WHERE IS ATLANTIC BONITO

[TobyDuang]

Looking for it since the curry party. Now I'm in EPILOGUE, still can't find it

[Private117]

50 - 130m at day. always see plenty of them fuzzing about. might wanna look up a screenshot of them / google them to know how they look.

[Dark]

Atlantic Bonito do not always spawn.

There are several fish like this in the 50-130m, but Bonito is the first one most people notice cause of that recipie.

When it does spawn, it usually does so at the same time as the small red whisker fish. And several pairs of Atlantic Bonito will spawn through out the area (about a dozen or so in 6 pairs maybe).

When they do spawn, you can also try catching them all, then ducking into the ship wreck or Fish man Mural cave which can make certain non Large fish respawn.

Definitely let them breed in the fish tank when you do manage to find them.

[meonji23]

I haven't been able to find one either!

[Brutwarst]

it's in the water

[Tiddalik]

It's a rarer spawn, like the comber. You want to head down to the level of the sunken yellow boat, just below the limestone cave level. You're after a thinner/longer fish with a tiny yellow tail, dark grey-blue and white belly. Normally 1 or 2 together. I have found they often spawn when there are spotted jellyfish in the limestone caves. But hunt under the limestone caves, you'll get it.

edit: 😐I wrote 'tale' instead of 'tail' 😐

[SP00KYGUNNER]

I passed it a dozen times thinking it was a different fish that I already had. The green tail is not as distinct as it is on the card.

[rosedragon]

it also looks similar to atlantic mackerel and all other blue/grey-white tiny fishes around that area so I feel your pain. I need them for my fishpond :<

[RooKs]

I've had like 3 full days in a row (both day and afternoon dives) without the Bonito leading up to a Curry event. Bummer as I wanted to use that recipe, but such is life. I'll keep trying now that I know it's rare, and hopefully get them rolling in my farm. And I've already caught one since it's my fish dictionary thing (blanking on the name).

[Jeff]

Individual fish can disappear for an entire week in-game.

Not sure if intended or not. I think there is some luck involved in what spawns and what doesn't spawn...I've messed around with save scumming a bit.

Just try to plan by having a fair stock of what you might want later in the farm, just in case something disappears.

[Tiddalik]

the good news about the bonito is when you get them in the farm they breed fast.

Along the lines of what Jeff says, whenever you see the spotted jellyfish and the barrel jellyfish (two kinds that can also vanish for days on end) get those too. There are later recipes that require both and during the jellyfish party both types have vanished on me for a week as well.

also if you see the tiny comber at the very top make sure you get those into your farm. They also don't spawn often.

[Cypisek666]

For me they showed finally, after long searching on December 3rd...may be seasonal

I found them nearby yellow wreck, and more of it to the right of the wreck.
They aren't hard to find when they finally arrived.

[Onyx]

Originally posted by Cypisek666:

For me they showed finally, after long searching on December 3rd...may be seasonal

I found them nearby yellow wreck, and more of it to the right of the wreck.
They aren't hard to find when they finally arrived.

Just to clarify on this bit: they are not seasonal.

[daved50]

there are 2 things to keep into consideration, 1 : some fish doesnt spawn until certain point in the story, 2 some fish only spawn with certain area formations, just like limestone caves are not always there, one thing i can say for sure : bonito spawn at the same time than blue head

[galacticcorgi]

They also spawn at the same time as red mullet fish.

[N1aoge]

Near the yellow express ship