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Ice Pip

Ice Pip
Ice Pip
Type Fish
Location The Mines, Floor 60
Time Any
Season All
Weather Any
Difficulty 85
Behaviour Dart
Size 7 to 9
Sell Price 500g

The Ice Pip is a small, pale blue fish that lives in the frozen pool on floor 60 of The Mines. It bites in every season, at any hour and in any weather, but it is rare and hard to land. A single Ice Pip is worth more than most fish in the valley, and its true value shows in a Fish Pond. There it slowly produces valuable roe along with Iron Ore, Frozen Geodes, Frozen Tears and even the occasional Diamond. For a player who wants a pond that pays back the trip underground, the Ice Pip is one of the strongest choices.

The in-game description reads: A rare fish that thrives in extremely cold conditions.


Catching

The only place to fish for an Ice Pip is the icy water on floor 60 of The Mines. The elevator makes the trip quick once that floor has been reached. Season, time and weather make no difference, so a rainy day or a quiet Winter afternoon is a good time to try.

Most casts on that floor turn up other catches, so patience matters more than timing. Ice Pip Bait from a Bait Maker targets the fish and makes it bite more often. One spare Ice Pip turns into several pieces of this bait.

On the line, the Ice Pip is a darting fish with a high difficulty. It makes sudden, quick jumps in random directions. The best approach is to stay near the middle of the bar and make small, quick taps instead of chasing every movement. An Iridium Rod with a Cork Bobber or a Trap Bobber makes the fight far more forgiving. A food buff that raises Fishing helps as well.

Prices

For a fish outside the legendaries, the Ice Pip is a high-value catch. An iridium-quality Ice Pip sells for double the base price. The Fisher profession adds a quarter to the price, and the Angler profession raises that to half again. A Fish Smoker doubles the price while keeping the quality, so a smoked iridium Ice Pip sells for 2,000g before any profession bonus.

In a Fish Pond, the Ice Pip is slow to breed. A new fish arrives only every five days, and the pond starts with room for a single fish. Four requests raise the capacity to ten. The first asks for 10 Iron Ore. The second asks for 5 Frozen Tears. The third asks for 10 Coal, a Crystal Fruit or 5 Frozen Geodes. The last asks for 4 Iron Bars or 10 Refined Quartz.

Ice Pip Roe sells for 280g, which is very good for roe. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth 560g. With the Artisan profession, that Aged Roe climbs to 784g. Once the pond holds three fish, it can also produce Iron Ore. With nine or more fish, Frozen Geodes, Frozen Tears and a rare Diamond join the mix. These extras save repeated trips into The Mines for the same materials.

Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.

Quality Price Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%)
Normal 500g 625g 750g
Silver qualitySilver 625g 781g 937g
Gold qualityGold 750g 937g 1,125g
Iridium qualityIridium 1,000g 1,250g 1,500g

Uses

Like any fish, the Ice Pip can be used for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer. Using a fish this valuable in those recipes wastes most of its worth, so cheaper fish are the better choice.

In tailoring, an Ice Pip in the Sewing Machine produces the Fishing Hat.

Gifts

The Ice Pip makes a poor gift for almost everyone. Demetrius, Leo, Linus, Pam, Sebastian and Willy are neutral about it.

Ice Pip is a poor gift for the older villagers Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane dislike it as well, as do the Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard. The shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin share that view, and so do the children Jas and Vincent.

Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.

Notes

Keep the first Ice Pip rather than selling it. One fish is enough to start a pond, and the pond pays far more over time than a single sale. The first pond request asks for Iron Ore, so it helps to carry a stack home from the same trip.

All Fish

Every entry in this group, with its key details.

