Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed.Gestation takes approximately 8 hours at default rates.

After hatching or birth, the baby Ichthyosaurus matures over a lengthy period, reaching adulthood in about 2 days and 9 hours at 1x maturation.The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat.Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.

The Ichthyosaurus's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~347 min and requires constant hand-feeding.Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~23h - it can eat from a Trough now.Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~29h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses.At 100% imprint, the Ichthyosaurus 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.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Ichthyosaurus babies through all three growth stages.The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~347 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Ichthyosaurus raises by totaling food across all babies.Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Ichthyosaurus is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the Ichthyosaurus has solid damage output.With 275 base Health, the Ichthyosaurus is not particularly tanky.Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina.Weight capacity starts at 250, giving it good carrying capacity.

Taming the Ichthyosaurus requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor.Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the Ichthyosaurus provides safe and efficient underwater traversal with good utility.Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process.A wild Ichthyosaurus is worth 4 base experience when killed.It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.