I might have missed it, but blobfish ponds have a rare drop like the spook fish and rainbow trout. In this case it's a pearl, which is worth a lot and a universally loved gift.
It’s so funny the legendary fish won’t live in a pond but will go in a smaller tank. I know it’s just so you can’t have more than one, but the concept is funny.
Just a few more tips about fish ponds: the profit of lava eels and blobfish roe is actually very similar because the blobfish have a much higher chance to give you 2 row than the lava eels. If you don’t want red ponds everywhere then go with blobfish. They also produce pearls and farm warp totems, too! A lot of fish ponds have similar rates for the loot at population 9 and population 10. You can actually gain more money from these ponds by catching 1 fish to sell when it gets to population 10. With the angler perk this gives 1075g perk lava eel and 750 per blobfish. Blobfish might seem worse then but they respawn 1 day faster than lava eels (every 4 days vs 5 days) so again the profit is similar. Some fish ponds have noticeably better produce rates at population 10 vs 9 so catching them as they get to population 10 to sell the extra fish isn’t worth it. Look up the differences on the stardew wiki. An example is surgeonfish which gets an whole 25% chance to spawn 2 row at population 10 that isn’t there at population 9. This also isn’t worth it on less populous fish that you really want that extra 1 or 2% chance to get that unique drop from. I use Lingcod to get bug meat and it just keep it at population 10 for the small extra chance to get that sweet 20 bug meat for wild bait.
Just came back to stardew recently after a few years, and this video is so helpful, no needless filler, clear explanations and genuinely helpful facts! Can't wait to see the channel grow and continue to make great content :)
I’m at the point in year two where I can comfortably add things to my farm. This vid is perfect for the 6 fish ponds I’ll end up getting for the farm! Thanks man keep up the great content
I absolutely adore your videos. They have been so extremely helpful for me since I am a fairly new player. I also love your dry sense of humor throughout the videos. 😂
Very helpful video and to the point! Also congrats on finally hitting 1k subscribers! You’ll only keep growing and can’t wait to see how big you’ll become!
A little tip for you guys: There's a pattern for where the items will be, so always make your fish ponds 1 tile to the right and 3 tiles up or 1 tile to the left and 3 tiles down from another, this way if you get a rare item in one, you'll get the same item in all of them
@@Watch3rOfTheSkies Statistics doesn't come into it; Stardew often has seeded RNG, so it wouldn't be out of the question for that to be the case (compare: clay farming). However, Googling seems to indicate that fish pond *drops* aren't determined in this way, although the *quest* items they request are. (Quest items are purportedly determined by the combination of location and quest start date, so there might be some pattern to prompt them, not sure.)
@@Stirdix my point is that, even if it worked as that person described it, you would still get the same number of rare items in the long run. Using that trick would just mean on the days when RNG gives you the rare item, it appears in all of your fish ponds, as compared to having a better chance from day to day that at least one of your fish ponds will have it.
@@Watch3rOfTheSkies Still, if you have 10 fish ponds and you get 10 prismatic shards, how long will it take to get 10 prismatic shards if you wait for the randomness to take effect? 10 years? Most people don't play the game for 10 years.
I love your videos! They’re so informative and your manner of speaking is ear-catching! Will you ever do a 100-days video or a Let’s play series? I know they would be amazing! 😀
I just wanna say ty so much bc I'm tired of trying to get dragon teeth and cinder shards and a few other items. I hate going to skull caverns as well so I'm gonna just rearrange my farm real quick. Lol
Yes, but don't forget about pumpkin soup. Just use pumpkin and milk. Actually pumpkin soup gives you a higher level of energy and health besides more luck and more defense.
My rainbow trout pond was the first way I obtained a prismatic shard in the game. Year 5, but that's how I got it. Twice now actually. The other time was when Clint opened a geode and one was there, so then I used my own geode crusher right after to obtain another.
I found that all these "rare" items you get from some fish are indeed coming so rarely, you can go whole seasons or even years of a fully upgraded pond without getting any. Every single one of these items is a LOT easier and more reliable to get elsewhere. In practical terms, ponds are pretty much useless for these, unless you're using a mod that increases the chances.
