Top Fish to Completing Your Fish Pond in Stardew Valley

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With the release of the 1.4 update in Stardew Valley, the Fish Pond was introduced. This structure allows you to raise fish on your farm. You can place any fish inside, but depending on the type, you’ll get different rewards and treasures in return.

Every day, there’s a chance the fish will produce an item, which gets stored in the bin located at the bottom right of the pond. Some ponds produce items regularly, while others do not. You can have between one and three fish in each pond initially. Over time, the fish will multiply, but there’s a cap on how many fish each pond can hold. You can increase this limit by completing specific quests for the fish.

In total, you can have up to ten fish per pond. Some fish will produce more goods if multiple are kept together, so keep an eye on your pond’s residents.

Most fish that generate roe (fish eggs) can be placed in a pond to make products like aged roe, which sells for twice the raw roe price. The value of unprocessed roe depends on the fish, calculated as half the fish’s base price plus 30. For example, if a fish has a base price of 30g, its roe will sell for 45g unaged, and once aged, it can fetch 90g. Certain legendary fish cannot be placed in ponds and won’t produce roe. Fish like squid, midnight squid, and coral are also incompatible with roe production.

Building a Fish Pond costs 5,000 gold, five stones, five seaweed, and five green algae. Speak with Robin to start construction, which takes two days. Once finished, you can begin stocking it.

Best Fish for Fish Ponds in Pelican Town:

Blobfish: Only available at Night Market on the submarine. Base price of 500g, with roe and pearls being valuable byproducts. Pearls sell for 2,500g and are popular gifts. Raising a blobfish can also give you pearls, which are rare and lucrative.
Super Cucumber: Found in ocean waters early in summer. Produces roe, and at larger populations, has a 5% chance to produce iridium ore. Base price of 434g.
Rainbow Trout: Common fish found in rivers, lakes, and on Trout Derby days at Cindersap Lake. Sells for a modest amount, but can produce rainbow shells and prismatic shards. Roe sells around 62g.
Spook Fish: Caught at the Night Market in winter. While their roe isn’t valuable, they have a chance to produce treasure chests that sell for 5,000g. A pond filled with nine or more spook fish gives a small chance to find a treasure chest.
Squid: Found at the ocean during winter and special events like Squidfest. Their roe isn’t valuable, but they can produce rare items in the pond, and they are abundant on Ginger Island all year round. They spawn at the ocean from 6pm to 2am and in various locations.
Octopus: Found mainly on Ginger Island or during specific times at the ocean or Night Market. They only appear in the mines Level 60 or below. An octopus pond can be very profitable, especially if it produces caviar, which is used to complete bundles and sells for 500g or 700g if processed as artisan goods.

Other notable fish:

Lava Eel: Found at Level 100 of the mines. Produces valuable roe, especially with the Artisan profession, which sells for over 1,000g.
Ice Pip: Found in the mines at Level 60. Produces roe, iron ore, and frozen geodes, and sells well once aged.
Sturgeon: Only in the mountain lake, produces caviar used in bundles and recipes, selling for hundreds of gold.
Blue Discus: Available on Ginger Island, in waters that are accessible after completing the main game. They are easy to maintain and offer rewards like treasure and resources, and are found in many bodies of water around the island.

Using multiple ponds filled with a variety of these fish, especially sturgeon for caviar and blobfish for pearls, can turn your farm into a lucrative caviar empire.