diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index bda677c..5fb9e4e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { setupLighting } from "./scene/Lighting";
 import { createGLTFishSchool, type FishSpec } from "./scene/GLTFish";
 import { createDecor, type DecorSpec } from "./scene/Decor";
 import { createParallaxCamera } from "./scene/Camera";
+import { createBubbles } from "./scene/Bubbles";
+import { createFood } from "./scene/Food";
 
 const canvas = document.querySelector<HTMLCanvasElement>("#aquarium");
 if (!canvas) {
@@ -34,10 +36,10 @@ setupLighting(scene, renderer);
 createTank(scene);
 const water = createWater(scene);
 
-// Fish — GLB models with swim animations + wandering AI.
-// Maya's tropical fish already face local +X (no orient fix). The Quaternius
-// pack is built with its long axis on +Z (nose at +Z), so it is rotated +90°
-// about Y to bring the nose onto +X.
+// Food — pellets that drop from above; fish seek and eat them.
+const food = createFood(scene);
+
+// Fish — GLB models with swim animations + wandering AI + food seeking.
 const fishSpecs: FishSpec[] = [
   // Tropical (maya's-aquarium-3d)
   { url: "models/angelfish.glb", targetLength: 0.55, speed: [0.25, 0.45] },
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ const fishSpecs: FishSpec[] = [
   { url: "models/quaternius/glb/Fish2.glb", targetLength: 0.6, speed: [0.3, 0.55], orient: { y: Math.PI / 2 } },
   { url: "models/quaternius/glb/Fish3.glb", targetLength: 0.55, speed: [0.35, 0.6], orient: { y: Math.PI / 2 } },
 ];
-const fishSchool = createGLTFishSchool(scene, fishSpecs);
+const fishSchool = createGLTFishSchool(scene, fishSpecs, food);
 
 // Decor — static plants and rocks on the gravel floor (y ~ 0.05).
 const decorSpecs: DecorSpec[] = [
@@ -64,6 +66,9 @@ const decorSpecs: DecorSpec[] = [
 ];
 createDecor(scene, decorSpecs);
 
+// Bubbles — rising from air stones near the plants.
+const bubbles = createBubbles(scene);
+
 const parallax = createParallaxCamera(camera);
 
 // Mouse tracking (normalized to -1..1)
@@ -73,6 +78,11 @@ window.addEventListener("mousemove", (e) => {
   mouseY = (e.clientY / window.innerHeight) * 2 - 1;
 });
 