I’ve had rainbow trout that can produce a prismatic shard and all I’ve gotten are roe and a couple of rainbow shells over 2-4 in-game years (I don’t remember when I started the pond). It’s like a .1% chance. Not worth it imo unless maybe you have a bunch of the ponds???
@@ropeburn6684 Did you make more ponds? I was planning to literally FILL the farm with fish ponds on my next playthrough and I was thinking Rainbow Trouts 😅
@@Thunderhawk51 That would greatly improve your chances indeed! I'm still not convinced it's worth it though. Only if you absolutely hate going down the skull cavern, then it's worth it. Lava eels are a good option for lots of fish ponds. The aged roe is even more valuable than caviar, and a good moneymaker if you have lots of ponds and a shed full of preserves jars. And of course the mandatory three ponds with flounder, midnight carp, and squid. You need those for cooking seafoam pudding (+4 fishing buff). Best fishing buff in the game!
@@ropeburn6684 I'm doing it for fun mostly, testing how many shards I could get. 😁 But I will probably go for Lava Eels instead. Makes more sense in the long run indeed. I already have the same kind of project going on with pigs. Trying to get hundreds of them. 😅
So far, I've got ponds for sturgeons, midnight squids, midnight carp, rainbow trout and dorados. I plan on making one for super cucumbers and blobfish, too, though I guess I have to *catch* a blobfish first.
I craft seafoam pudding just once for the Achievement. If you are any good at fishing, all you need is an Iridium Rod, a Trap Bobber and Dish O' the Sea. Once I get the Stardrop for fishing, I rarely fish, unless I want/need more of some type of fish for whatever reason. For some fish ponds, like Sardine for making Dish O' the Sea, I never let them go beyond 3 fish, because you won't get anything for it other than roe. Now, if the spawn frequency started off bad and got better after each completed "population quest", that would be a good incentive to get your population to the maximum amount.
Oh the sign of the vessel looks so cool as a fishing sign, I'm totally doing that >:3 didn't realize I could already catch lava eel . . . summer 1 lava eel pond here we come I guess haha.
IMO fish ponds aren’t worth the space they take up, or the time you spend checking them every day. But they are fun, especially ones that can give a variety of items. I’m a fan of having a crayfish pond, to get random trash to recycle and mixed seeds to plant. It’s not really that useful, but it’s just fun getting random stuff.
I was after decoration ponds and funds so this helped specifically with which fish to get but I would also suggest the rainbow fish a one that is usfull specifically because of the prismatic shards they can give making it a usfull pond
I have ponds for sturgeon, midnight squid, blue discus, lionfish, spookfish, rainbow trout, and a spare for when I finally get that lava eel or stingray. I should probably put it to use in the meantime, though! 🤔
After playing this game for a couple of weeks, I finally realized that fish ponds could be a good way to play this game. I first noticed this because of caviar of the missing bundle of Joja. Now, I am going to do more research on fish ponds after finishing my grandpa evaluation by the end of my second year.
I think my current "late game" save has something like 8 fish ponds with various types. I didnt realize aged Lava Eel roe was worth MORE than Caviar until I already had a Sturgeon pond built after having Lava Eels for 3 seasons Also got some crab, lobster, and shrimp ponds
I use stonefish in my fish ponds along with sturgeons until I can catch the better fish for fishponds. Iridium stonefish sell for 900 gold and the aged roe sells for 504 gold. Pretty worth it if you have a need for early game money and your fishing level is high enough.
@@Baito009 yes. But when you can catch a bunch of iridium stonefish, you can stash them away in a chest and when you need money, you can just sell them. I put a regular stonefish in my ponds and wait for the roe. I process it and let it stack up and then sell that around the end of winter or before the night market for extra cash.
If only lava eels could be used to make spicy eel in place of eels. Yes the random ones from them are nice, bit I also want a reliable supply I can cook at any time. My current setup is Eel, Lava Eel, Sea Cucumber (lucky lunch), and a fourth pond I switch up as needed for a recipe or soemthing.
