Tilapia
| Tilapia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Fish |
| Location | Ocean; Ginger Island |
| Time | 6am to 2pm |
| Season | Summer; Fall |
| Weather | Any |
| Difficulty | 50 |
| Behaviour | Mixed |
| Size | 11 to 31 |
| Sell Price | 75g |
| Energy | 25 |
| Health | 11 |
The Tilapia is a warm-water fish that bites in the ocean at The Beach during Summer and Fall mornings. On Ginger Island it lives in fresh water instead and bites all year. It is a mid-difficulty catch with a modest price, but it has steady jobs to do. The Tilapia is one of the four fish in the Ocean Fish Bundle in the Community Center. Demetrius may also ask for ten of them in a Summer Special Order. In a Fish Pond it gives a simple, reliable supply of roe.
The in-game description reads: A primarily vegetarian fish that prefers warm water.
Catching
At The Beach and on the Beach Farm, the Tilapia bites in Summer and Fall from 6am until 2pm. That short morning window is the main thing to remember. A trip to the docks in the afternoon or evening will turn up other fish instead. Weather makes no difference.
Ginger Island offers a second home. There the Tilapia swims in fresh water, on Island West and on Island North. On the island it bites in every season, still within the same morning hours. That makes it easy to catch in Winter and Spring for a late bundle or a pond.
On the line, the Tilapia has mixed behaviour and a middling difficulty. It wanders up and down the bar without wild jumps, so a mid-level angler can land it with a basic rod. Bait shortens the wait between bites.
Magic Bait removes the season and time limits altogether.
The fish can also be bought. Krobus sometimes stocks it on Wednesdays for 200g, and the Traveling Cart may sell one for 225g to 1,000g.
Prices
A Tilapia sells for a modest price. Iridium quality doubles it. The Fisher profession adds a quarter, and Angler adds half.
A Fish Smoker doubles the price again and keeps the quality. It needs one piece of Coal per fish, so it suits gold and iridium fish best.
Turning a Tilapia into Sashimi gains nothing, since Sashimi sells for the same as a normal Tilapia.
In a Fish Pond, Tilapia reproduce every two days and produce Tilapia Roe, worth 67g. A Preserves Jar turns it into Aged Roe worth twice as much.
A Tilapia pond opens with room for three, and three requests later it holds ten. The first asks for Driftwood, a Frozen Geode or Seaweed. The second asks for Clams or Coral. The last asks for Aquamarine, a Mussel or Sea Urchins. Below five fish, the pond makes roe only part of the time. From five fish upward, every item it produces is roe.
Sell prices by quality, with the bonus from each profession.
| Quality | Price | Fisher (+25%) | Angler (+50%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 75g | 93g | 112g |
 Silver
|
93g | 116g | 139g |
 Gold
|
112g | 140g | 168g |
 Iridium
|
150g | 187g | 225g |
Uses
The Tilapia is one of the four fish in the Ocean Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank. The others are the Sardine, the Tuna and the Red Snapper. Completing the bundle rewards five Warp Totem: Beach. The Tuna also bites in Summer, so a Summer morning at the docks can cover both fish at once.
Demetrius may post "Aquatic Overpopulation" on the Special Orders board in Summer and ask for ten Tilapia. His payment matches what the Tilapia would sell for, and the Farm Computer recipe comes with it. The Tilapia only bites before 2pm, so plan the order around several morning trips.
In the kitchen, the Tilapia counts as "any fish" for Sashimi, Maki Roll and Quality Fertilizer.
At the Sewing Machine, a Tilapia in the spool makes a dyeable Sailor Shirt.
A Bait Maker turns one Tilapia into Tilapia Bait. Targeted bait raises the chance of hooking another Tilapia, which helps with the ten fish of the Special Order.
Gifts
The Tilapia is a poor gift. Willy and Leo count Tilapia as a neutral gift. The same goes for the bachelors Elliott and Sebastian, and for Demetrius, Linus and Pam.
Among those who dislike Tilapia are Clint, Gus, Marnie and Robin. The Dwarf, Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard share that view, and so do the marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Emily, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Penny, Sam and Shane. The same goes for the older residents Caroline, George, Jodi, Kent and Lewis. So do Jas and Vincent.
Evelyn, Haley and Pierre hate it.
Notes
Fish the beach before lunch in Summer. The Tilapia leaves at 2pm, and a morning spent at the docks can collect Tilapia for the bundle, the pond and Demetrius in one go.