+// Click to drop food.
+window.addEventListener("click", () => {
+  food.dropFood(4);
+});
+
 // Resize handling
 function resize(): void {
   const width = window.innerWidth;
@@ -95,7 +105,9 @@ function animate(): void {
   const dt = Math.min((now - lastFrameTime) / 1000, 0.1);
   lastFrameTime = now;
   water.update(time);
+  food.update(dt, time);
   fishSchool.update(dt, time);
+  bubbles.update(dt, time);
   parallax.update(mouseX, mouseY, time, dt);
   renderer.render(scene, camera);
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/Bubbles.ts b/src/scene/Bubbles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92463f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scene/Bubbles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+// ---- Config ----
+
+interface AirStone {
+  x: number;
+  z: number;
+  /** Bubbles per second emitted. */
+  rate: number;
+}
+
+const STONES: AirStone[] = [
+  { x: -1.3, z: -0.8, rate: 2.5 },
+  { x: 1.2, z: -0.7, rate: 1.8 },
+];
+
+const RISE_SPEED: [number, number] = [0.25, 0.5];
+const WOBBLE_AMP = 0.03;
+const WOBBLE_FREQ: [number, number] = [2.0, 4.0];
+const SURFACE_Y = 2.1;
+const FLOOR_Y = 0.05;
+const POOL_SIZE = 50;
+const BASE_RADIUS: [number, number] = [0.012, 0.028];
+
+// ---- Per-bubble state ----
+
+interface Bubble {
+  mesh: THREE.Mesh;
+  active: boolean;
+  pos: THREE.Vector3;
+  vel: number;
+  wobblePhase: number;
+  wobbleFreq: number;
+  wobbleAxis: number; // 0 = x, 1 = z
+  baseRadius: number;
+  age: number;
+}
+
+// ---- Scratch ----
+const _rand = (lo: number, hi: number): number => lo + Math.random() * (hi - lo);
+
+// ---- Module ----
+
+export interface BubbleSystem {
+  update: (dt: number, time: number) => void;
+  group: THREE.Group;
+}
+
+export function createBubbles(scene: THREE.Scene): BubbleSystem {
+  const group = new THREE.Group();
+  scene.add(group);
+
+  // Shared geometry + material for the pool (cheap to clone per instance).
+  const geo = new THREE.SphereGeometry(1, 8, 6);
+  const mat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
+    color: 0xaaddff,
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity: 0.35,
+    shininess: 100,
+    specular: 0xffffff,
+  });
+
+  // Pool of bubble meshes.
+  const bubbles: Bubble[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+    const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geo, mat.clone());
+    mesh.visible = false;
+    const pos = new THREE.Vector3();
+    const bubble: Bubble = {
+      mesh,
+      active: false,
+      pos,
+      vel: 0,
+      wobblePhase: Math.random() * Math.PI * 2,
+      wobbleFreq: _rand(WOBBLE_FREQ[0], WOBBLE_FREQ[1]),
+      wobbleAxis: Math.random() < 0.5 ? 0 : 1,
+      baseRadius: _rand(BASE_RADIUS[0], BASE_RADIUS[1]),
+      age: 0,
+    };
+    bubbles.push(bubble);
+    group.add(mesh);
+  }
+
+  // Spawn accumulators per stone.
+  const accumulators = STONES.map(() => 0);
+
+  function spawn(stoneIdx: number): void {
+    // Find an inactive bubble.
+    let b: Bubble | null = null;
+    for (let i = 0; i < bubbles.length; i++) {
+      if (!bubbles[i].active) {
+        b = bubbles[i];
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!b) return; // Pool exhausted.
+
+    const stone = STONES[stoneIdx];
+    const jitter = 0.06;
+    b.pos.set(
+      stone.x + _rand(-jitter, jitter),
+      FLOOR_Y,
+      stone.z + _rand(-jitter, jitter)
+    );
+    b.vel = _rand(RISE_SPEED[0], RISE_SPEED[1]);
+    b.wobblePhase = Math.random() * Math.PI * 2;
+    b.wobbleFreq = _rand(WOBBLE_FREQ[0], WOBBLE_FREQ[1]);
+    b.wobbleAxis = Math.random() < 0.5 ? 0 : 1;
+    b.baseRadius = _rand(BASE_RADIUS[0], BASE_RADIUS[1]);
+    b.age = 0;
+    b.active = true;
+    b.mesh.visible = true;
+  }
+
+  function update(dt: number, time: number): void {
+    // Spawn new bubbles.
+    for (let s = 0; s < STONES.length; s++) {
+      accumulators[s] += STONES[s].rate * dt;
+      while (accumulators[s] >= 1) {
+        accumulators[s] -= 1;
+        spawn(s);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Update active bubbles.
+    for (let i = 0; i < bubbles.length; i++) {
+      const b = bubbles[i];
+      if (!b.active) continue;
+
+      b.age += dt;
+      b.pos.y += b.vel * dt;
+
+      // Wobble.
+      const wobble = Math.sin(time * b.wobbleFreq + b.wobblePhase) * WOBBLE_AMP;
+      if (b.wobbleAxis === 0) {
+        b.pos.x += wobble * dt;
+      } else {
+        b.pos.z += wobble * dt;
+      }
+
+      // Grown slightly as it rises (pressure drop).
+      const scale = b.baseRadius * (1 + b.age * 0.08);
+
+      // Fade out near surface.
+      const lifeT = (b.pos.y - FLOOR_Y) / (SURFACE_Y - FLOOR_Y);
+      const opacity = 0.35 * (1 - lifeT * 0.6);
+      (b.mesh.material as THREE.MeshPhongMaterial).opacity = opacity;
+
+      // Kill at surface.
+      if (b.pos.y >= SURFACE_Y) {
+        b.active = false;
+        b.mesh.visible = false;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      b.mesh.position.copy(b.pos);
+      b.mesh.scale.setScalar(scale);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { update, group };
+}
diff --git a/src/scene/Food.ts b/src/scene/Food.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab13593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scene/Food.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+// ---- Config ----