@@mGaud2 oh ok Thanks! 😄 I was planning to have 15 to 20 of these with the fish you recommended. Collecting on days when I want to go to skull caverns or ginger island will be tough. 😅
I think we need slight rebalancing to make early game fish ponds worth it. Maybe make them upgradeable so early game players can use it. I love the concept but I'm realizing at 5x5 and no internal space for processing machines they have a lot of drawbacks versus other buildings. I think the mod making them 3x3 on load is a great fix
I didn’t know that you could fish in your own fish pond to get your fish back. 0.0 Man now I feel foolish for dumping countless of fish from my ponds… 😅
>tiny chance that rainbow trout can produce prismatic shard >the odds are so unlikely it will probably never happen >proceeds to gather 4 (FOUR) prismatic shards 🤔🤔🤔
Yep, check the wiki to see what every fish can produce for you. Am working on stonefish & pike Daily chance to get stones, copper ore, geode, dimonds, bug meat.
I might have missed it, but blobfish ponds have a rare drop like the spook fish and rainbow trout. In this case it's a pearl, which is worth a lot and a universally loved gift.
My blobfish pond dropped me 5 farm totems today, and 3 pearls over the course of 1 and a half year. Great fish
It’s so funny the legendary fish won’t live in a pond but will go in a smaller tank. I know it’s just so you can’t have more than one, but the concept is funny.
Tiger trout:
If you have a crab pond Willy will gift you a pearl when you reach 10 crabs. Then you can change the fish
Good to know!
Never try to put in pond before
Just a few more tips about fish ponds: the profit of lava eels and blobfish roe is actually very similar because the blobfish have a much higher chance to give you 2 row than the lava eels. If you don’t want red ponds everywhere then go with blobfish. They also produce pearls and farm warp totems, too!
A lot of fish ponds have similar rates for the loot at population 9 and population 10. You can actually gain more money from these ponds by catching 1 fish to sell when it gets to population 10. With the angler perk this gives 1075g perk lava eel and 750 per blobfish. Blobfish might seem worse then but they respawn 1 day faster than lava eels (every 4 days vs 5 days) so again the profit is similar.
Some fish ponds have noticeably better produce rates at population 10 vs 9 so catching them as they get to population 10 to sell the extra fish isn’t worth it. Look up the differences on the stardew wiki. An example is surgeonfish which gets an whole 25% chance to spawn 2 row at population 10 that isn’t there at population 9. This also isn’t worth it on less populous fish that you really want that extra 1 or 2% chance to get that unique drop from. I use Lingcod to get bug meat and it just keep it at population 10 for the small extra chance to get that sweet 20 bug meat for wild bait.
I love the blobfish pond! Their roe is higher than other fish, so it was profitable before I had a sturgeon to pond!!
My rainbow trout pond produced a prismatic chard for the first time😃I was so happy to see that it is true😂
how long did it take
Great video. You've come over of nowhere and fit solidly in the Stardew valley video game
Thanks for the kind words!
@@mGaud2 I'm guessing that English is not your first language huge language barrier here
@@mehchocolate1257 what
@@mehchocolate1257”great video. You have come out of nowhere and fit solidly in the stardew valley community
Best fish to put in is midnight carp and flounder, unlimied supplies of seafoam pudding.
Like all the other comments are about .... supporting streamer? Thank you
Just came back to stardew recently after a few years, and this video is so helpful, no needless filler, clear explanations and genuinely helpful facts! Can't wait to see the channel grow and continue to make great content :)
I’m at the point in year two where I can comfortably add things to my farm. This vid is perfect for the 6 fish ponds I’ll end up getting for the farm! Thanks man keep up the great content
I absolutely adore your videos. They have been so extremely helpful for me since I am a fairly new player. I also love your dry sense of humor throughout the videos. 😂
Thank you ; super helpful and straight to the point. I hope your channel blows up when the update drops .
Never thought to add one that would make fish to use in recipes! Thanks!
Very helpful video and to the point! Also congrats on finally hitting 1k subscribers! You’ll only keep growing and can’t wait to see how big you’ll become!
Great... Three of my four current ponds already have Blobfish, Sturgeon and Lava Eels in them. Don't I feel like a genius?
What's in the fourth pond, though? 🤨😋
@@runawayfaeIXspook or squid!!
Very appriciate this video, great content. helped me a lot to decide what fish i need to get
A little tip for you guys:
There's a pattern for where the items will be, so always make your fish ponds 1 tile to the right and 3 tiles up or 1 tile to the left and 3 tiles down from another, this way if you get a rare item in one, you'll get the same item in all of them
I don’t think you understand statistics very well.
