Tilapia
| Tilapia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A primarily vegetarian fish that prefers warm water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information
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| Location | Ocean • Ginger Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time | 6am – 2pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season |  Summer •  Fall
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| Weather | Any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Difficulty | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behavior | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size (inches) | 11–31
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| Fishing XP | 19  22  25  31
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Aged Roe (+40%)
The Tilapia is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach or on the Beach Farm during Summer and Fall. It can also be caught during any season on Ginger Island West (freshwater) or North. It may also randomly appear in Krobus' shop on Wednesdays for 
200g, or at the Traveling Cart for 225–1,000g.
Tilapia can be caught regardless of time of day or season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Tilapia can be found at The Beach or on Ginger Island.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Neutral |  Demetrius •  Elliott •  Leo •  Linus •  Pam •  Sebastian •  Willy
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| Dislike |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Dwarf •  Emily •  George •  Gus •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Marnie •  Maru •  Penny •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Shane •  Vincent •  Wizard
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| Hate |  Evelyn •  Haley •  Pierre
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Bundles
Tilapia is used in the 
Ocean Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. |  Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)
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 100 45
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220g
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. |  Sap (4) Any Fish (1)
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N/A |  Farming Level 9
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10g
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | Any Fish (1)
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75 33
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75g
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Tailoring
Tilapia can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. 
Fish Pond
Tilapia can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 2 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The only possible output is dark gray Tilapia Roe.
| Pond Capacity | Quest Item | Fishing XP Granted | |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed | 30 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 Clams or 2 Coral | 30 |
| 7 | 10 | 2 Aquamarine, 1 Mussel, or 2 Sea Urchins | 30 |
| Item(s) Produced | Fishing XP Granted | Population | % of Items | Overall Daily Chance |
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 Roe (1)
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12 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
| 5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
| Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
| 5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Aquatic Overpopulation: Demetrius may request 10 Tilapia to be caught in Summer at the Special Orders board outside the Mayor's Manor for a reward of gold equivalent to selling the fish and the Farm Computer recipe.
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.5: Special Order quest added. Can now be caught at Ginger Island during any season on Island West (freshwater) and North.