A short first session: shield, first fish, Turtle, then the guide that matches your next problem.
A short first session: shield, first fish, Turtle, then the guide that matches your next problem.
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First session
Learn the three buttons — The river buys with E, the green floor button banks cash, and the back-of-house button raises a 60-second shield. Do those three before you chase a rare name.
Open the starter guide — Movement, the House teleport, and the first Turtle for Rebirth 1.
Choose the next task — After the first rebirth, pick the task you are stuck on. The recipes, prices, and shield rules live on separate pages so this one stays a route.
Rebirth recipes — Levels 1 through 8, plus the vault recipes that are only partly spelled the same way.
Make cash — Flat earners, percent fish, river boosts, and the wheel.
Steal and defend — Carry rules, then the shield and weapon ladder.
Fish come out of a tunnel and travel a river conveyor. Press E to buy one with cash. It walks to an empty pad in your house and generates cash every second. Step on the green floor button to claim that cash. Other players can carry a fish away if your force field is down and the fish is not Unstealable.
Does rebirth delete the whole base?
Written guides current through October 19, 2026 say a rebirth removes only the cash and the exact fish named on that level. The rest of the aquarium stays. One July 2025 play video described a wider loss of stolen fish, so confirm the checklist on the Rebirth button before you confirm.
Why do some fish not show a flat cash-per-second number?
A percent fish pays a share of your single best flat-income fish. Hungry Deer is listed at 150 percent, The Moon at 160 percent, and Cthulhu at 250 percent. If that flat anchor is sold, stored in the vault, or stolen, every percent fish drops with it.
Where is the Fish Vault and does it make money?
The Fish Vault is on the top floor after a late rebirth. Fish inside cannot be stolen, and they also stop generating cash. Use it for rebirth ingredients and prizes, and leave your best flat earner on a normal pad.
