Fishing is a tedious and time-consuming activity in The Sims 4. It’s can get pretty boring too.
There you have your Sim standing on a river bank, casting their reel, waiting, and then lifting the rod when they get a strike. But that’s pretty much all that’s going on.
If you get lucky, a master fisherman may join the fun and you can ask them to mentor your Sim in fishing.
If you don’t like the idea of spending hours on end fishing, you can use a different approach to get your hands on some rare fish in The Sims 4.
How can I get fish without fishing in The Sims 4?
Use the Debug menu
You can get fish without fishing in The Sims 4 using the Debug menu. Press Ctrl, Shift, and C to open the Cheat Console and type in bb.showhiddenobjects.
Type debug in the search field and select the first **DEBUG** option in the menu. Scroll down until you find the fish section. Select the fish you’re interested in, place them on your lot, and use them as decoration.
Purchase fish
To buy fish in The Sims 4, enter Build Mode and buy a fish bowl or aquarium. Then click on your aquarium and select Purchase Fish. Unfortunately, your options are limited. You can purchase Goldfish, Tetra, Guppy, and Bonefish.
Use AllCheats Mod
If you have TwistedMexi’s AllCheats Mod installed, you can use the objects.gsi_create_obj cheat code to generate specific types of fish and then place them in your world. Each fish has a specific object code.
Follow the steps below to generate fish in The Sims 4 using cheats:
- Enter Build Mode and purchase two or three fish bowls
- Enter Live Mode and pause your game
- Press Ctrl, Shift, and C to open the Cheat Console
- Then, enter testingcheats true to enable cheat codes
- Type in your cheat codes to generate specific types of fish
Depending on what type of fish you want to get, enter one of the cheat codes below:
- Angelfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB03F
- Anglerfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAFE6
- Bass: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAFF0
- Batfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x0E874
- Betta: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB0B4
- Blue Crawdad: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xFEB1
- Bonefish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x1A79B
- Catfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAF6E
- Cichlid: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x171BE
- Discus: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x171BF
- Exotic Goldfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x171C0
- Goldfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAF70
- Gummie Guppie: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x1A799
- Guppy: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB184
- Kissing Gourami: objects.gsi_create_obj 0x0B0C2
- Koi: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB04C
- Minnow: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAFE4
- Mountain Lionfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xFF4A
- Perch: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB16C
- Piranha: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAEF4
- Rainbowfish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAEF1
- Red Crawdad: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xFEB3
- Red-Tailed Black Shark: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB082
- Salmon: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB0A2
- Sturgeon: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB101
- Tetra: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB1DC
- Tilapia: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xAF72
- Treefish: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xE876
- Trout: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB03B
- Walleye: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xFFCD
- Wolf Eel: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xB0A6
- Yellow Perch: objects.gsi_create_obj 0xFF19
After typing in your cheat code and pressing Enter, the game will generate a specific fish and place it at your Sim’s feet. Select the fish and drop it in the fish bowl.
Did you know that you can use fish to cook delicious fish dishes, mount them on a wall as decoration, sell them to earn money, and more?
Thanks, SrslySims for the tip about the objects.gsi_create_obj cheat!