Red Snapper
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A popular fish with a nice red color. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information
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Location | Ocean • Beach Farm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time | 6am – 7pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Difficulty | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behavior | Mixed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Size (inches) | 8–26
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Fishing XP | 16 ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Red Snapper is a fish that can be caught in the ocean at The Beach and on the Beach Farm during Summer and Fall during rainy weather. It can also be caught during Winter if a Rain Totem is used. It can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Summer, Fall, or Winter, or at the Traveling Cart for 150–1,000g.
Red Snapper can be caught regardless of weather, time, or season using Magic Bait.
Map
The Red Snapper can be found in the ocean.


Gifting
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Bundles
Red Snapper is used in the Ocean Fish Bundle in the Fish Tank.
Recipes
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Maki Roll | Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Quality Fertilizer | Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil. | ![]() ![]() |
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Sashimi | Raw fish sliced into thin pieces. | ![]() |
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Tailoring
Red Snapper can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. It also can be used as a red dye in the Sewing Machine or Dye Pots, which can be found in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane.
Fish Pond
Red Snappers 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 red-colored Red Snapper 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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12 | 1-4 | 70% | 16-33% |
5-10 | 100% | 55-95% | ||
Nothing | 1-4 | 30% | 84-67% | |
5-10 | 0% | 45-5% |
Quests
- Item Delivery: One red snapper may be randomly requested in Summer, Fall, or Winter at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of
150g and 150 Friendship points.
- Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 red snappers during Summer or Fall at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of
50g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).
History
- 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.
- 1.6.4: Can no longer be requested by Demetrius or Willy in a Fishing Help Wanted quest during Winter.