Stardew Valley Fish Pond Guide: How to Get, All Quests, & Requirements

The Fish Pond in Stardew Valley is a decorative and functional structure for breeding and collecting fish. The fish placed in the pond can also yield rewards ranging from junk to rare items. So, keep reading to learn how to get this station, its quests, and the rewards obtainable from caring for fish on your farm.

How to Craft the Fish Pond in Stardew Valley

Introduced in Version 1.4, the Fish Pond in Stardew Valley is available from the start of the game. Players can purchase it from Robin’s Carpenter Shop for 5,000 gold pieces. She’ll also require 200x Stone, 5x Seaweed, 5x Green Algae, and two in-game days to build the station.

Fish Pond Quests and Requirements

Fish in a Fish Pond reproduce until reaching a maximum of 10 population, reducing the effort needed to catch specific fish. Note that the exception lies for the Legendary Fish and Legendary Fish II, as only one of these variants can exist in a Fish Pond. Players must also undertake Stardew Valley Fish Pond Quests to remove the soft lock on each station’s population limitation. Interacting with the Fish Pond during this stage lets the player learn which item is needed to remove the soft lock and increase that station’s population limit. Below are the items required for each fish in a Fish Pond and when the quests trigger:

Lionfish

• Population 3: 3x Ginger or 1x Pineapple
• Population 5: 1x Mango

Blue Discus

• Population 3: 3x Taro Root
• Population 5: 10x Taro Root

Stingray

• Population 3: 7x Cinder Shard
• Population 5: 1x Dragon Tooth

Squid

• Population 3: 3x Coral or 1x Sea Urchin
• Population 5: 2x Sardine

Midnight Squid

• Population 3: 3x Coral or 1x Sea Urchin
• Population 5: 2x Sardine
• Population 8: 1x Ocean Stone

Carp

• Population 3: 2x Green Algae
• Population 5: 2x Cave Carrot

Midnight Carp

• Population 3: 10x Coal
• Population 5: 1x River Jelly

Flounder

• Population 3: 3x Coral
• Population 5: 1x Sea Jelly

Herring

• Population 3: 3x Driftwood
• Population 5: 1x Coral

Sunfish

• Population 3: 2x Acorn or 2x Geode
• Population 5: 1x Amethyst or 3x Mixed Seeds

Blobfish

• Population 1: 3x Coral, 2x Frozen Tear, or 2x Sea Urchin
• Population 3: 5x Coffee Bean, 1x Mayonnaise, or 1x Pizza
• Population 5: 1x Cookie, 1x Green Tea, or 1x Wine
• Population 7: 1x Rainbow Shell or 1x Rice Pudding

Lava Eel

• Population 1: 3x Fire Quartz
• Population 3: 1x Basalt, 2x Diamond, or 1x Dwarf Scroll III
• Population 5: 2x Mega Bomb
• Population 7: 1x Iridium Bar

Woodskip

• Population 1: 10x Hardwood
• Population 3: 2/3x Common Mushroom or 2/3x Red Mushroom
• Population 5: 1x Oak Resin or 1x Pine Tar
• Population 7: 2x Jade or 1x Tea Leaves

Sandfish and Scorpion Carp

• Population 3: 3x Cactus Fruit or 3x Coconut
• Population 5: 1x Golden Relic

Void Salmon

• Population 1: 5x Void Essence
• Population 3: 10x Bat Wing
• Population 5: 1x Diamond or 1x Void Egg
• Population 7: 1x Iridium Ore

Slimejack

• Population 1: 20x Slime
• Population 3: 10x Bug Meat
• Population 5: 1x Algae Soup or 5x Wild Bait
• Population 7: 1x Petrified Slime

Stonefish

• Population 1: 10x Copper Ore
• Population 3: 5x Earth Crystal
• Population 5: 10x Coal or 5x Geode
• Population 7: 4x Copper Bar or 5x Refined Quartz

Ice Pip

• Population 1: 10x Iron Ore
• Population 3: 5x Frozen Tear
• Population 5: 10x Coal, 1x Crystal Fruit, or 5x Frozen Geode
• Population 7: 4x Iron Bar or 10x Refined Quartz

Ghostfish

• Population 1: 5x Quartz
• Population 3: 5x Cave Carrot
• Population 5: 5x White Algae
• Population 7: 1x Dwarf Scroll I, 1x Dwarf Scroll II, or 2x Refined Quartz

Sturgeon

• Population 1: 1x Diamond
• Population 3: 1x Jelly, 2x Maple Syrup, or 1x Pickles
• Population 5: 3x Omni Geode
• Population 7: 1x Nautilus Shell