+
+const DROP_Y = 2.2;
+const FLOOR_Y = 0.08;
+const FALL_SPEED: [number, number] = [0.12, 0.22];
+const DRIFT_SPEED: [number, number] = [0.02, 0.08];
+const RADIUS: [number, number] = [0.02, 0.04];
+const MAX_PELLETS = 15;
+const AUTO_DROP_INTERVAL: [number, number] = [6, 14]; // seconds between auto drops
+const AUTO_DROP_COUNT: [number, number] = [3, 6];
+
+// Tank interior bounds for x/z placement.
+const BOUNDS_X: [number, number] = [-1.4, 1.4];
+const BOUNDS_Z: [number, number] = [-0.9, 0.9];
+
+// ---- Per-pellet state ----
+
+interface Pellet {
+  mesh: THREE.Mesh;
+  active: boolean;
+  pos: THREE.Vector3;
+  velY: number;
+  driftX: number;
+  driftZ: number;
+  wobblePhase: number;
+}
+
+// ---- Public interface ----
+
+export interface FoodSystem {
+  /** Call each frame. */
+  update: (dt: number, time: number) => void;
+  /**
+   * Returns positions of all active pellets. Index into this array matches
+   * the index passed to `eat()`.
+   */
+  getActivePositions: () => THREE.Vector3[];
+  /**
+   * Consume the pellet at the given index (from getActivePositions).
+   * Returns true if a pellet was eaten.
+   */
+  eat: (index: number) => boolean;
+  /** Manually drop a batch of pellets (e.g., from a click). */
+  dropFood: (count?: number) => void;
+  group: THREE.Group;
+}
+
+// ---- Scratch ----
+const _rand = (lo: number, hi: number): number => lo + Math.random() * (hi - lo);
+
+// ---- Implementation ----
+
+export function createFood(scene: THREE.Scene): FoodSystem {
+  const group = new THREE.Group();
+  scene.add(group);
+
+  const geo = new THREE.SphereGeometry(1, 6, 5);
+  const mat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+    color: 0xc88830,
+    roughness: 0.8,
+    metalness: 0.0,
+  });
+
+  // Pool of pellet meshes.
+  const pellets: Pellet[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < MAX_PELLETS; i++) {
+    const mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geo, mat);
+    mesh.visible = false;
+    const p: Pellet = {
+      mesh,
+      active: false,
+      pos: new THREE.Vector3(),
+      velY: 0,
+      driftX: 0,
+      driftZ: 0,
+      wobblePhase: Math.random() * Math.PI * 2,
+    };
+    pellets.push(p);
+    group.add(mesh);
+  }
+
+  // Auto-drop timer.
+  let nextDrop = _rand(AUTO_DROP_INTERVAL[0], AUTO_DROP_INTERVAL[1]);
+  let elapsed = 0;
+
+  function findInactive(): Pellet | null {
+    for (let i = 0; i < pellets.length; i++) {
+      if (!pellets[i].active) return pellets[i];
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function spawnPellet(): void {
+    const p = findInactive();
+    if (!p) return;
+    p.pos.set(_rand(BOUNDS_X[0], BOUNDS_X[1]), DROP_Y, _rand(BOUNDS_Z[0], BOUNDS_Z[1]));
+    p.velY = _rand(FALL_SPEED[0], FALL_SPEED[1]);
+    p.driftX = _rand(-DRIFT_SPEED[1], DRIFT_SPEED[1]);
+    p.driftZ = _rand(-DRIFT_SPEED[1], DRIFT_SPEED[1]);
+    p.wobblePhase = Math.random() * Math.PI * 2;
+    p.active = true;
+    p.mesh.visible = true;
+    const r = _rand(RADIUS[0], RADIUS[1]);
+    p.mesh.scale.setScalar(r);
+  }
+
+  function dropFood(count?: number): void {
+    const n = count ?? Math.round(_rand(AUTO_DROP_COUNT[0], AUTO_DROP_COUNT[1]));
+    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+      // Stagger the drop slightly so they don't all appear at the exact same spot.
+      spawnPellet();
+    }
+    nextDrop = _rand(AUTO_DROP_INTERVAL[0], AUTO_DROP_INTERVAL[1]);
+    elapsed = 0;
+  }
+
+  function getActivePositions(): THREE.Vector3[] {
+    const out: THREE.Vector3[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < pellets.length; i++) {
+      if (pellets[i].active) out.push(pellets[i].pos);
+    }
+    return out;
+  }
+
+  function eat(index: number): boolean {
+    // Map the index from getActivePositions() to the actual pellet.
+    let activeIdx = -1;
+    for (let i = 0; i < pellets.length; i++) {
+      if (pellets[i].active) {
+        activeIdx++;
+        if (activeIdx === index) {
+          pellets[i].active = false;
+          pellets[i].mesh.visible = false;
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  function update(dt: number, time: number): void {
+    // Auto-drop timer.
+    elapsed += dt;
+    if (elapsed >= nextDrop) {
+      dropFood();
+    }
+
+    // Update pellets.
+    for (let i = 0; i < pellets.length; i++) {
+      const p = pellets[i];
+      if (!p.active) continue;
+
+      p.pos.y -= p.velY * dt;
+      p.pos.x += p.driftX * dt + Math.sin(time * 1.5 + p.wobblePhase) * 0.003;
+      p.pos.z += p.driftZ * dt;
+
+      // Settle on the floor — stays there until eaten.
+      if (p.pos.y <= FLOOR_Y) {
+        p.pos.y = FLOOR_Y;
+        p.velY = 0;
+        p.driftX = 0;
+        p.driftZ = 0;
+      }
+
+      p.mesh.position.copy(p.pos);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { update, getActivePositions, eat, dropFood, group };
+}
diff --git a/src/scene/GLTFish.ts b/src/scene/GLTFish.ts
index e751e0a..7d324aa 100644
--- a/src/scene/GLTFish.ts
+++ b/src/scene/GLTFish.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { GLTFLoader, type GLTF } from "three/examples/jsm/loaders/GLTFLoader.js";
+import type { FoodSystem } from "./Food";
 
