tripod fish
... Many fish have a swim bladder which contains a volume of gas that can be adjusted as they rise and lower themselves in the water column. The fish, in these pressures, can also have an illness which kills them. ... I have chosen a fish that lives at these depths, but has little information known about it. This fish is called a tripod fish, and can also be called an abyssal spider fish. This fish is extremely unusual, and gets its name from its three, long, extended fins that reach to the bottom, which can be longer than the fish itself. These fins allow the fish to walk on the bottom without sinking into the ooze. ... These fish usually feed on plankton. ... The main adaptation that these fish have is their tiny eyes or no eyes at all. ... These fish can be very small, and generally all fish at this depth do move around very much, and if they do then very slowly, in order to conserve energy. These fish also have an adaptation of reproducing. ... Tripod fish are remarkable animals and have been able to adapt to the harsh climate of the bathypelagic zone. ... I was voted to be the first tripod fish to travel to the world above, where there were large creatures, lights, and a whole different way of life. I grasped this challenge because I wanted to serve my fellow fish well, even though I knew the danger that lurked ahead of me. ... I got a little higher and I could make out moving objects just floating around, they were other fish. ... These other fish were much larger that those in my home. ... It was not from the pressure, or from the other fish, but from the water. ... It was a meat substance, like debris from a dead fish or whale. ... I looked out to the water and all the fish here were attacking the debris as it floated around. ... All these dangers up here showed me why no other tripod would travel this far. ... I pondered whether or not I should share my encounters with the rest of the fish. ... The tripod fish is the protagonist and has a very high amount of power. He is the leader of the other tripod fish, and set out on a journey that no other would succeed. His main goal is an adventure and he must finish his quest, not only for himself but for all the other fish that look to him in times of trouble. ... I chose a short story to show a journey, and also to tell a tale of a fish who wants to better his life and that of others. ... The literary form was hard for me to choose because I was not sure how to portray the evolution of a fish in a story, poem, sonnet, etc. Overall, I wanted to show how the fish can be different than other fish that only live a few hundred meters above. ... We take our lives for granted because we do not have the dangers that these fish may have. We have no main predators, but fish do.