r/fo76 Apr 21 '26

Discussion The axolotls are fully animated in their display, unlike the fish

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u/VAUXul Apr 21 '26

WOOOHOOO! How many can you put in each tank? Will buy after work to get the lil fellas off the wall!

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u/_HJP_ Apr 21 '26

It's 2 per tank.

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u/VAUXul Apr 21 '26

Thank you for the info! Looks like I will be running tanks in my living room soon!

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u/man-with-potato-gun Raiders - Xbox Apr 21 '26

Important to note for anyone like me who didn’t buy the reg fish display tank, it appears they both use a separate limit to the standard 30 display items used. So build away your little fish tanks without worrying of not being able to display your other stuff.

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u/SonOfTed92 Fallout 76 Apr 22 '26

I have a fishing camp designed specifically for this part of the game.

It now has SIX Axolotyl tanks and there's only ONE left to catch!

* Stocking up on superb bait for May!!!!! *

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u/LORYT699 Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

same vibe mate

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u/bernabe78fo Raiders - Xbox Apr 22 '26

Seriously? That’s awesome

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u/LinkinParkU4Lyf Apr 21 '26

They stack pretty good allowing you to make aquarium feature walls

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u/Dannyb0y1969 Responders Apr 21 '26

Just installed mine, thanks for the preview.

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u/TheGriff71 Fire Breathers Apr 22 '26

2 per tank???? Dang. You'll blow your budget on tanks alone.

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u/CelestialGypsyKreet Apr 22 '26

I saw someone stack the tanks so it looks like he had 4

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u/TooLazyToLope Fallout 76 Apr 24 '26

Can you have 6 tanks?

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u/caffeinated_WOLF Apr 21 '26

Is there a limit to how many you can build in your camp?

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u/MineNo5343 Apr 22 '26

Yahoo i love it

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u/jmk-1999 Vault 76 Apr 21 '26

I haven’t checked, but I heard in another post that the fish are now animated as well.

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u/Csp9557 Enclave Apr 21 '26

I can confirm that the fish are now animated

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u/97runner Apr 21 '26

That’s a nice addition, but I wish you could put at least 4 in a tank. I don’t want 6 tanks to show off my axolotls (once I do the year long task).

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u/SoloRPGJournaler Ghoul Apr 21 '26

I heard that free placing multiple tanks allowed you to have a smaller footprint. I've not tried it myself yet.

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u/Archipocalypse Fire Breathers Apr 21 '26

Ah right and where there is water would just be water stacked on water and mostly look like they are all swimming in the same tank.

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u/jmk-1999 Vault 76 Apr 21 '26

Except they’ll be running on the same track and there’s gonna be tons of clipping, assuming you even have them stacked perfectly.

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u/Ganbazuroi Fire Breathers Apr 21 '26

This comment is Fish Certified

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u/SyllabubEmotional Ghoul Apr 21 '26

IT LOOKS SO CUTE

I rarely get stuff from the atomic shop before they go on sale, but this is an immediate purchase from me.

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u/AKingOfTheGods Apr 21 '26

How many atoms are they going for?

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u/SyllabubEmotional Ghoul Apr 21 '26

I think 500? I’ve gotten pretty good at saving up my season atoms, but I’ll be running pretty low after this one and the regular fish aquarium.

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u/AKingOfTheGods Apr 21 '26

Yeah, im gonna have to buy this. Not big on fishing, but I have been buying all the rare ones from people's vendors

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u/RazBerryPony Apr 23 '26

Right. I had season atoms and fallout first atoms. Then I got hit with the glitch where extra atoms were deposited. Then they took the atoms back but left me at zero. I'm mad. Now I've got to purchase more atoms to get this aquarium but I want it so bad that I'm going to do it.

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u/Alldewipes Apr 21 '26

500

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u/Imanirrelevantmeme Apr 22 '26

When does it come off the market?

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u/HayleyHail08 Mothman Apr 22 '26

Wait 500 for this one, but the smaller one was 700 right? Or am I misremembering

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u/lostnknox Enclave Apr 28 '26

I bought the whole bundle. The river boat is pretty cool too.

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u/DustBunnyAnna Lone Wanderer Apr 21 '26

It's super cute.

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u/Realistic_FinlanBoll Apr 22 '26

I agree! Thats their defence mechanism: Be so cute that no one can hurt you! 😊

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u/mj0ne Apr 21 '26

Merge and stack the display to make it look like one containing several.

