How to Tame X-Sabertooth Salmon in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming X-Sabertooth Salmon: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Evasive, Aggressive when attacked
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
X-Sabertooth Salmon Taming Details
X-Sabertooth Salmon 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.
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 X-Sabertooth Salmon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
X-Sabertooth Salmon 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, X-Sabertooth Salmon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
X-Sabertooth Salmon 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 | 65 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 18 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 15 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
X-Sabertooth Salmon spawns on Genesis: Part 1, Genesis Part 1, Fjordur.
X-Sabertooth Salmon variants
- Rare X-Sabertooth Salmon (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
X-Sabertooth Salmon — Background & Lore
The X-Sabertooth Salmon is the X-variant of the 
Sabertooth Salmon with a patterned coat. It swims in schools and is a steady source of fish meat on the maps where it lives.
Where to find it
It lives in the water of the Lunar biome on Genesis Part 1, and in ASE also on Fjordur. It is very common where it spawns.
Taming
It is tamed with a 
Fish Basket rather than by feeding. It cannot be ridden or bred.
Uses
- Food: drops
Raw Fish Meat and 
Raw Prime Fish Meat.
Tips
It is evasive but turns aggressive when attacked, and nearby fish in the school join in. Pick off stragglers instead of swimming into the middle of a school.