please let me know. Contact info can be found at the top
of this document, as well as the Contact Information section at the bottom.


2] Version History                                                   [QF-VERH]
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0.1 [08/5/2010]
Intial document version. Many sections still incomplete. Fish List and
store section primarily need some work.

0.25 [08/16/2010]
- Updates to fish list
- High Level Fish subsection complete
- Shark attack subsection complete
- Started on store section. Plants subsection complete
- Fish list still incomplete
- Store section still incomplete
- Tips and Tricks section updated
- FAQ section updated
- First "public" release of this guide

0.5 [08/17/2010]
- Backgrounds subsection complete
- FAQ section updated
- Decorations subsections complete
- Store/Items section complete
- Fish list only remaining incomplete section

0.6 [08/19/2010]
- Exotic Fish subsection complete
- FAQ section updated
- Limited Time Collectors Fish subsection complete


3] Fish List                                                         [QF-FISH]
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Contains a list of (hopefully) every fish in the game. In addition to the
normal information found in game, it will list the coins per day and XP per 
day you receive from a single fish, as well as a tank of fish, were you to 
grow and sell these fish every time they became mature.

At the bottom of every section will be a ranked list of fish in terms of XP
per day and gold per day, for ease of selection.


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                           Starter Fish [QF-STAR]
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Green Snapper
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 4 hours
Cost: 10 coins -- Sell For: 15 coins 
XP/day: 6 (300) -- Coins/day: 30 (1500)

Yellow Snapper
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 6 hours
Cost: 12 coins -- Sell For: 19 coins
XP/day: 4 (200) -- Coins/day: 28 (1400)

Blue Tang
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 8 hours
Cost: 15 coins -- Sell For: 20 coins
XP/day: 3 (150) -- Coins/day: 15 (750)

Orange Snapper
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 10 hours
Cost: 15 coins -- Sell For: 25 coins
XP/day: 2.4 (120) -- Coins/day: 24 (1200)

Sammy Fishie
Breedable: Yes  -- Grows in: 18 hours
Cost: 3 fish bucks -- Sell For: 25 coins
XP/day: 2.6 (130) -- Coins/day: 33 (1650)

Red Longtail
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 12 hours
Cost: 15 coins -- Sell For: 25 coins
XP/day: 2 (100) -- Coins/day: 20 (1000)

Clown Fish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 20 coins -- Sell For: 45 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 12.5 (625)

Yellow Heartfish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 25 coins -- Sell For: 60 coins
XP/day: 0.3 (16.6) -- Coins/day: 8 (400)

Asia Arowana
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 1 days
Cost: 36 coins -- Sell For: 60 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 24 (1200)

Yellow Longnose
Breedable: Yes  -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 85 coins
XP/day: 0.3 (16.6) -- Coins/day: 28 (1400)

Blowfish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 58 coins
XP/day: 0.3 (16.6) -- Coins/day: 19 (950)

White Bunnie Fishie
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 7 hours
Cost: 55 coins -- Sell For: 58 coins
XP/day: 3.4 (170) -- Coins/day: 10 (500)

Chocolate Bunnie Fishie
Breedable: No  -- Grows in: 7 hours
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 30 coins
XP/day: 3.4 (170) -- Coins/day: 102 (5100)

XP/Day:
Green Snapper (300)
Yellow Snapper (200)
White Bunnie Fishie (170)
Chocolate Bunnie Fishie (170)
Blue Tang (150)
Sammie Fishie (130)
Orange Snapper (120)
Red Longtail (100)
Asia Arowana (50)
Clownfish (25)
Blowfish (16.6)
Yellow Longnose (16.6)
Yellow Heartfish (16.6)

Coins/Day:
Chocolate Bunnie Fishie (5100)
Sammie Fishie (1650)
Green Snapper (1500)
Yellow Snapper (1400)
Yellow Longnose (1400)
Orange Snapper (1200)
Asia Arowana (1200)
Red Longtail (1000)
Blowfish (950)
Blue Tang (750)
Clownfish (625)
White Bunnie Fishie (500)
Yellow Heartfish (400)