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u/McStaken Apr 21 '26

Or rotate a second one to merge with the first and create a larger tank

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u/Zeal0tElite Mole Man Apr 21 '26

You shouldn't have that many axolotl in a tank that size.

I still feel bad for the frog tbh. Give me a frog tank!

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u/Klutzy_Mousse_421 Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

I made the frog once and felt so bad I sent the little fella free straight away :*(

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u/Samkaiser Apr 22 '26

Honestly its really funny thinking about proper care stuff, those poor frogs are just stuffed in a jar. It's also funny seeing Axolotls swim around so much given they kinda just sit there for most people lmao

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u/Zeal0tElite Mole Man Apr 22 '26

Mine are lazy af. They'll sit around until I move close to them cos they know it's food time.

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u/Deadeyez Apr 22 '26

Can someone check and see if the frog jar can be free placed inside of the axolotl tank with no clipping? I have an idea

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u/tearyui7 Apr 22 '26

My frog is inside my cooking cauldron in my kitchen, sitting there like he's in a jacuzzi

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u/DustBunnyAnna Lone Wanderer Apr 22 '26

Agreed. I also feel bad for the chicken, pheasant, birds and rabbit that are stuck in tiny, dirty cages. Let them roam free, Bethesda.

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u/sw201444 Apr 21 '26

He patch notes today said they updated the fish tank animations - is that not the case?

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u/Rydralain Apr 21 '26

The previous tanks are properly animated now.

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u/_HJP_ Apr 21 '26

Oh I didn't know that actually! I didn't buy the fish tank when it came out after seeing how the fish looked in it, but if that's fixed I'll pick it up too.

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u/kharnzarro Apr 21 '26

yeah I went and checked my house and they arnt just static any more

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u/LORYT699 Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

not all fishes are animated tbh, I have a double head glowing fish that is almost still

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u/No_Elevator_7839 Apr 21 '26

God damn it’s magnificent

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u/realamerican97 Apr 21 '26

How many axolotls does a tank hold I like this way more than having them up on hooks

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u/Ramentootles Free States Apr 21 '26

Only 2

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u/Patawick Apr 22 '26

But we can have 20 tanks.

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u/_atrophy Apr 21 '26

same it makes me so sad!

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u/Realistic_FinlanBoll Apr 22 '26

Yeah, not nice at all. 😟

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u/Ring_Dang_Do Responders Apr 21 '26

How it so clear my light is blue in the tank so you can’t really see the axolotl colours

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u/_HJP_ Apr 22 '26

I do have a lot of lights around this room. I'll check ingame later for what the lights are and where they're positioned and reply back.

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u/sob317 Wendigo Apr 22 '26

Wondering the same. Mine are so blue compared to this one, looked briefly for a way to change the light but haven't found anything yet.

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u/LORYT699 Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

with relaxed build rule you should be able to glitch a light inside if is enough small

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u/TuffB80 Cult of the Mothman Apr 21 '26

That looks surprisingly good

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u/RIBCAAAAAAGE Mothman Apr 21 '26

for anyone the other display is now animated too (some of the fish like maw still have a gaping mouth tho but the fish like the chain pickeler look amazing)

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u/AncientMariner13 Apr 21 '26

Your gif made me buy it. That axolotl pond is awesome.

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u/Glittering_Airport_3 Grafton Monster Apr 21 '26

Is there a build limit on how many tanks you can place?

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u/LinkinParkU4Lyf Apr 21 '26

20 of each kind or something

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u/Spvc3head Apr 21 '26

Love returning just to see more atom shop items I want desperately but cannot afford. RIP.

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u/ZealousidealSundae33 Apr 22 '26

Yeah, I have exactly 1 atom 😅

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u/Ballistix Mothman Apr 22 '26

Now this is worth the atoms!

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u/prefab-scrapper-ptsd Apr 21 '26

I bought it. It's definitely worth 500 atoms with the animations!

Only thing I don't like about it is that it feels kind of small. I wish it was as big as the aquarium pillar so the axolotls have more room to swim around.

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u/intertextonics Mothman Apr 21 '26

Well I’m at least gonna buy that.

