curious about starfish

xrayspex · 04-21-2003, 05:49 PM

Does the starfish ever go all the way up the tank glass? I have left mine on for long periods and it moves all over from left to right but sticking mainly on the bottom of the glass. Never all the way UP the glass yet. Just curious.

ESHIREY · 04-21-2003, 06:17 PM

No it doesn't . I wish it did . When I had my tank I had different kinds of star fish , and the one in the SS , he went all the way up .

It would be cool to see him go up .

James · 04-22-2003, 01:03 AM

there was once the starfish in SSA flying out of the tank!!!
Ask Tiny as he's the one who found this funny bug.

Jav400 · 04-22-2003, 01:48 AM

Jim set limits for the height that the starfish can get too, it keeps him from obscuring the fish as bad.

Tiny Turtle · 04-22-2003, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by James
there was once the starfish in SSA flying out of the tank!!!
Ask Tiny as he's the one who found this funny bug.

It wasn't me who found it – I just figured out what caused it (having a trigger fish in the last (or was it the first?) active slot, I believe). After that, Jim squished the bug in no-time.

Tiny Trigger

Liath · 04-22-2003, 08:59 AM

My starfish has never climbed on the glass at all

Jim Sachs · 04-22-2003, 10:36 AM

Do the lights ever go all the way down?

Jav400 · 04-22-2003, 11:28 AM

Liath,

If you have the lights set to a specific slot and they never change the starfish will never get there, it has to be dark in the tank for it to happen. You can watch and when he gets close dim all your lights and switch to wireframe, you can tell when he changes to the glass, and then turn your lights back up.

Liath · 04-22-2003, 11:38 AM

My automatic lights don't work. I noticed some other people have had the same problem. I know that somebody fixed it by reinstalling, but I have never bothered trying this. I can turn the lights off by hand, and I figured that if I had the patience I could probably coax the starfish up there by turning the lights off at the right moment. Of course, then I'd have to coax him off the same way

cjmaddy · 04-22-2003, 12:21 PM

Liath,

Have you not considered trying Mountainmasters FishPicker? - I can recommend it! -

You can then place him on the glass at will!

Liath · 04-22-2003, 01:58 PM

The Fishpicker is nice, but I tend to not use add-ons , extensions, or mods for software. My computer tends to get too cluttered, and I end up having problems when I upgrade the original software. whine......whine.....whine

It's just a personal preference. I'm glad that the fishpicker was created though. I think it has given Prolific some useful ideas.

feldon34 · 04-23-2003, 11:58 AM

Fish Picker is extremely well-written and stable. It does not clutter up any part of the computer.

Many tech support issues are caused by folks using old versions of all their software and conflicts.

04-21-2003, 05:49 PM	#1
xrayspex Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 74	curious about starfish Does the starfish ever go all the way up the tank glass? I have left mine on for long periods and it moves all over from left to right but sticking mainly on the bottom of the glass. Never all the way UP the glass yet. Just curious.

04-21-2003, 06:17 PM	#2
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	No it doesn't . I wish it did . When I had my tank I had different kinds of star fish , and the one in the SS , he went all the way up . It would be cool to see him go up . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

04-22-2003, 01:03 AM	#3
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	there was once the starfish in SSA flying out of the tank!!! Ask Tiny as he's the one who found this funny bug. James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

04-22-2003, 01:48 AM	#4
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Jim set limits for the height that the starfish can get too, it keeps him from obscuring the fish as bad. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-22-2003, 08:59 AM	#6
Liath Still here in spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 637	My starfish has never climbed on the glass at all Liath Appleton University of Michigan Museum of Zoology My Homepage Why I've been gone

04-22-2003, 06:39 AM	#5
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by James there was once the starfish in SSA flying out of the tank!!! Ask Tiny as he's the one who found this funny bug. It wasn't me who found it – I just figured out what caused it (having a trigger fish in the last (or was it the first?) active slot, I believe). After that, Jim squished the bug in no-time. Tiny Trigger

04-22-2003, 10:36 AM	#7
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Do the lights ever go all the way down? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-22-2003, 11:28 AM	#8
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Liath, If you have the lights set to a specific slot and they never change the starfish will never get there, it has to be dark in the tank for it to happen. You can watch and when he gets close dim all your lights and switch to wireframe, you can tell when he changes to the glass, and then turn your lights back up. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-22-2003, 11:38 AM	#9
Liath Still here in spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 637	My automatic lights don't work. I noticed some other people have had the same problem. I know that somebody fixed it by reinstalling, but I have never bothered trying this. I can turn the lights off by hand, and I figured that if I had the patience I could probably coax the starfish up there by turning the lights off at the right moment. Of course, then I'd have to coax him off the same way Liath Appleton University of Michigan Museum of Zoology My Homepage Why I've been gone

04-22-2003, 12:21 PM	#10
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Liath, Have you not considered trying Mountainmasters FishPicker? - I can recommend it! - You can then place him on the glass at will!

04-22-2003, 01:58 PM	#11
Liath Still here in spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 637	The Fishpicker is nice, but I tend to not use add-ons , extensions, or mods for software. My computer tends to get too cluttered, and I end up having problems when I upgrade the original software. whine......whine.....whine It's just a personal preference. I'm glad that the fishpicker was created though. I think it has given Prolific some useful ideas. Liath Appleton University of Michigan Museum of Zoology My Homepage Why I've been gone

04-23-2003, 11:58 AM	#12
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Fish Picker is extremely well-written and stable. It does not clutter up any part of the computer. Many tech support issues are caused by folks using old versions of all their software and conflicts. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman