Light's Bitterling - Petit Planet Creature

At a glance

How to catch Light's Bitterling

Use the Fishing Rod. The exact approach depends on the creature’s category and, for shore-dwellers, its species type.

1. Cast the Fishing Rod into the right water: rivers and lakes for freshwater fish, coastal waters for saltwater fish.
2. Wait for the nibbles, then strike when the line bites down.
3. Higher-quality saltwater fish need a slow reel-in. Keep the line from snapping instead of holding the button down.

Where and when to find it

Habitat: River. Distribution: All Regions.

Season: Year-Round. Time: All Day. Weather: Any Weather. If two of those tags are restrictive, check the creature tracker before you set out.

Omnipedia

Coolwater Zone · Rhodeus sinensis

The Light's Bitterling lays its eggs inside freshwater mussels. It might seem like the bitterling is "using" the mussel, but as it gets close, the mussel also releases its own glochidia to latch onto the fish's body as parasites.

However, this seemingly mutual relationship comes with an "unfair" small print: the bitterling merely "rents" a temporary space inside the mussel, whereas the mussel's parasitic larvae can have lasting effects on the poor fish.