OK, first of all, sardines live in saltwater; this tank is fresh water, as can be seen by the fact that all of its inhabitants are freshwater dwelling fish.
Secondly, even if there were to be any sardines, they would be, as already mentioned,
giant
sardines. I'm talking shark/dolphin sized.
Anyway, pedantic rambling aside...
I want to use lightning magic, but that would mean harming all of the fish. So instead I swim up to a giant koi.
It's orange and red, mostly, with blotches of yellow and white on its underside shaped sort of like flames. it also has black flame-like blotches tipping all of its fins including the tail. between the black tips and orange is oddly, a line of emerald green. it has unusually long barbels for a koi, spanning half the length of its body, with the same colors as its fins.
"Wait just a sec," I say, before swimming up to near the surface.
Some pellets have appeared, each being about the size of a barrel, floating on the reflective surface. I grab one and swim back down, tossing it to the fish. It swallows the grub happily, and I direct it to where the rest of the food is.
After a while, Mad Guy can see the giant orca-sized koi coming back down, the only difference being that I'm sitting on top of it.
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