laura h
New Member
Hello everyone,
I am writing a story in which a rich guy has a big saltwater aquarium. So I got on this site and picked out some gorgeous expensive fish to be in it. But then I noticed that some of my hypothetical fish might not be compatible with each other. And I couldn't figure out what else other than fish would be in the tank. So here are my questions.
1. If you could have any combination of fish you wanted in a tank, money no object, what would you have? The tank can be as large as would fit well in a large living room, but not too huge because it has to be fragile enough to break. See question 2.
2. Is an aquarium likely to smash if a heavy lamp fell on it from a height of 6 to 8 feet?
3. And here's the really gruesome question, please remember these are hypothetical fish, so none will be harmed in the writing of this story. How long would it before the fish died out of water? Would some of them die before others? This is important because the guy is supposed to hear the aquarium smashing and come down to see all the fish dead on the floor. And then I read that some freshwater fish can live twenty minutes.
So this is my quest. To find this information and to finish this story before the fiction class meets next Thursday. Any and all responses greatly appreciated. I will post the finished story on the web if any are interested. Thanks so much.
I am writing a story in which a rich guy has a big saltwater aquarium. So I got on this site and picked out some gorgeous expensive fish to be in it. But then I noticed that some of my hypothetical fish might not be compatible with each other. And I couldn't figure out what else other than fish would be in the tank. So here are my questions.
1. If you could have any combination of fish you wanted in a tank, money no object, what would you have? The tank can be as large as would fit well in a large living room, but not too huge because it has to be fragile enough to break. See question 2.
2. Is an aquarium likely to smash if a heavy lamp fell on it from a height of 6 to 8 feet?
3. And here's the really gruesome question, please remember these are hypothetical fish, so none will be harmed in the writing of this story. How long would it before the fish died out of water? Would some of them die before others? This is important because the guy is supposed to hear the aquarium smashing and come down to see all the fish dead on the floor. And then I read that some freshwater fish can live twenty minutes.
So this is my quest. To find this information and to finish this story before the fiction class meets next Thursday. Any and all responses greatly appreciated. I will post the finished story on the web if any are interested. Thanks so much.
