Breeding fish kings doesn't make another king?

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

It doesn't even make a large one, just a normal one. Is that intended or a bug?

[Rikku_Tribal]

Mmmh I think this is a bug. I've gotten big ones but no other kingfish.

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

that's unfortunate. I was hoping to use them as gifts for Fang. :C
Feels kinda crappy I spent all that time finding two of them specifically for this and they don't breed.

[Rikku_Tribal]

Yes, I think it's stupid too. I'm not a big fan of this fishing system, especially at the beginning with that little trap.

[Zentun]

Hey guys, what do you do with the large fishes?

[Shaitan]

Originally posted by Zentun:

Hey guys, what do you do with the large fishes? :cryptothink:

Stare at them in confusion as to why they exist in the game in the first place given their extreme lack of utility.

[ChiAires]

Originally posted by Zentun:

Hey guys, what do you do with the large fishes? :cryptothink:

I use them sometimes for commissions or for gifts.

[Rikku_Tribal]

I actually thought there were recipes with them but apparently only for small fish. Other than as a gift, commission or museum donation, they don't seem to have much use.

[Dimensional Traveler]

Originally posted by Zentun:

Hey guys, what do you do with the large fishes? :cryptothink:

Challenge Pen to a fish slapping duel.

(Monty Python.)

[Pikaley]

I think its random. I have gotten a king from 2 kings before, but mostly small and larges.

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

Originally posted by Pikaley:

I think its random. I have gotten a king from 2 kings before, but mostly small and larges.

strange. I wonder if it's possible to get a king from 2 normal or large ones, then.

[Pikaley]

Originally posted by Edgar Allan Hoe:

Originally posted by Pikaley:

I think its random. I have gotten a king from 2 kings before, but mostly small and larges.

strange. I wonder if it's possible to get a king from 2 normal or large ones, then.

yeah i have 3-4 pairs of diff kings in my upgraded pond and each pair spawns a "baby" every 2-3 days. I have only seen a baby king once, but have not tried pairs of normal/larges though

[Rikku_Tribal]

Originally posted by Pikaley:

Originally posted by Edgar Allan Hoe:

strange. I wonder if it's possible to get a king from 2 normal or large ones, then.

yeah i have 3-4 pairs of diff kings in my upgraded pond and each pair spawns a "baby" every 2-3 days. I have only seen a baby king once, but have not tried pairs of normal/larges though

The pond can be used for breeding? I thought this was only possible with the fish tank from the game center! I put two fish in the pond and fed them but they didn't reproduce - I thought it was just decoration. I have to try it again right away.

Thank you!

[Dimensional Traveler]

Originally posted by Rikku_Tribal:

Originally posted by Pikaley:

yeah i have 3-4 pairs of diff kings in my upgraded pond and each pair spawns a "baby" every 2-3 days. I have only seen a baby king once, but have not tried pairs of normal/larges though

The pond can be used for breeding? I thought this was only possible with the fish tank from the game center! I put two fish in the pond and fed them but they didn't reproduce - I thought it was just decoration. I have to try it again right away.

Thank you!

Before the 1.0 release the fish pond was just decoration. Being able to breed fish was apparently introduced in the 1.0 release.

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

honestly I don't like sandfishing in general, the mechanic is not as fun as a regular fishing minigame would be, and the aesthetic of a sand pond rather than one with water in it is kinda meh.
Since I can't turn king fish into Catori's museum, can't use them to craft, can't breed them to use as gift or for passive income, and they don't look nice (because again, it just lacks the charm of a standard aquarium with water), I'm not sure the point of them atm.

I've lived in the desert all my life and many people have koi pond and water features because it's a nice contrast from the environment we live in. It would have been cool to have...

[Shaitan]

Agreed. Just because the game is set in a desert environment doesn't mean it had to be 'sandfish'. Since these areas are already so small there could have been small muddy coloured water sources. Explains how the small animal population can survive, why the area is still so harsh (small, rare, unclean water sources), but you can still fish a small amount of quite specific breeds in these areas.

Then they could have had a beautiful blue clear pond on your property to breed your fish in (should have been like for like) that would have cost a fair amount of water to build, and a small amount of daily upkeep from your water tank due to evaporation.

Ah well -- missed opportunity and something for future mods to be worked on perhaps.