Anglerfish
Anglerfish Taming Calculator
To tame the Anglerfish, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 2.8/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 51:09 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.46% | |
 Raw Mutton | 1:03:00 | 70 Lvl (220) 93.44% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:18:00 | 67 Lvl (217) 90.19% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:53:53 | 60 Lvl (210) 80.91% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:32:50 | 52 Lvl (202) 70.03% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:36:00 | 44 Lvl (194) 59.81% | |
 Raw Meat | 3:51:00 | 38 Lvl (188) 50.74% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 3:17:17 | 20 Lvl (170) 27.07% | |
 Cooked Meat | 3:49:30 | 15 Lvl (165) 20.56% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 4:48:00 | 10 Lvl (160) 14.16% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 4:47:15 | 2 Lvl (152) 3.98% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Anglerfish at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Anglerfish unconscious through the full taming duration. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. At 2.8 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Anglerfish tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Anglerfish: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Anglerfish, a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It belongs to the Farmer category.
At 450 base HP, the Anglerfish is reasonably durable. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Anglerfish brings solid damage output to the table. Stamina sits at 240 base, providing decent staying power. A base Weight of 350 means generous inventory space.
You'll need to knock the Anglerfish unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the Anglerfish is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 8 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.17 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.