Haunted Harbors is the third region available in Collector’s Cove, unlocked after reaching Collector Rank 3. This region is dark, mystical, and autumnal, and contains a total of 20 Fabled Species to find, including crops and fish. Some of these Fabled Species can be difficult to obtain, so we aim to walk you through getting all 20 of them, including explaining Fabled Conditions.
1. How to Get Fabled Species in Collector’s Cove
In Collector’s Cove, you must collect Fabled Species in different regions in order to become a Named Collector. There are two types of Fabled Species: crops and fish. Crops are grown in planters on your boat, while fish are caught in the sea and ponds.
Accessing a Fabled Species can be a mammoth task, taking several steps before you can even think about catching or growing it. The process is somewhat similar between crops and fish, but different in respect to their methods.
1.1. How to Grow Fabled Crops
In Collector’s Cove, you start off with a bag of seeds, and eventually end up with a Fabled Species from a crop. The steps in this process are:
- Plant, grow, and harvest a specific number of crops to learn its fertilizer recipe.
- Create the fertilizer with a compost bin and add it to a specific number of crops, harvesting them to unlock the Fabled Condition.
- Grow the crop again, with fertilizer added, following the Fabled Condition to produce the Fabled Crop.
It all starts with a bag of seeds, and before you know it, you have a Fabled Species.
1.1.1. How to Create Fertilizer
Fertilizer is crucial for obtaining a Fabled Crop. Without it, the Fabled Crop cannot exist. It’s important not to forget it when trying to produce a Fabled Species.
To make fertilizer, you take these steps:
- Using a compost bin, select the crop’s fertilizer to add it to the queue. Make sure you have all the necessary resources.
- Select Start to begin making it.
- Wait until the fertilizer is created, then collect it.
Each time you create fertilizer, a batch of 5 is made for your crop.
Fertilizer is key to getting a Fabled Crop.
1.2. How to Catch Fabled Fish
Catching a Fabled Fish in Collector’s Cove begins with you catching the fish a number of times, until eventually you have all the knowledge and resources to get the Fabled Fish.
The method of catching a Fabled Fish is as follows:
- Catch a fish a specific number of times to learn the bait recipe.
- Catch the fish a specific number of times using the bait to access the Fabled Condition.
- With the bait equipped and the right conditions met, you should catch the Fabled Fish.
Newly-caught fish are added to your Compendium that you can track.
1.2.1. How to Make Fish Bait
To catch a Fabled Fish, you must equip fish bait, which can be made at a bait maker.
To create bait, this is what you do:
- Using the bait maker, select the bait you want to make. Be sure you have all the resources you need.
- Hit Start to begin making the bait.
- Once the bait maker is done, collect the bait.
For each batch of bait, 5 is created.
1.3. What to Do With Fabled Species
Once you’ve harvested or caught a Fabled Species, the first thing you should do is feed it to your companion via Strengthen Fabled Bond. This increases your Fabled Bond as well as your Collector rank.
You can continue obtaining Fabled Species to feed your companion for stamina, or sell them for good money at the merchants.
Use Strengthen Fabled Bond whenever you acquire a new Fabled Species.
2. All Fabled Crops in Haunted Harbors
A total of 10 Fabled Crops are available to collect in Haunted Harbors in Collector’s Cove. 6 are available upon your first visit, but the other 4 are unlocked later once you reach Collector Rank 8. These bonus crops are Beetroot, Amaranth, Eggplant, and Apple.
Important Note #1: Make sure you have added the fertilizer to the crop, otherwise the Fabled Crop won’t appear even with the right conditions met.
Important Note #2: For the later-unlocked crops, you’ll need fish and crops from other regions to make fertilizer, so be sure to stock up when traveling to those areas.
2.1. Beat-Root
- Crop: Beetroot
- Fertilizer Resources: Banana, Catfish, Sun Perch
2.1.1. Fabled Condition for Beat-Root
To turn Beetroot into Beat-Root, you need to play music near the Beetroot crop when it’s harvestable. To do this, you need to get either the Haunted Harbors Music Box or the Galaxy Glaciers Gramophone. Place one of these by the Beetroot crop and turn on the music when the Beetroot is ready to harvest. It will become a Beat-Root.