 // ---- Tank bounds (slightly inside the 4 x 2.5 x 3 tank) ----
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ const CLAMP: Bounds = { x: [-1.8, 1.8], y: [0.2, 2.2], z: [-1.3, 1.3] };
 // so a single forward axis works for the whole school.
 const FORWARD = new THREE.Vector3(1, 0, 0);
 
+// Food interaction radii.
+const FOOD_NOTICE = 1.2; // units — fish start seeking food within this distance
+const FOOD_EAT = 0.15; // units — fish eats the pellet within this distance
+
 // ---- Per-model configuration ----
 
 export interface FishSpec {
@@ -130,10 +135,14 @@ interface Fish {
   position: THREE.Vector3;
   target: THREE.Vector3;
   speed: number;
+  /** Speed used while actively seeking food (slightly faster). */
+  seekSpeed: number;
   phase: number;
   turnSpeed: number;
   quaternion: THREE.Quaternion;
   mixer: THREE.AnimationMixer | null;
+  /** Index into food.getActivePositions() that this fish is currently chasing, or -1. */
+  chasingFood: number;
 }
 
 // Builds one wandering fish from a loaded GLB: wraps the model in an
@@ -172,6 +181,7 @@ function buildFish(gltf: GLTF, spec: FishSpec): Fish {
 
   // Wandering parameters.
   const speed = spec.speed ? rand(spec.speed[0], spec.speed[1]) : rand(0.3, 0.8);
+  const seekSpeed = speed * 1.4;
   const phase = Math.random() * Math.PI * 2;
   const turnSpeed = rand(2, 4);
 
@@ -191,7 +201,7 @@ function buildFish(gltf: GLTF, spec: FishSpec): Fish {
   group.position.copy(position);
   group.quaternion.copy(quaternion);
 
-  return { group, position, target, speed, phase, turnSpeed, quaternion, mixer };
+  return { group, position, target, speed, seekSpeed, phase, turnSpeed, quaternion, mixer, chasingFood: -1 };
 }
 
 // ---- School ----
@@ -205,26 +215,86 @@ export interface GLTFishSchool {
 const _dir = new THREE.Vector3();
 const _targetQuat = new THREE.Quaternion();
 
-// One frame of wandering for a single fish: seek the current target, retarget
-// on arrival, smoothly turn (frame-rate independent slerp), move, bob, clamp,
-// and advance the swim animation.
-function updateFish(f: Fish, dt: number, time: number): void {
-  // 1. Direction toward the current target.
-  _dir.subVectors(f.target, f.position);
+// One frame of behavior for a single fish: either seek food (if nearby) or
+// wander. Handles seeking, retargeting, smooth turning, movement, bobbing,
+// clamping, and animation.
+function updateFish(
+  f: Fish,
+  dt: number,
+  time: number,
+  food: FoodSystem | null,
+  foodPositions: THREE.Vector3[],
+  foodIndex: number[] // maps active-position index → pellet index for eat()
+): void {
+  let speed = f.speed;
+  let target = f.target;
 
