Space Fish

This week's prompt is reminiscent of A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It'll be a trial not to copy the style or the story. Subject: "The Rocket-Ship," and theme: "fish." My first thought is a lot like what I did with the vessel and sand. I'll try to think of something else. 
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They had only been in space for a week, and it was already unbearable.