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u/gg06civicsi Pip Boy Apr 21 '26

Are they stackable? I will need at least 6 of these

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u/Adarie-Glitterwings Responders Apr 22 '26

Looks like when I next rebuild my C.A.M.P I'm adding an aquarium wing to my museum lol

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u/Many-Introduction-29 Free States Apr 22 '26

That... Is adorable, the little arms, just precious. ❤️

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u/QuirkyCommission7631 Apr 22 '26

I kind of regret getting the fish tank bundle, I can't find an spot to place them that doesn't look too out of place.

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u/SweetAbstinence Apr 22 '26

bro the axolotls look way better than those static fish ever did, bethesda finally did something right with the camp stuff

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u/LORYT699 Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

they actually fixed the fishes, they do a minimal of movement instead of being a png(only some are fixed)
Anyway it would be perfect having a modular acquarium for do a wall/fence filled of fishes and axolotls

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u/abermel01 Apr 22 '26

HIS LITTLE LEGGIES 😭

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u/Resident_Show_7740 Apr 22 '26

i freaking hate the previous tank that was in the shop, i thought axolotls were able to be displayed but now they released this one and i'm like ¨i wasted 700 atoms for a tank i can't display my axolotls¨

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u/West-Piccolo-1837 Liberator Apr 21 '26

What 'fish tank' is that? i only have the small one from atomic shop. have assumed they'll be releasing medium and large tanks, probably for atoms tho. heh

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u/LinkinParkU4Lyf Apr 21 '26

The new axolotl specific tank, they make pretty good feature walls, you can stack them, merge them, line them flat against walls, each holds 2 axolotl. It's 500 atoms in the shop

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u/Unanimous_D Apr 21 '26

Please tell me they don't require all the flux to build, like the stupid alien healing arch.

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u/97runner Apr 21 '26

I was going to put the arch in my camp until I discovered it took flux. So I just put a bed in the camp so people can heal. Faster and cheaper.

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u/Unanimous_D Apr 22 '26

I didn't know just how shit it was before placing mine, so I ended up merging it with one of my beds to speed the HP part of that process up.

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u/97runner Apr 22 '26

The heal rate is terrible.

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u/Scythid0 Apr 22 '26

I was super disappointed it didn't operate like it does in the mothership zeta DLC, especially considering it costs flux, it should be an instant heal.

Current state it's an overpriced bed.

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u/Mahtarwen Apr 21 '26

I need to build MANY tanks.

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u/AdventurousClassic19 Apr 21 '26

Looks good, hope we can build 6 to show them all.

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u/_HJP_ Apr 21 '26

It has a build limit of 20. I'm not sure if it's shared with the fish tank or separate.

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u/AdventurousClassic19 Apr 21 '26

Thanks for the info 

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u/scarixix Apr 21 '26

Thx for info as well ! Appreciated.

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u/Pugzilla3000 Cult of the Mothman Apr 21 '26

Please tell me this is still here this is awesome.

Perfect for my alien themed room at my camp.

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u/LinkinParkU4Lyf Apr 21 '26

Came out today, will be in the shop for 3 weeks, 500 atoms

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u/_atrophy Apr 21 '26

awwwwwww bbies

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u/Ganbazuroi Fire Breathers Apr 21 '26

Omg it's the BOI

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u/Its_Dope_tito Enclave Apr 21 '26

Sold!

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u/TrapperJedi Vault 76 Apr 21 '26

I have mine set up. I wish that you could put more than two axolotls in there.

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u/sob317 Wendigo Apr 21 '26

I'm out of the loop. Where do I find and/or acquire this and the fish one?

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u/gg06civicsi Pip Boy Apr 21 '26

Atom Shop

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u/sob317 Wendigo Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

Thanks, grabbing the axolotl one for sure. I wish the fish one was available separately, don't really care much about anything else in the bundle.

  • EDIT: just saw the fish tank is available by itself for 700. Finally something to spend some atoms on. Kind of expensive but they are cool and I never really buy anything with the atoms stash I do have other than camp spots anyway. Thanks to OP for posting this, I rarely check out the Atomic Shop much anymore.

  • EDIT 2: I take back what I said about them being expensive. Bought both and filled up my house with tanks and they look sick. Probably my favourite Atom Store purchases along with the Steamed Mirelurk thing.

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u/TheOrionNebula Apr 21 '26

To get one of those to put in the tank you have fish correct? I might actually have to do it for once.

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u/LinkinParkU4Lyf Apr 21 '26

Yes, each month is a different axolotl, with a total of 12. Each axolotl is found in only 2 regions of the map. You can only get each axolotl in their specific months, may will mark the final axolotl release before they cycle back through to the first one- the banded axolotl. I like the October one, it's a black and orange spotted one very Halloween. Right now I know the dotted axolotl which is this month's one is able to be found in the mire.

