Cnidaria
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~3 days and 20 hours (1x rate), progressing over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Incubation Time
4h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
1312
items
Food to Adult
856
items
Food Per Hour
54
Food Capacity
13
items
Baby Hand Feed For
1h 54m 44s
9.1% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the Cnidaria. Budget ~556 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Raising multiple Cnidaria simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.
Food per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
44.86 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 2h 18m 53s | 122 | |
| 18h 31m 6s | 735 | |
| 23h 8m 53s | 328 | |
| 43h 58m 53s | 1,185 |
Feeding Trough
2,400 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
4,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
The Cnidaria's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Cnidaria gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
The Cnidaria, an aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It falls within the Water classification.
Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Cnidaria brings solid damage output to the table. Health-wise, the Cnidaria sits at 180 base, making it not particularly tanky. Stamina sits at 120 base, providing low stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 25, giving it minimal inventory space.
The Cnidaria roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. A wild Cnidaria is worth 1 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.