- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 25 September 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Stripes"Zebras! Rainbows! Flags! So many stripes to choose from. How do you do that in the tank?Shout out to @paleona for their Oddballs tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 18 September 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Oddballs"It's more than weird fish. What does you're oddball aquarium look like?Here's a Still Life dev tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 11 September 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Still Life"More than just well lit fruit paintings, show us your still life aquarium!Shout out to @tim_discor__ for their Little Town tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 4 September 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Little Town"This town ain't big enough for the two of us! Seriously, it's so small.Here's a tank from one of our devs from last week's challenge: Artificial tank!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 28 August 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Artificial"Get real! Or actually don't in this particular challenge.Shout out to @lilmizzfizz and @RipplingRiver for their Crevasse Dwellers tank from last week's challenge!@lilmizzFizz@RipplingRiverYou can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 21 August 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Crevasse Dwellers"Who hangs out in a crevasse anyway?Shout out to @lilmizzfizz for their Hanging Vines tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Quick fix! - 18 August 2026
Quick fix to the hardscape bug. Thanks for your patience!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 14 August 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Hanging Vines"Jungle or ancient ruins? Or maybe just the pothos hanging in your office that threatens you in a very Audrey II sort of way?Shout out to @Peachymxlk for their Golden Hills tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 7 August 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Golden Hills"That's it! Show us what you got!Shout out to @smol_succulant and @thekelper for their Warm and Cozy tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- The Tannin and Botanicals Update, with Plant DLC drop! - 4 August 2026
We heard the community calls for tannins, and here they are! With 8 new botanical pieces and 5 new substrates, players can now create the blackwater aquascape of their dreams. A new in-game store will also spawn wood that leaches over time.Real world tannins impact the water chemistry, so in-game tannins in Fish Game do, too. The Chemistry Panel will show tannin levels, and players can watch how these levels impact other stats like pH and light.Tannins don’t just impact water, they also support fish health and lower some species’ stress levels. Some fish species are also just big botanical fans, so keep an eye out for their responses to botanicals and botanical substrates.Just like a home aquarium, botanicals and wood stop leaching tannins over time, so be sure to look out for leaves degrading and seed pods darkening. Wood also returns to an inert state, leaving the piece beautiful but…
- Limited Summer Time Hardscape Goodbye for now! - 1 August 2026
What a fun summer it has been! While it may be sad to these hardscape pieces go, look out for a more permanent update very, VERY soon!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 31 July 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Warm and Cozy"From the Dutch gezellig to the favorite sweater you have on now, put that in your aquarium.Shout out to @smol_succulant for their River Rocks tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 24 July 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "River Rocks"Rocks are an important part of a river's journey, so what do they do in your tank?Shout out to @Planche for their Otherworldly tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 17 July 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Otherworldly"Planets, galaxies, or simply a distant land, show us your otherworldly aquariums!Shout out to @Luci >
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 10 July 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Birdhouse"Childhood wood project or five-star bird hotel, you decide.Shout out to @izzy_belle333 for their Underneath tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 3 July 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Underneath"The bed? The water's surface? The porch? The human psyche? Show us what's under there!Shout out to @lucibug1421 for their Shape Without Hardscape tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 26 June 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "Shape Without Hardscape"Creating gorgeous shapes without the hardscape is definitely a challenge! Anyone up for it?Here's a dev 3000 Gallons tank from last week's challenge we wanted to share!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
- Summer Sale and Limited-time Hardscape! - 24 June 2026
Happy Summer to those in the northern hemisphere! Feel the beach vibes with the Steam Summer Sale! We are bringing back some limited time hardscape for players to enjoy, and these particular pieces are only available during the sale. One of our technical artists made these summer-themed items and put a twist on some of our more generic hardscape! Good luck finding them all!Beach Ball (multiple colors!)Diver Wearing TrunksSand Castle (multiple colors!)Sand Sculptures (lots of colors and options!)ShellSkull Wearing Sunglasses (x2!)Skull Wearing a Beach HatStarfish (x2!)Surfboard (multiple colors!)
- Get Ready for Summer! - 24 June 2026
For the Steam Summer Sale, we are bringing back some limited time hardscape! Enjoy!
- Weekly Aquascaping Challenge - 19 June 2026
NEW AQUASCAPING CHALLENGE - "3000 Gallons"Yes, you can make a tank that big. Shout out to @Nicxt for their Toxic Puddle Tank from last week's challenge!You can find the theme each week in the Fish Game Pause Screen. Post your submissions to #aquascaping-challenge in our Discord with this week's challenge in the text, and they may appear in the pause menu of the game!