Name Image Location Season Price
Albacore Albacore Ocean Fall; Winter 75g
Anchovy Anchovy Ocean Spring; Fall 30g
Angler Angler Pelican Town Fall 900g
Blobfish Blobfish Submarine at Night Market Winter 500g
Blue Discus Blue Discus Ginger Island All 120g
Bream Bream River All 45g
Bullhead Bullhead Mountain Lake All 75g
Carp Carp Mountain Lake; Secret Woods; The Sewers; Mutant Bug Lair Spring; Summer; Fall in The Mountain Lake; All in Secret Woods, The Sewers, or Mutant Bug Lair 30g
Catfish Catfish River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter 200g
Chub Chub Mountain Lake; Forest River All 50g
Clam Clam - All 50g
Cockle Cockle - All 50g
Crab Crab - All 100g
Crayfish Crayfish - All 75g
Crimsonfish Crimsonfish Ocean Summer 1500g
Dorado Dorado Forest River Summer 100g
Eel Eel Ocean Spring; Fall 85g
Flounder Flounder Ocean; Ginger Island Spring; Summer 100g
Ghostfish Ghostfish Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines All 45g
Glacierfish Glacierfish Cindersap Forest Winter 1000g
Glacierfish Jr. Glacierfish Jr. Cindersap Forest All 1000g
Goby Goby Cindersap Forest Waterfalls All 150g
Halibut Halibut Ocean Spring; Summer; Winter 80g
Herring Herring Ocean Spring; Winter 30g
Ice Pip Ice Pip The Mines, Floor 60 All 500g
Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm All 100g
Lava Eel Lava Eel Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera All 700g
Legend Legend Mountain Lake Spring 5000g
Legend II Legend II Mountain Lake All 5000g
Lingcod Lingcod River; Mountain Lake Winter 120g
Lionfish Lionfish Ginger Island All 100g
Lobster Lobster - All 120g
Midnight Carp Midnight Carp Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) Fall; Winter 150g
Midnight Squid Midnight Squid Submarine at Night Market Winter 100g
Ms. Angler Ms. Angler Pelican Town All 900g
Mussel Mussel - All 30g
Mutant Carp Mutant Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Octopus Octopus The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) 150g
Oyster Oyster - All 40g
Perch Perch River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond Winter 55g
Periwinkle Periwinkle - All 20g
Pike Pike River; Forest Pond Summer; Winter 100g
Pufferfish Pufferfish Ocean; Ginger Island Summer 200g
Radioactive Carp Radioactive Carp The Sewers All 1000g
Rainbow Trout Rainbow Trout River; Mountain Lake Summer 65g
Red Mullet Red Mullet Ocean Summer; Winter 75g
Red Snapper Red Snapper Ocean; Beach Farm Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 50g
Salmon Salmon River Fall 75g
Sandfish Sandfish The Desert All 75g
Sardine Sardine Ocean Spring; Fall; Winter 40g
Scorpion Carp Scorpion Carp The Desert All 150g
Sea Cucumber Sea Cucumber Ocean; Submarine at Night Market Fall; Winter 75g
Shad Shad River Spring; Summer; Fall 60g
Shrimp Shrimp - All 60g
Slimejack Slimejack Mutant Bug Lair All 100g
Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Town River; Forest Pond Spring; Fall 50g
Snail Snail - All 65g
Son of Crimsonfish Son of Crimsonfish Ocean All 1500g
Spook Fish Spook Fish Submarine at Night Market Winter 220g
Squid Squid Ocean Winter 80g
Stingray Stingray Pirate Cove All 180g
Stonefish Stonefish Floor 20 of The Mines All 300g
Sturgeon Sturgeon Mountain Lake Summer; Winter 200g
Sunfish Sunfish River Spring; Summer 30g
Super Cucumber Super Cucumber Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) 250g
Tiger Trout Tiger Trout River Fall; Winter 150g
Tilapia Tilapia Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Fall 75g
Tuna Tuna Ocean; Ginger Island Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All 100g
Void Salmon Void Salmon Witch's Swamp All 150g
Walleye Walleye River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond Fall; Winter with Rain Totem 105g
Woodskip Woodskip Secret Woods; Forest Farm All 75g