A new show starts every day at 00:00 UTC with a new theme. You enter one fish (no fee, and the fish stays with you). When the day ends the show is judged.
Themes
There are 14 themes. They come round in a fixed cycle: every theme once every 14 days, in a new shuffled order each cycle, never the same twice in a row. The Compete tab shows the next three.
| Theme | Who can enter | Judged on |
|---|---|---|
| Longest fish | Any fish | length |
| Fastest tail | Any fish | speed |
| Glow in the dark | Fish with glowing eyes, a glow pattern or a lure | charm |
| Flowing tails | Fish with a lyre, sword, veil or crescent tail | speed |
| Rarest of the rare | Any fish | rarity |
| Armoured giants | Fish with armour | armour |
| Round and proud | Fish with a deep, puffer, mola, boxfish, butterfly or lumpsucker body | health |
| Serpents of the deep | Fish with an eel, oarfish, leviathan, dragon, needle or gulper body | length |
| Crowned heads | Fish with a crest | bite |
| Fancy fins | Fish with frill, wing or plume side fins | agility |
| Tall sails | Any fish | stability |
| Eyes of the abyss | Fish with telescope, glow ring or quad eyes | precision |
| Fearsome predators | Fish with a carnivore’s diet | bite |
| Gentle grazers | Fish with a herbivore’s diet | health |
Scoring
Each fish is measured on the theme’s stat. Players can also judge pairs of entries; once enough players judge, the vote counts for up to 50% of the score (less with few votes, nothing without). Judges who agree with the crowd at least 60% of the time over 5+ votes earn 25 credits.
Prizes
| Place | Credits | Chest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 450 | Abyss chest | a ribbon on the fish, forever |
| 2nd | 220 | Reef chest | a ribbon on the fish, forever |
| 3rd | 100 | Reef chest | a ribbon on the fish, forever |
Everyone who enters gets 15 credits.
Rest rules
- One win: no rest. Two 1st places in a row: you sit out 2 days.
- You can’t enter a theme you won in the last 3 days.
Entry streak
Entering on days in a row pays a bonus when the show is judged: day 2 +10, day 3 +15, day 4 +20, day 5 +25, day 6 +30, day 7+ +40 credits. A day you had to sit out after a win doesn’t break it.
Badges
Every theme has a badge: gold for a win, silver or bronze for 2nd or 3rd. Win every theme to become a Grand champion.