Welcome back to another Fishblast, this month's edition is all about extinct creatures. We will be looking into some amazing things the community has done with the theme. Did you know that Megaquarium has a very active extinct creature modding community? You will read all about it here in the Fishblast!
Community build
Imagine a public aquarium, but when you walk up to the first tanks you see extinct animals. You would be confused right? Maybe a bit amazed as well. User Paleodude on the Megaquarium Discord showed us a lovely creation using various extinct marine creatures.
They created a lovely small facility that could show the beginning of a public display that focuses on extinct animals returning to the current times. With the big open area, guests can see what to expect during their visit.
Do you like this lovely creation as well? Let us know in the comments!
Mod Spotlight
In the theme of extinct animals, this mod spotlight will focus on a collection of animals that could be readily housed in modern aquaria if they were alive today. All the animals included in this mod come from the Green River Formation, and lived about 50 million years ago.
Artificialis - Paleogene Collection by Tenth Architect
Introducing fifteen new species of extinct animals for your tanks.
- Amyzon gosiutensis
- Apalone heteroglypta
- Borealosuchus wilsoni
- Crossopholis magnicaudatus
- Diplomystus dentatus
- Heliobatis radians
- Hypsidoris farsonensis
- Knightia alta
- Lepisosteus simplex
- Notogoneus osculus
- Phareodus encaustus
- Presbyornis pervetus
- Priscacara serrata
- Procambarus primaevus
- Tsoabichi greenriverensis
With these animals, your guests will get a peek into the distant past!
[Click here to discover this mod pack].
Fishypedia
Common Name: Chambered Nautilus
Scientific Name: Nautilus pompilius
Range: Indo Pacific Ocean
Habitat: Shallow Seas (Maximum of 2000 feet)
Size: up to 20 cm (8 inch)
Diet: Live prey and carrion
Needs in Megaquarium:
- Cold waters
- Water quality at least 85%
- Dislikes Lights
- Greedy
- Wimp
- Armored
- Congeners Only
- Requires Feeding Skill 3
Fun facts:
- Nautilus are considered living fossils and have been around for hundreds of millions of years.
- A Nautilus moves by jet-propulsion by blowing out water through a siphon. Position of the siphon decides the direction of the nautilus: front, back, upward or descending.
- Nautilus have 90 tentacles, situated outside the shell to catch and manipulate their prey.
Monthly building challenge
For the monthly building challenges we would like to challenge you in a different way this month. We have carefully selected a few mods from the workshop and want you to create a singular tank using vanilla items and only these mods. By doing this you can practice with new ways of decorating tanks.
The theme of next month’s build is: "Freshwater Aquascaping"
- Must be a freshwater tank
- Only use mods that are in [this collection]
- If you're struggling for ideas on where to start, why not post in the comments, Steam discussions or pop on the game's [discord] and ask for a helping hand. :)
We can’t wait to see your creations. Feel free to post them in our discord or upload your images on to the screenshot page for Megaquarium.
Want to be more involved in our community? Join our [discord] and share your works, we love seeing what you created and maybe we will feature your work in the next FishBlast.
See you in the next one!
Your community liaison, Timmiegun