All Fish
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albacore | 
|
Ocean | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Anchovy | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 30g |
| Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | Fall | 900g |
| Blobfish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 500g |
| Blue Discus | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 120g |
| Bream | 
|
River | All | 45g |
| Bullhead | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 75g |
| 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 | 
|
River; Secret Woods; Witch's Swamp | Spring; Fall Secret Woods / Witch's Swamp:; Spring; Summer; Fall Only with Rain Totem: Winter | 200g |
| Chub | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest River | All | 50g |
| Clam | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Cockle | 
|
- | All | 50g |
| Crab | 
|
- | All | 100g |
| Crayfish | 
|
- | All | 75g |
| Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | Summer | 1500g |
| Dorado | 
|
Forest River | Summer | 100g |
| Eel | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall | 85g |
| Flounder | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Spring; Summer | 100g |
| Ghostfish | 
|
Floors 20 and 60 of The Mines | All | 45g |
| Glacierfish | 
|
Cindersap Forest | Winter | 1000g |
| Glacierfish Jr. | 
|
Cindersap Forest | All | 1000g |
| Goby | 
|
Cindersap Forest Waterfalls | All | 150g |
| Halibut | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Summer; Winter | 80g |
| Herring | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Winter | 30g |
| Ice Pip | 
|
The Mines, Floor 60 | All | 500g |
| Largemouth Bass | 
|
Mountain Lake; Wilderness Farm | All | 100g |
| Lava Eel | 
|
Floor 100 of The Mines; Volcano Caldera | All | 700g |
| Legend | 
|
Mountain Lake | Spring | 5000g |
| Legend II | 
|
Mountain Lake | All | 5000g |
| Lingcod | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Winter | 120g |
| Lionfish | 
|
Ginger Island | All | 100g |
| Lobster | 
|
- | All | 120g |
| Midnight Carp | 
|
Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Ginger Island North & West (freshwater) | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Midnight Squid | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 100g |
| Ms. Angler | 
|
Pelican Town | All | 900g |
| Mussel | 
|
- | All | 30g |
| Mutant Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Octopus | 
|
The Beach; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Winter (during Night Market (15-17)); All (Ginger Island) | 150g |
| Oyster | 
|
- | All | 40g |
| Perch | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond | Winter | 55g |
| Periwinkle | 
|
- | All | 20g |
| Pike | 
|
River; Forest Pond | Summer; Winter | 100g |
| Pufferfish | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer | 200g |
| Radioactive Carp | 
|
The Sewers | All | 1000g |
| Rainbow Trout | 
|
River; Mountain Lake | Summer | 65g |
| Red Mullet | 
|
Ocean | Summer; Winter | 75g |
| Red Snapper | 
|
Ocean; Beach Farm | Summer; Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 50g |
| Salmon | 
|
River | Fall | 75g |
| Sandfish | 
|
The Desert | All | 75g |
| Sardine | 
|
Ocean | Spring; Fall; Winter | 40g |
| Scorpion Carp | 
|
The Desert | All | 150g |
| Sea Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Submarine at Night Market | Fall; Winter | 75g |
| Shad | 
|
River | Spring; Summer; Fall | 60g |
| Shrimp | 
|
- | All | 60g |
| Slimejack | 
|
Mutant Bug Lair | All | 100g |
| Smallmouth Bass | 
|
Town River; Forest Pond | Spring; Fall | 50g |
| Snail | 
|
- | All | 65g |
| Son of Crimsonfish | 
|
Ocean | All | 1500g |
| Spook Fish | 
|
Submarine at Night Market | Winter | 220g |
| Squid | 
|
Ocean | Winter | 80g |
| Stingray | 
|
Pirate Cove | All | 180g |
| Stonefish | 
|
Floor 20 of The Mines | All | 300g |
| Sturgeon | 
|
Mountain Lake | Summer; Winter | 200g |
| Sunfish | 
|
River | Spring; Summer | 30g |
| Super Cucumber | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island; Submarine at Night Market | Summer; Fall; Winter during Night Market (15-17) | 250g |
| Tiger Trout | 
|
River | Fall; Winter | 150g |
| Tilapia | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Fall | 75g |
| Tuna | 
|
Ocean; Ginger Island | Summer; Winter; Ginger Island (except Island North): All | 100g |
| Void Salmon | 
|
Witch's Swamp | All | 150g |
| Walleye | 
|
River; Mountain Lake; Forest Pond; Forest Farm Pond | Fall; Winter with Rain Totem | 105g |
| Woodskip | 
|
Secret Woods; Forest Farm | All | 75g |