New buildings from Robin allow you to create Artisan Goods, have your very own horse, and more!

Fishing ponds can be very lucrative in Stardew Valley.

Here are the best fish you’ve got the option to put in your fish ponds.

Stardew Valley: An image of the player next to their fish ponds while a prismatic shard, goby, caviar, the glacierfish, and a sturgeon are overlain over the image.

If you’re new to the world of Fish Ponds, there’s no need to worry!

This guide has all the information you’ll need and more.

The 1.6 update even brings a brand-new fish to the waters of Stardew Valley - the Goby.

Stardew Valley: The player stands beside 10 fishing ponds

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You will find the Fish Pond in the usual farm-building menu.

She’ll taketwo days to build it.

It’ll save you a wasted trip if her shop is closed or if you have the wrong materials!

Stardew Valley: An image of the Fish Pond’s building requirements in Robin’s shop menu

you’re able to catchSeaweedandGreen Algaeby fishing.

Seaweed can be found in theOcean, whileGreen Algaecan be caught inmost bodies of water.

You’llneed bothGreen Algae andSeaweedforquests, crafting, and cooking.

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Quests will only spawn when a Fish Pond is atmaximum capacity.

Thisdoes notmean the ten-fish maximum, but the maximum capacityper current Fish Pond level.

For instance, some fish will have a quest starting at thethree-fish maximum.

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You will need tofulfill this questfor the pondmaximum to increaseto five.

This mechanic levels based on fish punch in up to theuniversal ten-fishmaximum.

The only exception to this rule is theTiger Trout, whichdoes not reproduce.

Stardew Valley: An image of the player character standing besides a Fish Pond marked with a yellow exclamation point

You’ll be able to addten Tiger Troutfrom the start.

Production

Fish-produced items will collect over time in thechum bucketon the edge of the pond.

Most fish produceRoe, but certain species have asmall chanceof producingother itemsas well.

Stardew Valley: The player stands beside a quest-ready Fish Pond on the River Farm

However, you may need to reach acertain fish populationto get them.

The Sonar Lureshows youwhat fish is on your linebefore you commit to catching it.

If you choose to complete theCommunity Center, you will eventuallyneed Caviarfor theMissing Bundle.

Stardew Valley: The player stands amidst several Fish Ponds, preserve jars, and two plots of Ancient Fruit plants

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Simply wait for one of your pets to bite!

Otherwise, itwon’tlet you put any fish in there unless they are thesame speciesas before.

It’s a reliable way to have asustainable supplyof certain rarer populations though certain fish reproduce slower than others.

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The quickest that fish reproduce isevery dayand the slowest isevery four days.

The fishing methoddoes notwork for theTiger Troutas the Tiger Troutdoes not reproducein Fish Ponds.

The button looks like ablue fish with a red ‘X’ over it.

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If you want toswitch the speciesof fish in your Fish Pond, you will first need toempty it.

Selecting the ‘Empty Pond’ button willeject all of the fishcurrently in the pond.

These fish will bounce around on the ground outside the pond.

Stardew Valley: A split image of the player fishing in a Fish Pond on left and a pond menu on right

To collect them, simplywalk through the fishon the ground like you would any other ground drop.

Fish that fall into a body of water areirretrievableunless they have accidentally fallen into your Fish Pond.

Fish that arereturned to the Fish Pondcan be removed by following one of the above methods.

Stardew Valley: A split image of coloured ponds on the left and different pond decorations on the right

Pond Decorations

There are three ways you’re free to decorateyour pond.

On the right-hand side, there’s a button that allows you to toggle thepond-side decorationsbetween a few designs.

This is thegrid-like buttondirectly under the ‘Empty Pond’ button.

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Once there, the sign will display thetype of fishand thenumbercurrently in the pond.

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