Another question: Paused, slow, normal and fast. Got that part.

1) How many minutes in a normal "aging cycle"? How many in a fast one? I've tried to time it, but I keep getting what appear to be weird, non-standard sizes (4-7 min) when on fast mode. I am basing my "cycle" on when a given fish changes it's age from x to x+1. I am clicking on it pretty frequently, so if the cycles were standard size, I'd expect to see a variance of 10-30 seconds, but not whole minutes. Unless that is intentional.

2) Does game speed affect research speed?

3) When a medicine (for example Ick Treatment or Fungal Treatment) says to be applied once every half hour until cured, does that mean Real Life(TM) 30 minutes or game-time 30 minutes? And does that change when in "fast" speed?

Thank you (again) for any information that would help me understand.