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                          Marine Life [QF-MARI]
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Sea Turtle
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 14 days
Cost: 400 coins -- Sell For: 600 coins
XP/day: 0.07 (3.5) -- Coins/day: 14 (700)

Killer Whale
Level unlocked: 15
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 7 days
Cost: 2500 coins -- Sell For: 3000 coins
XP/day: 0.14 (7) -- Coins/day: 71 (3050)

Squid
Level unlocked: 20
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 400 coins -- Sell For: 475 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 18.75 (937)

Shark
Level unlocked: 40
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 7 days
Cost: 10000 coins -- Sell For: 11000 coins
XP/day: 0.14 (7) -- Coins/day: 142 (7100)

Octopus
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 24 fish bucks -- Sell For: 2000 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 1000 (50000)

Lobster
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 28 fish bucks -- Sell For: 5000 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 1250 (62500)

Blue Crab
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 36 fish bucks -- Sell For: 6000 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 1500 (75000)

Sting Ray
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 40 fish bucks -- Sell For: 11000 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5)  -- Coins/day: 2750 (137500)

XP/Day:
Octopus (25)
Lobster (12.5)
Blue Crab (12.5)
Sting Ray (12.5)
Squid (12.5)
Shark (7)
Killer Whale (7)
Sea Turtle (3.5)

Coins/Day:
Sting Ray (137500)
Blue Crab (75000)
Lobster (62500)
Octopus (50000)
Shark (7100)
Killer Whale (3050)
Squid (937)
Sea Turtle (700)

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                           EXotic Fish [QF-EXOT]
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Benizake
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 54 coins -- Sell For: 72 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 18 (900)

Lionfish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 65 coins -- Sell For: 90 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 17.5 (875)

Powder Blue Tang
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 70 coins -- Sell For: 105 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 11.6 (583)

Bocaccio
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 75 coins -- Sell For: 125 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 12.5 (625)

Threadfin
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 90 coins -- Sell For: 115 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 12.5 (625)

Longfin Bannerfish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 105 coins -- Sell For: 130 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 25 (1250)

Butterfly Fish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 120 coins -- Sell For: 155 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 11.6 (583)

Frontosa
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 125 coins -- Sell For: 175 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 12.5 (625)

Red Devil
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 135 coins -- Sell For: 155 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 10 (500)

Banded Butterfly
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 80 coins -- Sell For: 90 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 10 (500)

Neon Tetra
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 115 coins -- Sell For: 140 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 17.5 (875)

Leafy Sea Dragon
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 120 coins -- Sell For: 145 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 8.3 (416)

Purple Sea Horse
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 180 coins -- Sell For: 210 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 7.5 (375)

Jellyfish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 180 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 60 (3000)

Guppy 
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 165 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/day: 110 (5500)

Siamese Tiger fish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 300 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 75 (3750)

Zebra Angelfish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 185 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 185 (9250)

Sea Horse
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell for: 210 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 105 (5250)

Piranha
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell for: 210 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 105 (5250)

XP/day:
Zebra Angelfish (50)
Banded Butterfly (50)
Longfin Bannerfish (50)
Benizake (50)
Guppy (33)
Piranha (25)
Red Devil (25)
Threadfin (25)
Lionfish (25)
Neon Tetra (25)
Sea Horse (25)
Jellyfish (16)
Leafy Sea Dragon (16)
Powder Blue Tang (16)
Butterfly Fish (16)
Purple Sea Horse (12.5)
Siamese Tiger fish (12.5)
Frontosa (12.5)
Bocaccio (12.5)

