Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don't communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

When water dragons mature, they lose their legs and the ability to survive on land, entering the water permanently. They are adept swimmers and eat whatever fish are in the lake they live in. They tend to inhabit the same lake for their entire lives, although a few live in the ocean and swim all over the world.

Dorkfish was named such because of her personality. She is very quirky, and affectionate. Bill Engvall talks about a dorkfish, and it's love for corndogs. Dorkfish discovered a corn-dog by accident when one of my children dropped one in Dorkfish's puddle by accident while Dorkfish was a hatchling. An instant fondness for this sweet cornbread covered piece of meat was developed. While she will continue to eat fish as all water dragons do, she continues to have an unusual fondness for corn-dogs that go along with her goofy, playful personality.