@@Watch3rOfTheSkies Statistics doesn't come into it; Stardew often has seeded RNG, so it wouldn't be out of the question for that to be the case (compare: clay farming).
However, Googling seems to indicate that fish pond *drops* aren't determined in this way, although the *quest* items they request are. (Quest items are purportedly determined by the combination of location and quest start date, so there might be some pattern to prompt them, not sure.)
@@Stirdix my point is that, even if it worked as that person described it, you would still get the same number of rare items in the long run. Using that trick would just mean on the days when RNG gives you the rare item, it appears in all of your fish ponds, as compared to having a better chance from day to day that at least one of your fish ponds will have it.
@@Watch3rOfTheSkies Still, if you have 10 fish ponds and you get 10 prismatic shards, how long will it take to get 10 prismatic shards if you wait for the randomness to take effect? 10 years? Most people don't play the game for 10 years.
@@Coccinelf it’s just a difference in variance. You can either have a small chance to receive one, or a much smaller chance to receive ten at once.
I love your videos! They’re so informative and your manner of speaking is ear-catching! Will you ever do a 100-days video or a Let’s play series? I know they would be amazing! 😀
i like your vids so much! even tho i have 300 hours in stardew, watching your videos always garantees knowing a lil bit more about the game!
Your amazing!!! Your voice is so comforting
you're almost at 1k!! you're going to be a big channel I can see
I’m really liking your content. Thanks for sharing
They also just straight up look lovely. I build a few one space from eachother, and surround them with rock paths.
I just wanna say ty so much bc I'm tired of trying to get dragon teeth and cinder shards and a few other items. I hate going to skull caverns as well so I'm gonna just rearrange my farm real quick. Lol
your videos are great and really high quailty. see you at 100k subs very soon! :)
Spicy eel is also very good for running the volcano and getting lucky rings and good for going fast
Yes, but don't forget about pumpkin soup. Just use pumpkin and milk. Actually pumpkin soup gives you a higher level of energy and health besides more luck and more defense.
i first found you at your 6th video and you grew in subscriber count rapidly! remember us when you are famous in the stardew valley community lol
My rainbow trout pond was the first way I obtained a prismatic shard in the game. Year 5, but that's how I got it. Twice now actually. The other time was when Clint opened a geode and one was there, so then I used my own geode crusher right after to obtain another.
Lava eel is so op
Probably the best fish for the pond
I knew that thumbnail is BS but still watched the video.
This man's accent is SO interesting! Good content. Thanks
I found that all these "rare" items you get from some fish are indeed coming so rarely, you can go whole seasons or even years of a fully upgraded pond without getting any. Every single one of these items is a LOT easier and more reliable to get elsewhere. In practical terms, ponds are pretty much useless for these, unless you're using a mod that increases the chances.
I’ve had rainbow trout that can produce a prismatic shard and all I’ve gotten are roe and a couple of rainbow shells over 2-4 in-game years (I don’t remember when I started the pond). It’s like a .1% chance. Not worth it imo unless maybe you have a bunch of the ponds???
@@megmc80 I'm trying on my current playthrough. Six ponds, and so far ONE shard in five game years. 🤣
@@ropeburn6684 Did you make more ponds? I was planning to literally FILL the farm with fish ponds on my next playthrough and I was thinking Rainbow Trouts 😅
@@Thunderhawk51 That would greatly improve your chances indeed! I'm still not convinced it's worth it though. Only if you absolutely hate going down the skull cavern, then it's worth it.
Lava eels are a good option for lots of fish ponds. The aged roe is even more valuable than caviar, and a good moneymaker if you have lots of ponds and a shed full of preserves jars.
And of course the mandatory three ponds with flounder, midnight carp, and squid. You need those for cooking seafoam pudding (+4 fishing buff). Best fishing buff in the game!
@@ropeburn6684 I'm doing it for fun mostly, testing how many shards I could get. 😁 But I will probably go for Lava Eels instead. Makes more sense in the long run indeed.
I already have the same kind of project going on with pigs. Trying to get hundreds of them. 😅
Thanks, great video!!
nice video,really useful :D
Nice vids and your channel keps growing kep it up
Close to 1k subs!
