# Your first fish

_A free Clownfish egg walks you through the whole care loop in about a minute._

## A free egg to start

Your first aquarium opens with a gift: a Clownfish egg that costs nothing. Move it over the water and click wherever you'd like it to settle. It hatches in 7 seconds, much faster than a shop egg, so your first minute ends with a fish instead of a countdown.

## Five small steps

A card beside the aquarium follows along and tells you what to do next. A step only moves on once the game has seen you do it.

- Place the egg in the water.
- Watch it hatch.
- Choose Feed and click the water to give it its first meal.
- Watch it grow up in 5 seconds.
- Choose the Net and tap your grown fish to make your first sale.

## When you're done

The last card shows what your sale paid and suggests another Clownfish as your next fish, with a button straight into the shop. From then on every fish follows the normal rules in this guide, starting with [Eggs & hatching](https://fishies.lol/wiki/mechanics/hatching).

Already know your way around? A quiet Skip tutorial button sits on the card at every step. Skipping gives nothing extra, and your first fish stays exactly as it is. The shop stays open the whole time, too.

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