Coins/day:
Zebra Angelfish (9250)
Guppy (5500)
Sea Horse (5250)
Piranha (5250)
Siamese Tiger fish (3750)
Jellyfish (3000)
Longfin Bannerfish (1250)
Benizake (900)
Neon Tetra (875)
Lionfish (875)
Frontosa (625)
Bocaccio (625)
Threadfin (625)
Powder Blue Tang (583)
Butterfly Fish (583)
Red Devil (500)
Banded Butterfly (500)
Leafy Sea Dragon (416)
Purple Sea Horse (375)


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                  Limited Time Collectors Fish [QF-COLL]
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Sailfin Tang
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 48 fish bucks -- Sell For: 31200 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/day: 20800 (1040000)

Angler Fish
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 48 fish bucks -- Sell For: 38750 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 19375 (968750)

Declevis Butterfly
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 40 fish bucks -- Sell For: 31000 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/day: 31000 (1550000)

Eagle Ray
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 24 fish bucks -- Sell For: 20150 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (32) -- Coins/day: 13433 (671667)

Ranchu
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 24800 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 6200 (310000)

Rainbow Notho
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 12.1 days
Cost: 14 fish bucks -- Sell For: 8400 coins
XP/day: 0.08 (1.4) -- Coins/day: 694 (34710)

Yellowbelly Damsel
Breedable: Yes -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 40 fish bucks -- Sell For: 48000 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 12000 (600000)

Saw Fish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 44 fish bucks -- Sell For: 34100 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 17050 (852500)

Leopard Frog
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 48 fish bucks -- Sell For: 36000 coins

Elvis Fish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell FOr: 20800 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 6933 (346666)

Picasso Tiger
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 36 fish bucks -- Sell For: 29450 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/day: 19633 (981667)

Jackpot Fish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2.5 days
Cost: 52 fish bucks -- Sell For: 33800 coins
XP/day: 0.4 (20) -- Coins/day: 13520 (676000)

Bass Fish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 26350 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 13175 (658750)

Golden Heart Trigger
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 36 fish bucks -- Sell For: 29450 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/day: 19633 (981667)

Venustus Pygmy
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 36 fish bucks -- Sell For: 24000 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 8000 (400000)

Black Ghost Fish
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 36 fish bucks -- Sell For: 20000 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/day: 10000 (50000)

Pink Puffer
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 13500 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16) -- Coins/day: 4500 (225000)


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                         High Level Fish [QF-HIGH]
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Sword Fish [Level Required: 30]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 12000 coins -- Sell For: 13800 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 450 (22500)

Dolphin [Level Required: 55]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 7 days
Cost: 35000 coins -- Sell For: 42000 coins
XP/day: 0.14 (7) -- Coins/day: 1000 (50000)

Penguin [Level Required: 60]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 5 days
Cost: 42000 coins -- Sell For: 48720 coins
XP/day: 0.2 (10) -- Coins/day: 1344 (67200)

Electric Eel [Level Required: 70]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 75000 -- Sell For: 112500 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/day: 9375 (468750)

Manta Ray [Level Required: 70]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 6 days
Cost: 88000 coins -- Sell For: 110000 coins
XP/day: 0.16 (8) -- Coins/day: 3666 (183333)

Great White Shark [Level Required: 80]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 8 days
Cost: 150000 coins -- Sell For: 202500 coins
XP/day: 0.13 (6.25) -- Coins/day: 6562 (328125)

Kribensis [Level Required: 42]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 6 days
Cost: 24000 coins -- Sell For: 30000 coins
XP/day: 0.16 (8) -- Coins/day: 1000 (50000)

Spikey Puffer [Level Required: 45]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 5 days
Cost: 55000 coins -- Sell For: 60000 coins
XP/day: 0.2 (10) -- Coins/day: 1000 (50000)

Hammer Head [Level Required: 50]
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 7 days
Cost: 32000 coins -- Sell For: 38000 coins
XP/day: 0.14 (7) -- Coins/day: 857 (42857)


XP/Day:
Sword Fish (12.5)
Electric Eel (12.5)
Penguin (10)
Spikey Puffer (10)
Manta Ray (8)
Kribensis (8)
Dolphin (7)
Hammer Head (7)
Great White Shark (6.25)