Super Cucumber

• Population 3: 3x Coral, 1x Honey, 1x Oyster, 3x Driftwood, or 3x Refined Quartz
• Population 5: 1x Dried Starfish, 2x Emerald, 2/3x Omni Geode, or 2/3x Purple Mushroom
• Population 7: 1x Diamond, 3x Gold Bar, 1x Iridium Ore, 1x Jelly, 1x Pickles, or 2x Sea Urchin

Octopus

• Population 3: 3x Coral, 1x Honey, 1x Oyster, or 3x Refined Quartz
• Population 5: 1x Dried Starfish, 2x Emerald, 2/3x Omni Geode, or 2/3x Purple Mushroom
• Population 7: 1x Green Tea

Rainbow Trout

• Population 3: 3x Coral, 1x Honey, 1x Oyster, or 3x Refined Quartz
• Population 5: 1x Dried Starfish, 2x Emerald, 2/3x Omni Geode, or 2/3x Purple Mushroom
• Population 7: 1x Diamond, 3x Gold Bar, 1x Iridium Ore, 1x Jelly, or 1x Pickles

Spook Fish

• Population 3: 3x Amethyst, 3x Coral, 3x Iron Bar, 1x Oyster, 3x Red Mushroom, or 3x Refined Quartz
• Population 5: 1x Dried Starfish, 2x Emerald, 1x Granite, 2/3x Omni Geode, or 2/3x Purple Mushroom
• Population 7: 1x Diamond, 3x Gold Bar, 1x Iridium Ore, 1x Mayonnaise, or 1x Pickles

Catfish

• Population 3: 2x Amethyst, 3x Copper Bar, 3x Red Mushroom, or 2x Topaz
• Population 5: 10x Bat Wing, 2x Earth Crystal, 5x Mixed Seeds, or 2/3x Purple Mushroom
• Population 7: 1x Diamond, 3x Iron Bar, 1x Mayonnaise, or 1x Pickles

Dorado, Lingcod, and Pike

• Population 3: 2x Bream, 2x Carp, or 2x Chub
• Population 5: 2x Bullhead or 2x Largemouth Bass
• Population 7: 2x Ghostfish, 2x Sandfish, or 2x Woodskip

Crayfish and Snail

• Population 3: 5x Clay or 15x Fiber
• Population 5: 10x Bug Meat, 1x Cave Carrot, or 5x Hardwood
• Population 7: 1x Field Snack, 5x Solar Essence, or 1x Wild Bait

Periwinkle

• Population 3: 5x Clay or 15x Fiber
• Population 5: 10x Bug Meat, 1x Cave Carrot, or 5x Hardwood
• Population 7: 1x Field Snack, 5x Solar Essence, or 1x Wild Bait

Mussel, Clam, Cockle, Oyster, Shrimp, Crab, and Lobster

• Population 3: 5x Clay
• Population 5: 10x Bug Meat or 5x Quartz
• Population 7: 1x Sea Urchin, 5x Solar Essence, or 1x Wild Bait

Anchovy

• Population 3: 3x Driftwood, 1x Frozen Geode, or 1/2x Seaweed
• Population 5: 2x Clam or 2x Coral
• Population 7: 2x Aquamarine, 1x Mussel, or 2x Sea Urchin

Albacore, Halibut, Red Mullet, Red Snapper, Sardine, Sea Cucumber, and Tilapia

• Population 3: 3x Driftwood, 1x Frozen Geode, or 1/2x Seaweed
• Population 5: 2x Clam or 2x Coral
• Population 7: 2x Aquamarine, 1x Mussel, or 2x Sea Urchin

Eel, Pufferfish, and Tuna

• Population 3: 3x Driftwood, 1x Frozen Geode, or 1/2x Seaweed
• Population 5: 2x Clam or 2x Coral
• Population 7: 2x Aquamarine, 1x Mussel, or 2x Sea Urchin

Bream, Chub, Perch, Salmon, Shad, and Smallmouth Bass

• Population 3: 3x Acorn, 10x Bug Meat, 3x Maple Seed, or 3x Pine Cone
• Population 5: 3x Gold Ore, 1x Maple Syrup, or 5x Mixed Seeds
• Population 7: 1x Crayfish, 1x Honey, 2x Jade, or 1x Periwinkle