So far, I've got ponds for sturgeons, midnight squids, midnight carp, rainbow trout and dorados. I plan on making one for super cucumbers and blobfish, too, though I guess I have to *catch* a blobfish first.
I feel like fish ponds would be way way better if they didn’t cost more then a coop. I cannot understand why that is
It is weird. They’re not even that big.
I craft seafoam pudding just once for the Achievement. If you are any good at fishing, all you need is an Iridium Rod, a Trap Bobber and Dish O' the Sea. Once I get the Stardrop for fishing, I rarely fish, unless I want/need more of some type of fish for whatever reason. For some fish ponds, like Sardine for making Dish O' the Sea, I never let them go beyond 3 fish, because you won't get anything for it other than roe. Now, if the spawn frequency started off bad and got better after each completed "population quest", that would be a good incentive to get your population to the maximum amount.
I loved this video😃thanks
Oh the sign of the vessel looks so cool as a fishing sign, I'm totally doing that >:3 didn't realize I could already catch lava eel . . . summer 1 lava eel pond here we come I guess haha.
IMO fish ponds aren’t worth the space they take up, or the time you spend checking them every day. But they are fun, especially ones that can give a variety of items. I’m a fan of having a crayfish pond, to get random trash to recycle and mixed seeds to plant. It’s not really that useful, but it’s just fun getting random stuff.
I was after decoration ponds and funds so this helped specifically with which fish to get but I would also suggest the rainbow fish a one that is usfull specifically because of the prismatic shards they can give making it a usfull pond
Great video man! I expect this quality from a much larger channel and to see you're just starting makes me hopeful for what's to come! ❤️
Oh, I have very big and ambitious plans.
Can't wait to grow with you guys!
I always do 1 sturgeon pond and 1-4 lava eel ponds, depending on the farm
That was incredibly helpful, thank you. Enjoyable video as well. =)
this is very helpful
Amazing video
The South African accent. Love to see it
Thank you!
I have ponds for sturgeon, midnight squid, blue discus, lionfish, spookfish, rainbow trout, and a spare for when I finally get that lava eel or stingray. I should probably put it to use in the meantime, though! 🤔
love this
After playing this game for a couple of weeks, I finally realized that fish ponds could be a good way to play this game. I first noticed this because of caviar of the missing bundle of Joja. Now, I am going to do more research on fish ponds after finishing my grandpa evaluation by the end of my second year.
Especially of you're using beach farm
I NEVER CLICKED THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON SO FAST Lol
lol the semi attempted “in a world” intonation is killing me
I don't use super cucumbers for fish ponds to get iridium ore cause I got 20 statues of perfection that produce 100+ iridium ore everyday
What a cheater 😢
@@namafaqih4478 at this point iridium is as common as stones to me
@@adansantos2218 yep and it would end your game
I thought super cucumber is only for the easter egg, but i dunno that it can also have a rare chance of giving iridium ore 🤯
Doing a 999 challenge you’re going to need to use all of these.
I think my current "late game" save has something like 8 fish ponds with various types. I didnt realize aged Lava Eel roe was worth MORE than Caviar until I already had a Sturgeon pond built after having Lava Eels for 3 seasons
Also got some crab, lobster, and shrimp ponds
Got prismatic shard today in my rainbow fish pound
I use stonefish in my fish ponds along with sturgeons until I can catch the better fish for fishponds. Iridium stonefish sell for 900 gold and the aged roe sells for 504 gold. Pretty worth it if you have a need for early game money and your fishing level is high enough.
Aren't the fish you sell out of a pond always normal quality though?
@@Baito009 yes. But when you can catch a bunch of iridium stonefish, you can stash them away in a chest and when you need money, you can just sell them. I put a regular stonefish in my ponds and wait for the roe. I process it and let it stack up and then sell that around the end of winter or before the night market for extra cash.
Nice voice
Very cul video
If only lava eels could be used to make spicy eel in place of eels. Yes the random ones from them are nice, bit I also want a reliable supply I can cook at any time.
My current setup is Eel, Lava Eel, Sea Cucumber (lucky lunch), and a fourth pond I switch up as needed for a recipe or soemthing.
How often do I need to harvest? Can I harvest once a week to get all items or do I have to do everyday?