The Beat-Root responds to music.
2.2. Venus Vampiretrap
- Crop: Garlic
- Fertilizer Resources: Signal Goby, Sturgeon
2.2.1. Fabled Condition for Venus Vampiretrap
To get a Venus Vampiretrap, you need to place a fish tank with a Piranha next to your Garlic crop and keep it there for at least 6 hours.
The Venus Vampiretrap likes having a Piranha nearby.
2.3. Cat-o’-Lantern
- Crop: Pumpkin
- Fertilizer Resources: Anglerfish, Pirahna
2.3.1. Fabled Condition for Cat-o’-Lantern
To produce a Cat-o’-Lantern from a Pumpkin crop, you need to place 2 light source decorations next to your crop.
The Nightstand Decoration works as a light source. You’ll need 2 of these.
2.4. Mummytato
- Crop: Potato
- Fertilizer Resources: Sturgeon, Cod
2.4.1. Fabled Condition for Mummytato
To get a Mummytato, once your Potato becomes ready to harvest, do not harvest it or even water it. Leave it to dry. Eventually, it will become a Mummytato that you can harvest.
Mummytato’s only appear when the harvestable Potato dries up.
2.5. Amaranthulhu
- Crop: Amaranth
- Fertilizer Resources: Artichoke, Banana, Swordfish
2.5.1. Fabled Condition for Amaranthulhu
To make Amaranth into Amaranthulhu, you need to water the still-growing Amaranth crop 3 times using water obtained from a Haunted Harbors pond.
Head to a Haunted Harbors island, locate a pond, and approach it and fill your watering can with the pond’s water. Return to the boat and water the Amaranth crop. Make sure not to replace your water from the trough. If done correctly, the crop will become Amaranthulhu.
Get your Haunted Harbors water at the nearest pond.
2.6. Ghoulgrain
- Crop: Wheat
- Fertilizer Resources: Cod, Arrowhead Dogfish
2.6.1. Fabled Condition for Ghoulgrain
To get a Wheat into a Ghoulgrain, you need to have on your boat 3 decorations with bones. Basically, any decorations under the Haunted Harbors category, but especially ones with bones on them. They can be purchased from the Secret Seller.
This bed perfectly matches the description of a decoration with bones.
2.7. Batplant
- Crop: Eggplant
- Fertilizer Resources: Cranberry, Corn, Chimaera
2.7.1. Fabled Condition for Batplant
Batplants appear in place of fertilized Eggplants after you change into all black clothes (top, bottoms, shoes, and headwear). You can change your appearance at the mirror in your boat’s cabin.
Wear all black to please the Batplant.
2.8. Chompsprout
- Crop: Brussels Sprout
- Fertilizer Resources: Garlic, Arrowhead Dogfish
2.8.1. Fabled Condition for Chompsprout
To get Chompsprout, you need to have 2 compost bins next to your Brussels Sprout crop. It will become a Chompsprout after the Brussels Sprout becomes harvestable.
Chompsprout are attracted to the smell of compost bins.
2.9. Gigglecore Apple
- Crop: Apple
- Fertilizer Resources: Pineapple, Sheepshead, Lake Trout
2.9.1. Fabled Condition for Gigglecore Apple
To get a Gigglecore Apple, you simply need to catch 3 fish while near the Apple tree.
Catch some fish near an Apple tree to transform it into something spooktacular.
2.10. Ghost Pear
- Crop: Pear
- Fertilizer Resources: Pumpkin, Piranha
2.10.1. Fabled Condition for Ghost Pear
Getting a Ghost Pear can possibly take time, not just waiting for the Pear tree to become harvestable, but because the Fabled Condition is based on luck.
To get a Ghost Pear, while a Pear tree is harvestable on your boat, you need to head to a treasure island at Haunted Harbors and guide a ghost back to its grave. This is a task that can appear as part of opening a treasure chest. However, the tasks provided are completely random. You may or may not be able to take a ghost back to its grave.
