Zmeika consoled him with buckets of water and hugs as Maedhros told off the kids that Sharky was not an attraction.

However, Maedhros, that sly bastard, had profits in mind and instead told the kids they could make rides on Sharky's back for only $ 5

Zmeika looked at him suspiciously as the children started pulling money out of their pockets and Maedhros approached them with a dry towel.

Maedhros smiled broadly to Zmeika, with a laugh not unlike the one a used car salesman would use, and quickly pocketed the money and pointed the children towards Sharky.

Zmeika stood protectively in front of Sharky, ready to kick kids in the shin, when Maedhros slipped them $20 each.

Maedhros winked to Zmeika and just shrugged when he saw Sharky's face, but continued to wave the monies in front of their faces. Soon the kids were lining up, impatiently waiting for a ride.

The kids started chanting "We love Sharky", and that was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's (in this case landshark's) back, and Sharky preened in delight with all the love and attention.

This was, of course, all fine and dandy, until a rather obese kid paid $ 50 to sit on LandShark's back, which didn't end well for Poor sharky. Soon all the profits were spend on the doctor's.

Sharky wasn't having much luck raising money for his loan sharking business, it may have been associated with him lavish lifestyle.

So, instead of his usual caviar sandwiches, Maedhros set a careful diet of salty herring for Sharky.

In addition, Zmeika stopped Sharky's import of glacial waters and began to fill the empty bottles with filtered local water.

And, instead of the great expansive basin Sharky was used to, he got a kiddie pool in the backyard.

Before long, Sharky had managed to save $1,000 with his efforts!

Happy to get more money, Sharky went to the casino and started gambling with his thousand dollars!

Since Sharky needed to be around water, he couldn't go to Vegas - the land of hot dessert sun, so Atlantic City was his gambling city of choice.

Atlantic City certainly sounded like a place with a lot of water, so Sharky happily made his way to the casino, betting his $ 1000 on roulette, choosing Red, because Red was a cool color. 

WINNER! He doubled his money!

Joyous about his victory, Sharky spent $ 250 on the best champagne he could find, only to discover that Champagne wasn't quite the same as water.

His head swimming from all the bubbly liquid, he decided to try out Craps, only to realize that his fins were terrible for throwing dice.

In fact, he was so crap at throwing the dice that he lost half of all his monies.