Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It enjoys swimming in a nearby pond.

And look! Its fins and tail have gotten bigger, and you’ve moved it to a larger body of water to swim in. It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

Fishbait has earned her pet name because she has mastered an amazing trick (for a hatchie that is). After studying her Deepsea relatives she has learned to bury herself in the ground of the lake, covering almost her whole body in mud and—staying still for HOURS with only her tail end sticking out—she manages to lure in and catch the tastiest of fish. So although she is just an "icky girl" Koeder and Guppy love to have her around.