Helping a ghost is key to getting the Ghost Pear.
If this is the case, travel to another Haunted Harbors treasure island if two are available. Otherwise, you’ll need to start a new expedition at Haunted Harbors to reset the region and try again at the next treasure island. This may take several attempts.
Once you do manage to locate a ghost, make sure that the Pear tree is harvestable and the fertilizer has been added, otherwise you won’t get the Ghost Pear.
Upon returning to your boat after helping the ghost, you should now have a Ghost Pear waiting.
A Ghost Pear may be hard to get if ghosts aren’t spawning at treasure islands.
3. All Fabled Fish in Haunted Harbors
There are 10 Fabled Fish available to catch in Haunted Harbors in Collector’s Cove. Like crops, 6 are available from the start, but the other 4 don’t become catchable until you reach Collector Rank 8. The extra four fish are Catfish, Sheepshead, Chimaera, and Swordfish.
Important Note: Don’t forget to equip your bait when fishing for Fabled Species, or they won’t appear. Also note the time of day and water source.
3.1. Draculafish
- Fish: Piranha
- Size: Small
- Source: Freshwater
- Time of day: 15.00 – 06.00
- Bait Resources: Garlic, Anglerfish
3.1.1. Fabled Condition for Draculafish
To get Draculafish to appear, you need to have 3 harvestable Tomatoes on your boat and then go fishing at a pond at night.
Tomatoes can only be grown in Tropical Trove (unless you have Farming Rank 25). You may need to return to Tropical Trove to grow the 3 Tomato crops and then come back to get the Draculafish at Haunted Harbors.
Grow some Tomatoes and a Draculafish will make its presence known… at a pond… at night.
3.2. Skeletonfish
- Fish: Sturgeon
- Size: Medium
- Source: Freshwater
- Time of day: 05.00 – 21.00
- Bait Resources: Brussels Sprout, Potato
3.2.1. Fabled Condition for Skeletonfish
Before fishing for a Skeletonfish, you need to cast your fishing line onto a skeleton. These can be found on islands around Haunted Harbors. When you successfully cast the line onto a skeleton, a skeleton will appear in place of your floater. You can then catch the Skeletonfish, providing you’re fishing at a pond, have the right time of day, and have the bait attached.
Look for a skeleton on an island to attach to your floater to attract the Skeletonfish.
3.3. Catwitchfish
- Fish: Catfish
- Size: Large
- Source: Freshwater
- Time of day: 22.00 – 12.00
- Bait Resources: Apple, Pomegranate, Mango
3.3.1. Fabled Condition for Catwitchfish
Before you can catch a Catwitchfish, you need to obtain from the Secret Seller and place on your boat the following 3 decorations:
- Magical Broom
- Music Box
- Tomb Bookshelves
Once these are all on your boat, you can get the Catwitchfish.
The Magical Broom is one of three objects needed to get the Catwitchfish.
3.4. Signal Zomboby
- Fish: Signal Goby
- Size: Small
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: All day
- Bait Resources: Pear, Wheat
3.4.1. Fabled Condition for Signal Zomboby
To get a Signal Zomboby, you need to first get a compost bin creating fertilizer. While it’s busy doing that, cast your fishing line right into the compost bin. Your floater should produce a stinky appearance. You can then catch the Signal Zomboby.
Get your fishing floater stinky by casting it into a compost bin then into the sea to catch this fish.
3.5. Mummyfish
- Fish: Sheepshead
- Size: Small
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 06.00 – 12.00 & 18.00 – 22.00
- Bait Resources: Eggplant, Chili, Starfish
3.5.1. Fabled Condition for Mummyfish
There are a few steps to take in order to get a Mummyfish. It’s not too complicated, but you need to do it correctly. Here’s what you need to do:
- Make sure your personal inventory is completely full.
- Attach Sheepshead bait to your fishing rod.
