Aquarium — Fish Tank Structure
Tides of Fortune Aquarium structure — fishbasket display, customizable aquascapes, Luxury skill synergy, harbor centerpiece design, and ship deck placement.
Aquarium Overview
The Aquarium (Fish Tank) is a Tides of Fortune harbor and ship-mountable structure that displays fishbasket-stored aquatic creatures with fully customizable aquascapes. Patch 89.25 introduced it alongside Market, Bounty Board, and Cargo Ledger as part of the pirate harbor ecosystem.
Beyond aesthetics, the Aquarium synergizes with the Luxury skill tree — invested Luxury captains gain morale and utility bonuses from cosmetic structures like Aquariums and TOF Lights. It functions as both a prestige centerpiece and a functional Luxury build component.
Patch 91.6 fixed Aquarium orbit cam rotation when tapping the structure and revised Aquarium SFX settings. The structure now behaves correctly when inspected in first-person view.
How to Build and Stock
Unlock the Aquarium engram through Genesis Part 1 milestone progression. Craft at your harbor base near the Shipyard or mount on ship decks within tileset snap zones on Brigantine vessels.
Stock the Aquarium using fishbasket-captured aquatic creatures from Genesis ocean fishing. Use the Deep Sea Lures active ability to spawn oversized fish nearby, then transfer catches into the display. Larger fish create more impressive aquascapes.
Customize the interior layout with decorative elements available through the structure interaction menu. Combine with Spanish Colonial tileset cosmetics from the cosmetics guide for cohesive pirate haven aesthetics.
Luxury Build Synergy
Luxury-focused captains prioritize Aquarium placement alongside TOF Lights for maximum morale bonus stacking. A Luxury-configured Brigantine with multiple Aquariums and upgraded TOF Lights functions as a mobile flagship that provides genuine performance perks beyond decoration.
Pair Aquarium investment with Luxury row completion for the active ability unlock. Luxury builds excel at extended Genesis ocean voyages where crew morale directly affects operational endurance.
Harbor clusters benefit from a central Aquarium visible from the Shipyard dock — tribal members see the display when resupplying, reinforcing harbor prestige on social and roleplay servers.
Harbor vs Ship Placement
Harbor placement: Permanent display at your naval base. Ideal for tribes with fixed harbor operations and breeding programs using Aquatic Compartments for live creature transport.
Ship placement: Mobile Aquarium on Brigantine decks for voyages. Limited snap zones on Sloops — prioritize combat structures on smaller vessels. Brigantines accommodate Aquarium plus storage and cannon mounts simultaneously.
Plan placement before committing resources. Structure demolition on ships consumes repair materials — design your tileset layout using the customization guide before building.