Fishing can take a while in The Sims 4, especially when you’re trying to catch a specific rare fish. If you don’t want to spend hours waiting by a fishing spot, there are a few other ways to get fish.
You can get fish without actually fishing by using the Debug menu, buying certain fish from aquariums, or using the AllCheats mod to generate specific fish.
You can find fish in the Debug catalog without catching them yourself.
Open the Cheat Console with Ctrl + Shift + C and enter:
bb.showhiddenobjects
Then enter debug in the Build Mode search bar and select the first DEBUG option.
Scroll through the hidden objects until you find the fish. Select the fish you want and place it on your lot.
Keep in mind that the Debug menu gives you the fish as objects, so this method is mainly useful if you want to display them rather than add them to your Sim’s inventory.
Buy fish from an aquarium.
You can also buy a few types of fish directly from an aquarium.
Enter Build Mode and place a fish bowl or aquarium on your lot. Then return to Live Mode, click the aquarium, and select Purchase Fish.
The selection is limited. You can purchase Goldfish, Tetra, Guppy, and Bonefish this way.
Use the AllCheats mod.
If you use TwistedMexi’s AllCheats mod, you can use the objects.gsi_create_obj cheat to generate specific fish.
First, place two or three fish bowls on your lot. Then enter Live Mode and pause the game.
Open the Cheat Console with Ctrl + Shift + C and enter:
testingcheats true
You can then enter the appropriate objects.gsi_create_obj code for the fish you want.
Here are the fish codes:
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 you enter a code and press Enter, the game generates that fish near your Sim.
You can then pick it up and place it in a fish bowl.
This is particularly useful if you’re trying to get a specific rare fish without spending hours fishing for it.