Coins/Day:
Electric Eel (468750)
Great White Shark (328125)
Manta Ray (183333)
Penguin (67200)
Dolphin (50000)
Kribensis (50000)
Spikey Puffer (50000)
Hammer Head (42857)
Sword Fish (22500)


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                         Super Exotic Fish [QF-EXOS]
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                           Algae Eaters [QF-ALGE]
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Algae Eater
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 20.8 days
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 80 coins
XP/day: 0.04 (2) -- Coins/day: 3.8 (1900)
Special: Eats all your tank algae


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                           Shark Attack [QF-SHRK]
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Basking Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1 day
Cost: 276 coins -- Sell For: 300 coins
XP/day: 1 (50) -- Coins/Day: 24 (1200)

Bull Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 28 fish bucks -- Sell For: 420 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/Day: 280 (14000)

Gray Reef Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 45000 coins -- Sell For: 45120 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/Day: 60 (3000)

Leopard Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 1.5 days
Cost: 24 fish bucks -- Sell For: 360 coins
XP/day: 0.66 (33) -- Coins/Day: 240 (12000)

Spiny Dogfish Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 2 days
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 480 coins
XP/day: 0.5 (25) -- Coins/Day: 240 (12000)

Tiger Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 3 days
Cost: 38 fish bucks -- Sell For: 570 coins
XP/day: 0.33 (16.5) -- Coins/day: 190 (9500)

Whale Shark
Breedable: No -- Grows in: 4 days
Cost: 42 fish bucks -- Sell For: 630 coins
XP/day: 0.25 (12.5) -- Coins/Day: 157 (7875)

XP/day:
Basking Shark (50)
Gray Reef Shark (33)
Leopard Shark (33)
Bull Shark (33)
Spiny Dogfish Shark (25)
Tiger Shark (16.5)
Whale Shark (12.5)

Coins/day:
Bull Shark (14000)
Leopard Shark (12000)
Spiny Dogfish Shark (12000)
Tiger Shark (9500)
Whale Shark (7875)
Gray Reef Shark (3000)
Basking Shark (1200)


4] Tips and Tricks                                                   [QF-TIPS]
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The following is a listing of short, contained tips that should aid you in
gaining XP/levels, coin, or both. 

[Place Fish Quickly]
By far one of the more consistently useful things to know in the game is the
quickest way to spawn new fish eggs. When you only have one tank this is not
as relevant - but imagine needing to do this for 50 tanks. Those seconds add
up now, don't they?

My favorite technique for quickly placing fish is to take advantage of the
multitouch and tap 17 times in succession with 3 fingers. Since you can only
place 50 fish at a time, this will generate only a single "Tank Full" error.
I find this to be much easier than mashing my fingers into the screen until
I see a stream of "Tank Full", and it lets you get your fish out quickly.

Obviously, for people with bigger/smaller fingers you could do other variants:
25 taps/2 fingers
13 taps/4 fingers
10 taps/5 fingers


[Feeding Fish Individually for XP]
The amount of XP you receive for feeding your fish is static. Every time you
feed, you will receive 1 XP, regardless of how many fish you have in the tank.
Since you can have a maximum of 50 fish in the tank, this means you can get
as little as 1 XP for feeding all 50 at once, or 50 XP for placing one egg,
feeding it, and repeating.

This is obviously a very high time to XP ratio, but at the start when your
tanks and XP are limited, it can be a valuable asset in getting that next
level or two quickly. It is definitely worth doing in the first two or 
three levels if you're patient.

[Sell fish without feeding them]
Crunched for time? If you're trying to speed level or just don't have a lot
of time to devote to tap fish, but still want to advance, a quick and easy
strategy is to exclusively use Green Snappers. These four hour fish, in
addtion to providing the best XP/hour in the game, do not need to be fed.
Drop the fish in, and four hours later sell them with no adverse effects!

This is extremely useful later in the game, when you have 20+ tanks and 
feeding your fish can feel like a nightmare. 

