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.

The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Anglerfish at different levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

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.

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.

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.