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Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Get Ranchu Goldfish

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Your deserted island in Animal Crossing New Horizons is full of unique fossils, bugs, and fish, with some of them only being able to be obtained under certain conditions such as weather, location, and time of day. If you’re wondering how to get Ranchu Goldfish in Animal Crossing New Horizons, here’s what you need to know.

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Getting Ranchu Goldfish in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Like how you would get any other fish in Animal Crossing New Horizons, you’re going to need a fishing rod and some luck. In order to get the Ranchu Goldfish, you’re going to have to meet certain conditions first.

This particular goldfish can only be caught in ponds on your island. So you need to find a body of water that is surrounded by land. You won’t be able to catch it in the ocean and not in rivers. You can see how a pond looks in the image below, just in case.

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Time needed: 3 minutes

Here are the conditions that need to meet in order to find Ranchu Goldfish in Animal Crossing New Horizons:

  1. For starters, the goldfish can only be caught during 9 am and 4 pm.

  2. Thankfully, Ranchu Goldfish can be caught all year-round.

  3. Make sure you’re fishing in a pond.

And that’s all you need to know about how to get Ranchu Goldfish in Animal Crossing New Horizons. If you’re looking for more Animal Crossing tips and tricks, be sure to consult our extensive Guide Wiki right here. It’s full of answers to hot topics such as how to get all golden tools and how to get stringfish.

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Greysun Morales
Greysun was formerly the Features Editor at Twinfinite and wrote for the site from 2017 to 2020. He eats ramen 12 times a week and will never get tired of it. Playing Games Since: 1993, Favorite Genres: Action-Adventure, JRPG, Platformers, and Anything With Ramen