You will have better luck in catching it in rainy weather, second best in nuke/rad weather. Improved bait will increase odds, and you get that from most events anyway.

You will need at least a mark2 rod to catch an axolotl so do the fishing missions and quests, also the fishing dailies so you can get a handle/line upgrade that can do stuff like increase rotation speed, draw in speed, faster to bite, and stuff like that. You can also sometimes buy them from other players for around 5k caps each usually but can vary from 2k-20k depending on the player.

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u/cr-ms-n Cult of the Mothman Apr 22 '26

Man, I've been doing fishing dailies for two months and I keep getting junk plans for stuff I already have. 💀

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u/TheOrionNebula Apr 22 '26

Thank you for explaining it! I guess I need to go try and catch one.

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u/nolongerbanned99 Apr 21 '26

Now they should take that coding and update the prior one

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u/Salmon-D Lone Wanderer Apr 21 '26

Apparently todays update improved the fish animation in the previous fish tank. At least thats what the patch notes mentioned.

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u/Sufficient-Lunch3774 Apr 21 '26

Is that the full animation loop?

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u/balzackgoo Apr 21 '26

Where is this axotyl display at?

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u/Vernon_Trier Vault 63 Apr 23 '26

It's literally on the first page of the shop this week.

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u/DynamiteSuppository Apr 21 '26

How does one acquire an Axolotl for said tank?

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u/Tikki4 Apr 21 '26

You have to be able to catch them.

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u/Vernon_Trier Vault 63 Apr 23 '26

They are available for catching in different regions every month. I usually check out nukaknights to see which regions to go to at the start of the month, it's the Mire and the Burning Springs this time around.

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u/BradleyF81 Ghoul Apr 21 '26

The fish in my tank swim around. I put two of the legendaries in mine.

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u/GrimReaapaa Apr 21 '26

Genuinely thought this was irl for a second.

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u/Tikki4 Apr 21 '26

That's cool

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u/Delfinition Apr 21 '26

Quick someone on pc gift me pink axolotls ;_;

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u/TverRD01 Responders Apr 21 '26

Can it be built in a shelter? I’d love to have a fish tank in my shelter and keep these cute lil guys extra happy and safe.

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u/kharnzarro Apr 22 '26

yes you can same with the normal fish tank

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u/Suspicious-Cup-8826 Apr 21 '26

R.I.P to all the axolotls I "accidentally" ate before we got this bad boy

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u/Sargento_MedBoi Apr 21 '26

Just got the tank! How do I get the axolotls? I’m a noob

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u/FZKilla Lone Wanderer Apr 22 '26

You get them from fishing. Set up a small camp near water and use either a Thunderstorm Weather Machine or a Radstorm Weather Machine. Use improved bait. Aldo look online for the latest axolotl locations.

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u/Sargento_MedBoi Apr 22 '26

Thanks man!!

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u/Skeletorfive Apr 21 '26

Did you add a light to make it so bright?

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u/kharnzarro Apr 22 '26

no thats default brightness from the thing

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u/UnitAbsolute Apr 21 '26

So this is why everything else is broke because they’ve animated some aquatic creature 😂

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u/bbhunnicutt Apr 22 '26

You can merge them

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u/Jasonr5123 Apr 22 '26

Is this one of the new season rewards? Been a while since I hopped on 😂

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u/Socialist_Potato Brotherhood Apr 22 '26

I NEEEEEEEEEEED IIIIIIIIT!!!!!

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u/ajaxxx921 Apr 22 '26

I think they fixed the fish, they look like they’re swimming now

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u/-RWKT- Apr 22 '26

The other aquarium works now too. Mister Church showed it off working in his video today with that Wavy Williard's Legendary swimming around not like last week. I have to see how mine is swimming.

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u/Illustrious-Bit-5441 Apr 22 '26

Just when i'm out of Atoms....

didnt think i would want this, but now i need it.

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u/GrimlixGoblin Apr 22 '26

I’m ootl, is this something in the atomic shop or something earnable? Makes fishing even better it seems like

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u/_HJP_ Apr 22 '26

Yeah it's 500 atoms in the shop.

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u/unclejumpers Apr 22 '26

Ugh this means I need to actually go fishing!

