Niobe: I'm going to try and answer a few questions in this thread before running off to a bunch of meetings (and then to scurry under the covers at home to sleep off a flu or something). It may not answer all questions, but hopefully will clear a few things up. There are plans to get more aquarium information out via the website, but I don't know when that is scheduled to be done. We're coordinating efforts to get you accurate information when it is schedule.

Whew, ok! Now to answer the question.

1. We're going to write a bug on the book and update the wording a bit.
- The book is written to give basic information and allow players to explore the system in game. More can be written on the website (and here) for people that just want info.

There are two aquarium states to track - Fish health (hunger - food) and Tank health (water). Together these make up the overall health of the tank. The better these two states are, the healthier the tank is and the more fish you can have (maximum of 30).

The best aquarium state is when: Fish = Full and the Tank = Strong (max water).

Here is where it gets confusing:
-Each has 5 states but the 5th state of water is 'overfed', so the maximum full satisfaction will be reduced when adding more food at a full state. The ideal tank will have state 5 (strong) water and state 4 (full) food.

oof, I'm running really late. more later.