Chibi-Anglerfish

A chibi from Fear Evolved 6

The Chibi-Anglerfish is a Chibi-Pet that our records list for both ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki dates it to ARK: Fear Evolved 6 and says it has been part of every event since; it gives 351.5 as the version that added it. The item text states what equipping it earns: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Levelling the pet

With the pet equipped, kills of certain predators give it experience, and it can level up five times. Every level-up adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor who has it equipped at that moment, and the gain is permanent, for at most 5 extra levels. Qualifying kills on the wiki's list include the Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Tusoteuthis, Alpha Leedsichthys, Alpha Basilisk and Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. Some entries are marked as exclusive to ASE on Steam, for example the Alpha Tridacna and Alpha Dakosaurus, and others as exclusive to ASA, for example the Astral Megalodon, Alpha Palaeoctopus and Enraged Lightning Triceratops.

Slots and the risk of losing it

ASE puts a chibi in the off-hand slot, while ASA gives it a slot of its own. Once equipped, it stays ahead of the survivor on the left and follows their movement and facing. On a mount it rides in the survivor's lap, and while the survivor is in bed it sits close by. Unlike unlockable skins it counts as an ordinary item: it drops with the rest of the inventory on death and is gone if the death cache is not recovered.

Where to find one

Our records list three loot sources that can contain it: DodoRex and Dodo Wyvern, Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's). The pet itself is recorded for The Island and Aberration. It weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.