[Feed/Clean/Love: The Efficient Way]
Another efficiency tip that comes in handy when you have multiple tanks, but
still want to do the full feed, clean, love cycle is to feed your fish first.
Drop enough food in to feed every fish, and then switch to the Clean and 
Love functions while you wait for your fish to eat the food. Once again, you
are saving mere seconds per tank but this compounds very quickly later on in
the game.


5] Store/Items                                                       [QF-STOR]
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Descriptions of all the items you can find in game in the store. Note that
this section will not cover Fish Eggs, those can instead be found in the
Fish List section.

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                           Decorations [QF-DECO]
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Tank Basics
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Starfish
Cost: 50 coins -- Sell For: 16 coins
Happiness: +1

Clam
Cost: 100 coins -- Sell For: 32 coins
Happiness: +1

Anchor
Cost: 150 coins -- Sell For: 48 coins
Happiness: +1

Treasure Chest
Cost: 400 coins -- Sell For: 128 coins
Happiness: +1

Fancy Clam
Cost: 1000 coins -- Sell For: 320 coins
Happiness: +1

Sunken Bell
Cost: 2000 coins -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +1

Slippery Sign
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 300 coins
Happiness: +2

Sunken Ship
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 coins
Happiness: +3

Bridge
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 coins
Happiness: +3

Mermaid
Cost: 28 fish bucks -- Sell For: 700 coins
Happiness: +3

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Starfish (50:1)
Clam (100:1)
Anchor (150:1)

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Pirate Themed
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Skull
Cost: 4000 coins -- Sell For: 1280
Happiness: +1

Pirate Ship
Cost: 10 fish bucks -- Sell For: 200 coins
Happiness: +1

Pirate and Flag
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Skeleton At Wheel
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Cannon
Cost: 14000 coins -- Sell For: 4480
Happiness: +1 

Skeleton And Cannon
Cost: 14 fish bucks -- Sell For: 280 coins
Happiness: +2

Treasure Barrel
Cost: 24000 coins -- Sell For: 7680 coins
Happiness: +2

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Skull (4000:1)
Treasure Barrel (12000:1)
Cannon (14000:1)

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Rocks And Stones
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Rock
Cost: 300 coins -- Sell For: 96 coins
Happiness: +1

Medium Sea Cave
Cost: 2500 coins -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +2

Volcano
Cost: 10000 coins -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +5

Stone 1
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 300 coins
Happiness: +2

Stone 2
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 300 coins
Happiness: +2

Rock Formation
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +4

Large Sea Cave
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +4

Cave Mountain
Cost: 40 fish bucks -- Sell For: 1000 coins
Happiness: +4

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Rock (300:1)
Medium Sea Cave (1250:1)
Volcano (2000:1)

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Prehistoric
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Baby Dino
Cost: 11500 coins -- Sell For: 3680 coins
Happiness: +1

Brachiosaurus
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Caveman
Cost: 22000 coins -- Sell For: 7040 coins
Happiness: +2

Cavewoman
Cost: 27000 coins -- Sell For: 8640 coins
Happiness: +2

T. Rex
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Terradactyl
Cost: 14 fish bucks -- Sell For: 280 coins
Happiness: +2

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Caveman (11000:1)
Baby Dino (11500:1)
Cavewoman (13500:1)

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Sea Reefs
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Sea Reef 1
Cost: 5000 coins -- Sell For: 1600 coins
Happiness: +3

Sea Reef 2
Cost: 7500 coins -- Sell For: 2400 coins
Happiness: +3

Sea Reef 3
Cost: 32 fish bucks -- Sell For: 800 coins
Happiness: +3

Sea Reef 4
Cost: 60 fish bucks -- Sell For: 1500 coins
Happiness: +10

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Sea Reef 1 (1667:1)
Sea Reef 2 (2500:1)

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Carnival
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Unicycle
Cost: 7500 coins -- Sell For: 2400 coins
Happiness: +1

