#fish and tips

[wi-fu]

[PLAY ON ITCH.IO]

Fish and Tips is a short management game about Clamentine, who has to learn how to properly run a coffee shop as a first time owner. Take orders, make coffee and keep the tables clean to ensure maximum satisfaction for your customers, and make a good impression to the critic to obtain a positive review.

[vlr0]

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to run your own coffee shop? Inside a whale's mouth? AND you're a fish?!?!?! Well then, Fish and Tips is just the game for you! Play as Clamentine and help her run her newly bought cafe for six days! Serve coffee, deal with customers and please a demanding food critic so you can get a good review. And most importantly, clear those tables!

A new game, programmed by Kotzwinkle, with music from Daniel Teo, art by wi-fu and writing done by me!

You can check it out in the link in the description, or alternatively you can click here: https://kxaxcy.itch.io/fish-and-tips

I hope you all will like it! We've all been working on it for the past month, and I couldn't be more happy and proud of it. Here a small Clamentine, to celebrate!

[thatsbelievable]

[protectoursharks]

cutest shark facts?

Nurse sharks and white tip reef sharks form a pile and cuddle!

It's believed to be a form of social bonding and has helped challenge the "lone shark" assumption, allowing us to learn more about shark ecology and interaction!

[veraniis]

A remora with some sharks

[jellyfishmakeoutparty]

the fact that I will never truly know what it’s like to be a shark in a shark cuddle pile is cruel and unusual punishment.

absolutely devastating.

[skumhuu]

🌈🔱 Leviathantale Fresh Sans 🔱🌈

[forgrtashes-blog]

Howdy ashes! Hope this finds you well :~)

I’ve always wondered , how do you pick your colors? Do you have a set color pallet or do you just feel it out as you go?

I’ve noticed such a tasteful use of cools and warms in all of your art , and I’ve always been awestruck by it! So I’d love to hear how that process goes for you :~)

Thank you 🎣!

Hello there, and thank you! That's a good question! And I'm OH SO terrible at explaining… How could I answer it?

Well, for starters, I can tell you that, when choosing colors, my number 1 rule is NEVER choose white or black. Instead of white I like to choose a light yellow, and for black I use a dark blue/red. For shading I like to use an opaque purple. Classic! The rest is deciding as I go, trying to see which shade looks best next to the rest.

Although when it comes to characters I draw a lot (Wally Darling, I'm looking at you) I usually have the color palettes saved! So it's much quicker and easier!

But that's not all! I often use filters, too. It's a small process that you could say is already part of my artstyle. Let me break it down for you!

After finishing coloring, what I do is adjust the "brightness" (+10), the "contrast" (-30) and the "color deepen" (+40) to make the color palette more opaque? Then, I add a top layer in multiply/overlay mode and make it, say, yellow! Achieving that vintage filter, if you will!

Of course, sometimes I vary! There are tons of combinations with which you can change the colors of your works completely!

I don't know how all this can work in a program other than SAI, but I encourage you to try it!

Oh umm, I also did this trying to explain how I shade/light my drawings but… yeah… I don't know how to explain it in words. Figure it out yourself...

[chronicallyleggless]

Shark userboxes! (Full pack)

Sorry if I used a wrong image for one of the sharks!

[shirecorn]

Finding Beyond Nemo

I did a quick search around the internet and collected some blogs and websites to discover unusual fish species for mermay inspiration (and because fish are fun)

Doing a clownfish mermaid is great, but what about doing a fish you only discovered that day? Let's see what we can reel in with these sites.

Tumblr blogs!

@herpsandbirds offers amphibians, reptiles, birds, and a bunch of other unusual and awesome critters including fish!

herps and birds fish tag

for a truly random experience, browse @hellsitegenetics to see what aquatic wonders are hiding in our posts.

You could also browse the entire tag of #ichthyology, the study of fish

Creature Websites!

Now to sail off tumblr to some of the sites I've browsed in the past, designed to introduce you to new species across the planet. I've narrowed these links down to fish sorted entries, but please browse the rest of the sites for fun as well!

My favorite for many years, The Featured Creature! Make sure to open every article to see the fish in question, as the article previews don't always show that each post has many beautiful photos of beautiful fish

Another archive with dozens of pages of fish spotlights! Check out activewild and see what you can sea

A classic! Check out articles and species spotlights of National Geographic

There's also lots of smaller blogs with only a page or so of fish. Coffeeandcreatures, thewildlife.blog and many many many more!

Start a new bookmarks category, pinterest board, or image folder and just start throwing fish in there. Your ocean of ideas will never run dry.

Not an artist but desperately want to see an obscure mermaid? You can ask me to tackle it! Just make sure you've browsed my mermay tag to make sure I haven't done it in years prior.

Request a mermaid here!

If you're an artist and you used this list to discover a new species, let me know! I love seeing what other people find interesting.

Happy mermay!

[sillysugargliders]

i embroidered a fish! my favorite fish: the redtail catfish! This was my first time doing embroidery like this (i believe its called thread painting?) but im pretty happy with the result

[vintagecamping]

Stroh's Beer "Fishing Tips" guidebook.

