

If you're bouncing straight into a bigger fish there's no help for you.

Barracudas in the original were rather annoying, as they cannot be eaten no matter what you do.(Well, unless you count the shark king, who is a rehash of them in the final level, and even then they didn't do anything other than disappear.) It wasn't until the 2nd game they were finally able to be eaten, and they gave rewards as well. Sharks and orcas are uneatable NO MATTER WHAT.You must let them pass along, or hope they get caught in a clam or get hit by a cuttlefish's stray ink. In Feeding Frenzy 2, however, you can use a shrink mushroom and you get to be a shark at one point, who can gobble them up at his highest size.
