The first update inFisch, since the launch of the Second Sea, has arrived, and it’s literally a jungle. Unlike most updates, this one will last for two weeks, and there’s quite a bit to talk about. Here’severything new in theFischAnimal Update.

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Animal Pools in Fisch

The biggest new addition in thisupdateis Animal Pools(Animal Hunt). These are, essentially,like raid battles inFisch. When an Animal Pool spawns, an Animal Fish will appear somewhere in the sea with aprotective bubblearound it. Players need to fish around or inside this bubble to lower its HP to zero.You lower the bubble’s HP by catching a fish. As you can see, the more players fish at the same time, the faster the protective bubble will disappear.

Once the bubble is gone, all players compete to catch the single Animal Fish. While this might seem similar to limited time fish, such as Great White Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, and Whale Sharks, with an extra step, there are four main differences.

A Fisch player is holding an Octophant and the title is on top and bottom of the screen

It’s still not clear how these Animal Pools rotate, but we’ll update the guide as soon as we get more info.

Abyssal Zenith Nerf in Fisch

Have you maybe tried to get to theAbyssal Zenithbut ended upgetting set back by those patrolling fish? Yup, we’ve been there too, and it definitely took us a few tries to reach the area.Now, this is much easierbecause the fish can’t spot you so easily, you won’t bump into as many invisible walls and you also won’t be set back to the beginning. Additionally, it seems likeit’s much easier to get the lanterns from the Baby Anglersh.We can’t really confirm this, because we already did this part, but we assume that you won’t get eaten by a different Baby Anglerfish while you’re trying to grab a lantern from a different one.

Favoriting Fish for Crafting Fix

Prior to the update, if you caught a fish you needed to craft something, you would obviously favorite it, so you don’t sell it accidentally, right? Right, unfortunately, when you actually went to craft the item, you couldn’t use these fish because they were… favorited. In other words, we had to unfavorite a fish so we could use it to craft something.

Well, not anymore.Now, if you want to use a favorited fish for crafting, it will just work, without you needing the unfavorite the fish first.Sure, this only saves a few seconds, but it’s a welcome fix anyway you look at it.

A Fisch player is about to approach an Octophant in a bubble

New Premium Items in Fisch Animal Update

As always, we’ve got the usual suspects in the premium shop. Here’s everything that’s on the menu:

That’s all there is to it. Good luck catching all the Animal Fish and filling out their respective bestiaries. If you haven’t already, check out ourFischcodesfor some free goodies. To stay up to date with future and past updates, check out ourAllFischEvents Schedule Guide.

A bunch of Fisch players are trying to catch an Octophant

The Octophant bestiary in Fisch animal update

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All new boats and bundles in Fisch Animal update

All new rods skins in Fisch animal update

All new bobbers in Fisch animal update

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