-  // 2. Reached the target — pick a new one.
-  if (_dir.length() < 0.3) {
+  // --- Food seeking ---
+  if (food && foodPositions.length > 0) {
+    // If this fish is already chasing a specific pellet, keep chasing it.
+    if (f.chasingFood >= 0 && f.chasingFood < foodPositions.length) {
+      target = foodPositions[f.chasingFood];
+      speed = f.seekSpeed;
+
+      // Check if we've reached it.
+      const dist = f.position.distanceTo(target);
+      if (dist < FOOD_EAT) {
+        food.eat(foodIndex[f.chasingFood]);
+        f.chasingFood = -1;
+        // Reset target to a new wander point.
+        f.target.copy(randomWanderTarget());
+        target = f.target;
+        speed = f.speed;
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Not chasing — look for the nearest food within notice radius.
+      let nearestIdx = -1;
+      let nearestDist = FOOD_NOTICE;
+      for (let i = 0; i < foodPositions.length; i++) {
+        const d = f.position.distanceTo(foodPositions[i]);
+        if (d < nearestDist) {
+          nearestDist = d;
+          nearestIdx = i;
+        }
+      }
+      if (nearestIdx >= 0) {
+        f.chasingFood = nearestIdx;
+        target = foodPositions[nearestIdx];
+        speed = f.seekSpeed;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // No food around — reset chasing state.
+    f.chasingFood = -1;
+  }
+
+  // --- Movement (shared for wander + seek) ---
+
+  // 1. Direction toward the current target.
+  _dir.subVectors(target, f.position);
+
+  // 2. If wandering and reached the target — pick a new one.
+  if (f.chasingFood < 0 && _dir.length() < 0.3) {
     f.target.copy(randomWanderTarget());
     _dir.subVectors(f.target, f.position);
   }
+
+  if (_dir.length() < 0.001) {
+    // Already at target (or degenerate) — skip movement this frame.
+    f.group.position.copy(f.position);
+    f.group.quaternion.copy(f.quaternion);
+    if (f.mixer) f.mixer.update(dt);
+    return;
+  }
   _dir.normalize();
 
   // 3. Turn toward the target (frame-rate independent slerp).
   _targetQuat.setFromUnitVectors(FORWARD, _dir);
-  f.quaternion.slerp(_targetQuat, 1 - Math.exp(-f.turnSpeed * dt));
+  const turnRate = f.chasingFood >= 0 ? f.turnSpeed * 1.3 : f.turnSpeed;
+  f.quaternion.slerp(_targetQuat, 1 - Math.exp(-turnRate * dt));
 
   // 4. Move forward.
-  f.position.addScaledVector(_dir, f.speed * dt);
+  f.position.addScaledVector(_dir, speed * dt);
 
   // 5. Gentle vertical bob.
   f.position.y += Math.sin(time * 1.5 + f.phase) * 0.002;
@@ -237,13 +307,25 @@ function updateFish(f: Fish, dt: number, time: number): void {
   f.group.quaternion.copy(f.quaternion);
 
   // 8. Advance the swim animation.
-  if (f.mixer) f.mixer.update(dt);
+  if (f.mixer) {
+    // Slightly faster tail beat while seeking food.
+    const baseTimeScale = Math.min(1.6, 0.6 + f.speed * 1.2);
+    const seekBoost = f.chasingFood >= 0 ? 1.3 : 1.0;
+    f.mixer.timeScale = baseTimeScale * seekBoost;
+    f.mixer.update(dt);
+  }
 }
 
 // Loads the given GLB fish specs and creates a single school under one parent
 // group. Models load asynchronously and join the school as they arrive, so the
 // aquarium populates progressively. Returns an updater to call each frame.
-export function createGLTFishSchool(scene: THREE.Scene, specs: FishSpec[]): GLTFishSchool {
+//
+// If `food` is provided, fish will notice and seek food pellets within range.
+export function createGLTFishSchool(
+  scene: THREE.Scene,
+  specs: FishSpec[],
+  food?: FoodSystem
+): GLTFishSchool {
   const group = new THREE.Group();
   scene.add(group);
 
@@ -263,9 +345,27 @@ export function createGLTFishSchool(scene: THREE.Scene, specs: FishSpec[]): GLTF
     );
   }
 
+  // Scratch arrays for food positions (reused each frame to avoid GC pressure).
+  const foodPositions: THREE.Vector3[] = [];
+  const foodIndex: number[] = [];
+
   function update(dt: number, time: number): void {
+    // Refresh food positions if a food system is present.
+    if (food) {
+      foodPositions.length = 0;
+      foodIndex.length = 0;
+      const active = food.getActivePositions();
+      // We need to map active-position-index → pellet-index for eat().
+      // getActivePositions returns in pellet order, so index i in the array
+      // corresponds to the i-th active pellet.
+      for (let i = 0; i < active.length; i++) {
+        foodPositions.push(active[i]);
+        foodIndex.push(i);
+      }
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < fish.length; i++) {
-      updateFish(fish[i], dt, time);
+      updateFish(fish[i], dt, time, food || null, foodPositions, foodIndex);
     }
   }