Octopus

Octopus
A mysterious and intelligent creature.
Information
Location	Ocean
Time	6am – 1pm
Season	Summer
Weather	Any
Difficulty	95
Behavior	Sinker
Size (inches)	12–49
Fishing XP	34    37    40    46
Energy	Inedible
Sell Prices Base Fisher (+25%) Angler (+50%) 150g 187g 225g 300g 187g 233g 281g 375g 225g 280g 337g 450g
Artisan Sell Prices Roe Aged Roe Aged Roe (+40%) 105g 210g 294g

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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Octopus, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Octopus - Stardew Valley Wiki }} The Octopus is a fish that can be found during Summer in the ocean and (more rarely) in Garbage Cans. It can randomly rotate into daily stock at the Traveling Cart for data-sort-value="150"450–1,000g during any season. It can also be caught in the deep-sea submarine ride at the Night Market (≈2% chance). The octopus is the only fishing rod fish that cannot be eaten unless it is cooked.

Map

The Octopus can be found in the ocean.

Strategy

This is one of the most difficult fish to catch in the game, even compared to Legendary Fish. To make it even more demanding, the odds of an octopus biting are very rare, and the window of time available to catch it is comparatively small. The most sure-fire tactic is maxing out your fishing skill, equip the Iridium Rod, eat a Seafoam Pudding, Dish o' The Sea, Lobster Bisque, or Fish Stew, and attach a Trap Bobber to your fishing pole. Using a combination of a maxed out fishing skill and the Iridium Rod is often insufficient.

Bundles

Octopus is not used in any bundles.

Recipes

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Maki Roll	Fish and rice wrapped in seaweed.	Any Fish (1) Seaweed (1) Rice (1)	100 45	The Queen of Sauce 21 Summer, Year 1 Stardrop Saloon for data-sort-value="300">300g	data-sort-value="220">220g
	Quality Fertilizer	Improves soil quality, increasing your chance to grow quality crops. Mix into tilled soil.	Sap (4) Any Fish (1)	N/A	Farming Level 9	data-sort-value="10">10g
	Sashimi	Raw fish sliced into thin pieces.	Any Fish (1)	75 33	Linus (Mail - 3+ )	data-sort-value="75">75g

Tailoring

Octopus is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Blue Buttoned Vest.

Fish Pond

Octopus can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 4 days. The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. The primary output is orange Octopus Roe (data-sort-value="105">105g), but Omni Geodes are also possible starting at population 9.

Fish Pond Quests

Pond Capacity		Quest Item	Fishing XP Granted
Before Quest	After Quest
3	5	3 Coral, 1 Honey, 1 Oyster, or 3 Refined Quartz	40
5	7	1 Dried Starfish, 2 Emerald, 2-3 Omni Geode, or 2-3 Purple Mushroom	40
7	10	1 Green Tea	40

Fish Pond Produce

Item(s) Produced	Fishing XP Granted	Population	% of Items	Overall Daily Chance
Roe (1)	52	1-8	100%	23-79%
		9-10	83%	72-79%
Omni Geode (1)	10	9-10	9%	8-9%
Omni Geode (3)	10	9-10	7%	6%
Omni Geode (10)	10	9-10	0.9%	0.8-0.9%
Nothing		1-8	0%	77-21%
		9-10	0%	13-5%

Quests

• Item Delivery: One octopus may be randomly requested in Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="450">450g and 150 Friendship points.
• Fishing: Demetrius or Willy may randomly request 1-4 octopi during Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="150">150g per fish. (You get to keep the fish).

History

• 1.3: Added chance to catch during Night Market.
• 1.4: Added iridium quality. Can now be used in Tailoring.