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Shells are the currency of the Virtual Tank. The currency symbol is a small, yellow scallop (Storeshell).

Obtaining shells[]

Shells can be collected in five ways:

  1. Bonus Round - After completing each tank in Adventure Mode, the player will be taken to a bonus round where shells fall from the top and they have to collect as many as they can before time runs out. After completing Adventure Mode for the first time, Bonus Adventure is unlocked; in Bonus Adventure, shorter Bonus Rounds occur after every level rather than every tank.
  2. Time Trial Mode - Converts 5% the money earned in the level into shells once the time limit has been run down.
  3. Challenge Mode - 2,000 shells for Tank 1, 5,000 for Tank 2, 10,000 for Tank 3, and 20,000 for Tank 4
  4. Fish and Pets - Creatures that are housed in the Virtual Tank will periodically drop shells when properly fed. Shells collected by Stinky and Clyde in screensaver mode will count towards the player's shell total.
  5. Codes - Players who have completed the first five levels of Adventure mode can type "give" into the main menu to open a prompt that allows players to transfer their own shells into other profiles on the same system.

Shell values[]

Shell Type Value Dropped By
Silver Shell Silver Shell 1 shell Medium Guppies, Small Ball Fish
Gold Shell Gold Shell 2 shells Large Guppies, Baby Jr. Guppies, Heads, Medium Ball Fish, Vert
Blue Shell Blue Conch Shell 5 shells King Guppies, Medium Jr. Guppies, Starcatchers, Carnivores, Large Ball Fish, Aliens
Silver shell Silver Spiral Shell 10 shells Beetlemunchers, Large Jr. Guppies, Mini-Sylvesters
Bag Bag O' Shells 20 shells Ultravores, King Jr. Guppies, Sylvesters, Rocky, Santa

Pets[]

Some pets are capable of producing money which have their own shell values.

End of round purchases[]

After completing Adventure Mode for the first time (as there are no more normal pet eggs to hatch), players will have the ability to purchase Bonus Pets and pet limit expansions after every level. They must be purchased in the order shown.

  • Brinkley - 20,000 Shells
  • Nostradamus - 25,000 Shells
  • Stanley - 30,000 Shells
  • Walter - 35,000 Shells
  • Increase number of pets used to four in all game modes - 40,000 Shells
  • Increase number of pets used to seven, Virtual Tank only - 45,000 Shells
    • After unlocking this, players can further increase the number of pets in the Virtual Tank to eleven by unlocking Sandbox Mode.

The Fish Emporium[]

Main Articles: The Fish Emporium, Virtual Tank Fish

The Fish Emporium is a shop run by the hostess, Meryl, and sells items for the player's Virtual Tank. Several fish are available for purchase, including fish that are exclusive to this game mode, as well as useful upgrades and decorative backdrops. The most common staples of The Fish Emporium are guppies and carnivores, but it also stocks starcatchers, beetlemunchers, ultravores, and various other unique fish. Prices of fish vary greatly depending on what shell they drop and their rarity.

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