Fish in POHs

[trunksrs]

This is a suggestion I posted on the RS forums. I got the idea from a guy ranting about the cruelty of stray dogs in Varrock. Anyway:

 

 

 

First, I want to say that I wasn't sure if this should go in the asterisk sticky, or be it's own post, because it's about pets, but it's not really the same repeated suggestion that the asterisk sticky is for, new pets people would like to see and what not. However, if a mod feels that this belongs in the sticky instead, just tell me, and I will add it there and this thread can be locked.

 

 

 

Anyway, my idea is to be able to build aquariums in the parlor room. Then you could use your pet fish on the aquarium to add fish to it. It would have an option to watch the fish, which would allow you to view the aquarium close up. In build mode, the home owner would have a right click option to remove a fish. He or she would need the tiny net and a prepared fishbowl to do so.

 

 

 

You would start with a low level aquarium made from wood, nails, and glass, that holds only 1 or 2 fish. Then higher levels could make oak, teak, mahogany, and marble aquariums and stands, possibly even a gilded aquarium, each allowing you to have more fish.

 

 

 

This would require some new pet fish to be added, perhaps in some new areas. For example, when the eastern lands are added, they could have rice patties where you can catch bettas.

 

 

 

Now, some of you might be asking, "What is the point of this?" Well, I thought it would mainly be a nice little aesthetic addition. Some types and colors of fish could be rarer than others, so you could show off your rare fish collection. But there could be some very nice uses.

 

 

 

There could be some very rare varieties of pet fish. For example, in the shop where you get pet fish now, there could be a very rare golden fish. Or perhaps the rice patties I suggested could have a very rave colored betta.

 

 

 

These rare fish would give added bonuses when in your tank. For example, the rare goldfish could give you a small boost to the money you gain threw alchemy while inside the house. Or the betta, aka Siamese Fighting Fish, could give a boost to strength and attack while inside.

 

 

 

Of course there would be other rare fish to. Perhaps one that gives a small boost to prayer exp when offering bones, one to give you a small herblore boost, perhaps a carpentry boosting fish, things like that. Again, these fish would be very rare.

 

 

 

Depending on which aquarium you have, there will be a limit to how many special fish you can have. A normal wooden one is "not big enough" to house one, oak and teak can hold only one, mahogany and marble can hold 2, and gilded can hold 3. If you try to add more than your aquarium can hold, you will get a message something like "I am afraid they will fight if I add that".

 

 

 

To activate their bonuses, you simply watch the fish. Then, when you stop viewing them, you get a message saying something like "The tranquility of the fish in the aquarium leaves you feeling rejuvenated."

 

 

 

I was thinking you would only be able to have 1 aquarium, so if you have 2 or more parlors, there could also be a statue or something you could build in the aquarium spot. Or, if multiple aquariums are allowed, only the bonuses from 1 aquarium will be activated at a time.

 

 

 

So, that's my idea. What do people think? The quick find code for the RS forums is: 24-25-273-44853740

[Recksash]

Awesome idea, very well thought out. Full support =D>

[Will H]

Love the idea! That would mae a great addition to POHs. What about getting bigger fish that you can fish for and place it in a travelling tank and put it into an aqarium. Can you imagin ppl staring if you have a shark in your tank? Or even a big shark! :shock:

[horntail203]

i love this idea. it is very well thought out, and it would add a use to the only pet in the game besides the various cats we can own.

[MercantCaptain]

You Got My Support~

[Gehackte]

maybe in an other way like this

 

 

 

you can dig a hole in your garden and fill it with water

 

you can catch fish and put them in that water but you cant fish when you dug there in the begin stage 1 is just a hole with water where you put fish in after that you can make a place to stand on in the water in the begin it will be from wood and later it will be made of better wood and even from marble block

 

 

 

you have to give the fish food otherwise they die and they wil grow and get baby fishes and how more food you give how more fishes after that you can catch them and create a sort of farm for fishes

[trunksrs]

Ok, I just wanted to clear something up. In the official forums, it seems alot of people are reading the title, and assuming I am talking about added fishing spots to the POH. I think this is a HORRIBLE idea.

 

 

 

I AM TALKING ABOUT PET FISH. Right now they are pretty worthless and do nothing but take up bank space. (Although fluffers it good at doing tricks. You should watch her swim on command!)

 

 

 

And Gehackte, I was thinking about feeding and breeding them, but I think it would just get way to complicated for RuneScape.

 

 

 

Also, I will soon start working on ideas for new pet fish locations and types.

[Gehackte]

well it was only an idea

[trunksrs]

well it was only an idea

 

 

 

I did just work feeding into the idea on the RS forums. If you have a servant, they are automatically fed every day. If you don't have a servant, you have to feed them at least once every 24 hours.

 

 

 

And the thing about it not being about fishing wasn't directed at you. On the official forums, alot of people read the title, jumped to the conclusion that it was what I was suggesting, and shot it down saying it would make autoing too easy. I was just trying to avoid that here.

 

 

 

I have added alot of ideas to the official forums. Go there and check them out.

[The Observer]

This would be a great idea for members. As some people have fish tanks anyway, right?

[trunksrs]

Yeah, there are fish you can keep in a fishbowl, but all they every really do is waste bank space. They are more useless than cats. This would give them a use.

[lauren1211]

dude, WAY supported. this would be so awesome... having a fishtank heh... but i think you should only be able to have one fish tank in the whole house.

 

 

 

and trunksrs, cats are NOT useless. how else can you get 100 deaths for 100 gp?

[drapit]

maybe you could fish sharks and put them inside. You'll have to feed it every month if you don't have a butler or it'll die. The fishes you can put in depends on your fishing level. E.g: If your fishing level is 40 and above, you can put lobsters in.

 

 

 

Players can buy fish feed from stalls or make it themselves.

[The Observer]

maybe you could fish sharks and put them inside. You'll have to feed it every month if you don't have a butler or it'll die. The fishes you can put in depends on your fishing level. E.g: If your fishing level is 40 and above, you can put lobsters in.

 

 

 

Players can buy fish feed from stalls or make it themselves.

 

 

 

Yeah. That is a good idea. I think this should be added.

 

 

 

And I made a sig. Just quickly made it..

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[The Observer]

Free bump.

[Father_Time89]

I'm not quite sure the alching bonus is a good idea, although I do like the idea of fish tanks in parlors, it would finally give me a reason to get another pet fish wich are stupidly useless at the moment (ironically the fishbowl is more useful than the fish itself).

[Toiletpaper8]

hehe nice idea, i would love to have alittle fish aquriam in my house too :P that could go even farther and having a whole pet room, dogs, place to leave the cat, little critters, stuff like that :P