Published in 1950

[bethanythebogwitch]

Wet Beast Wednesday: blacktip reef shark

Yesterday, I released a joke Wet Beast Wednesday for April Fools where I treated the Blåhaj as if it was a real shark. Today I think I want to cover an actual shark and have settled on the blacktip reef shark. These sharks are a common sight in coral reefs of the Pacific and Indian oceans, but their future is in question as climate change and overfishing take their toll.

(Image: a blacktip reef shark from the side, swimming through an artificial reef. It has the classic shark shape and black tips on its fins. End ID)

The blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) should not be confused with the visually similar blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus). It is one of the live-bearing requiem sharks and as such, possesses the classic shark shape. Most reach a maximum length of 1.6 meters (5.2 ft), but larger specimens have been reported. The name comes from the black spots at the tips of the fins. Of said fins, the pectorals are slightly sickle shaped and the second dorsal fin is larger than typical for a shark. The snout is broad and the mouth is on the underside. As with other sharks, the teeth grow in a conveyor belt fashion, with multiple rows. As the teeth in the front wear out and are lost, teeth from the rear rows will move forward to take their place.

(Image: a backtip reef shark swimming above a coral reef. End ID)

Blacktip reef sharks are found in warm, shallow water throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They frequent coral reefs and seagrass beds, but can also be found in estuaries and occasionally swim up rivers. Blacktips will stick to relatively small areas they patrol for food and frequently return to, a trait called site fidelity. The home range of blacktips off of Palmyra Island averaged 0.55 square km (0.21 square mi), which is one of the smallest ranges of any shark species that keep them. The sharks often share reefs with grey reef sharks and whitetip reef sharks, but the later two prefer deeper water while blacktips frequent water so shallow their dorsal fins often stick out of the water. They are known to surpass obstacles like corals by jumping out of the water to leap over them. Blacktips may be solitary or travel and hunt in small groups. They will leave their home range if they detect food, but will return afterwards.

(Image: a group of blacktip reef sharks swimming in the same direction over a coral reef. Other fish species are also visible. End ID)

Adult blacktip reef sharks are apex predators who hunt small fish, with invertebrates, smaller sharks and rays,, seabirds, sea snakes, and carrion being less common. Inspection of stomach contents has also found algae and seagrass, though its not clear if they can actually digest plant material as Bonnethead sharks can, or if these were incidentally swallowed while the shark was eating other food. Blacktips have been seen working together to herd schools of fish into shallow water where they are more easily picked off. Blacktips grow more confident and aggressive when there are other members of their species present. While rare, blacktips have been known to engage in feeding frenzies when enough of them are in the same space hunting for the same food. They are attracted by blood and the sound of splashing. As with other sharks, they can sense the electric fields of other animals and use this to hunt.

(Image: a blacktip reef shark swimming near the camera. End ID)

Blacktip reef sharks mate during summer. The frequency of mating is driven by food availability and temperature. Those living in warm water with plenty of food can mate twice a year whole those living in colder, more competitive water may only mate every other year. When ready to mate, the female will swim back and forth with her head pointed down. She likely releases a chemical signature while doing this to attract males. When a male arrives, he will follow her for a while, mimicking her behavior. He may also bit her on the pectoral fin or behind the gills, which often leaves scars. After swimming together, the male pushes the female so she is on her side, with her head pointed down. He then inserts a clasper into her cloaca and spends several minutes sending her sperm. Once mating is over, the two part and return to their normal activities. Gestation lasts 7-9 months in warmer water and 10-11 months in colder water. Females have two uteruses, into which she deposits egg cases containing the developing embryo and its yolk sac. As gestation progresses, the egg case attaches to the uterus and forms a placental connection that continues to feed the embryo even after the yolk is depleted. Females give birth to 2-5 pups measuring between 33 and 50 cm (13-20 in) in shallow areas of the reef. Juveniles live together in large groups in very shallow water and gradually move to deeper water as they grow.

(Image: a group of several juvenile blacktip reef sharks. They look like smaller versions of the adults and are swimming in water just barely deep enough to cover them. End ID)

Blacktip reef sharks are classified as vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN. They are threatened by overfishing and habitat loss. While not commercially hunted, blacktips are locally hunted for their meat, fins, and liver oil. They also rely on coral reefs, which are negatively affected by climate change and pollution. Blacktips are considered potentially dangerous to humans, though there are no fatal attacks on record. Most attacks appear to be the result of mistaken identity, as a shark confuses a wader's feet or someone's hand for food. Swimming is considered safer than wading in blacktip territory as they are much less likely to mistake a whole person for food as they are someone's feet. Blacktips are curious and have been reported coming to examine divers and swimmers. However, they are also easily frightened and will avoid people if scared.

(Image: a juvenile blacktip reef shark swimming next to a wading person. The person has their hand in the water next to the shark to show its scale. It is roughly two hands long. End ID)

[good-advice-ganondorf]

Any advice on how to obtain a pet?

[thatsbelievable]

[sharklo]

⭐️ The Blacktip Reef Shark! ⭐️

🐠 Day 8 of drawing a fish every day! 🐠

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🦈 If u want this cute guy as a sticker click the link :D 🦈

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🐟Fun fact: These guys are my fav animal. What I based my sona Sharklo after :D 🐟