Toy Soldier
Cost: 7500 coins -- Sell For: 2400 coins
Happiness: +1

Circus Tent
Cost: 5 fish bucks -- Sell For: 100 coins
Happiness: +1

Swing Carousel
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 160 coins
Happiness: +1

Clown
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 160 coins
Happiness: +1

Elephant
Cost: 11500 coins -- Sell For: 3680 coins
Happiness: +1

Ferris Wheel
Cost: 10 fish bucks -- Sell For: 200 coins
Happiness: +1

Fire Eater
Cost: 12000 coins -- Sell For: 3840 coins
Happiness: +2

Carousel
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Balloon Ride
Cost: 18000 coins -- Sell For: 5760 coins
Happiness: +2

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Fire Eater (6000:1)
Unicycle (7500:1)
Toy Solider (7500:1)

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Castles
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Castle on Rocks
Cost: 10000 coins -- Sell For: 3200 coins
Happiness: +4

Fairytale Castle
Cost: 15000 coins -- Sell For: 4800 coins
Happiness: +5

Princess Castle
Cost: 5 fish bucks -- Sell For: 1500 coins
Happiness: +5

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Castle on Rocks (2500:1)
Fairytale Castle (3000:1)

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Hollywood
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Clapper Board
Cost: 10000 coins -- Sell For: 3200 coins
Happiness: +1

Camera
Cost: 2 fish bucks -- Sell For: 40 coins
Happiness: +1

Red Carpet
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Masks
Cost: 15000 coins -- Sell For: 4800 coins
Happiness: +2

Director's Chair
Cost: 5 fish bucks -- Sell For: 100
Happiness: +1

Movie Reel
Cost: 16500 coins -- Sell For: 5280 coins
Happiness: +2

Oscar Statue
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Masks (7500:1)
Movie Reel (8250:1)
Clapper Board (10000:1)

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Arctic
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Arctic Fox
Cost: 3 fish bucks -- Sell For: 60 coins
Happiness: +1

Arctic Bird
Cost: 3 fish bucks -- Sell For: 60 coins
Happiness: +1

Little Auk
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Husky
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 160 coins
Happiness: +1

Snow Flake
Cost: 250 coins -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Seal
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Baby Penguin
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Polar Bear
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 320 coins
Happiness: +3

Igloo
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 Coins
Happiness: +3

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Snow Flake (250:1)

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Rainforest
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Tropical Fruit
Cost: 3 fish bucks -- Sell For: 60 coins
Happiness: +1

Wild Flower
Cost: 3 fish bucks -- Sell For: 60 coins
Happiness: +1

Frog
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Butterfly
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Snake
Cost: 5 fish bucks -- Sell For: 100 coins
Happiness: +1

Parrot
Cost: 5 fish bucks -- Sell For: 100 coins
Happiness: +1

Monkey
Cost: 6 fish bucks -- Sell For: 120 coins
Happiness: +1

Panda
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Black Leopard
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Tiger
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Toucan
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 140 coins
Happiness: +1

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
NA

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Canada Special
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CN Tower
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 320 coins
Happiness: +1

Maple Leaf
Cost: 4 fish bucks -- Sell For: 160 coins
Happiness: +1

Ice Hockey
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 280 coins
Happiness: +1

Canada Flag
Cost: 7 fish bucks -- Sell For: 200 coins
Happiness: +1

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
NA

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4th of July
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American Flag
Cost: 5000 coins -- Sell For: 3200 coins
Happiness: +1

Statue of Liberty
Cost: 9 fish bucks -- Sell For: 360 coins
Happiness: +2

American Eagle
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 320 coins
Happiness: +2

Fireworks
Cost: 10 fish bucks -- Sell For: 420 coins
Happiness: +2

Lincoln Memorial
Cost: 11 fish bucks -- Sell For: 440 coins
Happiness: +2

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
American Flag (5000:1)

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Shark Decorations
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Submarine
Cost: 12000 coins -- Sell For: 3840 coins
Happiness: +1

