How to Tame Ichthyosaurus in ARK
A friendly dolphin-like creature that is the fastest water mount. Easy to tame passively by swimming up and feeding it.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Docile
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Ichthyosaurus Taming Details
Ichthyosaurus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Ichthyosaurus drops Raw Meat, Raw Fish Meat, Hide.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Ichthyosaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Ichthyosaurus is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Ichthyosaurus.
Ichthyosaurus base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 275 | +5.0% | +6.8% |
| Stamina | 300 | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 250 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| Torpidity | 300 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Ichthyosaurus spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, The Center, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1.
Ichthyosaurus variants
- Eerie Ichthyosaurus
- X-Ichthyosaurus (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Ichthyosaurus — Background & Lore
The Ichthyosaurus is a friendly, dolphin-like reptile and one of the fastest water mounts. It is easy to tame and a common first sea creature.
Where to find it
It swims in the oceans of The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A passive tame: swim up and feed it while it circles you. Its saddle unlocks at level 13. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 7 hours 56 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.4 days at 1x.
Uses
Fast travel underwater and a first way to reach ocean loot.
Tips
It is fragile, so avoid sharks and large sea predators.