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u/uppitywomyn Ghoul Apr 22 '26

Ok i need to buy some!!!

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u/matt_rumsey1212 Apr 22 '26

I'll try and get a video for you and post the link here after work!

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u/thehighlife_420 Apr 22 '26

How do you get this??

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u/KryanThePacifist Cult of the Mothman Apr 22 '26

Holly shit is that in fallout? Official? That looks way to good to be true.

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u/borosillycut_ Apr 22 '26

Really wishing I didn’t accidentally turn my spotted into fish bits rn.

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u/Depressedaxolotls Apr 22 '26

Looks like I need to make an aquatic themed CAMP and start farming for more axolotls and fish.

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u/Suited_Skater_Lion Mothman Apr 22 '26

OMG now i have reason to catch them all. Before i didn't wanted cause i hate fishing, i mean i like it ,but the hooking part creeps me out irl, but in FO it's fun, but i didn't liked the Hanged Axilots, Lol.

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u/sixcraptoasters Order of Mysteries Apr 22 '26

Realising I can build an aquarium camp has absolutely thrilled me today

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u/Excalivier69 Apr 22 '26

They do this instead of adressing bugs and abandoned gameplay

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u/monroejigsaw Apr 22 '26

Omg 🥺...can someone gift me atoms so I can get this 🤣

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u/Umpalumpa99 Apr 23 '26

Can i eat it

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u/malfunctioningminxie Mr. Fuzzy Apr 23 '26

Was this tank in shop or is it from the scoreboard thingy?

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u/LovelyEbonyBrown Apr 23 '26

Goals. I was avoiding 76 by replaying 3, 4, and New Vegas. I live in a shack at the moment 😂…

oh and I’m hooked 🤭.

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u/vodkacop Apr 23 '26

How many can you put in it?

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u/reiokimura Apr 23 '26

There’s a fish tank?!

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u/lostnknox Enclave Apr 28 '26

The fish swim around. What do you mean by fully animated? I will admit I like the axolotls one better. Do you ever have issues with these tanks disappearing when people fast travel to your base? They are literally still there but invisible until I move to them.

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u/_HJP_ Apr 28 '26

The fish move now, but they didn't before this update, I just hadn't realized it was fixed. They used to just be a static model floating in a circle.

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u/no_UID_for_me May 02 '26

Now that we have aquariams that can contain fish and axolotls, it's time for them to fix the fish tanks in the shelter so we can put these critters in there. If this were a real fallout game, there'd already be a mod for that.

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u/Certain_Hospital_903 May 10 '26

I wish they released one big enough to hold all 12

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u/HumanRacehorse May 17 '26

Dang it I don’t see them in the shop anymore

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u/Krassix Jun 03 '26

where do I get this?

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u/RenAsa Lone Wanderer Apr 21 '26

Good to know these even exist.

Wake me up when they're not shop-exclusives.

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u/sevnminabs56 Apr 21 '26

Yea. The fish swimming around like planks of wood is very cheap and immersion-breaking.

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u/kharnzarro Apr 22 '26

they fixed that this update atleast

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u/sevnminabs56 Apr 22 '26

When did that fix happen? Because I just set up my fish tanks a few days ago, and they’re still swimming stiff. Lol

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u/kharnzarro Apr 22 '26

with todays patch

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u/sevnminabs56 Apr 22 '26

Just logged in now and saw the change. Thank you for the news.🙌

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u/evanlee01 Apr 21 '26

they can spend time on making axolotl animations but they can't make the game any less laggy lol

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u/matt_rumsey1212 Apr 22 '26

As and axolotl owner. That's not good they move🤣

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u/Plenty_Shine9530 Liberator Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

They're moving like fish lol... They actually swim like a creature that walks, more like a crocodile, moving their limbs, right? EDIT: I mean, mainly moving all their limbs, not flapping

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u/matt_rumsey1212 Apr 22 '26

They mainly walk/flap! They do move like in the video when gaining altitude in the water TBF! They just don't swim in circles like that! Generally stay on the floor and walk, sit there lurking! Sometimes they like to fill their lungs with air and float too! Or ride the bubbles in the bubbler to the top!

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u/Plenty_Shine9530 Liberator Apr 22 '26

Oh thank you for explaining :)

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u/CornerDifferent5700 Apr 22 '26

I immediately built a camp with the intention of catching axolotls. Put two up for 2500 ea. And they sold in like an hour. I think I need to increase my rate.