Deep Sea Diver
Cost: 38 fish bucks -- Sell For: 760 coins
Happiness: +3

No Swimming Sign
Cost: 75000 coins -- Sell For: 24000 coins
Happiness: +2

Neon Coral
Cost: 24 fish bucks -- Sell For: 480 coins
Happiness: +3

Zoanthid COral
Cost: 28 fish bucks -- Sell For: 560 coins
Happiness: +3

Wrecked Boat
Cost: 48 fish bucks -- Sell For: 960 coins
Happiness: +3

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Submarine (12000:1)
No Swimming Sign (37500:1)

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Vegas
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Dice
Cost: 250 coins -- Sell For: 80 coins
Happiness: +1

Slot Machine
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +3

Poker Table
Cost: 88000 coins -- Sell For: 28160 coins
Happiness: +2

Luxor Miniature
Cost: 14 fish bucks -- Sell For: 280 coins
Happiness: +3

Roulette Wheel
Cost: 18 fish bucks -- Sell For: 360 coins
Happiness: +3

Neon Sign
Cost: 22 fish bucks -- Sell For: 440 coins
Happiness: +3

Dancing Fountains
Cost: 38 fish bucks -- Sell For: 760 coins
Happiness: +3

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Dice (250:1)


Top 5 coins/happiness ratio across all categories:
Tank Basics - Starfish (50:1)
Tank Basics - Clam (100:1)
Tank Basics - Anchor (150:1)
Arctic - Snow Flake (250:1)
Rocks And Stones - Rock (300:1)



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                              Plants [QF-PLAN]
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Tiered Elestos
Cost: 65 coins -- Sell For: 21 coins
Happiness: +1

Green Gorgonian
Cost: 98 coins -- Sell For: 31 coins
Happiness: +1

Purple Coral
Cost: 130 coins -- Sell For: 42 coins
Happiness: +1

Red Birds Nest
Cost: 195 coins -- Sell For: 62 coins
Happiness: +1

Hydro Vulgaris
Cost: 195 coins -- Sell For: 62 coins
Happiness: +1

Red Ambulia
Cost: 260 coins -- Sell For: 83 coins
Happiness: +1

Firebush
Cost: 260 coins -- Sell For: 83 coins
Happiness: +1

Dietgota
Cost: 325 coins -- Sell For: 104 coins
Happiness: +1

Pink Cardamine
Cost: 325 coins -- Sell For: 104 coins
Happiness: +2

Blue Coral
Cost: 375 -- Sell For: 120 coins
Happiness: +1

Orange Coral
Cost: 475 -- Sell For: 152 coins
Happiness: +1

White Gorgonian
Cost: 650 coins -- Sell For: 208 coins
Happiness: +1

Blue Elestos
Cost: 850 coins -- Sell For: 272 coins
Happiness: +2

Blue Anacharis
Cost: 6 fish bucks -- Sell For: 120 coins
Happiness: +1

Blue Acropora
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 120 coins
Happiness: +1

Silver Clavularia
Cost: 8 fish bucks -- Sell For: 120 coins
Happiness:  +1

Golden Corkscrew
Cost: 10 fish bucks -- Sell For: 200 coins
Happiness: +1

Green Willows
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

Pink Jade Pothos
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 240 coins
Happiness: +2

White Ludwigia
Cost: 12 fish bucks -- Sell For: 300 coins
Happiness: +2

Green Clavularia
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 coins
Happiness: +2

Glo Hairgrass
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 coins
Happiness: +2

Purple Discosoma
Cost: 16 fish bucks -- Sell For: 400 coins
Happiness: +2

Orange Moneywort
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 500 coins
Happiness: +3

Pink Acropora
Cost: 20 fish bucks -- Sell For: 500 coins
Happiness: +3

Top 3 coins/happiness ratio:
Tiered Elestos (65:1)
Green Gorgonian (98:1)
Purple Coral (130:1)