- Catch an excellent Sheepshead fish. As there’s no room in your inventory, it’ll appear on the floor in a pouch.
- Leave the Sheepshead in the pouch for a few hours. After a while, it will transform into a Mummyfish. You’ll see stinky green clouds coming from the pouch and the new name. Collect it to claim it.
After dropping and leaving your Sheepshead, it will become a Mummyfish.
3.6. Ghost Shark
- Fish: Chimaera
- Size: Medium
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 23.00 – 06.00
- Bait Resources: Amaranth, Kiwi, Devil Firefish
3.6.1. Fabled Condition for Ghost Shark
To catch a Ghost Shark, you’ll again require the assistance of a treasure island ghost. This time, the ghost must be following you while you go fishing for the Ghost Shark.
Make sure you have the bait ready and that it’s the right time of day. When leading the ghost around, be careful not to accidentally lead it to its grave.
If you want to be efficient, you can catch the Ghost Shark and get the Ghost Pear together, as they both require a ghost. Just make sure your Pear tree is harvestable and fertilized on your boat before fishing for the Ghost Shark as well.
The ghost is your good-luck-charm to catching a Ghost Shark.
3.7. Plungerhead Fish
- Fish: Arrowhead Dogfish
- Size: Medium
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 08.00 – 20.00
- Bait Resources: Wheat, Signal Goby
3.7.1. Fabled Condition for Plungerhead Fish
To catch a Plungerhead Fish, you first need to scare away 3 fish using your boat’s Plunger Gun. Sit in the Plunger Gun and fire at 3 fish in the water. After doing this, you should be able to reel in a Plungerhead Fish.
Scare off some fish with the Plunger Gun and the Plungerhead Fish will appear.
3.8. Wattfish
- Fish: Anglerfish
- Size: Medium
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 20.00 – 04.00
- Bait Resources: Pumpkin, Pear
3.8.1. Fabled Condition for Wattfish
To get a Wattfish, you first need to cast your fishing line into a light source, which you can get on your boat. With the floater now glowing, fish for the Wattfish at night.
Let there be light – and a Wattfish!
3.9. Shieldfish
- Fish: Swordfish
- Size: Large
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 05.00 – 19.00
- Bait Resources: Beetroot, Tomato, Ray
3.9.1. Fabled Condition for Shieldfish
To catch the Shieldfish, you need to craft a hidden armoured bait at the bait maker. In your inventory, you must have at least one of each type of ingot: Copper, Silver, Gold, and Galaxy. If you don’t have these, craft them at the Smelter.
Craft the armoured bait, then use it to catch the Shieldfish.
Shieldfish are lured in with a secret bait.
3.10. Stitchfish
- Fish: Cod
- Size: Large
- Source: Saltwater
- Time of day: 07.00 – 21.00
- Bait Resources: Potato, Brussels Sprout
3.10.1. Fabled Condition for Stitchfish
To get a Stitchfish, you need to be wearing a sweater and beanie. You can change into these at a mirror.
Since you need to wear all black to get a Batplant, you can combine harvesting that plant and catching this fish by wearing a black sweater and black beanie.
Fabled Species in Haunted Harbors do seem to be attracted by particular styles of clothes.
4. Final Tips for Fabled Species in Haunted Harbors in Collector’s Cove
That completes all the Fabled Species, both crops and fish, you can get in Haunted Harbors in Collector’s Cove. Hopefully our guide will help you get closer to becoming a Named Collector, or even a Legendary Collector. To conclude, here are some final tips to leave you with:
- If you are unable to catch a Fabled Fish, make sure you have the bait equipped, have met the Fabled Condition, it’s the right time of day, and are fishing at the right water source.
- If a Fabled Crop isn’t appearing, make sure the fertilizer has been added and the Fabled Condition has been met.
- Use your remaining bait to stock up on either excellent or Fabled crops and fish, so you can then sell it for good money or feed your companion.
- Don’t forget to feed your companion the Fabled Species when you first get it.
- When traveling around the regions, be sure to stock up on all crops and fish so you have plenty of resources for bait and fertilizer.
