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Old 03-01-2010, 06:31 PM   #1
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Fish swimming through objects

First off, let me say that I LOVE this application. It is so restful. As a retired software engineer (30 years, in several languages) I also appreciate how much work went into it, and how utterly solid and elegant it is! Rare, these days.

One minor thing (minor for me, at least!): about once every couple of minutes, I believe I'm seeing a fish swim through something. Mostly the sponge, but I've also seen one swim through the top part of the crystal, and also a coral. The offenders have been different species.
I managed to catch one in the act:

My system information:
ASUS K70IC-A1 (laptop)
Intel Core2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz, 4.00 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 220M, 1.00 GB
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
Hardware drivers all current
MA3 version T928.3.0.1953

Let me know if you need any further information.

Thank you for this wonderful app!
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Old 03-01-2010, 07:39 PM   #2
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Marine Aquarium 2 did not have any coral pass throughs. Marine Aquarium 3 has a more intricate coral, and allows more fish (up to 30). These two combined lead to the possibility of pass throughs.

It's a known issue (especially with the Elkhorn coral you've pictured) and something Jim does want to fix in the future. For now I might suggest turning down the number of fish.
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Old 03-01-2010, 08:00 PM   #3
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Now that he's mentioned it, I see that happen, too.

Simply having less fish fixes it?

Cool - I've give that a try.

Too many fish is a bit distracting, anyway.
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Old 03-01-2010, 09:38 PM   #4
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Even setting the fish to 1, there's still a chance you'll see passthrus on that Elkhorn coral at the top. That's the weakest point in the space-time continuum.
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Old 03-02-2010, 04:53 AM   #5
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Originally posted by feldon33:
Even setting the fish to 1, there's still a chance you'll see passthrus on that Elkhorn coral at the top. That's the weakest point in the space-time continuum.  
As long as the fish doesn't get trapped while passing through. That would be bad.

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Old 03-02-2010, 08:33 AM   #6
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Poor fish...LOL!!
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Old 03-02-2010, 10:13 AM   #7
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There were 16 fish in that particular group, but no biggie. I figured it probably was a known issue, just wanted to be sure.

I've watched fish bump that coral and look startled. Fascinating how fish-like their behaviors are. An incredible engineering feat!

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Old 03-02-2010, 11:33 AM   #8
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And yet, the intention is to improve the fish behaviour, can you believe it?!

Once that's been implemented, debearly, the pass-throughs should be remedied as a consequence.
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Old 12-19-2011, 10:07 AM   #9
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In MA3 for MS Windows, if I deselect 'Show Crystal' in 'Program Settings', then re-enable the crystal in 'Clock & Logo', then go back to the screensaver without restarting the program, the likelihood of fish passing through the crystal --right through the center of the clock, as if it wasn't there at all-- seems greatly increased. Or is it just my imagination?
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Old 12-19-2011, 10:29 AM   #10
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You're right, it's a genuine bug. I'll fix it on the next build.

A temp workaround is to just exit and re-start the program after turning the crystal back on.
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Old 01-02-2012, 05:13 PM   #11
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The Lion Fish also has a hole in his chin that you can see thru
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:30 PM   #12
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Originally posted by alphaacres:
The Lion Fish also has a hole in his chin that you can see thru  
That is the hole left by the hook when Jim caught it.
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Old 01-04-2012, 08:32 AM   #13
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Originally posted by Ralph:
That is the hole left by the hook when Jim caught it.  
I assumed the fish had had a recent tracheotomy.
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Old 01-04-2012, 10:17 AM   #14
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I'll fix it on the next update.
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Old 01-06-2012, 01:24 PM   #15
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My lions all have solid jaws, must to a to low res condition on mine.
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Old 01-06-2012, 11:19 PM   #16
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Originally posted by henemly:
My lions all have solid jaws, must to a to low res condition on mine.  
The "hole" is on the bottom side of the lion fish mouth, hard to see unless you cheat a bit. The fish has to be facing (or going away) and tilted so you can see the underside. In the picture you can see the green of the coral through this hole. Actually under the right lion fish position there is a hole around the entire dorsal fin as well. Neither worth fixing in my opinion.
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