You would have to harvest them everyday 😅
@@mGaud2 oh ok Thanks! 😄 I was planning to have 15 to 20 of these with the fish you recommended. Collecting on days when I want to go to skull caverns or ginger island will be tough. 😅
Depend the population
More fish = more chances to get something every day
Oh yeah! Caviar is also great for recovering health and stamina, I've already tested that :')
I got 1 prismatic shard from the rainbow trout, but I decide it to replace them.
Can you do most valuable food to cook?
I think we need slight rebalancing to make early game fish ponds worth it. Maybe make them upgradeable so early game players can use it. I love the concept but I'm realizing at 5x5 and no internal space for processing machines they have a lot of drawbacks versus other buildings. I think the mod making them 3x3 on load is a great fix
I hadn't notice colors of pond for a while...
This is Gold and lava eel is very profitable in 1.6 also if you just fish it out when you have 10, then smoke it = big money
which one gives the dinosaur egg, as shown in the thumbnail?
I didn’t know that you could fish in your own fish pond to get your fish back. 0.0
Man now I feel foolish for dumping countless of fish from my ponds… 😅
It hurts most when it happens to hard to catch fish, like Sturgeon or lava eel 😫
@@mGaud2 Yeah I know what you mean… 😓
i wish i had watched this bf i click that button and say bye to my blob fish :0
Why my aged lava eel roe only sells up to 760? How did you sell it up to 1064? Can anyone help me out with this?
I think the prices he shows are with the Artisan profession, which raises the price by 40%. If you don't have that, the prices will be lower.
How come you're getting a lot of Roe per each fish pond? Mine only produce 1 roe and they're full of 10 fish.
I know that Ice pip gives you sometimes Iron ore, Stone Fish with Copper ore, Iridium ore with sea cucumber, but,, what fish gives you Gold ore again?
My super cucumber fishs dont produce those... its like some kind of egg instead, why?
ice pip aged roes are more profitable than caviar, with the artisan caviar sells for 700g and ice pip aged roes for 784g
Fishpond i build and for me the best is :
-Lava eel
-Ice Pip
-Sturgeon
-BlueDiscus
-StingRay
-Blob fish
Actually ice pips are good for profit too as they are worth the same as a blobfish
I did not know you could fish them back out the pond... rip to all the fish I just destroyed.
at about 1:25 you explain that I got clickbaited. Thank you
Sturgeon, Squid, stingray, lava eel, super cucumber , tiger fish 🎉
in you're thumbnail there was a dinosaur egg....
I've had my ponds full for a few seasons now and my fishes haven't given me anything :(
Luckily as of 1.6 if you empty pond it just puts the fish into your inventory.
"Sturgeons are unique in that their roe turns into caviar instead of aged roe."
Ummm...anyone going to tell him? Anyone?
Blobfish and ice pip.which is better?
Oh snap, they sell for the exact same amount!
Should of mentioned that
@@mGaud2 I was just wondering that since I have ice pip on my farm too
Blobfish gives pearls. Ice pip gives frozen tear, iron ores, even a diamond.
Dude, which fish produce Dino egg, and golden pumpkin, as in the thumbnail ?
You didnt explain which fish is it.
Perfect what is the id of the fish pond>
>tiny chance that rainbow trout can produce prismatic shard
>the odds are so unlikely it will probably never happen
>proceeds to gather 4 (FOUR) prismatic shards
🤔🤔🤔
I created a mod to change the odds to represent it in the video 😅
@@mGaud2 Lol it's fine, thanks for the great video
Just got my pond and sold my first caviar but only got 350g. I have artisan profession too 😰
😂😂😂 feel bad for you
real.
My fish never produce anything but eggs
Who knows what the fish pond produces from the Ophiodons
Is it useless to put octopus in a fish pond?? Whats the best use for octopus in Stardew? I put one in a pond now have 3.
Yep, check the wiki to see what every fish can produce for you.
Am working on stonefish & pike
Daily chance to get stones, copper ore, geode, dimonds, bug meat.
Hi ❤
here before 1000 B)
fish
where to catch stingrays guys?
ginger island i believe!
@@Dargonkin527 thank youuuu
Al gee?
Or u can also [166][900] to be a little profitable