How to Tame Thunnus in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Thunnus: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Defensive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Thunnus Taming Details
Thunnus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
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 Thunnus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Thunnus 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) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). 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, Thunnus will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Thunnus 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 | 45 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 14 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 15 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Thunnus — Background & Lore
The Thunnus is a tuna-like fish added with the Aquatica map for ASE. It travels in large schools and is mainly a food source, so it is more useful as a catch than as a pet.
Where to find it
It lives in the open water of Aquatica, where schools of it are common.
Taming
It cannot be ridden or bred. To tame one, chase it down and catch it with a Dipping Net.
Uses
- Food: it drops
Raw Fish Meat, the main reason to hunt it. 
Fish Scale: it also drops Fish Scale.
Tips
It is defensive and bites when approached, but most survivors can handle the fight. Schools are large, so there is rarely a shortage of targets.