Animated Fish for Stardew Valley

Name: Animated Fish
Author: Gervig91

Animates every fish and other fishing items, also on signs and in ponds, each animation configurable. Version 1.4.0 with Content Patcher and SpaceCore.

Author: Gervig91 Version: 1.4.0 Compatible: Stardew Valley 1.6.x with SMAPI 4.x Updated: 1 Jan 2025 Reviewed: 24 Oct 2026

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What this mod does

Animated Fish, by Gervig91, brings motion to the icons of every fish in Stardew Valley and other fishing-related items. The fish move in your inventory, on signs and in ponds, which adds a lot of life to a collection that’s static in the base game.

Options

Each animation can be turned on or off in config.json.
Some fish have several versions (for example, three for the Blobfish); only one can be active at a time.
Speed is adjusted with the AnimationFrameTime value in content.json.

Requirements and compatibility

Since 1.4.0 (January 1, 2025, 191 KB) it uses Content Patcher and SpaceCore, as well as SMAPI. The author asks you to delete the previous version before updating; the old Custom Asset Packs and DGA versions remain under Old files.

It includes the 1.5 fish, the jellies and the Goby. The same author has separate packs for the fish from Stardew Valley Expanded, Ridgeside Village, East Scarp and other mods. The page doesn’t mention multiplayer or Android. There are Chinese, Korean and Indonesian translations, but no Spanish one; the mod has hardly any text. It pairs well with Animated Food and Drinks.

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Highlights and things to keep in mind

Highlights

Animates every fish in the game
Every animation is optional
Separate packs for popular expansions

Keep in mind

Requires SpaceCore since 1.4.0
Speed is changed by editing content.json
You have to delete the previous version when updating

Requirements

Install first: SMAPI (Stardew Modding API) Content Patcher SpaceCore

Stardew Valley 1.6.x (PC)
SMAPI 4.x
Content Patcher
SpaceCore

How to install it

First install SMAPI, Content Patcher and SpaceCore (see their mod pages) and launch the game once with SMAPI to check that everything loads.
Open the Animated Fish page on Nexus Mods, go to the Files tab and click Manual download on the main file (Animated Fish 1.4.0). You need a free Nexus account to download.
Unzip the .zip outside the game folder and move the resulting folder into the Mods folder inside the game folder. If you had an older version, delete it first instead of overwriting it.
Launch the game with SMAPI so config.json is generated, then disable the animations you don't want there or choose the version of each fish.