Walleye and Goby

• Population 3: 3x Acorn, 10x Bug Meat, 3x Maple Seed, or 3x Pine Cone
• Population 5: 3x Gold Ore, 1x Maple Syrup, or 5x Mixed Seeds
• Population 7: 1x Crayfish, 1x Honey, 2x Jade, or 1x Periwinkle

Bullhead

• Population 3: 10x Bug Meat, 2/3x Clay, 2/3x Green Algae, or 5x Slime
• Population 5: 2/3x Common Mushroom, 1/2x Earth Crystal, or 1x Limestone
• Population 7: 1x Mudstone, 1x Snail, or 5x Wild Bait

Largemouth Bass

• Population 3: 10x Bug Meat, 2/3x Clay, 2/3x Green Algae, or 5x Slime
• Population 5: 2/3x Common Mushroom, 1/2x Earth Crystal, or 1x Limestone
• Population 7: 1x Mudstone, 1x Snail, or 5x Wild Bait

Fish Pond Produce

Each Fish Pond in Stardew Valley produces items and places them in the nearby chum bucket. Higher fish populations have better opportunities to increase item rarity and amount received. Players can also use a Golden Animal Cracker to allow fish in the Fish Pond to produce twice the items. Claim Farming Mastery to unlock the likelihood of finding Golden Animal Crackers in various containers and monsters.

• Acorn: Woodskip
• Amethyst: Super Cucumber
• Banana: Blue Discus
• Broken CD: Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Broken Glasses: Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Bug Meat: Dorado, Lingcod, and Pike
• Cactus Seeds: Sandfish and Scorpion Carp
• Cave Jelly: Lava Eel
• Cinder Shard: Stingray
• Copper Ore: Stone Fish
• Coral: Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Diamond: Stonefish and Ice Pip
• Dolomite: Coral
• Dragon Tooth: Stingray
• Driftwood: Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Frozen Geode: Ice Pip
• Frozen Tear: Ice Pip
• Geode: Stonefish
• Gold Ore: Lava Eel
• Golden Coconut: Blue Discus
• Green Algae: Slimejack, Crayfish, Periwinkle, and Snail
• Green Slime Egg: Slimejack
• Hardwood: Woodskip
• Iridium Ore: Super Cucumber
• Iron Ore: Ice Pip
• Limestone: Coral
• Magma Cap: Stingray
• Magma Geode: Lava Eel
• Maple Seed: Woodskip
• Mixed Seeds: Crayfish, Periwinkle, and Snail
• Nautilus Shell: Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Omni Geode: Octopus
• Pale Broth: Ghost Fish
• Pearl: Blobfish
• Pine Cone: Woodskip
• Prismatic Shard: Rainbow Trout
• Quartz: Ghostfish
• Rainbow Shell: Rainbow Trout
• Refined Quartz: Ghostfish
• River Jelly: Midnight Carp
• Roe: Lionfish, Blue Discus, Stingray, Carp, Catfish, Herring, Midnight Carp, Flounder, Sunfish, Blobfish, Lava Eel, Woodskip, Tiger Trout, Sandfish, Scorpion Carp, Void Salmon, Slimejack, Stonefish, Ice Pip, Ghostfish, Sturgeon, Super Cucumber, Octopus, Rainbow Trout, Spook Fish, Dorado, Lingcod, Pike, Sea Urchin, Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, Shrimp, Albacore, Anchovy, Eel, Halibut, Pufferfish, Red Mullet, Red Snapper, Sardine, Sea Cucumber, Tilapia, Tuna, Bream, Bullhead, Chub, Goby, Largemouth Bass, Perch, Salmon, Shad, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Angler, Ms. Angler, Mutant Carp, Radioactive Carp, Crimsonfish, Son of Crimsonfish, Glacierfish, Glacierfish Jr., Legend, Legend II
• Sea Jelly: Flounder
• Sea Urchin: Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Seaweed: Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Slime: Slimejack
• Soggy Newspaper: Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Solar Essence: Sunfish
• Spicy Eel: Lava Eel
• Squid Ink: Squid and Midnight Squid
• Stone: Stonefish
• Taro Tuber: Lionfish
• Tiger Slime Egg: Lionfish
• Trash: Crayfish, Periwinkle, Snail, Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Treasure Chest: Spook Fish
• Void Egg: Void Salmon
• Void Essence: Void Salmon
• Warp Totem: Beach: Clam, Cockle, Crab, Lobster, Mussel, Oyster, and Shrimp
• Warp Totem: Farm: Blobfish
• Warp Totem: Mountains: Crayfish, Periwinkle, and Snail
• White Algae: Ghostfish
• Wood: Woodskip