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Fish Tank Differences

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*This list has the differences between the fish tanks*
Freshwater Fish
*Most fish's water appears blue-green
1x1
Bitterling, Pale Chub, Barbel Steed, Killifish, Crawfish, Tadpole - Light Brown Terrain, plant
Crucian Carp - Light Brown Terrain
Dace, Barbel Steed, Sweetfish - Light Brown Terrain, rock behind, plant
Killifish, Tadpole, Crawfish, Pond Smelt, Nibble Fish - Light Brown Terrain, rock behind, plant (arranged differently)
Carp, Loach, Catfish - Dark Brown Terrain, grass, algae
Koi - Tan Terrain, plant, algae
Goldfish, Pop-eyed Goldfish - Circular bowl, Light Brown Terrain, colorful stones seen
Soft-shelled Turtle - Dark Brown Terrain, Bluer water, pothos
Frog - Light Brown Terrain, lower water volume, pothos
Freshwater Goby - Brown Terrain, mound of dirt at a corner, fish turns direction every few seconds
Bluegill, Yellow Perch - Brown Terrain, pothos, rock behind
Cherry Salmon, Char, Rainbow Trout - Brown Terrain, 3 rocks behind
Black Bass - Light Brown Terrain, growing plant with leaves behind
Mitten Crab - White Sand Terrain, rock behind
Guppy, Angelfish, Neon Tetra, Piranha - Brown Terrain, thick long branch behind, plant

2x1
Eel, Giant Snakehead, Pike, Saddled Bichir - Dark Brown Terrain, 2 shrubs of plants
Arowana - 1 shrub of plants
Stringfish, Salmon, King Salmon, Dorado, Gar - Dark Brown Terrain, 3 rocks behind

2x2
Arapaima - Brown Terrain, 2 shrubs of plants

Saltwater Fish
*most fish's water is more blue
1x1
Surgeonfish - White Sand Terrain, 2 rocks present, red sea anemone, plant
Clownfish - White Sand Terrain, 2 rocks present, blue sea anemone (it hides in there sometimes)
Butterfly Fish, Zebra Turkeyfish - White Sand Terrain, 2 rocks present, red sea anemone, sea grapes
Sea Butterfly - Cylinder tank, Brown Terrain
Sea Horse - Cylinder tank, Dark Brown Terrain, plant
Pufferfish, Blowfish - Brown Terrain (Pufferfish inflate occasionally)
Horse Mackerel, Barred Knifejaw, Red Snapper, Squid - White Sand Terrain, 2 rocks behind
Dab, Olive Flounder - White Sand Terrain, 1 rock behind (both jiggle occasionally)
Football Fish - White Sand Terrain

2x1
Sea Bass, Blue Marlin, Ray - Brown Terrain, 3 rocks behind
Tuna, Giant Trevally - Brown Terrain, 2 rocks behind
Moray Eel, Ribbon Eel - Brown Terrain, 1 huge rock it appears inside, 2 smaller rocks behind
Coelacanth - Light Brown Terrain

2x2
Napoleonfish, Ocean Sunfish, Hammerhead Shark, Shark, Saw Shark, Whale Shark, Oarfish - Brown Terrain
 
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Once again, another neat list. I was always wondering about some of the fish of what tanks they were in. Thanks for providing this. I will definitely use this as a reference if I play again. :)
 
Glad to help! Saltwater fish are a bit hard to measure since the blue messes the terrain color.
 
Again, thank you making these lists. I always loved the one of the Goldfish, whenever I restarted my
town and started to design my house, I tried to catch a Goldfish as I find both the fish and it's tank
adorable. The one of the Sea Butterfly is also pretty cool, kinda reminds me of a lava lamp.
 
Thanks! Yeah, I like the really different tanks. The goldfish is a nice addition. Sea horses and sea butterflies seem cuter in those tanks.
 
The sea horse is so adorable in his little cute tank! I often gift a few to my villagers cause it looks so nice in their homes.
I never saw the sea butterfly though. Gotta find it!
 
Sea butterflies look beautiful, just floating. Unfortunately they're at winter, I think starting December. :[
 
Well now you just need to do a list for the diving creatures (crabs, shellfish, sea stars, octopus, etc.)
 
I don't know to be honest. Maybe (if possible) I can work on an art forgery guide or a bug/fish/deep-sea creature guide.
 
unfortunately those are already pages on the acnl wiki and a few other sites
 
:0 Idea. So, this could be a really weird idea but possibly a list explaining the bugs/fish/deep-sea creatures in real life. A evening cicada is higurashi which comes out at dawn or evening especially at the end of summer.
 
There's a thought. I've been working off/on making a photo list of Pascal's sayings when you give him a scallop. No clue how many different ones he's got
 
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