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                              Backgrounds [QF-BACK]
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Standard
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Pebble Stones
Cost: 0 coins

Sandy Reef
Cost: 1450 coins

Grass and Stones
Cost: 1950 coins

Atlantis
Cost: 5850 coins

Stonehenge
Cost: 3250 coins

Drift Wood
Cost: 52 fish bucks

Tree House
Cost: 80 fish bucks

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Colored
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Violet
COst: 4 fish bucks

Blue
Cost: 4 fish bucks

Yellow
Cost: 8 fish bucks

Pink
Cost: 8 fish bucks

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Exotic
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Ocean
Cost: 48000 coins

Arctic
Cost: 90 fish bucks

Carnival
Cost: 110 fish bucks

Wildwest
Cost: 75000 coins

Outer Space
Cost: 180 fish bucks

Rain Forest
Cost: 150 fish bucks

World Cup Soccer
Cost: 8 fish bucks

Canada Day
Cost: 6 fish bucks

4th of July
Cost: 5 fish bucks

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Shark Habitat
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Deep Blue Ocean
Cost: 34 fish bucks

Shark Sanctuary
Cost: 41 fish bucks

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Vegas
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Vegas Baby
Cost: 15 fish bucks  

6] FAQ                                                                [QF-FAQ]
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Q. Which fish gives the most experience/fastest level ups?
A. All fish give the same amount of experience for being sold (2xp) and the
same amount of experience for being placed (1xp). Thus, the fastest experience
is from the fish that matures the fastest, which is the Green Snapper. They
mature every 4 hours. A full tank (placing, and selling) will net you 150 xp
every 4 hours.


Q. How many tanks can I have?
A. You can have up to one tank for every level you are. At the maximum level 
of 80 you can have 80 tanks.


Q. Can I reuse my store items in multiple tanks?
A. Decorations and Plants can only be placed in one tank at a time. While 
they can be moved via inventory, if you want a starfish in 10 tanks, you must
ultimately buy 10 starfish.

Backgrounds are a different story. Once you have purchased them, you can use
them in multiple tanks by going to the store and selecting that background
for use in that tank. The 'Buy' icon will change to 'Use', and you will note
that the price is now 0 coins. One background can be used in as many tanks 
as you wish at once.


Q. How much do fish bucks cost?
A. With any game this is subject to change - as of the latest version of this
guide the cost of a fish buck depends on how many of them you buy in a
particular bundle. Right now, they can be bought in the following packs:

25 fishbucks   -  $0.99 (0.0396 cents/each)
55 fishbucks   -  $1.99 (0.0362 cents/each)
150 fishbucks  -  $4.99 (0.0332 cents/each)
325 fishbucks  -  $9.99 (0.0307 cents/each)
650 fishbucks  -  $19.99 (0.0307 cents/each)
1750 fishbucks -  $49.99 (0.0285 cents/each)

Going from top to bottom, if you buy the higher end packs you're saving up
to 0.0111 cents for each fishbuck you pay for. Or, if you prefer to think 
about it this way, buying the $49.99 pack gets you 500 "free" fishbucks, as
opposed to the 1250 fishbucks you would normally get if you bought them
$0.99 cents at a time.

Just to be perfectly clear, fishbucks aren't needed at all to progress 
through the game normally - they're just there to make your tank look
"better", and get you access to some more valuable fish earlier on.


Q. Do I get XP for feeding my fish if I buy a fish brick?
A. No.


7] Credits                                                            [QF-CRD]
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Tap Fish Challenge [http://tapfishchallenge.blogspot.com/]
Nothing pulled directly from this, but extremely interesting. 

Tapfish 101 [http://tapfish.blogspot.com/]
Some fish list information and statistics. 


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9] Contact Information                                                [QF-CON]
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with any questions you might have. 

The only two requirements I have are that:

(1) You exercise patience in waiting for a response. At times I will be
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(2) You don't ask anything that is blatantly obvious within the contents of 
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